Question

阅读下面的短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中所给词的适当形式填空

Have you ever listened to young children talking on the playground? They are always boasting（自夸）. They say things like, “My dad’s car is bigger ___1.__ your dad’s,” and “My mom is smarter than yours.”

There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, __2.___were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best. ___3.___ the others said, he could always go on better. One day ___4.__ they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice ___5.__ week,” Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “That is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was __6.___ turn. But this time Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on ___7.___ silence. Both Ted __8.__ Harry smiled. They were sure that for once they___9.___ (beat) Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is ___10.__ clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”

Answer

1.than   

2. who  

3. Whatever   

4.when  

5.a  

6.his   

7. in     

8. and      

9.had beaten 

10.so

【解析】

试题分析：

1.than   根据上文的bigger说明使用比较级与than连用的形式。

2.who  本句是定语从句。Who指代先行词在句中做主语。

3.Whatever   本句是一个让步状语从句，无论其他人说什么。

4. when  本句是一个时间状语从句，当他们步行上学的时候…

5. a  本句是一个表示频率的表达法twice a week一周两次。

6. his  句意分析：现在轮到他了。

7. in    固定词组in silence安静地；指他没有说话。

8.and   固定词组both…and…指两者都

9.had beaten 考查时态，指他们认为这一次，他们已经战胜了他。

10. so 固定句式so…that…如此…以至于…；so后面接形容词或者副词

考点：考查在上下文语境中运用语法分析的能力