Question

Mr. Smith is about sixty. He has no children and 1.    in a small house. He raises some chickens, pigs and sheep. And he grows many orange trees around his house. He does his

2.      to save everything and now he has a lot of money.

One day, he worked in his garden. 3.      , his jacket was caught on a branch (树枝) and it was broken. Looking at the jacket, he didn’t know 4.     to do. Suddenly he remembered an old woman 5.      lived next to him. So he went to see the old woman with his 6.         jacket. “Excuse me, Mrs. White” said the old man,” 7.      you mend the jacket for me, please?” “Certainly,” answered the old woman.

Half8.       hour later, but the jacket was mended. Mr. Smith said “Thanks, Mrs. White. I should give you something as a reward, the oranges are not ripe.” The old woman knew 9.       well. She said with a smile on her face, “It doesn’t 10.       , Mr. Smith. You can give me two chickens.”

Answer

1.lives

2.best

3.Unfortunately /Unluckily

4.what

5.who

6.broken

7.Can

8.an

9.him

10.matter

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：史密斯先生大约是六十。他没有孩子，（居住在一个小房子。他养了一些鸡，猪和羊。在他的房子周围他种了许多橘子树。一天，他在花园里工作。不幸的是，他的夹克被一支树枝挂破了。他不知道该怎么做。于是他带着他的破夹克去看老妇人。

1.句意：他没有孩子，居住在一个小房子。 lives

2.句意：他尽力节省，现在他有很多钱。best

3.句意： 一天，他在花园里工作。不幸的是，他的夹克被一支树枝挂破了。Unfortunately /Unluckily，不幸的是。

4.句意：他不知道该怎么做。What，什么。

5.句意：他突然想起紧挨着他居住的一个老妇人。Who，先行词是人，在定语从句中作短语，所以用关系代词who。

6.句意：于是他带着他的破夹克去看老妇人。Broken，坏的。

7.句意：你能给我补衣服吗？Can you do sth foe me？你别给我做某事吗，所以填写Can。

8.句意：半小时后，补好了夹克。Half an hour半小时，是一个固定短语，所以填写an。

9.句意：老太太很了解他。Him，他，指代 史密斯先生。

10.句意：“没关系，史密斯先生。你可以给我两只鸡。” “It doesn’t matter不要紧，没关系。所以填写matter。

考点：短文填空。