Question

Two men were traveling in a lonely part of America. For days they hadn’t seen even a house, only a few wood huts(木房子). Then one day they 1.________(meet) an old Indian. They hoped that they could use their own language2._________(talk) with him. One of them had a little conversation with him and asked him if he3._________(tell)  them what the weather would be like in the next two days.

“Oh, yes,” he said. “Rain is coming, and so is wind. Then there will be a heavy snow for two days, but after that the sun will be shining brightly.”

“Isn’t that wonderful?” said the man to his friend “These old Indians know many of the secrets of Nature than we do with all our science.” Then he turned to the old man.

“Tell me,” he said, “how you knew all that.” “It 4.________(hear) over the radio this morning.” The Indian answered.

Answer

1.met

2.to talk

3.could tell

4.was heard

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：两人在美国的一个偏僻的地方旅行。好几天他们甚至没有看到房子，只有几个木房子。后来的一天他们遇见了一个老印第安人。他们希望他们可以用他们自己的语言和他谈话。他们中的一个与他做了简短的谈话,，然后问他是否能告诉他们未来两天的天气。

1.句意：一天他们遇见了一个老印第安人。结合语境可知该用一般过去时，所以填写动词过去式met。

2.句意：他们希望他们可以用他们自己的语言与他谈话。此处填写动词不定式to talk，表示目的。

3.句意：他们中的一个与他做了简短的谈话，然后问他是否能告诉他们未来两天的天气。根据主句谓语动词asked 可知if引导的宾语从句中要用一般过去时，所以填写could tell。

4.句意：今天早上通过收音机听到的。本句中的It是hear 的承受者该用被动语态。结合this morning 和语境可知该用一般过去时。所以填写was heard。

考点：动词填空。