1.（2021年全国甲卷语法填空）After 44.__________ (spend) some time looking at all the defensive equipment at the wall, we decided it was time for some action and what 45. __________ (good) than to ride on a piece of history!
We hired our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky 47. _________ did the job. It took us about 3 hours to go all 48. ________ way around the Xi'an City Wall. Supposedly, you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and 49. _____________ (watchtower) to take pictures or, just to watch the local people going about their 50. ___________ (day) routines.
【答案】44. spending 45. better 47. but
48, the 49. watchtowers 50. daily
【解析】
44. 考查非谓语动词。After 介词后加doing形式，故填spending。
45. 考查形容词的词性转换。根据句中“than” 可知，应该填写形容词的比较级的形式，故填better。
47. 考查连词。此处表示我的自行车又旧又晃，后面能用。所以是转折的关系，故填but。
48, 考查冠词。 all the way 为固定搭配，意为“自始自终，一路上”。故填the。
49. 考查名词。根据句子结构， and 前后一致， and前是the different gates，名词的复数形式，所以空格也应该是名词的复数形式。故填watchtowers。
50. 考查形容词。此处表示“观察当地人的日常生活”，修饰routines, 故用形容词，故填daily。
