二、语法填空(真题·杭州西湖)
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。
We all know that it's good for us to eat a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables. But it can be expensive, especially if you have a big family. Why not grow your own? It's cheap, 16 (interest) and really easy!
Rob Green has a vegetable garden at his house. He says, "It can be hard work sometimes, 17 I love it. I grow different vegetables, like carrots, onions and 18 (tomato). It saves me a lot of money, and the vegetables I grow are better than anything you can buy in the shops."
His garden has 19 apple tree. The apples aren't very sweet, but he 20 (usual) cooks them with brown sugar. Rob also 21 (grow) strawberries, and often makes strawberry cakes. "I'd like 22 (make) more," he says. "But yesterday the children 23 (come) and there weren't many left!"
Rob often cooks with his children, and he says that it's good for 24 (they) to see where their food comes 25 too.
C组

16. interesting 17. but 18. tomatoes 19. an
20. usually 21. grows 22. to make 23. came
24. them 25. from

【分析】本题为语法填空，需结合词性、时态、固定搭配、名词单复数等基础语法知识点解题。需根据句子结构、语境及语法规则，对括号内单词进行形式转换，或填入适当的冠词、连词、代词等。
【解析】16. 由并列连词and连接两个形容词作表语，需将名词interest转换为形容词interesting，故填interesting；17. 前半句“这有时是辛苦的工作”与后半句“我喜欢它”为转折关系，用转折连词but，故填but；18. tomato为可数名词，此处表类别，需用复数形式tomatoes，故填tomatoes；19. 表示“一棵苹果树”，apple以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an，故填an；20. 修饰动词cooks，需用副词，usual的副词形式为usually，故填usually；21. 主语Rob为第三人称单数，一般现在时中动词用三单形式，grow的三单为grows，故填grows；22. 固定搭配would like to do sth，意为“想要做某事”，故填to make；23. 由时间状语yesterday可知，用一般过去时，come的过去式为came，故填came；24. 介词for后接代词宾格，they的宾格为them，故填them；25. 固定短语come from，意为“来自”，故填from。
【答案】16. interesting 17. but 18. tomatoes 19. an 20. usually 21. grows 22. to make 23. came 24. them 25. from
【知识点】词性转换、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】本题为初中英语语法填空真题，侧重考察基础语法知识点，涵盖词性变化、时态、固定搭配等，难度适中，适合巩固英语基础。
【难度系数】0.6