Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Long ago the Emperor decided1.___________ (hold) a swimming race between 13 different animals. The order in which they finished would decide the order of their 2. __________ (appear) in the Chinese calendar (历法). All the animals lined up on the river bank and3. ___________ (give) the task of 4. __________ (get) to the opposite shore. The cat wondered how he would get across 5.____________ he was afraid of water. The ox worried how he would cross with his poor eyesight. The calculating rat suggested that he and the cat 6. _____________ (jump) onto the ox's back and guide him across. The ox, steady and hard-working, did not notice the two animals on his back. In the meanwhile, the rat 7. ____________ (run) behind the unsuspecting cat and pushed him into the water. As the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first. So the rat got the first year 8.___________ (name) after him and the ox got the second year. 9. __________ the lazy pig reached the finish line in 12th place，the race was over and he was awarded the final place on the calendar. From that day the cat, 10.___________ has never finished and lost his place on the calendar, became the enemy of the rat.

Answer 1

1.to hold

2.appearance

3.were given

4.getting

5.because/as

6.(should) jump

7.ran

8.named

9.When/After

10.who

【解析】

试题分析：

1.1】固定搭配 decide to do 故填to hold。

2.2】their 后跟名词，所以用动词appear 的名词形式appearance。

3.3】All the animals 和give之间是被动关系，而且animals是复数，因此填were given。

4.4】of是介词，介词后面用动名词，所以填getting。

5.5】句意是：猫想知道他将怎样通过这条河，因为他害怕水。所以填because/as。

6.6】suggest后面的宾语从句用should+动词原形，should可以省略。故填（should）jump。

7.7】根据故事开头Long ago“很久以前”，得知用用一般过去时态，所以用ran。

8.8】句意是：所以老鼠得到了以他的名字命名的第一年。the first year和name之间是被动关系，故用named。

9.9】根据句意：懒猪第十二个到达时或到达之后，比赛结束。所以填When/After因为是句子开头，所以用大写。

10.10】根据句意：猫没有完成，失去了在日历上的位置，从那天起变成了老鼠的敌人。这里包含一个非限制性定语从句，从句缺少关系代词，因为后面用his，所以填who。

考点：考查语法填空。