Question

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯。

we,  leave,  rich,  snow,  when,  say,  remember,  with,  something,  baby

 
On a ___小题1:___ evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her car had broken down. Just then a poor man, Robert, came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.
The lady thought, “Is the man going to help me? He looks very cold and hungry. ” But to her surprise, he stopped and said __小题2:___ a smile, “What’s wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.
After forty minutes, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him. “No, that’s ___小题3:___, madam. ” he said, “I was just helping someone in need. If you really want to pay me back, I hope ___小题4:___ you see someone in trouble, you can give him a hand. ” A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby (破旧的)house by the road. She ___小题5:___ Robert’s words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was not a ___小题6:___ family and they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady ___小题7:___ 500 dollars on the table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how hard their life was. Their ___小题8:___ was to be born the next month but there wasn’t enough money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and ___小题9:___softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’s going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out. ”
Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ___小题10:____.

Answer 1

小题1:snowy
小题2:with
小题3:nothing
小题4:when
小题5:remembered
小题6:rich 
小题7:left
小题8:baby
小题9:said
小题10:ourselves

试题分析：这篇短文描述了一个善有善报的故事。我们每个人都有需要帮助的时候，如果每个人在别人困难时都能伸出手来，最后自己的善行帮助的就是自己。
小题1:联系下文描述，可知这是一个下雪的晚上，结合所给选项，可知填形容词snowy，下雪的，作定语。
小题2:结合语境可此处指的是他带着微笑说，结合所给选项可知填介词with，带有，伴随。
小题3:联系下文，可知这个人说的是：那没什么。结合所给选项，可知填nothing，什么也没有。
小题4:联系下文，可知此处指的是当你看到有人遇到困难时，结合所给选项，可知填连词when，当……时。
小题5:结合语境可知她记住了罗伯特的话，本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据所给选项，可知填过去式动词remembered，记得。
小题6:结合语境可知此处指的是这不是一个富有的家庭。结合所给选项，可知填形容词rich，富有的，作定语。
小题7:结合语境可知这位女士留下来500美元。本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据所给选项，可知填过去式动词left，留下。
小题8:联系下文，可知此处指的是他们的孩子就要出生了。结合语境及所给选项，可知填单数名词baby，婴儿，孩子。
小题9:结合语境可知她的妻子轻轻地说，本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据所给选项，可知填过去式动词said，说。
小题10:联系上文描述，可知指的是帮助别人就是帮助我们自己。结合所给选项可知填反身代词ourselves，我们自己，作宾语。
点评：选词填空一直是英语考试中的难点，得分率比较低。解答此类题型的方法一般就是根据文章前后句子之间意思推断出词义，结合所给单词判断出所缺单词，然后根据该单词在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，进行适当词形变化。注意在叙事性短文中，谓语动词多为一般过去时态及现在完成时态，说明性短文中谓语动词多为一般现在时态。在解题方法上，此类题型也适用于排除法。即先完成较为简单的选项，将一时没有把握的选项留待最后再来完成。