四、短文填空。
The Happy Prince was blind(盲的). The swallow sat on his shoulder and told him many 1. s
tories
. He told him so many amazing 2. p
laces
such as the Nile River(尼罗河). The Happy Prince greatly enjoyed his stories. He wanted to know 3. w
hat
was happening in the city, so he asked the swallow to fly over the city to have a look. The swallow flew through the sky. Below him, he saw 4. r
ich
people living comfortably in their homes. He saw poor people were cold and hungry. 5. U
nder
one bridge, two boys shook their bodies to stay warm. The swallow told the Happy Prince everything. The Happy Prince became even sadder and told the swallow to 6. t
ake
his gold to the cold and hungry people. Heavy snow fell. Life for the swallow was becoming more difficult. 7. B
ut
he still didn't leave the Happy Prince. He flew to the Happy Prince's shoulder and fell dead at his 8. f
eet
. At the same time, there was a loud crack and the leaden heart of the Happy Prince broke into two halves. He might be very 9. s
ad
. The next morning, people in the city found them and took them out of the square. The angel(天使) found them and made them 10. l
ive
forever in the city of gold.
解析:
【分析】
做这类首字母提示的短文填空,首先第一步先通读全文,明确本文是围绕经典童话《快乐王子》的片段展开的,理清故事的整体脉络。接下来逐个分析每个空格:先结合空格前后的语义逻辑、给出的首字母提示,再对照语法规则判断词性、词形,比如many后面要接可数名词复数,不定式to后面接动词原形等,遇到不确定的空可以先跳过,结合后文的提示回头推导,最后把填好的词代入全文通读检查,确认语义通顺、语法正确即可。
【解析】
1. 句意:燕子坐在他的肩膀上给他讲很多故事。后文多次提到“stories”提示,many后接可数名词复数,首字母为s,故填stories。
2. 句意:他给他讲了很多令人惊叹的地方,比如尼罗河。尼罗河属于地点,many后接可数名词复数,首字母为p,故填places。
3. 句意:他想知道城市里正在发生什么。此处是宾语从句的引导词,在从句中作主语,表示“什么”,首字母为w,故填what。
4. 句意:在他下方,他看到富人们舒适地住在自己家里。后文对应提到“poor people穷人”,二者形成对比,首字母为r,故填rich。
5. 句意:在一座桥下面,两个男孩抖着身子取暖。此处表示方位“在……下面”,首字母为U,故填Under。
6. 句意:快乐王子告诉燕子把他的金子带给饥寒交迫的人们。固定搭配take sth. to sb.表示“把某物带给某人”,不定式符号to后接动词原形,首字母为t,故填take。
7. 句意:但是他仍然没有离开快乐王子。前文说大雪降临,燕子的生活变得越来越艰难,和后文不离开形成转折关系,首字母为B,故填But。
8. 句意:他飞到快乐王子的肩膀上,死在了他的脚边。固定搭配at one's feet表示“在某人脚边”,首字母为f,故填feet。
9. 句意:他可能非常难过。前文提到快乐王子的铅心碎成了两半,结合语境可知他的情绪是悲伤的,首字母为s,故填sad。
10. 句意:天使发现了他们,让他们永远生活在黄金城里。固定搭配make sb. do sth.表示“让某人做某事”,此处填动词原形,首字母为l,故填live。
【答案】
1. stories 2. places 3. what 4. rich 5. Under 6. take 7. But 8. feet 9. sad 10. live
【知识点】
首字母短文填空;名词单复数;固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题选取学生熟悉的《快乐王子》童话片段作为载体,考点覆盖基础词汇、逻辑连词、固定搭配等核心知识点,多数空格都有明确的前后文提示,既考察学生的上下文逻辑推理能力,也检验学生对基础词汇的掌握熟练度,整体难度不高,适合巩固基础词汇的训练。
【难度系数】
0.7