Question

8．Since her husband died，Mrs．Jackson （61）has lived（live）alone in her big old house．The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago．For the sake of safety，her daughter has tried hard to ask her to sell the house （62）andbuy a new and small one in the town．But Mrs．Jackson doesn't like the idea．She says that she has to look after her（63）husband's（husband） old house．But these days，she often hears of stories about unknown people（64）who/thatsteal things around here．
That was （65）acold day before Christmas Eve．Around four o'clock in the afternoon，Mrs．Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music （66）whensomeone knocked at the door．She heard the sound but didn't move．Another knock．Who could it be？Mrs．Jackson was a bit afraid．She decided not to answer the door but kept （67）waiting（wait）．
One minute another minute and yet another minute，（68）nothing（something） happened and no more knocks．She walked quietly to the door，and listened．She heard nothing but the wind outside．She（69）slowly（slow） unfastened （打開） the door and watched through the crack （縫隙）．She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open!At the door，she saw a tall，beautiful Christmas!Under the tree was a Christmas card with these （70）words（word）：
Merry Christmas!
Your new neighbour．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：這是一篇記敘文．講述了Jackson太太的丈夫死后，她堅持住在丈夫留下的老房子里，為了安全，她的女兒想讓她在鎮(zhèn)上去住，但Jackson不同意；在一個圣誕夜，有人敲門，她以為是有壞人來，但最后發(fā)現(xiàn)是她的新鄰居給了她一份圣誕禮物．

解答 61．has lived 考查時態(tài)．since引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句，從句用一般過去時，主句要用現(xiàn)在完成時．主語Mrs．Jackson是第三人稱單數(shù)，所以助動詞要用has，加上live的過去分詞即可．
62．a(chǎn)nd 考查連詞與上下文間的邏輯關(guān)系．此處的sell her house和buy a new small one是順承關(guān)系，用and來連接．
63．husdand's 考查名詞所有格．結(jié)合語境可知此處表示她的丈夫的老房子，表示所有關(guān)系時可以用名詞所有格來表示，一般情況下是在名詞后加's，以s結(jié)尾的單詞加'即可．此題中在husband后加's即可．
64．who/that 考查定語從句．先行詞people指人，且在從句中作主語，所以要用關(guān)系代詞that或who來引導(dǎo)定語從句．
65．a(chǎn) 考查冠詞．day是可數(shù)名詞，表示天，此處表示一個冷天，應(yīng)該用不定冠詞a或an來修飾，cold是以輔音音素開頭的單詞，所以用a修飾．
66．when 考查時間狀語從句．結(jié)合語境可知，此處表示當(dāng)有人敲門時Jackson太太正在聽圣誕音樂，用when來引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，表示當(dāng)…時，…正在做…
67．waiting 考查固定搭配．keep doing sth表示繼續(xù)做某事，填wait的ing形式．
68．nothing 考查不定代詞．something表示一些事物，由no more knocks可知是沒有什么事情發(fā)生，用nothing來表示．
69．slowly 考查詞性． slow是形容詞，表示慢慢的；此處修飾動詞unfastened，所以要用副詞slowly來修飾．
70．words 考查名詞的數(shù)．word是可數(shù)名詞，前面有復(fù)數(shù)指示代詞these修飾，所以要用它的復(fù)數(shù)形式．

點(diǎn)評 考查平日語法知識的積累，注意人稱時態(tài)和名詞的數(shù)的變化，并結(jié)合語境作答，注意上下文間的邏輯關(guān)系是解題關(guān)鍵．