Question

【题目】 David is a fireman. Right now, he and many other firemen are going to a terrible fire at a factory. The people at the factory are a【1】. They want the firemen to arrive soon to put out the fire. The fire is very hot. It smells bad, and people cannot breathe.

The firemen are at the factory now. They are having some p【2】 with the fire. There are rubber tires, fertilizer (化肥), tanks of gas, and other toxic substances (有毒物质) nearby. They are very dangerous when they burn. They can p【3】 the air in the whole area.

David learned about dangerous substances at school. He knows how to help people breathe during a fire and how to carry large people. He can run and jump in different ways. Now David and the o【4】firemen are coming back to the fire station. They feel happy because they put out the fire q【5】, No one was hurt. They put out the fire efficiently (高效地) with the help of a computer.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】afraid

【2】precautions

【3】pollute

【4】other

【5】quickly

【解析】

本文讲述大卫和其他消防员救火的事情。

【1】句意：工厂里的人很害怕。

本句是主系表结构，可知填形容词作表语；根据Right now, he and many other firemen are going to a terrible fire at a factory.可知“工厂里的人很害怕。”afraid：害怕的，形容词；故答案是afraid。

【2】句意：他们正在采取防火措施。

根据some可知填可数名词复数；根据下文There are rubber tires, fertilizer (化肥), tanks of gas, and other toxic substances (有毒物质) nearby. They are very dangerous when they burn.可知“他们正在采取防火措施。” precaution：预防措施，复数是precautions；故答案是precautions。

【3】句意：它们会污染整个地区的空气。

根据can可知填动词原形；根据上文They are very dangerous when they burn.可知“它们会污染整个地区的空气。” pollute：污染，动词；故填pollute。

【4】句意：现在大卫和其他消防队员正返回消防站。

本词修饰名词firemen可知填形容词；other：其他的，形容词；结合句意可知填other。

【5】句意：他们很高兴，

本词修饰动词put out可知副词；根据上文“他们很高兴”可知是“因为他们很快就把火扑灭了，没有人受伤。”quickly：迅速地，很快地，副词；结合句意可知答案是quickly。

短文填空题，首先就要通读短文，围绕中心意思，全盘综合考虑来确定词义；同时，还要注意语篇中名词的单复数形式、短语动词的固定搭配、主谓语人称和数的一致、谓语动词的时态和语态以及非谓语动词的运用等语法知识的使用。例如，通读全文，可知本文讲述了一个突发事故，大卫和其他消防员救火的事情。例如，第1小题，分析句子结构，可知本句是主系表结构，可知填形容词作表语；结合语境可知“工厂里的人很害怕。” afraid：害怕的，形容词；故答案是afraid。