Question

【題目】語法填空:閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

After graduation from university, I 【1】________ (able) to secure a permanent（固定的）job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York, 【2】_________I might have a better chance to find a good job. 【3】________ (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started working in a local café【4】________ a waiter. I believe that if I_【5】_______ (offer) a good position, I would resign at once.

Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already_【6】_______ (tire) shoulder. On the other hand, my search for a respectable job had not met with much success. As I had studied literature at university, I found_【7】_______quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that if I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps what my mother had told me was 【8】________ ( deep ) rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.

Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty 【9】________ (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job. To my delight，after nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned did I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me. Here the air is fresher. Besides, the environment is cleaner 【10】________that in the city.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was unable/ had been unable

【2】where

【3】To earn

【4】as

【5】were offered

【6】tired

【7】it

【8】deeply

【9】adapting

【10】than

【解析】

【1】was unable/ had been unable 考查時態(tài)。句意：我大學畢業(yè)以后，我在所在的小鎮(zhèn)中找到一個固定的工作。全文都是一般過去時，所以使用一般過去時的時態(tài)。也可以使用過去完成時，表示沒有找到工作是在我決定去紐約之前發(fā)生的事情。

【2】where 考查定語從句。本題定語從句的先行詞是New York，后面的非限制性定語從句句子結(jié)構(gòu)很完整，所以使用關(guān)系副詞where引導。

【3】To earn 考查不定式用法。本句中不定式充當目的狀語，這也是不定式最主要的一個用法。句意：為了掙錢付日常開銷，我開始在一個當?shù)氐目Х瑞^做服務(wù)員。

【4】as 考查介詞。介詞as意為“作為……”，后面經(jīng)常接表示身份的名詞。句意：為了掙錢付日常開銷，我開始在一個當?shù)氐目Х瑞^做服務(wù)員。

【5】were offered 考查虛擬語氣。句意：我認為如果別人給我更好的一個職位，我會立刻辭職。本句表示與現(xiàn)在相反的虛擬語氣，從句中使用一般過去時（系動詞使用were），主句使用“情態(tài)動詞+動詞原形”。根據(jù)句意可知使用被動語態(tài)。

【6】tired 考查形容詞。過去分詞轉(zhuǎn)換的形容詞通常修飾人或者與人有關(guān)的事物。本句中的名詞shoulder“肩膀”，這是一個與人有關(guān)的名詞，所以使用tired修飾。句意：生活的高成本對于我已經(jīng)很疲憊的肩膀來說是一個很大的負擔。

【7】it 考查it用法。本句中的it是形式賓語，真正的賓語是后面的不定式短語to secure a suitable job in big companies。在英語中，只有it可以充當形式主語或者形式賓語。

【8】deeply 考查副詞。句意：也許媽媽告訴我的話已經(jīng)深深地扎根在我的思想里。本句中使用副詞deeply表示抽象意義上的“深深地”。

【9】adapting 考查固定句式。句式have some difficulty (in) doing sth做某事有困難；所以本句中使用動名詞adapting充當已經(jīng)被省略的介詞in的賓語。

【10】than 考查比較級。句意：而且環(huán)境要比城里的環(huán)境更干凈。根據(jù)句意可知使用比較級的形式，所以cleaner后面接than表示比較級。