Question

【題目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

I used to hate waiting in line, thinking of it as a big waste of time and a test on my patience, but 【1】(live) in Israel for three years, I have changed my attitude toward it.

Probably because the country is not very big, with limited resources, 【2】 you’re at the bank, the post office or the bus stop, you’ll always find a straight line of people waiting. But instead of worrying or hurrying some are drinking hot coffee; 【3】 are chatting to each other, even though a minute ago they were just strangers.

【4】 seemed to me that they were enjoying queuing and taking the chance to relax.

Gradually I came to realize that 【5】 (obey) rules, which can be clearly seen in queuing up, is an important part of their culture. Once I saw a young foreigner trying to jump the queue and be shouted at by an old Israeli man, with others joining in. The poor guy was so ashamed【6】 he slipped away as fast as he could.

But don’t think Israeli people are cruel. If you have to leave for a short time, 【7】 the person behind you agrees, you can always come back and stand in front of him or her. However, if you miss him or her, you’ll have to start over. If you wait next to the basketball court or tennis court for more than five minutes, someone on the court will definitely offer 【8】(switch) places with you. This has become part of the culture in Israel.

Their culture 【9】 (reflect) Israelis’ belief in equal opportunities, which may have played a role in helping Israel to stay on its feet in the world even after the cruel Holocaust.

Compared 【10】 Israel, our way of queuing up is much more casual. People always go out of their way to get the “privilege” of a shorter wait.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】having lived

【2】whether

【3】others

【4】It

【5】obeying

【6】that

【7】as/so long as

【8】to switch

【9】reflects

【10】with

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了，作者以前討厭排隊(duì)，但在以色列經(jīng)歷了排隊(duì)文化后，作者改變了對(duì)排隊(duì)的態(tài)度。

【1】考查現(xiàn)在分詞完成式。本句已有謂語(yǔ)have changed且無(wú)連詞，此空用非謂語(yǔ)形式，主語(yǔ)I和動(dòng)詞live是邏輯上的主動(dòng)關(guān)系，live這個(gè)動(dòng)作且發(fā)生在change這個(gè)動(dòng)作之前，所以用現(xiàn)在分詞完成式（having done）表主動(dòng)。故填having lived。

【2】考查連詞。本句意為“不管你在銀行、郵局還是公交車站，你總會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)有一排人在等你。”，whether...or…（不管……還是……）。故填whether。

【3】考查代詞。本句意為“但是代替擔(dān)心或匆匆忙忙，有些人喝著熱咖啡；另一些人則在聊天，盡管一分鐘前他們還只是陌生人�！�，固定句型some...others...（一些……另一些……），所以用代詞others。故填others。

【4】考查代詞。固定句型It seemed to sb. that+從句，意為“在某人看來(lái)，似乎……”，所以用代詞It。故填It。

【5】考查動(dòng)名詞。分析句子可知，“遵守規(guī)則”是主動(dòng)的，此處應(yīng)用動(dòng)名詞（doing）作主語(yǔ)。故填obeying。

【6】考查固定句型。本句意為“那可憐的家伙很慚愧以至于他以最快的速度溜走了�！保�此句是結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)從句，應(yīng)用so...that…句型，意為“如此……以至于……”。故填that。

【7】考查連詞。本句意為“如果你必須離開(kāi)一段時(shí)間，只要你身后的人同意，你就可以回來(lái)站在他或她面前�！保�此處表“只要”，用連詞as/so long as。故填as/so long as。

【8】考查動(dòng)詞不定式。固定搭配offer to do sth.，意為“提出做某事”，所以用動(dòng)詞不定式（to do）。故填to switch。

【9】考查時(shí)態(tài)。此處缺少謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，本句意為“他們的文化反映了以色列人對(duì)平等機(jī)會(huì)的信念，這種信念可能在幫助以色列在殘酷的大屠殺之后在世界上站穩(wěn)腳跟方面發(fā)揮了作用�！�，此句講的是現(xiàn)在事實(shí)，要用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，主語(yǔ)是單數(shù)。故填reflects。

【10】考查介詞。固定搭配compared with，意為“與……相比”，所以用介詞with。故填with。