Question

19．（When Sara came home from work．she found her mother in an anxious state）
Sara：What's wrong，Mum？You seem upset．
Mum：It's your（61）younger/youngest（young） sister Jill．She should have been here（62）anhour ago．
Sara：Don't worry Mum!It's not all that late and she has（63）probably（probable） not realized how late it is．I think she'll be here soon．
（Just then Sara's brother Peter came into the kitchen）
 Peter：What's up？Mum's on the phone and she seems as though she's going try
 Sara：It's Jill．She should（64）have reached（reach）home by now and Mum's getting anxious：
 Peter：You needn't feel so anxious．Mum!You know（65）whatteenage girls are like．I'm sure she's all right．
 Mum：I can't help but be concerned．I've just rung Lucy and she said Jill left her outside the cinema ages ago to get the bus home．
 Peter：Well，the bus service isn't very frequent（66）inthe evenings．Perhaps she missed one and is waiting for another．Have you tried（67）phoning（phone） her on her mobile？
 Mum：Yes．But there's no reply．That made me even more worried．I think（68）somethingmust have happened to Jill．Do you think we should call the police？
 Sara：Calm down，Mum!You'll make yourself ill．Perhaps she switched her mobile（69）offin the   cinema and forgot to switch it back on again．Or it may need（70）to be charged/charging（charge）．

Answer 1

分析 本段對話主要講述媽媽擔心女兒沒有到家會不會發(fā)生什么事情．給女兒打電話又打不通，另一個女兒和兒子在安慰她，女兒不到家是因為公汽服務不準時，電話打不通可能是關機了或欠費了．

解答 61．younger/youngest 考查形容詞比較級或最高級．根據(jù)句意：正是你小妹妹或最小的妹妹．用younger/youngest．
62．a(chǎn)n 考查冠詞．hour是可數(shù)名詞，單數(shù)形式前加不定冠詞a表示泛指，因其讀音以發(fā)元音開頭，用an．
63．probably 考查副詞．realize是動詞，用副詞修飾．
64．have reached 考查情態(tài)動詞．should have done sth．意為"本該做某事而實際上未做"．
65．what 考查連詞．like是介詞，缺少賓語，用what作其賓語，同時引導賓語從句．
66．in 考查介詞．in the evening表示在當天或者在某一天的晚上；in the evenings更強調這種每晚都是如此的狀態(tài)，指的是每晚．
67．phoning 考查動名詞．try to do sth．意為"努力做某事"，try doing sth．意為"試著做某事"，此處應是后者．
68．something 考查代詞．根據(jù)句意：我認為Jill肯定發(fā)生了什么事情．用something．
69．off 考查固定搭配．switch off意為"關閉"，是固定搭配．
70．to be charged/charging 考查動詞名詞．need后接動名詞主動式或不定式被動式．即need doing=need to be done．

點評 在一篇200詞左右的語篇（短文或對話）中留出10處空白，部分空白的后面給出單詞的基本形式，要求考生根據(jù)上下文填寫空白處所需的內容或所提供單詞的正確形式，所填寫詞語不得多于3個單詞．要做好語法填空題，理解短文是解題的前提，扎實的詞匯、句型和語法知識是基礎，英語國家的背景知識是必要的補充．考生須靈活運用語法知識，如單詞詞性、單詞時態(tài)、名詞單復數(shù)、連接詞、代詞、冠詞等判斷各空白處應填寫的內容．答完后，還要通讀全文，核對所填單詞形式是否正確，是否符合語境．