1. 求高考语法填空试题要答案加解析。
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult ___31___ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy ___32___ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not ___33___ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or ___34___ (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter ___35___ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her ___36___ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes ___37___ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please ___38___.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already ___39___ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane ___39___ (inform).
答案与解析：
本文讲叙Jane在圣诞节给父亲选礼物，因往年送父亲领带不能使父亲高兴，满以为这次买烟斗送父亲会让父亲高兴的，却被告知父亲终于戒烟了。
31. it。在宾语从句中作形式主语，真正的主语是to choose…。
32. to please。在形容词后作状语，只能用动词不定式。
33. a。表示“一次”愉快的经历。
34. pushed。与stepped并列，也用一般过去时。
35. where。因两句之间没有连词，必定是填连词；后句是定语从句，要填的词在从句中作地点状语，故填关系副词where。
36. choice。在形容词性物主代词后一定是用名词形式。
37. on。因表示“出售”的on sale是固定搭配。
38. him。给父亲买礼物，根据常识应是使父亲高兴，作宾语用代词。please him /father使他高兴。
39. at。名词(table)在句中不作主语，也不作动词的宾语，很可能就是作介词的宾语；由having supper可知，填at；因为at table表示“在餐桌边，在进餐”，也是习惯搭配。
40. was informed。因Jane与inform是被动关系，又是一般过去时。