Question

缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）
As you know , Mark Twain was a f ___【小题1】____ writer . He was born in a poor family . It was difficult for him to get some money when he was young . One day , he was invited to give a talk and after that he was asked if he could r____【小题2】_____ the first money he ever earned (挣). He had thought a long time before he answered and then said , “Yes , it was at school . I can remember e____【小题3】_____ about it . Pupils in those days didn’t respect (尊敬) their teachers and didn’t take c­­___【小题4】____ of school property (财产). Some of them often broke the windows and doors , the others cut something on the desks . S____【小题5】____ a rule (规定)was made in our school that any boy who did that would be beaten (被打) in front of the whole school , or would have to p____【小题6】_____ five dollars .”
“ One day I cut a mouse on the desk with a knife . I had to give five dollars to the school or be beaten before the w____【小题7】____ school . So I had to tell my father about it . My father said it would be very bad to have our family disgraced(羞辱) in front of the whole school . He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over to the headmaster(校长).But before g____【小题8】____ me the money , he took me upstairs(楼上) and gave me a beating . But as I had one beating and got used to(习惯) it , I d_____【小题9】____ I would take another beating at school and leave the five dollars to m_____【小题10】______ . So that’s what I did . That was the first money I ever earned .”

Answer 1

【小题1】famous
【小题2】remember
【小题3】everything
【小题4】care
【小题5】So 
【小题6】pay
【小题7】whole
【小题8】giving
【小题9】decided
【小题10】myself

解析试题分析：这篇短文主要记述了马克吐温小时候挨了两次揍，挣了五美元的故事。
【小题1】结合语境可知此处指的是马克吐温是个著名的作家。根据首字母可知填形容词famous，著名的，做定语。
【小题2】联系后一句描述，可知此处他的父亲问的是他是否记得他曾经赚的第一笔钱。根据情态动词could及首字母，可知填原形动词remember，记得。
【小题3】联系下文，可知他记得关于此事的每个细节，根据首字母可知填 不定代词everything，每件事。
【小题4】联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是不关心学校财产。短语take care of关心，照顾。根据首字母可知填care，关怀，照料。
【小题5】联系上下文，可知前后是因果关系，后面表示结果，根据首字母可知填连词So，因此，我们学校制定了一条规定……
【小题6】联系前文描述，可知此处指的是赔偿五美元。本句中to是不定式符号，后面动词用原形，根据首字母可知填pay，付款，偿还。
【小题7】联系前文描述，可知此处指的是在全校面前挨打，根据首字母可知填形容词whole，整个的。
【小题8】联系下文，可知此处指的是在给我钱之前。本句中before是介词，后面接名词作宾语，根据首字母可知填动名词giving，给。
【小题9】联系下文可知此处指的是我决定再挨一次揍。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词decided，决定。
【小题10】结合语境可知此处指的是把这五美元留给自己。根据首字母可知填反身代词myself，我自己。
考点：短文中词汇短语的运用能力
点评：首字母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，并结合首字母推断出所缺单词，然后根据该单词在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，确定单词词形，进行适当词形变化。注意动词，名词等一般要有词形变化，注意主谓语数的一致问题。而介词则没有词形变化。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。