Question

先閱讀短文，然后根據短文內容在短文空白處填入一個適當的詞，使短文完整、通順，所填單詞的首字母已給出。將填入空白處的單詞寫在答題卡上的相應題號后.

I was in a strange city and I didn?t know the city at all.And what is more，I could not speak a word of the 1.l______.After having spent my first day in the town center，I decided to lose my way on my second day，since I was sure that this was the better way of 2.g____to know the strange city.I got on the first bus in the morning，rode on it for several stops，then got off it and walked on.The first two hours 3.p_____ happily enough.Then I decided to turn back to my 4.h______for lunch.After walking about for some time，I decided I had better ask the way.The5.t_______ was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the hotel in which I 6.l________ and even that I pronounced badly.

I stopped to ask a friendly-looking7.n______ seller.He smiled and handed me a paper.I shook my head and repeated the name of the hotel and he put the paper into my hands，I had to give him some 8.m_______and went on my way.Then I met a policeman.I asked him at once.The policeman listened to me carefully.Smiled and took me 9.b_______the arm.There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left10.a_____.I thanked him politely and began walking on.

About an hour passed and I found that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields could be 11.s_____ on either side of me.I had come all the way into the country.The thing left for me to do was to find the nearest bus station.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.language

2.getting

3.passed

4.hotel

5.trouble

6.lived

7.newspaper

8.money

9.by

10.again

11.seen

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文作者主要記述了自己在一個陌生的城市迷路后，問路的故事。由于語言不通，我一直走出了城市，到了鄉下。

1.聯系上下文，可知此處指的是我不能說這種語言的一個單詞，結合語境及首字母可知填language，語言。

2.聯系上下文，可知此處指的是開始了解這個陌生的城市。結合前文介詞of及首字母可知填動名詞getting，變得，獲得。

3.聯系上下文，可知此處指的是這三個小時過得足夠愉快，結合語境可知本句描述的是過去發生的動作，故用一般過去時態。根據首字母可知填過去式動詞passed，經過，度過。

4.聯系上文，可知此處指的是我決定返回賓館吃午飯。結合語境及首字母可知填單數名詞hotel，賓館。

5.聯系下文，可知此處指的是麻煩是……，結合語境及首字母可知填單數名詞trouble，麻煩，煩惱。

6.聯系上文，可知此處指的是我住的賓館。結合語境可知本句描述的是過去發生的動作，故用一般過去時態。根據首字母可知填過去式動詞lived，居住。

7.聯系下文描述，可知此處指的是一個賣報紙的人，結合首字母可知填名詞newspaper，報紙。

8.聯系上文描述，可知我不得不給了他一些錢。結合語境及首字母可知填名詞money，錢。抽象名詞，不可數，故用原形即可。

9.聯系下文，可知此處指的是拉著我的胳膊，結合首字母可知填介詞by，通過。

10.聯系上下文，可知他指了左邊又指右邊，結合首字母可知填副詞again，再，又。

11.聯系上下文，可知此處指的是能看見綠色的田野。結合語境可知本句主語是動作對象，故用被動語態。根據首字母可知填過去分詞seen，看見。

考點：短文中詞匯短語的運用能力

點評：首字母一直是英語考試中的難點，得分率比較低。解答此類題型的方法一般就是根據文章前后句子之間意思推斷出詞義，并結合首字母推斷出所缺單詞，然后根據該單詞在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，確定單詞詞形，進行適當詞形變化。