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 ___【小题1】__ your dad’s,” and “My mom is smarter than yours.”
There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, __【小题2】___were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best. ___【小题3】___ the others said, he could always go on better. One day ___【小题4】__ they were walking to school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice ___【小题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 __【小题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 ___【小题7】___ silence. Both Ted __【小题8】__ Harry smiled. They were sure that for once they___【小题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 ___【小题10】__ clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”

Answer 1

【小题1】than   
【小题2】 who  
【小题3】 Whatever   
【小题4】when  
【小题5】a  
【小题6】his   
【小题7】 in     
【小题8】 and      
【小题9】had beaten 
【小题10】so

解析试题分析：
【小题1】than   根据上文的bigger说明使用比较级与than连用的形式。
【小题2】who  本句是定语从句。Who指代先行词在句中做主语。
【小题3】Whatever   本句是一个让步状语从句，无论其他人说什么。
【小题4】 when  本句是一个时间状语从句，当他们步行上学的时候…
【小题5】 a  本句是一个表示频率的表达法twice a week一周两次。
【小题6】 his  句意分析：现在轮到他了。
【小题7】 in    固定词组in silence安静地；指他没有说话。
【小题8】and   固定词组both…and…指两者都
【小题9】had beaten 考查时态，指他们认为这一次，他们已经战胜了他。
【小题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
点评：本题考查较为细致，要求考生要特别耐心答题中注意句子中人称和数是否一致，时态是否一致。各种词性之间的区别以及一些常用句型，固定短语的应用。一般的这类题型不会出现太复杂的单词和句子，这类题型考察基础知识较多。平时应注重积累，熟记一些句型及惯用结构。