题目内容
用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。（每小题1分，共12分）
Mr Brown works in a city. He has a son 1. (call) James. The boy is eight and studies at school. Last week school was over and James wouldn’t stay in the hot city and wanted to go to the cool village2. (stay) with his grandparents and be on holiday there. Mr Brown had to take him there. On 3. （they）way, A traffic accident 4. (happen). Their bus was going very fast. Suddenly the driver saw an old man 5. (cross) the road. He tried to stop the bus, but it was too late. The old man 6. (knock) down and soon died, and the bus hit a big tree and was 7. (bad ) damaged（损坏）.
The people in the bus had to get off and stay in a small hotel over night. Mr Brown wouldn’t let James see the 8. (die) man, but the little boy saw everything.
After supper they both felt tired. Mr Brown moved his bed close to the boy’s and turned off the light. A few minutes 9. (late), James said, “it’s very dark in the room, isn’t it?”
Of course the man understood what James 10. (mean). He said, “Yes, but everything 11. (be) all right.” After a few more 12. (minute) silence, a small hand reached over and took Mr Brown’s, “I’m holding your hand, ”said the boy, “in case（万一）you are afraid!”
1.called
2.to stay
3.their
4.happened
5.crossing
6.was knocked
7.badly
8.dead
9.later
10.meant
11.is
12.minutes’
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了布朗先生的儿子在去祖父母家的路上，亲眼目睹了一场车祸----一个老人被车撞死。到了晚上，他非常的害怕，但是为了掩饰自己的害怕的心理，他借口担心父亲会害怕于是在黑暗中抓住父亲的手。
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2.，想去凉爽的乡下和祖父母呆在一起。动词不定式表目的，结合句意，故填to stay
3. one’s way ,在某人的路上，根据句意，故填their
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5. sb doing sth,看到某人正在做某事，故填crossing
6. knocked
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考点：故事类短文。
