Question

【题目】语法填空:阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

After graduation from university, I 【1】________ (able) to secure a permanent（固定的）job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York, 【2】_________I might have a better chance to find a good job. 【3】________ (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started working in a local café【4】________ a waiter. I believe that if I_【5】_______ (offer) a good position, I would resign at once.

Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already_【6】_______ (tire) shoulder. On the other hand, my search for a respectable job had not met with much success. As I had studied literature at university, I found_【7】_______quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that if I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps what my mother had told me was 【8】________ ( deep ) rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.

Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty 【9】________ (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job. To my delight，after nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned did I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me. Here the air is fresher. Besides, the environment is cleaner 【10】________that in the city.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was unable/ had been unable

【2】where

【3】To earn

【4】as

【5】were offered

【6】tired

【7】it

【8】deeply

【9】adapting

【10】than

【解析】

【1】was unable/ had been unable 考查时态。句意：我大学毕业以后，我在所在的小镇中找到一个固定的工作。全文都是一般过去时，所以使用一般过去时的时态。也可以使用过去完成时，表示没有找到工作是在我决定去纽约之前发生的事情。

【2】where 考查定语从句。本题定语从句的先行词是New York，后面的非限制性定语从句句子结构很完整，所以使用关系副词where引导。

【3】To earn 考查不定式用法。本句中不定式充当目的状语，这也是不定式最主要的一个用法。句意：为了挣钱付日常开销，我开始在一个当地的咖啡馆做服务员。

【4】as 考查介词。介词as意为“作为……”，后面经常接表示身份的名词。句意：为了挣钱付日常开销，我开始在一个当地的咖啡馆做服务员。

【5】were offered 考查虚拟语气。句意：我认为如果别人给我更好的一个职位，我会立刻辞职。本句表示与现在相反的虚拟语气，从句中使用一般过去时（系动词使用were），主句使用“情态动词+动词原形”。根据句意可知使用被动语态。

【6】tired 考查形容词。过去分词转换的形容词通常修饰人或者与人有关的事物。本句中的名词shoulder“肩膀”，这是一个与人有关的名词，所以使用tired修饰。句意：生活的高成本对于我已经很疲惫的肩膀来说是一个很大的负担。

【7】it 考查it用法。本句中的it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式短语to secure a suitable job in big companies。在英语中，只有it可以充当形式主语或者形式宾语。

【8】deeply 考查副词。句意：也许妈妈告诉我的话已经深深地扎根在我的思想里。本句中使用副词deeply表示抽象意义上的“深深地”。

【9】adapting 考查固定句式。句式have some difficulty (in) doing sth做某事有困难；所以本句中使用动名词adapting充当已经被省略的介词in的宾语。

【10】than 考查比较级。句意：而且环境要比城里的环境更干净。根据句意可知使用比较级的形式，所以cleaner后面接than表示比较级。