Question

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.

Joe was a good boy. He was seven years old, and he was going to school soon. But Joe had a short coming (缺点). He could not get up e1.. He often woke up at nine or ten o’clock in the morning. His mother didn’t want him to be late for school. So she b2. him a new alarm clock (闹钟). She said to Joe, “You must get up when you hear the clock ring.”“Yes, Mum,” Joe said. From then on, Joe got up at six thirty every morning when he heard the clock ring.

One day, his mother f3. to wind up (上发条) the clock. So the next morning Joe didn’t get up at six thirty. Then it was time for breakfast, so Mum went to his room to wake him up, but she found Joe was in bed and his eyes were open. He said to his mother, “I woke up very early.”“Then w4. didn’t you get up?” Mum asked. “You told me that I must get up when I hear the clock ring. So I am now w5. for the clock to ring.”

Answer

1.early

2.bought

3.forgot

4.why

5.waiting

【解析】

本文介绍了乔是个好孩子。他七岁，很快就要上学了。但是乔有个缺点。早上起不来。于是妈妈给他买了一个新闹钟。有一天，他母亲忘了给钟上发条。所以第二天早上乔六点半醒了也不起床。“那你为什么不起来吗？”妈妈问。“你告诉我，当我听到钟响时，我必须起床。所以我现在在等钟响。”

1.句意：他起不早。

根据He often woke up at nine or ten o’clock in the morning. 他经常在早上九、十点钟醒来。可知，前文是说他起不早。结合首字母提示可知，应该填early。故答案为：early。

2.句意：于是她给他买了一个新闹钟。

根据His mother didn’t want him to be late for school. 他妈妈不希望他上学迟到。可知，下文应该是给他买了一个新闹钟。结合首字母提示可知，应该填buy。因为本文是叙述的过去发生的事情，因此 应该用一般过去时。故答案为：bought。

3.句意：一天，他母亲忘了给钟上发条。

根据So the next morning Joe didn’t get up at six thirty. 所以第二天早上乔六点半没起床。可知，上文是说他母亲忘了给钟上发条。结合首字母提示可知，应该填forget。因为本文是叙述的过去发生的事情，因此 应该用一般过去时。故答案为：forgot。

4.句意：那你为什么不起来？

根据He said to his mother, “I woke up very early.” 他对母亲说：“我醒得很早。”可知，他的母亲应该问你醒的那么早，为什么还不起。结合首字母提示可知，应该填why。故答案为：why。

5.句意：所以我现在在等时钟响。

结合语境和首字母提示可知，应该填wait。根据“You told me that I must get up when I hear the clock ring. So I am now w___5___ for the clock to ring.” “你告诉我，当我听到钟响时，我必须起床。所以我现在正等着钟响呢。”所以该题应该用现在进行时。其结构是：am/is/are+动词的现在分词。故答案为：waiting。