Question

阅读下面短文, 根据首字母、音标以及语境的提示在每个空格内填入适当的单词(1个单词); 或根据汉语意思的提示, 在空白处填入适当的短语, 使短文语意连贯, 意思完整。

When I was in primary school, my English teacher Miss Green told us a story. 1. (根据)the story, she wanted to tell us that there is always a k2. to solving every problem. I kept that in mind.

One day, when I returned home, I found that my father was u3.. When I asked him why, he told me that he lost his watch when he was working in the garden. He had looked 4.it everywhere but couldn't find it, He had also asked my two e5. brothers to help, but they failed too.

That watch was very important to my father because it was a gift 6. my late grandfather. “Don't worry, Dad. I'll help you find it,” I said. But my father didn't believe it.7.(毕竟), they all had failed to find it. He said, “Well,8. you find it, I'll give you 20 dollars.” “OK. Just wait,” I said and then went to the garden.

Suddenly, I 9.(想起)the story that Miss Green had told us. But how could I find the watch? I started thinking and thinking. Then I remembered that watch ticked. But the ticking was h10. to hear, I decided not to look 11. (到处)as they did. 12. [In'sted], I put my ear on the ground. And ten minutes l13., I found the watch.

My father and brothers couldn't believe their ears. They thought I was really l14. But I shook my head, saying, “No, it wasn't good luck. I just thought before I 15.(采取行动)”

There is always a solution to every problem. Just think before you take a step.

Answer

1.According to

2.key

3.upset/unhappy

4.for

5.elder

6.from

7.After all

8.if

9.thought of

10.hard

11.here and there

12.Instead

13.later

14.lucky

15.took action

【解析】

本文主要讲述了作者如何帮助爸爸找到丢失的手表，通过这件事，作者告诉我们在行动之前要先思考。

1.

句意：根据这个故事，她想告诉我们每个问题都有解决的钥匙。

根据，固定搭配according to。位于句首，首字母大写。故答案填According to。

2.

句意：根据这个故事，她想告诉我们每个问题都有解决的钥匙。

根据句意表示解决每个问题都有一把钥匙，key钥匙，可数名词，冠词a后跟可数名词单数。故答案填key。

3.

句意：一天，当我回家时，我发现父亲很沮丧/不高兴。

联系下文“When I asked him why, he told me that he lost his watch when he was working in the garden.”他在花园工作的时候丢了手表，可知他很沮丧，upset沮丧，unhappy不高兴的。故答案填upset/unhappy。

4.

句意：他到处都找了，但是没有找到它。

根据句意表示寻找钥匙，固定搭配look for寻找。故答案填for。

5.

句意：他也叫了我的两个哥哥帮忙找，但是他们也失败了。

句子成分分析，空格处缺少形容词修饰哥哥；根据句意表示年长的。故答案填elder。

6.

句意：那块手表对我的爸爸很重要，因为这是来自我已故祖父的礼物。

根据句意表示礼物是来自于已故祖父，介词from来自。故答案填from。

7.

句意：毕竟，他们都没有找到它。

毕竟，固定搭配after all。位于句首，首字母大写，故答案填After all。

8.

句意：好吧，如果你找到了，我给你20美元。

根据句意表示如果你找到了，我给你20美元，if如果，引导条件状语从句。故答案填if。

9.

句意：突然，我想起了格林老师告诉过我们的故事。

一般过去时。想起think of，故事用一般过去时展开，动词用过去式。故答案填thought of。

10.

句意：但是这个滴答声很难听见，所以我决定不像他们一样到处找。

根据句意和常识可知，表的滴答声比较小声，很难听见，hard 困难的，形容词作表语。故答案填hard。

11.

句意：但是这个滴答声很难听见，所以我决定不像他们一样到处找。

有汉语意思提示的需要填入相应的短语，到处here and there，故答案填here and there。

12.

句意：相反，我把耳朵贴在地上。

根据音标[In'sted] instead相反。位于句首，首字母大写，故答案填Instead。

13.

句意：10分钟后，我找到了手表。

根据句意表示10分钟后，later之后。故答案填later。

14.

句意：他们认为我很幸运。

联系下文“it wasn't good luck”这不是好运气，可知是幸运的意思；空格处缺少形容词。故答案填lucky。

15.

句意：我只是在采取行动前先思考。

采取行动，固定搭配take action；一般过去时，故动词用过去式。故答案填took action。