Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):

When I was young, I hated to clean my teeth. I used to find many excuses to go to bed w__1.____ brushing my teeth.

One day, I read a story about the tooth fairy. It said that if a child puts a fallen tooth under the pillow, the tooth fairy will take it away and leave money when the child falls a____2.___ at night.

I asked my mum: “Is there r__3._____a tooth fairy, Mum?”  “Maybe there is,” my mum smiled and answered. “But your teeth are terrible. The tooth fairy won’t l____4.____ them.”

A few days later, one of my teeth fell out. Just like my mother said, it was very terrible. It was yellow with a black hole in it. I rushed into the b____5._____ to brush it and use a toothpick to pick it carefully. After that, I put it under my pillow.

The next day, I woke up early and c____6.___ my pillow quickly. The terrible tooth was missing! One yuan with a piece of paper was under my pillow! It said: “You should protect your teeth more carefully. If you give me a terrible tooth like that a___7.___, I won’t take it.

Days passed quickly. I knew that the tooth fairy was my mum, though no one told me the truth.

Answer

1.without

2.asleep

3.really

4.like

5.bathroom

6.checked

7.again

【解析】

试题分析：作者小的时候讨厌刷牙，常常找出各种理由拒绝刷牙。后来，妈妈使用谋略，通过牙仙女的故事，让作者“自觉”刷牙。后来，尽管没有人告诉作者真相，作者知道牙仙女其实就是妈妈本人。

1.句意：我过去常常找到许多理由不刷牙而上床睡觉。依据上句“I hated to clean my teeth.”我讨厌刷牙。可推测作者小时候找借口不刷牙。依据首字母，故答案为without。

2.句意：当小孩在晚上睡觉时，牙仙女会把牙齿拿走，并留下钱。fall asleep睡觉，特别在晚上，结合语境，故答案为asleep。

3.句意：我问妈妈，“真的有牙仙女吗，妈妈？依据下文中妈妈的回答“Maybe there is,”可推测，小作者想知道是否有真的仙女。依据首字母，故答案为really。

4.句意：但是你的牙齿太可怕，牙仙女不会喜欢的。由上下文可知，这可能是妈妈为了能让小作者刷牙，使出来的一个计策。依据句意及首字母，故答案为like。

5.句意：我快速地冲进洗手间，刷这颗牙齿并用牙签仔细地挑。小作者发现这颗掉的牙齿很难看，于是想办法弄干净。依据句意及首字母，故答案为bathroom。

6.句意：第二天，我早早醒来，迅速检查我的枕头。小作者也希望能得到牙仙女的眷顾。看看妈妈说的话能否应验。依据句意及首字母，故答案为checked。一定注意时态应该是一般过去时。

7.句意：如果你再给我这样一个可怕的牙齿，我不会拿它。依据短文内容可知，这是妈妈告诫小作者要坚持刷牙。依据句意及首字母，故答案为again。

考点：故事类短文阅读。