Question

20．An old woman，having lost the use of her eyes，（61）called（call） in a physician to heal them and made this bargain（62）withhim in the presence of witnesses：that if he should cure her blindness，he should receive from her a sum of money； but（63）ifher infirmity （弱視） remained，she should give him nothing．This agreement being made，the physician，time after time，applied his salve （藥膏） to her eyes，and on every visit took something away，stealing all her property little by little．And when he had got（64）all/whatshe had，he healed her and demanded the（65）promised （promise） payment．The old woman，when she recovered her sight and saw none of her goods in her house，would give him nothing．The physician insisted on his claim，and，as she still refused，sent for her before the judge．The old woman，standing up in the court，argued："This man here speaks the truth in what he says； for I did promise（66）to give（give） him a sum of money if I should recover my sight：but if I continued blind，I was to give him nothing．Now he declares that I（67）am healed（heal）．I on（  68）the contrary am sure that I am still blind； for when I lost the use of my eyes，I saw in my house various （69）valuable（value） goods．But now，though he swears I am cured of my blindness，I am not able to see a single thing in （70）it．"

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述有位患了眼病的老太婆，請一位醫(yī)生給她治病，并談定了治療費．那醫(yī)生每次來給她上藥治療時，總是乘她閉著眼睛，順手牽羊地偷走一些東西．老太婆的病終于治愈了，可她家里的東西幾乎被偷光了．醫(yī)生便向老太婆要商定好的治療費，老太婆不肯付錢，便被帶到法官那里．她說她許諾過要付給醫(yī)生治療費，條件是把她的眼病治好，可是經過醫(yī)治后，她的眼睛卻比以前更糟了．她說："以前我還能看見家里的所有物品，現(xiàn)在卻都看不見了．"

解答 61．called 考查動詞時態(tài)．全文講述的是已發(fā)生的事情，用一般過去時．
62．with 介詞．bargain with意為"與（某人）討價還價"，是固定搭配．
63．if 考查連詞．根據句意：如果她的弱視保持不變．用連詞if．
64．all/what 考查定語從句或賓語從句．she had中have缺少賓語，用all則是定語從句；用what則是賓語從句．
65．promised 考查過去分詞．payment是名詞，其前用過去分詞作定語，表示完成．
66．to give 考查動詞不定式．promise to do sth．意為"承諾做某事"，后接不定式作賓語．
67．am healed 考查動詞時態(tài)和語態(tài)．I與heal之間是動賓關系，根據句中now，要用一般現(xiàn)在時的被動語態(tài)．
68．the 考查冠詞．on the contrary意為"（與此）相反，正相反"，是固定搭配．
69．valuable 考查形容詞．goods是名詞，其前用形容詞修飾作定語．
70．it 考查代詞．it指代house．

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、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．