1．[2015·江苏高考]The real reason why prices
(be), and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.
答案：were 根据and still are可知，此处指过去的物价与现在物价一直都很高，所以应使用一般过去时。
2．[2015·湖南高考]I wasn't able to hide my eagerness. When I
(ask), “What do you wish me to do now？”
答案：asked when引导的时间状语从句，通过“I wasn't able to hide my eagerness”的时态可知，ask的动作发生在过去。
3．[2015·重庆高考]In my hometown, there is always a harvest supper for the farmers after all the wheat
(cut)．
答案：has been cut 从句中cut的动作发生在主句动作之前，主句是一般现在时，故该从句使用一般现在时或现在完成时，且“wheat”与“cut”之间为被动，故答案是has been cut。
4．[2015·四川高考]More expressways
(build) in Sichuan soon to promote the local economy.
答案：will be built 根据时间状语soon以及不定式作目的状语，可知此处用一般将来时态，且“build”与“more expressways”之间为被动关系，故答案是will be built。
5．[2015·湖南高考]He must have sensed that I
(look) at him. He suddenly glanced at me and said quietly, “Why are you staring at me like that？”
答案：was looking 由句意可知，他感觉到的时候“我”应该是正在看他。
6．[2015·安徽高考]Just as I got to the school gate, I realized I
(leave) my book in the cafe.
答案：had left 考查时态。“realized”为一般过去时，其后面宾语从句中的动作发生在其之前，故用过去完成时，had left。
7．[2017·福建高考]—Haven't seen
you for ages!
Where
have you
been?
—I went to Ningxia and
(stay) there for one year, teaching
as a volunteer.
答案：stayed 答句由and连接两个并列的谓语动词，根据“went”及句意可知，此处表示的动作发生在过去，“待”这个动作与“went”这个动作几乎同时发生，故用一般过去时态。句意：——好长时间没见到你了！你去哪儿了？——我去宁夏支教了一年。
8．[2017·大纲全国卷]Unless some extra money
(find), the theatre will close.
答案：is found 由主句中的will可知unless引导的从句应用一般现在时态表将来，且“money”和“find”之间是被动关系，故答案为is found。句意：除非找到一些额外资金，否则这家剧院就得关门。
9．[2017·大纲全国卷]The
reports went missing in 2017 and nobody
(see)
them since.
答案：has seen 由题干中的“since”可知，本题应用现在完成时。句意：这些报告在2017年就丢失了，此后再也没人见到过它们。
10．[2017·北京高考]—Hi,
let's
go
skating.
—Sorry, I'm busy right now. I
(fill)
in an application form
for a new job.
答案：am filling 根据题干中的I'm busy right now可推知fill in这一动作正在进行，故用现在进行时。句意：——嗨，咱们去滑冰吧。——对不起，我现在忙着呢。我正在填一张新工作申请表。
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
[2015·课标全国卷]
Yangshuo, China
It was raining lightly when I
61
(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn't care. A few hours
62
， I'd been at home in Hong Kong, with
63
(it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.
I'd skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River
64
are pictured by artists in so many Chinese
65
(painting). Instead, I'd headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it's only an hour away
66
car and offers all the scenery of the betterknown city.
Yangshuo
67
(be) really beautiful. A study of travelers
68
(conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it
69
(regular) arranges quick getaways here for people
70
(live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Step 1：通读全文，掌握主旨大意。
本文讲述的是桂林的著名旅游景点阳朔。
Step 2：逐题解答，确定答案。
61．arrived。根据空格所在位置，此处填谓语，需考虑时态、语态及主谓一致。
62．before/earlier。根据空格所在位置可知，此处考查副词，结合句子时态，确定答案。
63．its。介词with后，名词前，可知此处填形容词性物主代词。
64．that/which。空前空后均是句子，可知此处填连词，根据从句的位置判断从句类型，再按该从句的连词选择方法确定答案。
65．paintings。空前many为关键信息。
66．by。名词前句子与此空从结构上无关，故可知此处填介词，结合语义可知答案。
67．is。根据空格位置可知此处填谓语，结合本段的时态以及语态和主谓一致确定答案。
68．conducted。该句中已经有谓语“names”，可知此处应填非谓语。空格在名词后，可知此处考查非谓语作定语。判断该动词与被修饰词之间的关系。
69．regularly。根据空格位置及语义可知此处应填副词。
70．living。同第68题。
Step 3：代入验证。
需考虑语法结构正确且语义符合逻辑，语法结合语义才能确保万无一失。