中考英语语法填空题专练(成长故事类)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，使短文完整、通顺。共10小题，每小题1分。

Ethan, a 15-year-old American boy, came to Qingdao as an exchange student last year. 

At first, he felt lonely because he knew little Chinese. He didn’t know 1. ______ to communicate with his new classmates. His host family was very kind. They had a son 2. ______ was the same age as Ethan. The boy became his first friend and encouraged him 3. ______ (join) the school sailing club. Ethan was afraid of water, but he decided 4. ______ (have) a try. He practiced 5. ______ (speak) Chinese with his friend every day. He also trained hard with his team. Chinese was much 6. ______ (hard) than he had expected, but he never gave up. 

Last month, the city sailing race 7. ______ (hold) in Qingdao. Ethan’s team won 8. ______ second prize. When he heard the news, he couldn’t believe 9. ______ (he). He said, “Growing up is not easy, 10. ______ I am not afraid anymore.”

参考答案

1.   how
2.   who / that
3.    to join
4.    to have
5.    speaking
6.    harder
7.    was held
8.    the
9.    himself
10.    but

简要解析

1.    考查“疑问词 + 不定式”。how to communicate 表示“如何交流”。
2.    who / that：考查定语从句。先行词是 a son，指人，在从句中作主语，用 who 或 that。
3.    to join：固定搭配 encourage sb. to do sth.，意为“鼓励某人做某事”。
4.    to have：固定搭配 decide to do sth.，意为“决定做某事”。
5.    speaking：固定搭配 practice doing sth.，意为“练习做某事”。
6.    harder：than 提示用比较级，hard 的比较级是 harder。
7.    was held：Last month 提示一般过去时；race 与 hold 是被动关系，用一般过去时被动语态。
8.    the：序数词 second 前通常加定冠词 the。
9.    himself：主语 he 和宾语指同一人，用反身代词 himself。
10.    but：前后为转折关系，“成长不易，但我不再害怕了”。