（2007年高考广东卷）
第二节：语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3l-40的相应位置上。
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car 31 (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32 should have the honor of receiving me 33 a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me 34 (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 35 small town some 20 kilometres away 36 there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 37 villagers brought me goat’s cheese and honey. We drank together and talked 38 (merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 39 the trouble I had caused 40 .
31. 答案 broke.
解析： 考查动词的一般过去式，强调过去动作的突发性，与背景was setting形成对比。
32. 答案 who.
解析： 考查结构分析词—引导宾语从句的连接代词，介词to后需接宾语，而 should前缺少主语，需要作主语的连接词，who不可取代。
33. 答案 as.
解析： 考查介词“作为/当作/视为”与receive的词义相匹配，类似的还有consider(认为)/see(看待)/treat(对待)sb as sb/sth.
34. 答案 settled.
解析： 过去分词作宾补，与宾语构成动宾关系。set sb into some place将某人安顿于某地。
35. 答案 a.
解析： 考查不定冠词a的用法：第一次提及，前面的介词to要接一名词作宾语，而后面的修饰辞语some 20 kilometres away可说明是第一次提及。
36. 答案 where.
解析： 考查关系副词引导定语从句作状语，先行词是town，被后置定语some 20 kilometres away分割了，增加了答题的难度。
37. 答案 Other.
解析： 考查other作形容词用。此题较难，上一段提到了村民们围过来，而一位女村民与村长帮助我，接下来就是别的村民们帮我了，所以必须结合上一段才能获得正确答案。
38. 答案 merrily.
解析： 考查运用句子结构知识将形容词转换成副词的基本知识与技能，但merrily比较少见。
39. 答案 for.
解析： 考查for表原因，同类动词如：thank/praise/criticize/blame/excuse等于介词for的搭配，都表示原因。
40. 答案 her.
解析： 考查动词cause带双宾语(her/the trouble),the trouble前置作先行词，her指代前面的the old woman及代词的宾格。