Question

【题目】

know tell invite be laugh

Mark Twain, the famous American writer and a great master of humor, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.

One day, Mark Twain 【1】to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody was able to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain.“I’m sure I can make him 【2】.”That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He 【3】several funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.

Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said

his friend. “I【4】that old man. He 【5】deaf for years.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was invited

【2】laugh

【3】told

【4】know

【5】has been

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述一天，马克吐温被邀请去一个小镇上做演讲。他碰到一个年轻人说他叔叔从来不笑，马克吐温讲了很多有趣的故事，但是这个人一直不笑，让他感到很失望。后来从一个朋友那里得知那位叔叔其实是耳聋的。

【1】

句意：一天，马克吐温被邀请去一个小镇上做演讲。

此处缺谓语动词，讲述过去的经历是一般过去时态；主语Mark Twain是第三人称单数，此处用was invited表示“被邀请去做演讲”。故答案为was invited。

【2】

句意：我确定我能让他大笑。

表达“让某人做某事”用make sb. do，此处用动词原形；根据前文“his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody was able to make his uncle smile or laugh”可知此处用make him laugh。故答案为laugh。

【3】

句意：他讲了一些有趣的故事。

此处缺谓语动词，句子是一般过去时态；此处表达“讲故事”用动词短语told stories。故答案为told。

【4】

句意：我知道那个人。

此处缺谓语动词，此处是直接引语，用动词know表示“知道，了解”。故答案为know。

【5】

句意：他耳朵聋了好几年了。

句子缺谓语动词，根据“for years”可知此处用动词的现在完成时；主语是he，是第三人称单数，谓语动词用has been deaf。故答案为has been。