Question

【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：

A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert. It sighed (叹气): “I can’t offer shade(阴凉) or juicy fruit to any passing traveler. I can’t see that I have any use to others. I wish I could do something u【1】.”

By day birds circled high over its head. “What can I do for you?”the cactus called. The birds flew away.

At night the moon moved in the s【2】, looking at it coldly. A lizard (蜥蜴)passed by, leaving a little trail (痕迹)in the sand with its tail.

“What can I do for you?” the cactus called. “You?” the Lizard l【3】. “You can’t do anything! The birds circle overhead, leaving beautiful forms for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a l【4】 at night ,so we can see our ways home. Even I have something to do. I decorate(装饰)the desert with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. But you can do nothing.”

As time went on, the cactus g【5】 old, and it knew that its time was short. It cried out: “Forgive me! I have tried, but I failed to find something to do.”

But just then , a beautiful flower o【6】 from a cactus head like a crown.

The desert had never seen such a flower before. It brought h【7】 to all those who passed by. The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower.

In the desert , a voice was saying: “I finally found something to do.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】useful

【2】sky

【3】laughed

【4】light/lantern

【5】grew/got

【6】opened

【7】Happiness/hopeness

【解析】

本文讲述了沙漠里的仙人掌认为自己没有用途，他想要为别人做些有用的事。但是直到他老了，他也没有找到有用的事去做。后来，他头顶上开出了一朵美丽的花，给所有经过的人带来了快乐。他觉得自己终于能找到事情去做了。

【1】句意：我希望我能做一些有用的事。

根据“I can’t see that I have any use to others.”可知，他认为自己对其他人没有用，因此想要做一些有用的事，修饰不定代词something，用形容词，故填useful。

【2】句意：晚上月亮在天空中移动，冷冷地看着它。

根据the moon可知，月亮在天上，in the sky在天空中，故填sky。

【3】句意：“你？”蜥蜴笑了。

根据后文的“You can’t do anything!”可知，蜥蜴认为仙人掌不能做任何事，因此在笑他，故填laughed。

【4】句意：晚上月亮挂得很高，像一盏灯，所以我们可以看到回家的路。

根据“so we can see our ways home.”可知，我们可以看见回家的路，因此月亮就像灯或灯笼一样，故填light/lantern。

【5】句意：随着时间的流逝，仙人掌老了，它知道自己的时间不多了。

grow/get+形容词，表示“变得……”，故填grew/got。

【6】句意：但就在这时，一朵美丽的花从一个仙人掌头上像皇冠一样开了。

根据后文的“The desert had never seen such a flower before.”可知，表示开花了，故填opened。

【7】句意：它给所有经过的人带来了快乐。

根据后文的“The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower.”可知，看见这朵漂亮的花，大家感到高兴，作为动词brought的宾语，用名词，故填Happiness/hopeness。