四、语法填空（真题·台州临海）
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。
Ed was a professional football player, but in 2017 he had 35 accident in a swimming pool. After that, he couldn't move his body from the shoulders down.
Doctors told him that he'd probably never walk again, 36 Ed didn't want to believe this. He spent six days 37 (look) fixedly at his toes(脚趾) and trying to make them move—and, finally, he succeeded! This was the start of a long journey.
38 he was staying in hospital, Ed met Paul, a man in his late thirties. Doctors had also told Paul he would never walk again, but Ed encouraged him not 39 (give) up and six months later, Paul told Ed he was walking 40 a stick.
Only a year after his accident, Ed climbed one of the 41 (high) mountains in Wales. Then he climbed a 6,500-metre mountain in Nepal. Two years later, 31-year-old Ed climbed over 8,848.86 42 (metre), the height of the world's tallest mountain, by going up and down his parents' stairs(楼梯) 2,783 times. When he finished, he told a news reporter he 43 (simple) loved climbing although it sometimes was "painful" and "boring". He also raised £ 46,000 for charity.
Ed's story 44 (touch) many people already. Now he has his own charity, M2M, which aims to help "people facing challenges in life".

35. an
36. but
37. looking
38. When/While/As
39. to give
40. with
41. highest
42. metres
43. simply
44. has touched

【分析】
本题为语法填空真题，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法规则逐一分析每个空：
1. 第35空：考查冠词，accident是可数名词单数，发音以元音音素开头，表泛指“一次事故”，需用不定冠词an；
2. 第36空：前后句为转折关系，前句说医生的判断，后句是Ed的态度，需用转折连词but；
3. 第37空：固定搭配spend time (in) doing sth，意为“花费时间做某事”，动词需用动名词形式；
4. 第38空：引导时间状语从句，表“当……的时候”，可用When/While/As；
5. 第39空：固定搭配encourage sb not to do sth，意为“鼓励某人不要做某事”，需用不定式；
6. 第40空：表示“用拐杖”，介词用with；
7. 第41空：固定结构one of + the + 形容词最高级，意为“最……之一”，形容词需用最高级；
8. 第42空：数字大于1时，名词需用复数形式；
9. 第43空：修饰动词loved，需用副词，形容词变副词加-ly；
10. 第44空：句中already是现在完成时标志，主语为单数，需用现在完成时结构。
【解析】
35. 考查不定冠词。accident为可数名词单数，以元音音素开头，表泛指，故填an；
36. 考查连词。前后句为转折关系，故填but；
37. 考查固定搭配。spend time (in) doing sth为固定用法，故填looking；
38. 考查时间状语从句引导词。表“当……的时候”，故填When/While/As；
39. 考查固定搭配。encourage sb not to do sth为固定用法，故填to give；
40. 考查介词。表示“使用工具”，故填with；
41. 考查形容词最高级。one of + the + 形容词最高级为固定结构，故填highest；
42. 考查名词复数。数字大于1，metre需变复数，故填metres；
43. 考查副词。修饰动词loved，需用副词，simple变副词为simply，故填simply；
44. 考查现在完成时。already为现在完成时标志，主语Ed为单数，故填has touched；
【答案】
35. an；36. but；37. looking；38. When/While/As；39. to give；40. with；41. highest；42. metres；43. simply；44. has touched
【知识点】
固定搭配、时态、词性转换
【点评】
本题涵盖冠词、连词、固定搭配、形容词最高级等基础语法考点，注重考查学生对核心语法规则的掌握，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生巩固语法知识。
【难度系数】
0.6