Question

11．Rene Laennec was a French doctor who learned to tap on people's chests to find out illness from an Austrian doctor named Leopold Auenbrugger．As a boy，Leopold used to tap wine（41）containers（contain） in his father's inn to see how much wine they held．A full one made（42）a  different sound from an empty one．When he became a doctor，he（43）tapped （tap）people's chests to see how much liquid was in their lungs．Laennec did the same and learned to tell by tapping carefully on a chest（44）whetherit was diseased or not．But he was even more interested（45）in diseases of the heart，and he wished that he could hear heartbeats clearly．In those days，a doctor would place his head on a patient's chest to listen，but if the patient was（46）extremely（extreme） fat it was impossible to hear any heartbeat at all．
One day when Laennec（47）was walking（walk） in the park，he saw some girls playing with a see-saw（跷跷板）．One of them scratched the end of the board while the others placed their ears against the other end．On walking up，the doctor was asked why the sounds travelled along the wood．"The sounds are magnified（放大），girls，er…"Suddenly he turned and rushed back to the hospital．Quickly（48）taking（take） some thick paper，he rolled it up like a tube and began listening to patients'chests．He heard the heartbeats and（49）their（they） breathing clearly．Laennec soon made a better instrument of wood，one he called a stethoscope（听诊器）．Later，they（50）were made （make） of steel and rubber．

Answer 1

分析 作者叙述了Rene Laennec大夫发明听诊器的故事．

解答 41．containers 考查名词复数．tap是动词，后接名词作宾语，且根据语境要用复数形式．
42．a 考查定冠词．sound是可数名词，单数形式前加不定冠词a表示泛指．
43．tapped 考查动词时态．全文讲述的是已发生的事情，用一般过去时．
44．whether 考查固定搭配．whether…or not意为"无论是…或…； 是否"，是固定搭配．
45．in 考查固定搭配．be interested in意为"对…感兴趣"，是固定搭配．
46．extremely 考查副词．fat是形容词，用副词修饰．
47．was walking 考查动词时态．根据句意：一天当Laennec正在公园散步时．用过去进行时态．
48．taking 考查现在分词．he与take之间是主谓关系，用现在分词作状语．
49．their 考查代词．their批代patients．
50．were made 考查动词语态．they与make之间是动宾关系，且表示过去发生的动作，用一般过去时的被动语态．

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．