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近日，2014年高考改革的消息一直不绝于耳，语法部分的变动是板上钉钉的定论------取消选择题，替换为语法填空题。

下面，请大家先看一下2013年3月份左右高考考试院内部发布的2014年语法新题型的样题，牛刀小试一下：

Directions:Read the following passage. For some blanks, there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form. of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning.

There is a photo hanging above my desk. Whenever I look at that photograph, it takes me back to those early years __1__ every new experience was important for me. It was towards the end of the school year __2__ it happened. I had been looking forward to that day with such eagerness.

I can still remember the shouts of the spectators as I __3__ (go) out onto the sports field with my classmates. Two days __4__ (early) , I had qualified for the finals of the 100 metres. Now looking around, I was determined __5__ (win).

…

请大家对对答案：

1. when

2. that

3. went

4. earlier

5. to win

众所周知，高考英语的语法题型多年来一直以单项选择的传统题型来考查，2014年将全面取消语法选择题（16题*1分=16分），替换为新题型：语法填空（见以上样题），2个语篇，共15道题（15分）。

通过样题，我们可以发现新题型语法填空的形式，基本可以分为两种，提供提示词的和没有提示词的。前者的考察点在于，以提示词的适当形式填空；后者则以连接词、或代词、冠词、介词、固定搭配等为考察点。

相较语法选择题，鉴于没有可供排除的选项，故新题型的难度相对较高，需要考生有一个扎实的语法基础，方可游刃有余的应对此题型。虽然2014年的考生大部分都花了十几年的时间来训练选择题，对选择题的题型及应试技巧烂熟于心，但是在考纲未发生重大变化的前提下，“万变不离其宗”，纵然题型有变，但是主考的语法点并未发生变化。只要考生对语法的基本知识有系统的掌握，加之多年选择题的大量操练，一样可以应对新题型，无需感到紧张不安。

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