Question

20．My interest in Chinese food started years ago，when I was a young reporter for the Washington Post．Our office wasn't far from Chinatown，（81）where   I found some very good Chinese restaurants．
That was the first time that I  （82）had noticed   （notice） the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables of Chinese food．
When I learned more about the food，I began to understand why  （83）ithas this special feature．
Many years ago，china had   （84）an   energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to over population and poor management of its forests．This  （85）loss（lose） was very bad for the country，of course，but it turned out to be very good for the food．Wood became very expensive and hard to get，so the Chinese had to either find a substitute for their  （86）valuable  （value） wood，or learn how to use it better．There weren't any substitutes so people found ways to
economize．
In order to economize in cooking，they had to use very little wood．So they started cutting their meat and vegetables  （87）into  small pieces before they put them in the hot oil．That way，the food cooked  （88）faster  （fast） and they saved more fuel．The food  （89）prepared（prepare） in this way kept its fresh flavor---and it's this flavor   （90）that   attracts  people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking．

Answer 1

分析 这篇文章主要讲述了中国食物为什么美味．作者的工作地点离唐人街很近，当他第一次吃中国食物时就喜欢上了．在5000年前，由于中国的木柴缺乏，人们为了节约木柴，就把食物切成小块烹饪，食物很快就熟了，而且保持了鲜美的味道．

解答 81．where 考查定语从句．分析句子成分可知，Chinatown是先行词，在后面的非限制性定语从句中做地点状语，故填where．
82．had noticed 考查过去完成时．在It/This/That be the+序数词 time that 句型中，当前面的be动词是一般过去式时，that从句使用过去完成时，故填had noticed．
83．it考查代词．此处it代指前面的 the food，故填it．
84．an 考查冠词．句意：很多年前，中国有一次能源危机．表示"一"的概念时需用不定冠词，因为energy以元音音素开头，故填an．
85．loss 考查名词．分析句子成分可知，was是谓语部分，此处应用名词形式做主语，故填loss．
86．valuable 考查形容词．形容词修饰名词，根据空后的名词 wood可知此处应用形容词，故填valuable
87．into 考查介词．cut…into…是固定搭配，意为"把…切成…"句意：把肉和蔬菜切成小块．故填into．
88．faster 考查比较级．根据后面的more，可知此处应用fast的比较级，故填faster．
89．prepared 考查非谓语．此处是过去分词作后置定语修饰名词food，故填prepared．
90．that考查强调句．此句去掉It's…that仍是一个完整的句子，所以是强调句型，故填that．

点评 语法填空题是考查学生的语言运用能力．解题时，要在理解文章的基础上，灵活运用语法知识，如词性，时态，名词单复数，连接词，代词，冠词等判断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．