5.专插本英语第二部分语言运用第二节语法填空

Years ago, when I was a poor artist trying to sell my paintings in local galleries, I __1__(live) in the heart of a city. The rent for my apartment was really cheap   __2__    it was in the middle of one of the busiest neighborhoods in town.People who visited me used to ask me   __3__    I could sleep.“Doesn’t the sound of the traffic bother you? How can you get used to  __4__   much noise？” You see, there were also rows and rows of shops and bars playing loud music day and night and my apartment was above a really loud and noisy  __5__．But I found it all fascinating. If I were ever short   __6__   cash and couldn’t afford to do anything much, which in those days was usually the case, I could always go outside and take  __7__ look around.  You see, there were always a great number of tourists visiting the shops, so I could always find someone  __8__ (interest) to talk with. And Joe, the owner of the bar below me, could always give me a little money to survive on in exchange for  __9__(do) a few odd jobs for him. At the time, I suppose, I thought I was poor. Sometimes, we don’t realize how  __10__(fortune) we are, do we?

 

1．lived [考查一般过去时。本文描述的是多年前的事，因此用一般过去时。]

2．because [考查连词。“我”的公寓的房租很便宜，因为“我”住在最繁忙之一的街区里。]

3．how [考查引导词。根据语境可知，此处表示“外边是繁忙的街区，那我是怎样睡着的？”。]

4．so [考查固定结构。“so much＋不可数名词”意为“如此多的……”。]

5．one [考查代词。“我”住的公寓在一个很吵闹的商店/酒吧上面。one代指商店或酒吧。]

6．of [考查介词。be short of意为“缺少/短缺……”。]

7．a [考查固定短语。take a look意为“看一看”，是固定结构。]

8．interesting [考查形容词。根据语境可知，此处表示“我找到某个有趣的人去交谈”。]

9．doing [考查非谓语动词。介词“for”后应跟动词－ing形式。]

10．fortunate [考查词性转换。根据语境可知，此空应填其形容词形式。]