Question

14．My grandfather is a （41）retired（retire） worker．On summer evenings，we often sat together outside the house（42）enjoying （enjoy） the cool air．It was the time that he told me lots of his experiences before liberation．
When my grandfather was fourteen years old，he worked in a coal mine．One day，when he and his two workmates were working in the tunnel，an （43）unfortunate（fortune） thing suddenly happened．A part of the tunnel fell down，and they were shut in it．They had no food（44）to eat （eat）．When they were hungry，they only drank some water there．It was very cold in it．In order to keep warm，they hugged one another．In the darkness，they didn't know whether it was day（45）ornight，they only felt they had stayed there for a very long time．They were too hungry to speak or move，and thought they（46）would die（die）．At last，the tunnel （47）was dug（dig） through．They were saved．They had been there for fourteen days!My grandfather said they weren't let out at once．If（48）so，they would have died．They were kept at the entrance to the tunnel（49）where it was very dim，and they were fed （50）on/with some thin porridge．After a day or two，they had recovered a bit，and they were helped out．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述作者的父亲在一次矿难中被埋在隧道里，没有食物，只得喝水充饥，相互拥抱取暖．最后，隧道被挖通，才得被救出．

解答 41．retired 考查过去分词．过去分词作定语表示"完成"，retired意为"退休的；退职的"．
42．enjoying 考查现在分词．we与enjoy之间是主谓关系，用现在分词短语enjoying the cool air作伴随状语．
43．unfortunate 考查形容词．根据句意：一件不幸的事突然发生了．用形容词unfortunate．
44．to eat 考查动词不定式．此处动词不定式作后置定语修饰food．
45．or 考查固定搭配．whether…or…意为"是…还是…； 或者…或者…"，是固定搭配．
46．would die 考查动词时态．在宾语从句中，主句是一般过去时，从句只能用过去的某种时态，此处应用过去将来时．
47．was dug 考查动词时态和语态．the tunnel与dig之间是动宾关系，要用被动语态，且全文讲述的是已发生的事情，用一般过去时，此处用一般过去时的被动语态．
48．so 考查固定搭配．if so意为"要是这样"，是固定搭配，so指代 they weren't let out at once．
49．where 考查定语从句．分析句子结构可知这是一个定语从句，先行词the tunnel在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where．
50．on/with 考查介词．feed with/on意为"提供（某物）"，是固定搭配．

点评 在一篇200词左右的语篇（短文或对话）中留出10处空白，部分空白的后面给出单词的基本形式，要求考生根据上下文填写空白处所需的内容或所提供单词的正确形式，所填写词语不得多于3个单词．要做好语法填空题，理解短文是解题的前提，扎实的词汇、句型和语法知识是基础，英语国家的背景知识是必要的补充．考生须灵活运用语法知识，如单词词性、单词时态、名词单复数、连接词、代词、冠词等判断各空白处应填写的内容．答完后，还要通读全文，核对所填单词形式是否正确，是否符合语境．