Question

It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played __1.__ (quiet) by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to _2.(play) alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch(停歇)  on __3.__top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the __4._ (great) fun by throwing a stone or something at it. __5._he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing. Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack was __6._ (hear) and the little boy began crying.   

“What’s the matter, Tom? "his mother looked __7.___the kitchen window. Tom ran into the kitchen.  “Mum," he sobbed. "I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile."   His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates__8.__can be used as Bobby’s. But how did you break that one?"   

“I threw it at a bird __9.__ missed, and it went straight to the plate." In Tom’s hand was his_10.___ (father) gold pocket watch! 

Answer

1.quietly

2.playing

3.the

4.greatest

5.Though/Although

6.heard

7.through

8.which/that

9.but

10.father’s

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：星期天,汤姆在花园里一个人玩，看到一只鸟落到狗舍上。他拿一块石头或某物打鸟。他打碎了狗盘子。他妈安慰他没事，他家还有其他的盘子。又问怎样打的，他说用这个打的，汤姆的手里拿着爸爸的金怀表。

1.句意：早饭后，他走进花园，独自静静地玩耍。副词修饰动词，故答案为quietly。

2.句意：周围没有孩子，他习惯独自静静地玩耍。be used to doing sth.习惯于做某事。结合句意可知，答案为playing。

3.句意：有时，一只小鸟会飞下来停歇在狗窝的上方。on the top of特指狗窝的上方，故答案用定冠词the表示特指。

4.句意：然后汤姆会最开心地向小鸟扔石头或其它东西。形容词的最高级前加定冠词the,结合句意可知，答案为greatest。

5.句意：虽然他从未做过，但他确实喜欢做这种事。结合语境理解，上下句表示转折关系，故答案为Though/Although。

6.句意：突然听到一声噼啪声响，小男孩开始哭了起来。结合句意可知，此句是一般过去时态的被动语态，缺少过去分词，故答案为heard。

7.句意：他的妈妈透过厨房的窗户向外看了看。根据句意可知，此处缺少介词through,通过，透过的意思。

8.句意：我们有其他的盘子，可以用作Bobby的饭碗。此句是定语从句，先行词为plates，指物，故由关系代词that/which来引导，在从句中作主语。

9.句意：我把它向小鸟扔去，但没击中它。 前后是转折关系，故答案为连词but。

10.句意：汤姆手里拿着他父亲的金怀表！根据句意可知，此处应填名词所有格，答案为father’s。

考点：单词语法填空。