Question

根据首字母提示完成短文 （每空1分，满分10分）

It was already late when we started for the next town. According to(根据) the map, it was about fifteen miles a___1.____ on the other side of the hill. There we felt sure that we would f____2.___ a bed for the night. Soon darkness fell after we left the village, b____3.____ unluckily, we met no one as we drove fast along the narrow road which led to the hill. As our car climbed higher, it became c___4.____ and the rain began to fall, and it was d__5.____ for us to see the road. We drove very slowly.

After we traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town. We were beginning to get worried. Then, the car suddenly s___6.____. We found that we used up the gas(汽油), so we d___7.___ to spend the night in the car.

After eating some bread, I t___8._____ to go to sleep at once, but John, a poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill. Soon he found, in the valley below, the lights of the town we were looking for. We at once pushed(推) the car to the t___9.____ of the hill. In l___10.____ than a quarter of an hour, we were in the town and we found a hotel there easily.

Answer 1

1.away

2.find

3.but

4.colder

5.difficult

6.stopped

7.decided

8.tried

9.top

10.less

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了作者旅行过程中遭遇到的种种麻烦困扰，首先他们出发较晚，当夜幕降临时他们也没能找到可以过夜的宾馆，他们车开得很慢，后来天下起雨来，最后更糟糕的是，他们的车没油了；但是，柳暗花明又一村，最后几经周折，他们终于很快的到达一个城镇，并且找到宾馆住了下来。

1.1】句意：根据地图来看，我们离山的另一面还有大概15英里远。根据句意及上文的fifteen miles及首字母的提示，作者在这里想要表达距离，故使用固定搭配：数字+miles/kilometers +away。故填：away。

2.2】句意：在那里，我们确信一定能够找到一张可以过夜的床。根据句意及下文的短语，a bed for the night，一张过夜的床，推知天色已晚，作者要找到一张可以睡觉的床，结合首字母，即可推知答案。故填：find。

3.3】句意：我们离开村庄后不久，夜幕降临了，但是不幸的是，我们开车沿着那条通向小山的狭窄山路疾驰开车中没有遇见一个人。根据句意及上下文，尤其单词luckily给了我们提示，应该填写表示转折关系的单词，结合首字母，故可推知答案。故填：but。

4.4】句意：当我们的车爬的越来越高时，天气变得更冷了，雨开始落下，对我们来说很难看清前面的道路。根据句意及上下文，尤其是雨开始落下，暗示天气也会变得更冷，结合首字母，应该使用比较级。故填：colder。

5.5】句意：当我们的车爬的越来越高时，天气变得更冷了，雨开始落下，对我们来说很难看清前面的道路。根据句意及上下文，本句使用的是固定句型it is+形容词+for sb+ to do，结合首字母，即可推知答案。故填：difficult。

6.6】句意：突然，我们的车停了。根据句意及下文，We found that we used up the gas(汽油), 用尽汽油车当然要停下，结合首字母，stop变过去式时注意双写字母p，即可推知答案。故填：stopped。

7.7】句意：当我们发现汽车燃油烧尽时，我们决定在车里过夜。根据句意及下文to do，暗示此处动词后面应该使用非谓语动词to do，结合首字母，即可推知答案。故填：decided。

8.8】句意：吃了一些面包后，我试图睡觉。根据句意及下文to do，暗示此处动词后面应该使用非谓语动词to do，结合首字母，而且在车里睡觉是不习惯的事，需要做些努力，同时，注意try需要变y为i再加上ed，即可推知答案。故填：tried。

9.9】句意：我们立刻把车推到了山顶。根据句意及上文went for a walk up the hill向山上走发现山下有光，结合首字母，即可推知答案。故填：top。

10.10】句意：在不到一刻钟的时间里，我们就到达了城镇，很容易的找到了一家宾馆。根据句意及上下文及固定短语，more than多于，less than，少于，结合首字母。故填：less。

考点：短文填空。