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。每空一词。

My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home. But he would come b 1.to help harvest rice every year.

One autumn, he promised to help our neighbor, who lost a   2.  in a traffic accident in 1999 to harvest his rice. After Father harvested our own, his little rice picker(水稻采摘机) broke. What’s worse, he had to return to work the next day b  3.  his partner was ill in hospital. It m  4.  that father wouldn’t be back in a few days. It now seemed i   5.   to help out the neighbor.

Father told us that he wouldn’t let the n  6.  rice rot (糜烂) in the field. He decided to harvest it by hand w   7.   a machine. “If tonight’s weather is clear, I think I can do it.” added my father. In fact, he was rather tired after a day’s harvest work.

After dinner, Father had a short rest and made his way to the field. A f  8.  moon was glowing (发光) in the sky and the weather was cold but clear. He spent the whole night k   9.   his word.

I would never f   10.  the image(画面)：Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of rice stocks(秸秆) stood at attention, showing respect for a man who kept his word.

Answer

1.back

2.arms

3.because

4.meant

5.impossible

6.neighbour’s

7.without

8.full

9.keeping

10.forget

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文作者讲述了他的父亲的故事。他的父亲在城市里工作，很少回家，但是每年收割大米的时候，都会回来。他还帮助他的邻居收大米，但是一次突然发生了一件事，他不得不第二天就要回去工作。为了实现他的诺言，他在晚上的时候，在月光下继续帮助邻居收大米。

1.1】句意：但他每年都会回来帮助收割水稻。此题考查副词，根据句意，故填back。

2.2】句意：一个秋天，他答应帮助在1999年在事故中失去了双臂的邻居收获他的大米。此题考查名词。根据句意，故填arms。

3.3】句意：更糟的是，他在第二天就要回去上班了，因为他的合伙人生病住院了。此题考查连词，根据句意，故填because。

4.4】句意：这意味着父亲再过几天也不会回来了。此题考查动词，根据句意，故填meant。

5.5】句意：帮助邻居现在似乎不可能了。此题考查形容词，根据句意，故填impossible。

6.6】句意：父亲告诉我们，不会让邻居的水稻在地里腐烂的。此题考查名词所有格，根据句意，故填neighbour’s。

7.7】句意：没有机器，他决定用手收割。此题考查介词，根据句意，故填without。

8.8】句意：一轮满月在天空发光和天气寒冷而清晰。此题考查形容词，根据句意，故填full。

9.9】句意：他花了一整夜的时间来兑现他的话。此题考查动词，根据句意，故填keeping。

10.10】句意：我永远不会忘记的画面：父亲在月光下用手割水稻。此题考查动词，根据句意，故填iforget。

考点：考查任务型阅读。