题目内容
5．Jimmy is an automotive mechanic，but he lost his job a few months ago．He has a good heart，but always feared applying for（61）anew job．One day，he gathered up all his strength and decided（62）to attend（attend ） a job interview．It would be only one hour（63）before the interview started．While waiting for a bus to the interview office，he saw an elderly man（64）wildly（wild） kicking the car．Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand．When Jimmy finished（65）working （work） on the car，the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service．Jimmy said the just help someone （66）inneed，and he had to rush for an interview．Then the old man insisted on taking（67）him to the office for his interview．Jimmy had to agree．
Upon arrival，Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed．One by one，they left the interviewer's office with a （68）disappointed（disappoint） look on their faces．Finally his name was called．To his surprise，it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning（69）whowas interviewing him．"Sorry I had to keep you waiting，but I was pretty sure I made the right（70）decision（decide）to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office．Congratulations!"
分析 文章主要描述了已失业数月的汽车技工Jimmy，在一次去面试的途中帮助一位老者修好了汽车．面试的时候他才发现，面试他的人竟然是他帮忙为之修车的那个老人．很自然，他获得了那份工作．
解答 61．a 考查冠词．job是可数名词，单数形式前加不定冠词a表示泛指．
62．to attend 考查动词不定式．decide后接动词时用不定式形式．
63．before 考查固定句型． It+be+一段时间+before-clause此句型中的"一段时间"通常用long，years，weeks，days，hours，minutes等词语表示．主句中的谓语动词为肯定形式时，意为"过一段时间才…"；主句中用was时，before从句中常用一般过去时．
64．wildly 考查副词．kick是动词，要用副词修饰．
65．working 考查动名词．finish后接动词时用动名词形式．
66．in 考查介词．in need意为"在危难中，在危急中"，是固定搭配．
67．him 考查代词．him指代Jimmy．
68．disappointed 考查形容词．look是名词，要用形容词修饰，disappointed意为"（人）失望的；沮丧的"．
69．who 考查强调句．英语强调句型：It is/was+被强调部分（通常是主语、宾语或状语）+that/who（当强调主语且主语指人）+其他部分．
70．decision 考查名词．定冠词the后接名词．
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．
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