【正文】 音等多種用法。9．閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語的正確形式填空。 I was born and raised in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I held several jobs ________ （earn） a few dollars before enlisting in World War I. After being discharged, I bought my own cab and have owned one ever since. ________ hasn39。t been too easy at times, ________ my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit put away ________ a rainy day. Most people think taxi drivers are tough. But I think people get the ________ impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will ________ （regard） as honest fellows. I39。ve been in the taxicab business for thirtyfive years. In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have never had any trouble with the public, not ________ with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave ________ （they）. I believe honesty is one of the greatest ________ （gift） there is. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the ________ （easy） it gets. 【答案】 to earn；It；but yet；for；wrong/false；be regarded；even；themselves；gifts；easier 【解析】【分析】本文講述了作為出租車司機(jī)的作者，在幾十年的職業(yè)生涯中，認(rèn)識(shí)到誠(chéng)實(shí)是最寶貴的品質(zhì)。 （1）句意：我在1913年來到這個(gè)國(guó)家，在參加第一次世界大戰(zhàn)之前，我做了幾份工作，掙了幾美元。不定式做目的狀語，故填 to earn。 （2）句意：有時(shí)這并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我們的錢，我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄，以備不時(shí)之需。it 指代上文的 I bought my own cab and have owned one 這件事，故填 It。 （3）句意：有時(shí)這并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我們的錢，我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄，以備不時(shí)之需。根據(jù) hasn39。t been too easy at times 和 have a good bit put away 可知此處表示轉(zhuǎn)折，故填 but/yet 。 （4）句意：有時(shí)這并不太容易，但我的妻子打理我們的錢，我們有一個(gè)很好的儲(chǔ)蓄，以備不時(shí)之需。此處表示目的，for，介詞，為了，故填 for。 （5）句意：但是我認(rèn)為人們錯(cuò)誤的認(rèn)為他們是壞的。 impression是名詞，其前是形容詞做定語，根據(jù) Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will6（regard） as honest fellows 可知是錯(cuò)誤的印象，wrong/false是形容詞，錯(cuò)誤的，故填 wrong/false。 （6）句意：他們中的大多數(shù)人將被視為誠(chéng)實(shí)的人。regard與主語most of them是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，根據(jù)助動(dòng)詞will，可知是一般將來時(shí)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)，故填 be regarded。 （7）句意：在我開出租車的這些年里，我從來沒有遇到過公眾的麻煩，即使是酒鬼。根據(jù) I have never had any trouble 可知此處是副詞修飾介詞短語，even，即使，是副詞，加強(qiáng)語氣，故填 even。 （8）句意：即使他們偶爾有點(diǎn)倔強(qiáng)，我也只是同意他們的意見，然后他們就會(huì)規(guī)規(guī)矩矩地行事。behave oneself，固定搭配， 規(guī)規(guī)矩矩 ，主語是they，故反身代詞是themselves，故填 themselves。 （9）句意：我相信誠(chéng)實(shí)是最好的禮物之一。 one of 后是名詞復(fù)數(shù)，gift是名詞，故填 gifts。 （10）句意：我已經(jīng)嘗試這個(gè)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了，而且我嘗試的時(shí)間越長(zhǎng)，它就變得越容易。the+比較級(jí)，the+比較級(jí)，固定搭配，越……越，故此處是比較級(jí)，easy的比較級(jí)是easier，故填 easier。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查語言綜合運(yùn)用能力，注意謂語的語態(tài)，非謂語動(dòng)詞，詞性，連詞搭配等多種用法。10．用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，未給詞的限填一詞。 I used to be strongly against telling lies. I can39。t stand （忍受） lies. ________, a white lie changed my idea. Several days ago, I invited some friends ________（get） together at a bar to celebrate my birthday. They promised to meet ________at 5 . When that day came, I got to ________bar early. To my disappointment （失 M）, only one friend arrived by 4:50 . Did they forget my birthday? I had to keep________（wait） for them. Most of them said that they were ________ the way while some said they were still at home. I realized that they wouldn39。t e on time. At 5 ., there ________（be） just three people with me. I sat on my chair ________ （happy）. How could they do this to me? They didn39。t care about me! I got so angry that I decided to leave. But just at that moment, a group of my ________ （friend） came into the room with a big cake in their hands, singing Happy birthday to you. I was so________（surprise）. Ever since then, I didn39。t hate telling white lies anymore.【答案】 However；to get；me；the；waiting；on；were；unhappily；friends；surprised 【解析】【分析】作者曾經(jīng)強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)說謊，無法忍受謊言。但一次他的朋友們?cè)诰蹠?huì)上給他驚喜的經(jīng)歷讓他自此以后不再討厭善意的謊言。 （1）句意：然而，一個(gè)善意的謊言改變了我的想法。前句說：我曾經(jīng)強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)說謊。我無法忍受謊言。這里又說一個(gè)善意的謊言改變了我的想法，說明出現(xiàn)了轉(zhuǎn)折，這里不是并列句，位于句首逗號(hào)前，用however，但是，故填However。 （2）句意：幾天前，我邀請(qǐng)了一些朋友聚在酒吧慶祝我的生日。invite sb to do意為邀請(qǐng)某人做……，故填to get。 （3）句意：他們答應(yīng)在下午5點(diǎn)見我。他們是要來赴約見我，動(dòng)詞meet后加人稱代詞賓格做賓語，我，me是賓格，故填me。 （4）句意：那天到了，我早早到了酒吧。名詞bar意為酒吧，這里是特指，表示就是那個(gè)要開派對(duì)的酒吧，用定冠詞the，故填the。 （5）句意：我不得不一直等他們。keep doing，一直做……，wait，動(dòng)詞，等待，動(dòng)名詞是waiting，故填waiting。 （6）句意：他們中的大多數(shù)人說他們?cè)诼飞?，而有些人說他們還在家里。on the way，在路上，表示他們還沒到，還在路上，故填on。 （7）句意：下午5點(diǎn)，只有三個(gè)人和我在一起。這是there be句型，陳述過去的事情用一般過去時(shí)，最近的主語是people，對(duì)應(yīng)的be動(dòng)詞是were，故填were。 （8）句意：我不開心地坐在椅子上。沒來多少人我肯定不開心，根據(jù)How could they do this to me? 可知是不開心，副詞修飾動(dòng)詞sat，unhappily，是副詞，不開心地，故填unhappily。 （9）句意：但就在那一刻，我的一群朋友帶著一塊大蛋糕走進(jìn)房間，唱著祝你生日快樂。 a group of 修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，故填friends。 （10）句意：我是如此的驚訝。這里是在be動(dòng)詞后加形容詞表示狀態(tài)，形容詞surprised意為驚訝的，故填surprised。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查語言綜合運(yùn)用能力，注意謂語的時(shí)態(tài)，詞性，連詞搭配等多種用法。