题目内容
综合填空
阅读短文，根据短文及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
“Sorry” is a word that people in Britain often say in their daily life.
One day while I was walking 1.o________ the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing(轻擦) against my handbag. He continued his way, but turned 2.b________ and said “sorry” to me. Even in rush, he didn’t 3.f________ to say “sorry”.
Another day, I bought some bananas in a shop. The shopkeeper was passing me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped onto the 4.f________. “Sorry, Madam,” he said 5.w________ he was picking it up. I was confused(迷惑)why he said “sorry” 6.t________ me.
Another time, I stepped(踩踏)on a man’s 7.f________ at the entrance to a cinema. At the same time, we 8.b________ said “sorry”.
Slowly, I get to know that when something unpleasant happens in daily life, the British don’t care much about who is right or 9.w________. If someone is in trouble, a “sorry” is always necessary. Perhaps that is 10.w________ I seldom see people quarrel on the buses or streets in Britain.
So, if you are in Britain and meet something unhappy, don’t forget to say sorry.
1.on
2.back
3.forget/fail
4.floor
5.while
6.to
7.foot
8.both
9.wrong
10.why
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文中作者介绍了sorry这个单词在英语日常交际中的重要作用，并以几个具体的事例解释了这个单词都用在哪些情况，以此说明了英国是个很有绅士风度的国度。
1.结合语境可知我是在大街上散步，根据首字母可知填介词on，在上面，引导地点状语。
2.结合语境可知他转过身来向我说抱歉，根据首字母可知填副词back，向后地。
3.结合语境可知他没有忘记说对不起。联系前文助动词didn’t及首字母可知填原形动作forget/fail，忘记。
4.联系前文描述，可知硬币掉在了地板上。结合首字母可知填名词floor，地板。
5.联系下文，可知他一边捡硬币一边向我说抱歉，结合首字母可知填连词while，当……时，注意和when的区别，前者多强调动作的同时发生，后者主从动作有先后。
6.结合语境可知我迷惑于他为什么向我说抱歉。结合首字母可知填介词to，向，到，表示动作的目的，对象。
7.联系前文，可知此处指的是我踩到了一个人的脚，一般的不可能两只脚都同时踩到，结合首字母可知填单数名词foot，脚。
8.结合语境可知此处指的是我们同时说抱歉，结合首字母可知填副词both，两者都。
9.联系下文，可知他们并不管谁对谁错，结合首字母可知填形容词wrong，错误的，作表语。
10.联系下文。可知句意为：可能这就是为什么在英国，我很少看到人们在公交车上或者大街上争吵的原因，故填why，为什么。
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。
