Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One Sunday morning in August I went to a local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment1. (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me_2.the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man3. (sit) at the front. He_4. (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be5. (mental) disabled.

Behind him were other people to_6._he was trying to talk, but after some minutes_7. walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.

I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him8. his own either.

After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had_9. amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.I’m glad I made the choice. It made_10.of us feel good.

Answer

1.later

2.till/until

3.sitting/sit

4.was pretending

5.mentally

6.whom

7.they

8.on

9.an

10.both

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“我”的一次坐车经历：在公交车上遇到一个好像是弱智的人，其他人都躲开了，而“我”走近了他，和他聊起来，一路上“我”俩都很高兴。

1.考查副词的用法。我离开得较早因为那天晚些时候我有个约会。

2.考查状语从句的连接词。我的朋友一直陪我直到公共汽车来。

3.考查动词的用法。notice sb doing/do sth.意为“注意到某人正在做某事/做了某事”。

4.考查动词的时态。由giving it a voice可知用过去进行时。

5.考查副词的用法。此处disabled是形容词，用副词修饰。

6.考查定语从句的关系词。此处he was trying to talk to 是定语从句，people是先行词，whom作介词to的宾语。

7.考查代词的用法。他们走开然后坐在我的旁边。

8.考查词组的用法。此处考查词组on one’s own (＝alone)。

9.考查冠词的用法。amazing是以元音音素开头，故用an。

10.考查代词的用法。由上文 We had … amazing conversation可知“我们俩”都很高兴。