Question

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

Bill and Simon were good friends. One summer they were on h____  . They wanted to sail around the Caribbean Sea in their boat for two weeks.

During their trip, they saw many whales. Bill and Simon were very e ___   because they had wanted to see them very much. Unluckily, w__   they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat.

Suddenly, w ___  started coming in, and they knew that they were in trouble. They q  ___

jumped into the lifeboat before the boat sank(沉没)，and watched it disappear(消失) under the sea.

Luckily, they had enough food and water for about twenty d___  . They also had a fishing line and a machine which could change sea water i ____   drinking water. These two things helped them to survive(存活) during their terrible experience.

For the next fifty days they caught about ten fish a day and a____   them for meals. They saw about twenty ships, although they waved and shouted when the ships were passing, n___   saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker. Then, just as they were beginning to l____   hope, a fishing boat saved them.

Answer

1.holiday

2.excited

3.while

4.water

5.quickly

6.days

7.into

8.ate

9.nobody

10.lose

【解析】

1.holiday联系后一句描述，可知比尔和西门去度假。短语go on holiday，去度假，根据首字母可知填单数名词holiday，假期。

2.2】excited联系前一句描述，可知比尔和西门在看到这些鲸时很兴奋。根据首字母可知填形容词excited，兴奋的，作表语。

3.3】while联系后半句描述，可知当他们正在观察这些鲸时，这些鲸开始撞击船的一边。在引导时间状语时，when表示的主从动作有先后顺序，while强调主从动作同时发生，结合语境及首字母可知填连词while，当……时。

4.4】water结合语境可知水开始进入船里面。根据首字母可知填名词water，水。不可数名词，故用原形即可。

5.5】quickly联系后半句可知，在船沉没之前，他们快速地跳进了救生艇。根据首字母可知填副词quickly，快速地。

6.6】days句意：幸运的是，他们有足够的食物和水能度过大约二十天的时间。结合语境及首字母可知填复数名词days，天，日。

7.7】into结合语境可知此处指的是把海水转化成饮用水的工具。根据首字母可知填介词into，到……里，成为……。

8.8】ate联系下文for meals.可知他们吃这些鱼作为食物。本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词ate，吃。

9.9】nobody联系后一句描述，可知没有人看见他们。根据首字母可知填不定代词nobody，没有人。

10.0】lose句意：就在他们开始放弃希望时，一条渔船救了他们。本句中to是不定式符号，后面动词用原形。根据首字母可知填原形动词lose，丢失，丧失。

考点：首字母填空