六、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
In 1988, Wang Chengbang retired(退休) from the army. Instead of 1. (enjoy) a relaxing life, he volunteered to save the soil from desertification(沙漠化) by planting trees in Korla, Xinjiang.
It is not an easy job. The high temperature in Korla makes 2. difficult for anyone to work day after day in the sunshine. Besides, water is a big problem. In fact Wang Chengbang's work in the 3. (one) few years failed as very few trees survived(存活).
But Wang Chengbang would not give up. "4. I tried many different ways, I learned 5. to grow young trees in a better way," said Wang Chengbang. He also worked out new ways to save water. 6. his hard work, more and more trees have survived. So far, he 7. (plant) millions of trees. Those green trees make the air much 8. (clean) and protect people from the hot sun. Now, Korla is a model city in environmental protection.
Wang Chengbang is also successful in fighting cancer(癌症). In 2005, he had cancer and was told that he had only six 9. (month) to live. However, he continued taking care of his trees rather than lying on the hospital bed. "Working is 10. best medicine. Planting trees helps to fight cancer," he often jokes.
读后词汇拓展 猜出第五大题中画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思,并收入自己的小词典。
1. approval
2. weakness

1. enjoying 2. it 3. first 4. After 5. how
6. With 7. has planted 8. cleaner 9. months
10. the
读后词汇拓展
1. n. 认可 2. n. 缺点,不足

【分析】本题分为短文语法填空和词汇拓展两部分。短文填空需结合语境、固定搭配、词性变化、时态等语法知识逐一分析每个空：1. 介词后接动名词；2. 固定结构中形式宾语的用法；3. 序数词的使用；4. 连词的语境选择；5. 疑问词+不定式的结构；6. 介词的语义；7. 现在完成时的时态标志；8. 形容词比较级的用法；9. 名词复数的变化；10. 定冠词与最高级的搭配。词汇拓展需根据构词法和常见词义判断单词的词性和意思。
【解析】1. 空前为介词of，介词后接动名词作宾语，故将enjoy变为enjoying；2. 固定结构“make it + adj + for sb to do sth”中，it作形式宾语，真正宾语为后面的不定式短语，故填it；3. 此处表示“最初的几年”，需用one对应的序数词first；4. 结合语境“在尝试了很多不同方法之后”，用连词After引导时间状语；5. “疑问词+不定式”结构作learn的宾语，此处表“如何”，故填how；6. 表示“凭借他的努力”，用介词With；7. so far是现在完成时的标志，主语为he，故用has planted；8. much修饰形容词比较级，故将clean变为cleaner；9. six后接可数名词复数，故将month变为months；10. 形容词最高级best前需加定冠词the，故填the。词汇拓展：1. approval是名词，意为“认可”；2. weakness是名词，意为“缺点，不足”。
【答案】1. enjoying 2. it 3. first 4. After 5. how 6. With 7. has planted 8. cleaner 9. months 10. the；读后词汇拓展：1. n. 认可 2. n. 缺点,不足
【知识点】动名词用法、固定搭配、现在完成时、形容词比较级
【点评】本题考查英语基础语法知识和词汇拓展，题型常规，侧重对学生语法规则和词汇掌握的基础考查，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6