四、语法填空
阅读下面的短文,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。
The Magic Medicine
There once lived a very foolish king and his queen. One day the queen had 1 baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both couldn't stop 2 (cry) out, "My goodness! How small it is! It's hairless and toothless!" They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered 3 (they) to prepare some medicine for her. "When she 4 (take) your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth," the king said. "5 you don't do this, you'll have a beating." The doctors thought it impossible, but they were afraid 6 (say) anything against the king's order. Just then an old doctor stepped forward. "Oh, we shall 7 (certain) follow your order," he said, "but it really takes time. We need twelve 8 (year)."
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her 9 (twelve) birthday, they brought her back to her parents. What a surprise! She was a girl 10 long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and the queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.

1. a 2. crying 3. them 4. takes 5. If 6. to say
7. certainly 8. years 9. twelfth 10. with

【分析】本题为语法填空，需结合短文语境、固定搭配及语法规则完成填空。解题思路：先通读全文理解故事大意，再逐个分析每个空格的考点：1空需填冠词表泛指；2空考查固定搭配；3空需用代词宾格作宾语；4空考查时间状语从句的时态；5空考查条件状语从句的连词；6空考查固定搭配；7空需用副词修饰动词；8空考查名词复数；9空考查序数词；10空考查介词表伴随。
【解析】1. 考查不定冠词：此处泛指“一个女婴”，baby以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a；2. 考查固定搭配：can't stop doing sth.是固定用法，意为“忍不住做某事”，故填crying；3. 考查人称代词宾格：ordered是动词，后接宾语需用代词宾格，they的宾格为them；4. 考查一般现在时：when引导的时间状语从句，主句隐含将来含义，从句用一般现在时，主语she是第三人称单数，故动词用takes；5. 考查条件状语从句连词：此处表示“如果你们不这样做”，引导条件状语从句用If；6. 考查固定搭配：be afraid to do sth.是固定用法，意为“害怕做某事”，故填to say；7. 考查副词：此处修饰动词follow，需用形容词certain的副词形式certainly；8. 考查名词复数：twelve后接可数名词复数，故year变复数years；9. 考查序数词：表示“第十二个生日”，需用twelve的序数词twelfth；10. 考查介词：此处表示“带有长长的黑发”，用介词with表伴随。
【答案】1. a 2. crying 3. them 4. takes 5. If 6. to say 7. certainly 8. years 9. twelfth 10. with
【知识点】冠词用法；非谓语动词；介词用法
【点评】本题以趣味故事为载体，考查初中英语核心基础语法，侧重对常见固定搭配、时态、介词等知识点的运用，难度适中，适合夯实语法基础。
【难度系数】0.6