Question

缺詞填空（共10空；每空1分，計10分）
根據短文內容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當的詞使短文完整。（每空一詞）
As you know , Mark Twain was a f ___小題1:____ writer . He was born in a poor family . It was difficult for him to get some money when he was young . One day , he was invited to give a talk and after that he was asked if he could r____小題2:_____ the first money he ever earned (掙). He had thought a long time before he answered and then said , “Yes , it was at school . I can remember e____小題3:_____ about it . Pupils in those days didn’t respect (尊敬) their teachers and didn’t take c­­___小題4:____ of school property (財產). Some of them often broke the windows and doors , the others cut something on the desks . S____小題5:____ a rule (規定)was made in our school that any boy who did that would be beaten (被打) in front of the whole school , or would have to p____小題6:_____ five dollars .”
“ One day I cut a mouse on the desk with a knife . I had to give five dollars to the school or be beaten before the w____小題7:____ school . So I had to tell my father about it . My father said it would be very bad to have our family disgraced(羞辱) in front of the whole school . He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over to the headmaster(校長).But before g____小題8:____ me the money , he took me upstairs(樓上) and gave me a beating . But as I had one beating and got used to(習慣) it , I d_____小題9:____ I would take another beating at school and leave the five dollars to m_____小題10:______ . So that’s what I did . That was the first money I ever earned .”

Answer 1

小題1:famous
小題2:remember
小題3:everything
小題4:care
小題5:So 
小題6:pay
小題7:whole
小題8:giving
小題9:decided
小題10:myself

試題分析：這篇短文主要記述了馬克吐溫小時候挨了兩次揍，掙了五美元的故事。
小題1:結合語境可知此處指的是馬克吐溫是個著名的作家。根據首字母可知填形容詞famous，著名的，做定語。
小題2:聯系后一句描述，可知此處他的父親問的是他是否記得他曾經賺的第一筆錢。根據情態動詞could及首字母，可知填原形動詞remember，記得。
小題3:聯系下文，可知他記得關于此事的每個細節，根據首字母可知填 不定代詞everything，每件事。
小題4:聯系后一句描述，可知此處指的是不關心學校財產。短語take care of關心，照顧。根據首字母可知填care，關懷，照料。
小題5:聯系上下文，可知前后是因果關系，后面表示結果，根據首字母可知填連詞So，因此，我們學校制定了一條規定……
小題6:聯系前文描述，可知此處指的是賠償五美元。本句中to是不定式符號，后面動詞用原形，根據首字母可知填pay，付款，償還。
小題7:聯系前文描述，可知此處指的是在全校面前挨打，根據首字母可知填形容詞whole，整個的。
小題8:聯系下文，可知此處指的是在給我錢之前。本句中before是介詞，后面接名詞作賓語，根據首字母可知填動名詞giving，給。
小題9:聯系下文可知此處指的是我決定再挨一次揍。結合語境可知本句描述的是過去發生的動作，故用一般過去時態。根據首字母可知填過去式動詞decided，決定。
小題10:結合語境可知此處指的是把這五美元留給自己。根據首字母可知填反身代詞myself，我自己。
點評：首字母一直是英語考試中的難點，得分率比較低。解答此類題型的方法一般就是根據文章前后句子之間意思推斷出詞義，并結合首字母推斷出所缺單詞，然后根據該單詞在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，確定單詞詞形，進行適當詞形變化。注意動詞，名詞等一般要有詞形變化，注意主謂語數的一致問題。而介詞則沒有詞形變化。在敘事性短文中，謂語動詞多為一般過去時態及現在完成時態，說明性短文中謂語動詞多為一般現在時態。