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【题目】短文填空

请用适当的词完成下面的短文, 并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

Tommy lived in a village with his grandpa. Each morning Grandpa got up early to read his 【1】.

One day Tommy asked, “Grandpa! I try to read books like you, but I always forget 【2】 I have read very soon. What’s the advantage of reading books?”

Grandpa didn’t reply him 【3】. He pointed to an old dirty basket in the corner and said, “Take this basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” Tommy did as he was told. Of course, he brought back 【4】 empty basket. Grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to walk faster next time.”

Tommy did again. This time he ran faster 【5】 the result was the same.

“Grandpa, it was impossible to carry water in a basket.”

“Tommy, I don’t think you are trying hard enough. Why do you 【6】 up so easily?”

With lots of questions in mind, Tommy decided to have the last try. This time he did it even faster, but no matter how hard he tried, he still 【7】.

“See, Grandpa, it’s still useless! The basket can never be filled 【8】 water.” Tommy shouted when he got into the house. He ran so fast that he was out of breath.

“So you think it’s useless? Look at the basket.” Grandpa said.

Tommy looked at the basket and for the first time, he realized that it was different. Instead of a dirty old basket, it was 【9】 inside and outside.

“Tommy, that is what happens to you when you read books. You might not understand or remember 【10】, but when you read, you will be changed little by little, inside and outside.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】books

【2】what

【3】immediately

【4】an

【5】but

【6】give

【7】failed

【8】with

【9】clean

【10】everything

【解析】

爷爷跟孙子生活在一起，爷爷整天读书，孙子说他也想读书，但是总是忘记，他问爷爷读书有什么好处，爷爷没有回答，却让他拿着篮子去打水，可想而知最后没有打到水，看似结果不好，但却在打水的过程中把篮子的里里外外都冲洗干净了，读书和这道理是一样的。

【1】句意：每天早晨，爷爷都早起看书。

根据下文，Grandpa! I try to read books like you爷爷！我试着像你一样读书。可知爷爷每天早起看书，所以空处应填books，故答案为books。

【2】句意：但我总是很快就忘记了我读过的东西。

空处部分既做主句谓语forget的宾语，又做从句谓语have read的宾语，what意思为“所…的事/物”，what=the thing that，故答案为what。

【3】句意：爷爷没有立即回答他。

根据下文He pointed to an old dirty basket … bring me back a basket of water，可知爷爷没有立即答复他，而是让他用篮子打水，所以用副词immediately修饰动词reply，故答案为immediately。

【4】句意：当然，他带回了一个空篮子。

这里表示泛指一个空篮子，且empty [empti]是以元音音素开头的单词，故答案为an。

【5】句意：这一次他跑得更快，但结果是一样的。

根据句意，可知This time he ran faster 和 the result was the same是转折关系，所以用并列连词but，故答案为but。

【6】句意：你为什么这么容易放弃呢？

根据上文Grandpa, it was impossible to carry water in a basket. 爷爷，不可能把水装在篮子里。可知孙子放弃了，固定搭配give up放弃，问句中有助动词do，所以用动词原形give，故答案为give。

【7】句意：但不管他多么努力，他仍然失败了。

根据下文See, Grandpa, it’s still useless!，可知他又失败了，fail“失败”，本文讲述过去事情，所以用fail过去式failed，故答案为failed。

【8】句意：篮子里永远不能装满水。

形容词短语be filled with意为“填满，充满…”，故答案为with。

【9】句意：里里外外都很干净。

根据上句Instead of a dirty old basket而不是一个肮脏的旧篮子，可知篮子变得里外干净了，所以用形容词clean“干净的”，故答案为clean。

【10】句意：你可能不明白或不记得一切，但当你阅读时，你会内外一点一滴地改变。

本句呼应上文孙子说的“总忘记读过的东西”but I always forget ____2____ I have read very soon.，可知空处应填everything“所有的东西”，故答案为everything。