阅读短文,从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整,每词限用一次。
help, happy, friend, know, water, leave, when, another, ask, need
A little bird lived in a beautiful fruit tree. He lived there for a long time. He and the tree were good 【1】. One year, the rainy season (雨季) did not bring enough water to the fruit tree. 【2】 the dry season came, the fruit tree began to die (枯萎).
One day, an old bird came and sat on the tree. He saw the little bird was not【3】 and asked him why. After hearing the little bird’s story, he【4】, “Why don’t you find 【5】 tree to live in?”
“I do not want to【6】 my friend,” the little bird said. The old bird said, “Well then, are you just going to sit there and do nothing to【7】 your friend? What does your friend【8】?”
The little bird thought about the old bird’s words. And he【9】 he could do something to help his friend. He flew to the river and brought【10】 to the fruit tree day after day. Soon, the tree turned green again.
【答案】【1】friends
【2】When
【3】happy
【4】asked
【5】another
【6】leave
【7】help
【8】need
【9】knew
【10】water
【解析】本文讲述了一只小鸟在老鸟的启发下解救自己的朋友——一棵快被旱死的果树的故事。
【1】句意:他和大树成为了好朋友。根据前文He lived there for a long time. 可知小鸟已于大树相处很长时间,故本题填friends。
【2】句意:当雨季来临时,果树开始枯萎了。根据句意结构及上下文提示,可知本句是时间状语从句,when翻译为“当…的时候”,故填when。
【3】句意:他看到小鸟不开心并问他为什么。根据the fruit tree began to die可知,小鸟看到果树朋友枯萎,一定是不开心的,因前面已有否定词,故填happy。
【4】句意:在听完小鸟的故事后,他问道:“为什么不找另外一棵树住下呢?”本空后面为直接引语,是老鸟问的话,且根据时间状语One day及上下文语境可判断此处动词为过去式形式,故填asked。
【5】句意:为什么不找另外一棵树住下呢?小鸟向老鸟讲述了住在这棵树上很长时间的事,因此老鸟提出了换另一棵树住下的建议。another意为“另一个,再一个”修饰名词单数形式,符合题意。
【6】句意:我不想离开我的朋友。根据后文老鸟的话:Well then, are you just going to sit there and do nothing…可知小鸟不想离开他的朋友,又因句中want to do限定,动词“离开”应使用原形形式,故填leave。
【7】句意:你仅仅是什么都不做来帮助你的朋友吗?老鸟得知小鸟不想离开朋友,故老鸟提示了小鸟帮助他的朋友。本句to…your friend为to do不定式短语,表示目的,故本空填help。
【8】句意:你的朋友需要什么?根据后文He flew to the river and brought…可知小鸟要去找水来帮助果树,故老鸟提出的问题是 “你的朋友需要什么”,因前文有助动词does,故本空填动词原形need。
【9】句意:他知道了他应该做些事情来帮助他的朋友。根据前文The little bird thought about the old bird’s words.和后文He flew to the river and brought…可知小鸟领悟、知道了老鸟的话,故选填know,由于通篇文章为一般过去时态,故此处使用过去式形式knew。
【10】句意:他飞向河流并且日复一日地把河水带来给果树。根据小鸟飞向小河可知,它一定是去取水救朋友,故填water。