题目内容
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)
There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby d 1. . When they saw their baby, they b2. cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some
m3. for her.
“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right s 4. and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”
The doctors thought it i5. , but they dared not say anything a 6. the king’s order. Just then an old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it t7. time. We have to dig a mineral from the Kun Lun Mountains when the snow melts(融化) for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need t8. years.”
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents w9. long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive p10. .
1.daughter
2.both
3.medicine
4.size
5.impossible
6.against/about/after
7.takes
8.twelve
9.with
10.presents
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文主要描述了一对愚蠢的国王夫妇,因为不懂生理常识,闹出的一个笑话.其实这些医生什么都没做,他们需要的只是时间.
1.联系下文描述,可知他们生了一个女儿。根据首字母可知填单数名词daughter,女儿。
2.联系上下文,可知此处指的是,他们都喊着说。根据首字母可知填副词both,两者都。
3.联系后一句描述,可知此处指的是为他们的女儿准备一些药。根据首字母可知填名词medicine,药。抽象名词不可数,故用原形即可。
4.联系上文描述,可知此处指的是,她必须长到正常大小。根据首字母可知填名词size,尺码,大小。
5.联系上文描述,可知这是不可能的,根据首字母可知填形容词impossible,不可能的,做宾语补足语。
6.联系上下文,可知此处指的是与国王命令有关的话。根据首字母可知填against/about/after,违反/关于/在……之后。
7.联系下文描述,可知老大夫说的是,这需要时间。结合语境可知本句描述的是客观性动作,故用一般现在时态。主语it是单数第三人称,故谓语动词用单数,根据首字母可知填takes,拿走,花费。
8.理解前两句描述,可知此处指的是,他们需要十二年的时间,根据首字母可知填基数词twelve,十二,作定语。
9.联系下文,可知此处指的是,这个公主长着常常的黑发和漂亮的牙齿。结合语境及首字母可知填介词with,带有,伴随。
10.结合语境可知此处指的是,国王夫妇给了这个医生昂贵的礼物。国王夫妇很高兴,故不可能只给一件礼物,根据首字母可知填复数名词presents,礼物。
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。