12.I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman who looked to be in (21)her 60s.When it was her turn to pay,the cashier greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing.
The woman looked down,(22)shook(shake)her head and said:"Not so good."My husband just lost his job and my son is up to his old tricks again.The truth is,I don't know how I'm going to get through the holidays."
Then she gave the cashier food stamps.
My heart ached.I wanted to help but didn't know how.(23)ShouldI offer to pay for her groceries or ask for her husband's resume?
As I walked into the parking lot,I saw the womenreturning(24)(return)her shopping cart.I remembered something in my purse(25)thatI thought could help her.It wasn't a handful of cash or an offer of a job for her husband,but maybe it would make her life better.
My heart pounded as I approached the woman.
"Excuse me,"I said,my voice trembling a bit."I couldn't help overhearing what you said to the cashier.It sounds like you're going through a really hard time right now.I'm so sorry.I'd like to give you something."
I handed her the small card from my purse.
When the woman read the card's only two words,she began to cry.And through her tears,she said:"You have no idea(26)what this means to me."
I was a little startled by her reply.(27)Not having done(not do)anything like this before,I didn't know what kind of reaction I might receive.All left for me (28)to say(say)was:"Oh.Would it be OK to give you a hug?"
(29)Afterwe embraced,I walked back to my car--and began to cry,too.
The words on the card?
"You Matter."
A few weeks earlier,a colleague gave me a similar card(30)as encouragement for a project I was working on.When I read the card,I felt a warm glow spread inside of me.Deeply touched,I came home and ordered my own box of You Matter card and started sharing them.
分析 本文主要講述作者在購物時,見到一位60多歲的老太太因丈夫和兒子失業(yè)過著艱難的生活,通過鼓勵的話語"You Matter"來幫助老人度過難關.
解答 21、her 考查固定搭配.in one's 60s意為"在某人60幾歲時",是固定搭配.
22,shook 考查動詞時態(tài).此處講述的是過去的事情,要用一般過去時態(tài).
23,Should 考查情態(tài)動詞.根據(jù)句意:我應該主動為她的食品付款還是要她丈夫的簡歷呢?用should.
24,returning 考查現(xiàn)在分詞.see sb.doing sth.意為"看見某人正在做某事",用現(xiàn)在分詞用賓語補足語.
25,that 考查定語從句.分析句子結構可知這是一個定語從句,先行詞something在從句中作主語,用關系代詞that.
26,what 考查連詞.mean是及物動詞,用what作其賓語,同時引導同位語從句.
27 Not having done 考查現(xiàn)在分詞.I與do之間是主謂關系,且do發(fā)生在know之前,用現(xiàn)在分詞的完成否定式.
28,to say 考查動詞不定式.此處動詞不定式作定語修飾all.
29 After 考查連詞.根據(jù)句意:我們擁抱之后.用連詞after.
30.a(chǎn)s 考查介詞.a(chǎn)s意為‘作為".
點評 在一篇200詞左右的語篇(短文或對話)中留出10處空白,部分空白的后面給出單詞的基本形式,要求考生根據(jù)上下文填寫空白處所需的內(nèi)容或所提供單詞的正確形式,所填寫詞語不得多于3個單詞.要做好語法填空題,理解短文是解題的前提,扎實的詞匯、句型和語法知識是基礎,英語國家的背景知識是必要的補充.考生須靈活運用語法知識,如單詞詞性、單詞時態(tài)、名詞單復數(shù)、連接詞、代詞、冠詞等判斷各空白處應填寫的內(nèi)容.答完后,還要通讀全文,核對所填單詞形式是否正確,是否符合語境.