题目内容
根据对话内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使对话完整。（每空一词）
The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked p 1.the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he f 2.sorry for himself. He really wanted to have t 3.for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and t 4.how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him a 5.he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He d 6.not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his h 7.. Tom looked at him carefully and was s 8.to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much b 9.to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and s 10., thinking he was happier.
1.past
2.felt
3.them
4.thought
5.anything
6.decided
7.hands
8.surprised
9.better
10.smiled
【解析】
试题分析：本文描述了一个很爱自己母亲的男孩，看到自己喜欢的一双鞋，因为知道母亲没钱买而烦恼。为了不让母亲看到自己的烦恼，而暂时去了公园里面。在看到一个没有双脚的孩子后，心里释然了。
1.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他经过这家商店。结合语境及首字母可知填介词past，经过。
2.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他为自己感到遗憾。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生 动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词felt，感到。
3.联系前文可知此处值得是前文提到的那双鞋，根据首字母可知填复数人称代词them，他们。做动词宾语，故用宾格形式。
4.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他在想如何告诉母亲这件事。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生 动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词thought，想，思考。
5.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他的母亲会给他任何东西。根据首字母可知填不定代词anything，任何东西。
6.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他决定不立刻回到家里面。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生 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。
7.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是这个小男孩用手移动车轮。结合语境及首字母可知填复数名词hands，手。
8.联系下文，可知此处指的是他看到小男孩没有脚很吃惊。根据首字母可知填形容词surprised，吃惊的。
9.联系下文，可知此处指的是没有鞋比没有脚好多了。根据首字母可知填形容词比较级better，更好的。
10.联系下文描述，结合首字母可知填此处指的是他笑了。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生 动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词smiled，微笑。
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。
