语法填空一．直面真题I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun wassetting when my car 31_________ (break) down near a remote village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wond ering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me werearguing as to 32_________ should have the honor of receiving me 33_________ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old peasant woman who lived al one in a little house. While she was getting me34_________(settle) into a tiny but cl ean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 35_________ small town some 20 kilometers away36_________ there was a garage.I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 37_________villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey. We drank together and talked 38_________ (merry) till far into the night.When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 39_________ the trouble I had caused 40_________.◆2008年高考语法填空Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life. 31_________ these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop 32_________ (help) it grow”, is based on th e following story.It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960—1279) was very anxious to help 33_________ rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about 34_________ day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.One day, he came up with an idea 35_________ he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.He was very tired 36_________ doing this for a whole day, 37_________ he felt very happy since the crop did “grow” 38_________ (high).His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their 39_________ (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often 40_________ (result) in the contrary to our intention.◆2009年高考语法填空Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult 31_________ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy 32_________ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not 33_________ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or 34_________ (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.Jane paused in front of a counter 35_________ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her 36_________ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes 37_________ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please 38_________.When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 39_________ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane 40_________ (inform).二．分析归纳：三．常见解题技巧自由填空：Group 1：1）I can send a message to Kenya whenever I want to, and 38____________ gets there almost in a second. (2007年茂名一模)2）Growth marks on dinosaur bones are similar to growth rings on trees. The rings are far apart while the animal is young and growing quickly. 34____________ get closer as growth slows. (2010广州一模)3）When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I had caused 40____________.技巧1：在自由填空题项中，如果句子缺主语或宾语，一定是填代词或名词(多考代词)。

答案：1.it 2.they 3.herGroup 2:1) … who should have the honor of receiving me 33____________ a guest in their house. (2007年广东高考)2) When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 39____________ table having supper. (2009年广东高考)技巧2：在自由填空题项中，如果名词或代词前面是空格，而该名词或代词在句中不作主语、表语，也不作动词的宾语时，很可能是填介词。

答案：1.as 2.atGroup 3:1）…two world-famous artists, Pablo Picasso 34____________ Candido Portinari, which are worth millions of dollars.2）…all I saw was this beautiful gir l, whose smile just melted me 36____________almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. (2008年深圳一模)3）…you may get bills for a credit card account you never opened, your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, 7___________you may see charges on your bills that you didn’t sign for…(2009汕尾模拟)技巧3：在自由填空题项中，并列成分的连接方式往往是：A and/ or B, 或者是：A, B and/ or C.答案：1.and 2.and 3.orGroup 41）I wanted to see as much of the city as possible in the two days 32___________ I was to return to Guangzhou. (2008年广州一模)2）He was very tired after doing this for a whole day, 37___________ he felt very happy… (2008年广东高考)技巧4：在自由填空题项中，若两句(一个主谓关系算一个句子)之间没有连词，也没有分号或句号，根据前后句子间逻辑关系填入连接词。