四、语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Do you know tetherball(绳球)? It is an 1 (excite) game played by two people. One person hits the ball to the right, while 2 other person hits it to the left. The ball 3 (connect) to a rope, so it does not fly away. 4 (win) the game, you have to hit the ball so that it turns around the pole(杆子) in your direction. It looks simple, 5 is actually quite challenging.
Last week, I learnt 6 to play it with my brother. When I hit the ball, it 7 (fly) up in a big circle and made it easy for my brother to reach it. My brother is much stronger and 8 (good) than me. He would first hit the ball and then push it with 9 (he) hands, making the ball go smoothly round the pole. As a result, he won every game! I want to play 10 someone else next time. I've decided to improve my skills and give my brother a real challenge!

1. exciting 2. the 3. is connected 4. To win
5. but 6. how 7. flew 8. better 9. his 10. with

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合词性、固定搭配、时态语态、非谓语动词等知识点逐个分析：1. 修饰名词game需用形容词；2. 考查固定搭配“one...the other...”；3. 主语与动词是被动关系，需用被动语态；4. 此处表目的，用不定式作状语；5. 前后句为转折关系，需用转折连词；6. 考查“疑问词+不定式”结构；7. 描述过去动作，需用一般过去时；8. 由than可知用比较级；9. 修饰名词需用形容词性物主代词；10. 考查固定搭配“play with sb”。
【解析】
1. 空格修饰名词game，excite的形容词形式exciting意为“令人兴奋的”，符合语境，故填exciting；
2. 固定搭配“one...the other...”表示两者中的“一个……另一个……”，此处指两人中的另一个，故填the；
3. 主语the ball与动词connect是被动关系，描述客观事实用一般现在时，故填is connected；
4. 此处表目的，用不定式作目的状语，句首首字母大写，故填To win；
5. 前句“看起来简单”与后句“实际上有挑战性”为转折关系，故填but；
6. “疑问词+不定式”结构中，how表方式，learn how to play意为“学习如何玩”，故填how；
7. 由Last week及made可知，此处描述过去动作，fly的过去式为flew，故填flew；
8. 由than可知，需用good的比较级better，故填better；
9. 修饰名词hands需用形容词性物主代词，he的形容词性物主代词为his，故填his；
10. 固定搭配play with sb意为“和某人一起玩”，故填with。
【答案】
1. exciting 2. the 3. is connected 4. To win 5. but 6. how 7. flew 8. better 9. his 10. with
【知识点】
形容词的用法、动词的时态与语态、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为基础英语语法填空题，考查初中阶段核心语法点，涵盖词性转换、固定搭配、时态语态等，注重基础知识应用，难度适中，适合巩固语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.7