Question

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

I used to hate waiting in line, thinking of it as a big waste of time and a test on my patience, but 1.(live) in Israel for three years, I have changed my attitude toward it.

Probably because the country is not very big, with limited resources, 2. you’re at the bank, the post office or the bus stop, you’ll always find a straight line of people waiting. But instead of worrying or hurrying some are drinking hot coffee; 3. are chatting to each other, even though a minute ago they were just strangers.

4. seemed to me that they were enjoying queuing and taking the chance to relax.

Gradually I came to realize that 5. (obey) rules, which can be clearly seen in queuing up, is an important part of their culture. Once I saw a young foreigner trying to jump the queue and be shouted at by an old Israeli man, with others joining in. The poor guy was so ashamed6. he slipped away as fast as he could.

But don’t think Israeli people are cruel. If you have to leave for a short time, 7. the person behind you agrees, you can always come back and stand in front of him or her. However, if you miss him or her, you’ll have to start over. If you wait next to the basketball court or tennis court for more than five minutes, someone on the court will definitely offer 8.(switch) places with you. This has become part of the culture in Israel.

Their culture 9. (reflect) Israelis’ belief in equal opportunities, which may have played a role in helping Israel to stay on its feet in the world even after the cruel Holocaust.

Compared 10. Israel, our way of queuing up is much more casual. People always go out of their way to get the “privilege” of a shorter wait.

Answer

1.having lived

2.whether

3.others

4.It

5.obeying

6.that

7.as/so long as

8.to switch

9.reflects

10.with

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者以前讨厌排队，但在以色列经历了排队文化后，作者改变了对排队的态度。

1.考查现在分词完成式。本句已有谓语have changed且无连词，此空用非谓语形式，主语I和动词live是逻辑上的主动关系，live这个动作且发生在change这个动作之前，所以用现在分词完成式（having done）表主动。故填having lived。

2.考查连词。本句意为“不管你在银行、邮局还是公交车站，你总会发现有一排人在等你。”，whether...or…（不管……还是……）。故填whether。

3.考查代词。本句意为“但是代替担心或匆匆忙忙，有些人喝着热咖啡；另一些人则在聊天，尽管一分钟前他们还只是陌生人。”，固定句型some...others...（一些……另一些……），所以用代词others。故填others。

4.考查代词。固定句型It seemed to sb. that+从句，意为“在某人看来，似乎……”，所以用代词It。故填It。

5.考查动名词。分析句子可知，“遵守规则”是主动的，此处应用动名词（doing）作主语。故填obeying。

6.考查固定句型。本句意为“那可怜的家伙很惭愧以至于他以最快的速度溜走了。”，此句是结果状语从句，应用so...that…句型，意为“如此……以至于……”。故填that。

7.考查连词。本句意为“如果你必须离开一段时间，只要你身后的人同意，你就可以回来站在他或她面前。”，此处表“只要”，用连词as/so long as。故填as/so long as。

8.考查动词不定式。固定搭配offer to do sth.，意为“提出做某事”，所以用动词不定式（to do）。故填to switch。

9.考查时态。此处缺少谓语动词，本句意为“他们的文化反映了以色列人对平等机会的信念，这种信念可能在帮助以色列在残酷的大屠杀之后在世界上站稳脚跟方面发挥了作用。”，此句讲的是现在事实，要用一般现在时，主语是单数。故填reflects。

10.考查介词。固定搭配compared with，意为“与……相比”，所以用介词with。故填with。