题目内容
【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
FAJTHFUL（忠诚的）TO DEATH
Some time ago, a fire broke out(爆发) in a building late at night. Nearly all the families were s【1】inside the house. After the firemen came, they rushed into the burning building and saved the people to the safe p【2】.
The crowds thought a【3】the people were safe. But it was not so. Two little orphan （孤儿) girls were still asleep alone at the very top of the building, in a small room. N【4】. thought of them. Luckily, they lived with a dog.
The dog tried to wake them up, but f【5】. He ran to the window and barked(吠叫) loudly for help. B【6】no one noticed him. Then he climbed down the ladder (梯子) and tried to pull a fireman to the ladder. The fireman kicked him away, thinking he was mad. Then the dog ran to a【7】fireman, jumped on him, ran to the ladder, barking all the time and looking back as if he was asking the fireman to follow him.
This fireman realized there must be someone in the little room, as the dog was acting so strangely. So he followed the dog u【8】the ladder, there he saw the two girls and saved them.
Where was the d【9】? A brave fireman rushed into the room to look for him and found him lying near the window, choked (窒息) with smoke. He brought him down with care, but he was already d【10】. He had given his life for his friends. What a faithful friend!
【答案】
【1】sleeping
【2】place(s)
【3】all
【4】Nobody
【5】failed
【6】But
【7】another
【8】up
【9】dog
【10】dead
【解析】试题分析：本文讲述的是一条忠诚的狗勇敢地救主人而牺牲的故事。在一次火灾中，两位孤儿被救援人员忽略在顶楼，忠诚的狗用尽各种办法，最终把消防员带到了顶楼，救走了两个孩子，可是，它却倒在了浓烟中，离开了它的主人。
【1】sleeping句意：差不多所有的家庭都在屋里睡觉。由空前的were可知用过去进行时态，故填：sleeping。
【2】place(s) 句意：消防员到来之后，他们快速冲进燃烧着的楼房内，把人们救到安全的地方。故填：place或places。
【3】all句意：人们以为所有的人都安全了，但是不是那样的。所有的：all。
【4】Nobody句意：没有人想到他们。由上文“大家以为所有人安全了”可以推测出：没有人想到这两位孩子。故填：Nobody。
【5】failed句意：狗尽力叫醒他们，但是失败了。由but及首字母可以推测出，它们“失败”了，描述过去，故填：failed。
【6】But句意：他跑到窗边，大声叫着求助，但是没有人注意到它。表示转折，用连词but。故填：But。
【7】another句意：然后狗又跑向另一名消防员。指若干消防员中的另一个，another。
【8】up句意：因此他跟着狗上了楼梯。沿着……向上：…up，故填：up。
【9】dog句意：狗在哪儿呢？救完人后，找英雄的狗狗。故填：dog。
【10】dead句意：但是它已经死了。结合语境可以推测出，狗“死了”，作表语，用形容词形式。故填：dead。
