题目

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先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容在短文空白处填入一个适当的词，使短文完整、通顺，所填单词的首字母已给出。将填入空白处的单词写在答题卡上的相应题号后.
I was in a strange city and I didnt know the city at all.And what is more，I could not speak a word of the 小题1:l______.After having spent my first day in the town center，I decided to lose my way on my second day，since I was sure that this was the better way of 小题2:g____to know the strange city.I got on the first bus in the morning，rode on it for several stops，then got off it and walked on.The first two hours 小题3:p_____ happily enough.Then I decided to turn back to my 小题4:h______for lunch.After walking about for some time，I decided I had better ask the way.The小题5:t_______ was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the hotel in which I 小题6:l________ and even that I pronounced badly.
I stopped to ask a friendly-looking小题7:n______ seller.He smiled and handed me a paper.I shook my head and repeated the name of the hotel and he put the paper into my hands，I had to give him some 小题8:m_______and went on my way.Then I met a policeman.I asked him at once.The policeman listened to me carefully.Smiled and took me 小题9:b_______the arm.There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left小题10:a_____.I thanked him politely and began walking on.
About an hour passed and I found that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields could be 小题11:s_____ on either side of me.I had come all the way into the country.The thing left for me to do was to find the nearest bus station.

答案

小题1:language
小题2:getting
小题3:passed
小题4:hotel
小题5:trouble
小题6:lived
小题7:newspaper
小题8:money
小题9:by
小题10:again
小题11:seen

解析

试题分析：这篇短文作者主要记述了自己在一个陌生的城市迷路后，问路的故事。由于语言不通，我一直走出了城市，到了乡下。
小题1:联系上下文，可知此处指的是我不能说这种语言的一个单词，结合语境及首字母可知填language，语言。
小题2:联系上下文，可知此处指的是开始了解这个陌生的城市。结合前文介词of及首字母可知填动名词getting，变得，获得。
小题3:联系上下文，可知此处指的是这三个小时过得足够愉快，结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词passed，经过，度过。
小题4:联系上文，可知此处指的是我决定返回宾馆吃午饭。结合语境及首字母可知填单数名词hotel，宾馆。
小题5:联系下文，可知此处指的是麻烦是……，结合语境及首字母可知填单数名词trouble，麻烦，烦恼。
小题6:联系上文，可知此处指的是我住的宾馆。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。根据首字母可知填过去式动词lived，居住。
小题7:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是一个卖报纸的人，结合首字母可知填名词newspaper，报纸。
小题8:联系上文描述，可知我不得不给了他一些钱。结合语境及首字母可知填名词money，钱。抽象名词，不可数，故用原形即可。
小题9:联系下文，可知此处指的是拉着我的胳膊，结合首字母可知填介词by，通过。
小题10:联系上下文，可知他指了左边又指右边，结合首字母可知填副词again，再，又。
小题11:联系上下文，可知此处指的是能看见绿色的田野。结合语境可知本句主语是动作对象，故用被动语态。根据首字母可知填过去分词seen，看见。
点评：首字母一直是英语考试中的难点，得分率比较低。解答此类题型的方法一般就是根据文章前后句子之间意思推断出词义，并结合首字母推断出所缺单词，然后根据该单词在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，确定单词词形，进行适当词形变化。