Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Mary and her husband Dimitri lived a tiny village of Perachora. One of Mary's prize1.(possess) was a little white lamb which her husband had given her, She kept it2.(tie) to a tree in a field. One evening, however, the lamb was missing. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.

When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him3.had happened. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, A1eko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri4.(immediate) went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him5.stealing the lamb. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police. Aleko6.(deny) taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black.7.(shame) of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to A1eko for having accused him. While they were talking it began8.(rain) and Dimitri stayed in A1eko's house until the rain stopped.9.he went outside half an hour later, he was10.(astonish) to find that the little black lamb was almost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!

Answer

1. possessions

2. tied

3. what

4. immediately

5. of

6. denied

7. Ashamed

8. to rain

9. When

10. astonished

【解析】

这是一篇故事类文章。文章主要讲了Dimitri的白色小羊羔丢了，Dimitri发现Aleko 突然获得一只新的小羊羔。Aleko辩解称自己的羊羔是黑色的。就在这时下雨了，Dimitri 待在Aleko的房子里避雨。雨停后，Dimitri惊奇地发现Aleko的小黑羊几乎变成了白色。

1.考查名词。句意：Mary最珍贵的财产之一就是丈夫送给她的一只白色小羔羊。one of后加可数名词复数，表示“……中之一”。故填possessions。

2.考查固定用法。句意：Mary把羔羊拴在地里的一棵树上。it与tie构成被动关系，keep sth. done 使……被做。故填tied。

3.考查宾语从句。___ had happened作told的宾语，设空处在宾语从句中作主语成分，指代内容。故填what。

4.考查副词。句意：Dimitri立刻去了Aleko的家。用副词形式修饰动词went to。故填immediately。

5.考查固定用法。accuse sb. of doing因为某事指控某人，句中缺少介词of。故填of。

6.考查谓语动词时态。故事发生在过去，用一般过去时。故填denied。

7.考查非谓语动词。句意：Dimitri为自己的鲁莽感到惭愧，向Aleko道了歉。be ashamed of意为“感到惭愧的”，此处为原因状语从句“because he was ashamed of”的省略形式。故填ashamed。

8.考查固定用法。句意：就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨。begin to do开始做某事。故填to rain。

9.考查时间状语从句。句意：当他从屋里出来时，他惊奇地发现小黑羔羊全身几乎都变成了白色。引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时”，用引导词when。故填When。

10.考查固定用法。be astonished to do惊讶地做某事，对某事感到惊讶。故填astonished。