Question

9．Once a mall was walking along a beach．The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day．（61）Inthe distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf's edge and the beach．As the man （62）approached（approach），he could see there were hundreds of starfish （63）lying（1ie）on the sand as a result of the natural （64）action（act）of the tide．
　　The man （65）was stuck（stick）by the apparent uselessness of the task．There were far too many starfish （66）andmany of them were sure to die．When he came near，the person continued the task of picking （67）upthe starfish one by one and throwing them into the ocean．
　　As he came up to the person，he said．"You must be crazy．There are thousands of miles of beach（68）covered（cover） with starfish．You can't （69）possibly（possible）make a difference．"The person looked at the man．He then bent down and picked up （70）one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean．He turned back to the man and said，"It surely makes a difference to that one!"

Answer 1

分析 曾经有个人漫步在沙滩上，他看到远处一个人来回的走在海浪的边缘和海滩之间．走近一看原来由于潮汐的原因，很多海星被冲到沙滩上，这个人在一条条的把海星捡起扔回海里，他认为这个人的做法没有用，因为海星太多了．

解答 61．In 考查介词．固定短语 in thedistance"在远处"，符合语境，故填In．
62．approached 考查时态．根据上文"Once a man was walking along a beach．"可知这是一个发生在过去的故事．故填approached．
63．lying  考查非谓语．lie与其逻辑主语he是主谓关系，所以用现在分词作伴随状语，故填 lying．
64．action 考查名词． 所填词被形容词修饰，前面有定冠词且后面出现了介词 of，可知该空应该填act 的名词形式，故填action．
65．was stuck 考查被动语态．根据语境及设空处后的by 可知the man 与stick 之间是被动关系，所以要用被动语态，stick 的过去分词是 stuck．句意："这个人被眼前这个没什么用的任务给难住了"，故填was stuck．
66．and 考查连词． 前后分别是两个完整的句子，上句"海星太多了"和下句"许多肯定会死"是顺承关系，所以应用连词and来连接，故填and．
67．up 考查副词．pick up sth 有捡起某物的含义，句意：这个人继续一个一个地捡起海星并把它们扔回海里，故填up．
68．covered 考查非谓语动词．beach 与 cover 之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词短语作后置定语来修饰沙滩，故填covered．
69．possibly 考查副词．修饰动词应该用副词，修饰动词短语make a difference应用possible的副词形式，故填possibly．
70．one 考查代词． 此处只有填 one 才能表达"又捡起一个海星并把它扔回海里"的意思，故填one．

点评 语法填空是通过语篇在语境中考查语法知识的运用能力，在解题前应快速浏览短文掌握大意，在读懂短文的基础上，结合短文提供的特定的语言环境去逐句分析，逐题解答．扎实的语法功底加上准确的理解是解答语法填空题的关键．