篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一名男子从孩童到成为一名父亲的岁月里，在生活中遭遇的不幸。

　　1．quietly 考查词性转换。他四岁的女儿Barbara坐在他的腿上静静地啜泣着。修饰动词应用副词。

　　2．why 考查名词性从句的连接词。空处引导宾语从句，且表示"为什么"，故填why。

　　3．and 考查连词。根据上下文可知，此处表示并列关系，故用and。

　　4．to compete 考查非谓语动词。他那时太小不能参加体育比赛。too ... to ... 为固定结构，意为"太......而不能......"，故此处应用不定式。

　　5．would 考查固定结构。此处是would rather do sth.结构。

　　6．a 考查冠词。此处指他得到了一个广告文字撰写人的工作，表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。

　　7．of 考查介词。Evelyn的癌症花光了他们所有的积蓄。rob sb. of sth.是固定用法，意为"剥夺某人某物"。

　　8．were forced 考查动词的时态和语态。根据上文的内容可知，此处是指他和女儿被迫住在芝加哥贫民窟的一个两居室的公寓中。文章叙述的是发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时，他和女儿是"被迫"住在贫民窟的，故用一般过去时的被动语态。

　　9．whom 考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，指代his child，并在定语从句中作介词for的宾语，故用whom。

　　10．to make 考查非谓语动词。be determined to do sth.是固定用法，意为"下定决心做某事"。

　　Ⅳ.短文改错

　　I'm a junior high school student. In my spare time, I like shopping. There has a supermarket in my town. Lots of things are being sold there. So I often went there with my mother buy school things, food and drinks.

　　Of course, sometimes I want to buy something expensive. That I want most is an MP4 player, but I mustn't afford one now. I'm going to work for the English club during this summer holiday or make some money for it. We teenagers should not always ask our parents for money.

　　As for shopping online, I like it, because things there are more cheaper. And I don't need to walk to the shops, which helps me save for time. No matter where to shop, I enjoy it because it's really relaxed.

　　答案：

　　I'm a junior high school student. In my spare time, I like shopping. There a supermarket in my town. Lots of things are being sold there. So I often there with my mother buy school things, food and drinks.

Of course, sometimes I want to buy something expensive. I want most is an MP4 player, but