Question

按照课文内容填空（共8小题; 每小题0.5分，满分4分）
阅读下面的短文, 在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词, 或填入括号中单词的正确形式, 并将相应答案写在答题纸上。
Henry, a businessman, who was from America, landed in London by   1  . Being penniless, he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand.   2   in the street one day, he was invited to a big house. Then something   3   (believe) happened to Henry. There Henry stared at the food on the table   4  the two wealthy brothers asked him some questions. Henry told them that he had tried to seek help but no luck. He thought the two brothers made fun of him at first. On the   5  , they gave him a letter   6   Henry promised not to open until two o’clock. Being hungry, Henry went into a restaurant and asked for a meal costing a large amount of money.
The waiter treated him in rude manners   7   he was in rags.  But he took a chance and let Henry have the meal. When it was two o’ clock, Henry opened the letter with a million pound bank-note. They doubted   8   the bank-note was a genuine, but later they were sure it was not a fake.

Answer 1

【小题1】accident / chance
【小题2】Wandering
【小题3】unbelievable  
【小题4】 when
【小题5】contrary       
【小题6】 which / that     
【小题7】 because     
【小题8】 whether / if 

解析试题分析：
【小题1】accident / chance 固定搭配by accident偶然，偶尔；
【小题2】 Wandering    本句中的动词wander与句子主语he之间构成主动关系，所以使用现在分词doing在句中作伴随状语。
【小题3】unbelievable 本句中的形容词unbelievable修饰前面的不定代词something，指一些令人难以相信的事情。
【小题4】when      本句中的连词when引导时间状语从句，修饰整个句子。
【小题5】contrary   固定搭配on the contrary恰恰相反。
【小题6】which / that  本句是一个定语从句，which/that指代先行词在句中作为动词open的宾语。
【小题7】 because  上下文串联。因为他衣着褴褛，使服务员对他很不礼貌。上下文之间是因果关系，故使用because.
【小题8】 whether / if 本句是一个宾语从句，因为前面有动词doubt说明怀疑的是不确定的事情。
考点：考察课文内容填空
点评：要求考生仔细阅读课文，熟悉课文内容，本题重在考查基础知识、基本词汇量的积累，对于这类题只有平时勤积累、多进行记忆背诵，对自己严格要求，考试时才能下笔如有神。