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Gift from a stranger
My local supermarket is always busy. The first parking space I found was convenient, but I'd noticed a woman in a blue car circling for a while. (25) _____ I was in a good mood, I let her have it. On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot—it was a tight fit.
Pretty soon I'd made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air. Feeling good, I (26) _____(empty) my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse park(倒车).
Just as I approached my car, 1 saw the woman I'd let have my car space earlier. She was giving me (27) _____ odd look—half puzzled, half intent (热切的). I smiled and wished her a pleasant day. As I squeezed back into my car, I spotted the same lady (28) _____ (look) in at me. "Hello," she said, hesitantly. "This (29) _____ sound crazy but I was on my way to drop some of my mother's things off at the charity bins.” You are just so much (30) _____ her.” You helped those people, I noticed, and you seemed so happy.” She looked at me meaningfully and passed a box in through the window. “I think she would like you to have it.” (31) _____ (shock), I took it from her automatically. She smiled and walked away.
After a pause, I opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold necklace with a large grey pearl. It was (32) _____ (nice) gift I'd ever received, and it was from a complete stranger. The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.
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As/Because/Since
逗号前的句子“I was in a good mood”, 意为“我心情很好”;逗号后的句子“I let her have it”,意为“我让她用(停车位)”,前后句子构成一种因果关系,故答案为As/Because/Since。
根据句子成分分析,本句由两句简单句构成。故要用连词连接两个句子构成并列句。
如不能正确理解所链接两个句子的含义,易错填其他逻辑关系的连词。
emptied
根据句子结构分析,空格前面的I是主语,划线部分填写的是谓语的形式。根据句意“心情很好,我清空了钱包的零钱给一个无家可归的男士以及帮助了一个女士倒车”以及中间的连词and后面的谓语helped,可以知道该空填的是一般过去式,又由于empty单词最后一个字母y,要进行变化,所以答案是emptied.
作者在描述一件过去发生的事情,要使用一般过去时。
不能正确判断此句应填一般过去时,误填其他时态。
an
根据句子的结构分析:破折号后面是一个解释说明的作用。结合划线部分后面是一个形容词加名词的情况,可以推断该空填冠词。又由于形容词odd是以元音开头,所以答案是an。
give sb. a look为固定搭配,意为“给某人一种眼色”
考生容易忽略冠词后接的第一个单词“odd”是以元音开始,误填a。
looking
该句前面As I squeezed back into my car是一个状语从句,根据句子成分分析,主句已经有了谓语形式saw,所以判断空格应该是一个非谓语的形式。由于see有一个用法是see sb doing,用于看到正在进行的事情。结合句意“当我倒车的时候,我看到同样这个女性在看着我”,综合可以得出答案。
“see sb doing sth ” 表示看到某人正在做某事,强调动作正在进行。
易填动词原形look。see sb. do sth.与see sb. doing sth.含义不同。前者为“看见某人做过某事”;后者为“看见某人正在做某事”。
might/may
此句是由连词but连接的并列句。but前为一句完整的简单句。分析发现,谓语动词sound为动词原形,判断该空应填情态动词。在这里表示一种可能的猜测而且可能性不大。
情态动词后接动词原形。情态动词是一种本身有一定的词义,表示说话人的情绪,态度或语气的动词,但不能单独作谓语, 只能和其他动词原形构成谓语。
易填其他含义的情态动词,如must,will等。
like
此句意思为“你和她很像”,因为剧中已经有了be动词“are”,故此题应填like。
be like sb. 意为“和某人相像”。
易填其他含义的介词。
Shocked
划线部分后接逗号,单独一个词作状语。该词在句中能作状语修饰谓语动词或整个句子,根据句意“非常震惊,我自动从她手中接过。”由于是用于指我震惊,所以用词是ed结尾,另外,shocked分词的形式是作为形容词,它常用作状语。
本题的逻辑主语是I,是我震惊,形容一个人往往用ed结尾。同样用法的词还有tired, disappointed等。做题时需要认真分析,句子结构,而且还要结合句意,考虑清逻辑主语。
易填shocking。shocked表示“(人)感到震惊的”;shocking表示“(物)令人震惊的”。
the nicest
根据划线部分后的表达“gift I'd ever received”,意为我曾经收到的礼物。其中隐含的一个意思就是收到礼物中最好的一个,隐含一个最高级。整一个句子的意思是,这是我收到的最好的一个礼物。另外最高级的形容词前面还需要一个the,所以答案是the nicest。
正确解答此题需要分析划线空格前后的句式表达:后接名词表明该空是一个形容词,前面谓语用was表明是一个单数的词。此外还需要结合句意,能够读出其中隐含的意思是最高级,而且要正确知道最高级的正确表达the +最高级。
易填形容词原级。