- 试题详情及答案解析
- 短文填空（每空2分，共20分）
根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格中填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill. He called the doctor and made 【小题1】they would meet at five. He arrived at the doctor’s at twenty to five. He thought, “It’s a little 【小题2】 , I’ll wait for a moment. It’s good to keep the time.”
Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor’s. He looked around and saw a noisy square not far from here. He went there and 【小题3】down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make 【小题4】quiet. He saw some children playing and some women talking to 【小题5】other happily.
Suddenly he heard a girl crying. He came up to her and asked some questions. Then he knew she got【小题6】. John tried to find out her address and took her【小题7】. The girl’s parents were very thankful.
Then John hurried to the doctor’s. The doctor said angrily 【小题8】 he saw him. “You’re late. Why did you keep me 【小题9】 for twenty minutes?” John said nothing【小题10】one word—“Sorry”!- 答案：【小题1】sure
【小题2】early/earlier
【小题3】sat
【小题4】himself
【小题5】each
【小题6】lost
【小题7】home
【小题8】when/after
【小题9】waiting
【小题10】but/except - 试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是约翰妻子病了他去请医生，由于他比约好的时间早到了，为了守时，他到不远的一个广场等待，结构遇到了一个迷路的女孩，他帮女孩找到了父母，结果没按时到达医生那里。
【小题1】句意：他打电话确定五点见面。结合上下句可知，他给生病的妻子请医生，打电话确定见面时间，故用made sure。
【小题2】句意：他四点四十到达了医生家，结合上句they would meet at five 和下句I’ll wait for a moment. It’s good to keep time可知他认为到的有点早了，故应填early/earlier。
【小题3】句意：他把车停在医生家前面，看见不远处有个热闹的广场，他去那里坐下享受黄昏的阳光，使自己平静下来。讲述故事用一般过去时，故填sat。
【小题4】句意：使自己平静下来，考察反身代词，故填himself。
【小题5】句意：他见一些孩子在嬉戏，一些妇女在开心的交谈。考察短语 each other 彼此，互相。
【小题6】句意：他突然听到一个女孩在哭，他走向女孩问了他几个问题，他知道女孩迷路了。迷路 lost。
【小题7】句意：他把女孩送回了家，她的父母非常感谢他，took her home 送回家。
【小题8】句意：迈克匆忙赶到医生家，医生见到他时生气的说“你迟到了”。考察连词，用when理解为医生见到他时，也可用after理解为医生见到他后。
【小题9】句意：你迟到了，你为什么让我等你二十分钟？keep sb doing 让某人做某事，考察非谓语动词，故填waiting。
【小题10】句意：约翰除了一句对不起外什么都没说。考察介词 but,强调其它的人或事物，eacept强调所除外的人或事物，结合短文这两个答案都合理，故填but/escept。
考点：阅读填空。