Question

16．To behonest，a lot of peopleattachimportance tobecoming（become） rich and famous．Some people have ever dreamed of playing at a concert with everyone clapping and
appreciatingth eir mus ic．Thus，many musicians meet andforma band．Sometimes they play in the street or subway to passers-by so that they canearnsome extra money．However，there was once a band called"the Monkees"which started in a different way．The musicians，of whom the band was formed，playedjokes on each other as well as played music，most of which was looselybasedon"the Beatles"．They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get morefamiliarwith them．Though the band brokeupin 1970，happily they reunited in the mid-1980s．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述乐队是如何组建的．以the Monkees乐队和the Beatles乐队为例，用不同形式组成乐队．

解答 1．honest 考查固定搭配．to be honest意为"说实话"，是固定搭配．
2．attach 考查固定搭配．attach importance to意为"重视"，是固定搭配．
3．becoming 考查动名词．to是介词，后接动词时用动名词形式．
4．appreciating 考查现在分词．根据句意：一些人梦想在音乐会上演唱，观众欣赏你的演唱并为你鼓掌．appreciate意为"欣赏"，and是并列连词，它前后连接两个相同的语法成分，clapping和appreciating都是现在分词作宾语补足语．
5．form 考查动词时态．根据句意：许多音乐家聚在一起组成乐队．用动词form，因讲述的是一般事实，用一般现在时．
6．earn 考查固定搭配．earn money意为"挣钱"，是固定搭配．
7．played 考查固定搭配．play jokes on意为"戏弄"，是固定搭配．
8．based 考查固定搭配．be based on意为"根据； 以…为基准"，是固定搭配．
9．familiar 考查固定搭配．get familiar with意为"熟悉"，是固定搭配．
10．up 考查固定搭配．break up意为""，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．