题目内容
17.British people are working to an older age.(61)The number of working 70-74-year-olds has doubled in recent years.Around 10% of people in (62)their (they) early 70s now work.This is the (63)highest(high) figure on record.An important reason (64)why the British work in their old age is that retirement pensions are becoming more difficult to live on.(65)Consequently(consequence) many older people have to work in order to survive.Britain (66)has seen (see) great changes in the labor market during the last decade,(67)withfar more people working beyond their retirement age.While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work,many need to earn extra cash because they cannot afford (68)to retire(retire) early.Older people need decent(体面地) jobs and pensions so that they can make a proper (69)choice(choose) about whether they remain in work.Now they are deciding on a career change later in life and are starting up their own businesses,(70)devoted(devote) to something they may have dreamed of doing for years.
分析 本文主要讲述英国工人在退休后因退休金难以维持生活,不得不继续工作以维持生存.
解答 61.The 考查冠词.根据句中谓语动词has doubled,主语应是单数形式,the number of意为"…的数目",是固定搭配,谓语动词用单数形式.
62.their 考查固定搭配.表示人年龄的一种用法:in one's 70s,就是指某人70多岁.
63.highest 考查形容词最高级.根据定冠词the,用形容词最高级.
64.why 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reason表示原因,在从句中作状语,用关系副词why.
65.Consequently 考查副词.修饰句子用副词,名词consequence的副词是consequently.
66.has seen 考查动词时态.根据句中时间状语during the last decade,用现在完成时态,因Britain是单数概念,谓语动词也应用单数形式,助动词用has.
67.with 考查介词.此处是witht复合结构,即:with+名词+现在分词.
68.to retire 考查动词不定式.afford后接动词时,用动词不定式作宾语.
69.choice 考查名词.不定冠词a后接名词,动词choose的名词是choice.
70.devoted 考查过去分词.be devoted to意为"专心于,致力于",是固定搭配,在此处作状语.
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.