Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读短文,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。
My children are growing up fast. As they get 1. (big), our house seems to get smaller. So we want 2. (sell) some of our things in a yard sale and give the money to a children's home.
We have already 3. (clear) out a lot of things from our bedrooms. My son was quite sad at first. 4. he has not played with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep them. 5. example, he has owned a train and railway set since his 6. (four) birthday, and he played with it until he was seven. And he did not want to lose his toy monkey, 7. . He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more 8. (understand), although she also felt sad to part with certain toys.
As for me, I did not want to give 9. my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. I am 10. (get) older, too!

1. bigger
2. to sell
3. cleared
4. Although/Though
5. For
6. fourth
7. either
8. understanding
9. up/away
10. getting

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则（如时态、比较级、序数词等）填入适当的词或单词的正确形式。解题时需逐句分析：1. 由语境“随着他们长大”可知用比较级；2. 考查want的固定搭配；3. 现在完成时需用过去分词；4. 前后为让步关系选连词；5. 固定短语for example；6. 表示“第几个生日”用序数词；7. 否定句中“也”用either；8. be后接形容词；9. 考查give相关固定搭配；10. 现在进行时表逐渐变化用现在分词。
【解析】
1. 考查形容词比较级：as引导时间状语从句，此处表示“变得更大”，用big的比较级bigger。
2. 考查固定搭配：want to do sth为固定用法，意为“想要做某事”，故填to sell。
3. 考查现在完成时：由have可知为现在完成时，结构为have+过去分词，clear的过去分词是cleared。
4. 考查连词：前后句为让步关系，意为“虽然很久没玩旧玩具，但仍想保留”，故用Although/Though。
5. 考查固定搭配：for example是固定短语，意为“例如”，句首首字母大写，故填For。
6. 考查序数词：表示“第四个生日”，需用four的序数词fourth。
7. 考查副词：否定句中表示“也”，用either。
8. 考查形容词：be动词后需接形容词，understand的形容词形式为understanding，意为“善解人意的”。
9. 考查固定搭配：give up（放弃）或give away（捐赠）均符合语境，故填up/away。
10. 考查现在进行时：此处表示“逐渐变老”，用现在进行时，结构为be+现在分词，get的现在分词是getting。
【答案】
1. bigger
2. to sell
3. cleared
4. Although/Though
5. For
6. fourth
7. either
8. understanding
9. up/away
10. getting
【知识点】
形容词比较级、固定搭配、动词时态
【点评】
本题为初中英语常见的语法填空题，主要考查基础语法（比较级、时态）、固定搭配、连词及序数词的运用，考点均为核心基础内容，难度适中，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】
0.6