Step 3 范文点睛
There are many changes in my hometown.
For the environment,streets were narrow,water was not that clear and there were small schools everywhere in the past. But now ①.
For the transportation,②. But now everything has changed. Many of us go to work by bus or by car instead of on foot.
For other aspects,we used to live in small and dirty rooms. But now ③,which are big and comfortable. ④.
⑤.
①用“比较级”来表达路变宽了、水变清了、学校变大了。
②用“there used to be”句型来表达过去街上很少有公交车和出租车。
③用“with sb's support”和“现在完成时”表达在政府的支持下，我们搬进了新公寓。
④用“What's more”短语引出人们现在能方便地线上购票。
⑤用“thanks to”短语表达由于这些变化,“我”们能过上幸福的生活。

1. roads are wider, water is clearer and schools are bigger
2. there used to be a few buses and taxis on the streets
3. with the government's support, we have moved into new flats
4. What's more, we can buy tickets online conveniently
5. Thanks to these changes, we can lead a happy life

【分析】这是一道根据提示完成句子的英语填空题，解题时需先明确每个空的要求：①用形容词比较级描述环境相关的变化；②用there used to be句型表达过去的交通状况；③结合with sb's support和现在完成时表达居住变化；④用What's more引出额外的便利；⑤用thanks to总结变化带来的生活结果。需紧扣提示信息，组织符合英语语法和语境的正确表达。
【解析】
1. 空①：根据提示“用比较级表达路变宽了、水变清了、学校变大了”，将对应形容词变为比较级，得到roads are wider, water is clearer and schools are bigger；
2. 空②：根据提示“用there used to be句型表达过去街上很少有公交车和出租车”，套用there used to be结构，补充主语和地点，得到there used to be a few buses and taxis on the streets；
3. 空③：根据提示“用with sb's support和现在完成时表达在政府的支持下，我们搬进了新公寓”，with后接government's support，现在完成时用have moved into，得到with the government's support, we have moved into new flats；
4. 空④：根据提示“用What's more短语引出人们现在能方便地线上购票”，直接套用短语并补充内容，得到What's more, we can buy tickets online conveniently；
5. 空⑤：根据提示“用thanks to短语表达由于这些变化，‘我’们能过上幸福的生活”，套用thanks to these changes并补充结果，得到Thanks to these changes, we can lead a happy life。
【答案】
1. roads are wider, water is clearer and schools are bigger
2. there used to be a few buses and taxis on the streets
3. with the government's support, we have moved into new flats
4. What's more, we can buy tickets online conveniently
5. Thanks to these changes, we can lead a happy life
【知识点】
形容词比较级、there used to be句型、固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题为英语基础填空题，通过提示引导学生运用特定语法结构和短语，考查学生对基础知识点的掌握与运用能力，是巩固英语基础的典型题目。
【难度系数】
0.3