三、语法填空
It seems recently that more and more of my friends are facing some seemingly unbeatable challenges in their lives. Some have lost their jobs __1__ some have failed marriages. All too many have health problems.
I don't know if it is desperation that __2__(cause) them to turn to me for advice or whether they have come to value our friendship. But it is difficult to offer words of hope when all they feel is __3__(hope). They expect answers to get them back on their feet again.
I have often struggled with what to say, mostly __4__ I have faced many of the same challenges in my own life. I remember how empty I felt __5__ someone cheerfully offered words like “Things will get __6__(good)!”
Now, being thought of __7__ a source of hope or a good example of what to do through printed words, I have even more people __8__(contact) me.
So what do I say? “Begin again.”
It sounds too simple, __9__ it is indeed the answer. All life challenges bring about __10__ ending and the chance for beginning.
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
答案：
1.and 两个句子讲的都是朋友遇到的问题，是并列关系，故填连词and。
2.causes if引导的从句中使用了强调句式it is... that，被强调部分是句子的主语desperation，本空是句子的谓语，故填单数第三人称形式causes。
3.hopeless 在句子中作表语，主语是all，指代他们的感受，故填形容词hopeless“无望的”。
4.because 空格后的句子解释的是前面句子所说事情发生的原因，故填连词because。
5.after 根据语境及逻辑关系判断，此处说的是别人说完鼓励的话“之后”我的感受，所以本空填连词after。
6.better 本句暗含未来与目前状况的比较，用比较级better。
7.as think of...as...“认为……是……”，是固定短语，此处用的是其现在分词的被动式作原因状语。
8.contacting people与contact是主动关系，故填现在分词。
9.but 句意：这听起来很简单，但的确就是答案。故填表示转折的连词but。
10.an 句意：生活中的挑战总会结束，并且会是重新开始的机会。泛指“结尾，结束”，ending前用不定冠词。
四、短文改错
(2015·浙江衢州五校联考)
I have a good friend who's name is Han Meimei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent students in our class. Although she is clever, but she works very hard. We have a lot on common and have a lot to talk about. One evening she told me that something happened when her parents was out. She was doing her homework while she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbor's house. She called 119 immediate. Ten minutes later, the firemen came and put out fire. His neighbor was very thankful for her help.
答案：
I have a good friend name is Han Meimei. She is our monitor and one of the excellent students in our class. Although she is clever, but she works very hard. We have a lot common and have a lot to talk about. One evening she told me that something happened when her parents out. She was doing her homework she smelt something burning. She stopped look out of the window and a cloud of smoke coming out of her neighbor's house. She called 119 . Ten minutes later, the firemen came and put out fire. neighbor was very thankful for her help.
解析：
第一处：who's→whose 此处是一个定语从句，修饰friend, whose在从句中作定语修饰name。
第二处：删除but 在although/though引导的状语从句中，它们与but不能同时存在。
第三处：on→in have a lot in common是固定短语，意为“有许多共同之处”。
第四处：was→were 时间状语从句中的主语her parents是复数，故其系动词改为were。
第五处：while→when be doing...when...“正在做某事时，这时/突然……”。
第六处：stopped后加to 句意为：她停下来去看窗外。stop to do sth. 意为“停下来去做某事”。
第七处：find→found and前后的并列谓语的时态应是一致的，前面是stopped，故后面也应用过去式found。
第八处：immediate→immediately 修饰动词called应用副词。
第九处：out后加the 此处表特指，应用定冠词。
第十处：His→Her 根据上下文人称对应关系可知应用Her。
