一、短文填空
阅读短文，在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
In 2004, a big tsunami (海啸) hit the Indian Ocean. It caused a lot of damage and hurt many people. But in Thailand, a young girl (1)
named
(name) Tilly Smith helped save lots of lives.
Tilly was only 10 years old. She was (2)
on
holiday with her family in Thailand. One day, she was walking on the beach. She noticed something strange. The water was bubbling (冒泡) and rushing out (3)
quickly
(quick). Tilly remembered something from her school lesson (4)
about/on
tsunamis. She (5)
knew
(know) that the sign meant a tsunami could come soon.
Tilly told her parents what she thought. At first, they didn’t believe her, but she kept (6)
talking
(talk). She explained (解释) what she had learnt in class. (7)
Finally
(final), her parents believed her and talked to the workers on the beach. The workers warned the people on the beach of the possible danger. Because (8)
of
Tilly’s warning, everyone left the beach just before the huge waves hit. No one on that beach was (9)
badly
(bad) hurt.
Tilly’s story shows how important it is (10)
to pay
(pay) attention at school and how even a child can make a big difference. Her quick thinking and knowledge saved many lives that day.
解析：
【分析】
本题为短文填空，需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配完成作答。解题思路：先通读短文理解主旨，再针对每个空格，分析其在句中的成分、所需词性，结合括号内提示词或语境要求，选择正确形式的单词。
【解析】
1. 空格处作后置定语修饰名词girl，表“被叫做”，用过去分词named；
2. 固定搭配on holiday（度假），填介词on；
3. 修饰动词rushing，用副词quickly；
4. 表示“关于海啸”，填介词about/on；
5. 全文为过去时态，谓语动词用过去式knew；
6. 固定搭配keep doing sth（持续做某事），填talking；
7. 修饰整个句子，用副词Finally；
8. 固定搭配because of（因为），后接名词短语，填of；
9. 修饰动词hurt，用副词badly；
10. 固定句型it's important to do sth（做某事很重要），填不定式to pay。
【答案】
1. named 2. on 3. quickly 4. about/on 5. knew 6. talking 7. Finally 8. of 9. badly 10. to pay
【知识点】
非谓语动词、副词用法、介词搭配
【点评】
本题结合真实案例考查基础语法与词汇运用，语境清晰，考点均为初中阶段核心知识点，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】
0.3
