2020-2021年中考英语语法填空专项练习综合1

一、初三中考语法填空（含答案详细解析）

1．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you\" What is the most important in your life? \

The________（one） computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked________（slow）. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But________work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, \"People can't live________computers today.\" The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-three years later than computers. But now it can________（find） almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do________（shop）, play games or make friends.

Many students like the Internet very much. They often surf the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don't know their real________（name）, ages, and even sex（性别）. They are so________（interest） in making the \"unreal friends\" that they can't put their hearts into study. Many of them can't catch up with others on many subjects________of that.

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at________same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet. 【答案】 first；slowly；they；without；be found；shopping；names；interested；because；the

【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介绍了电脑的发明时间，以及电脑的 用途。还有电脑对我们生活的影响。

（1）句意：第一台电脑是在1946年制造的。根据定冠词the，可知应使用序数词first，故答案是first。

（2）句意：它很大，但是工作得很慢。slow修饰动词worked，应使用副词slowly，故答案是slowly。

（3）句意：但是他们工作的越来越快了。空缺处指代前文的computers，因此使用they，故答案是they。

（4）句意：现在没有了电脑人们不能生活。因为电脑在我们日常生活中越来越重要。所以没有电脑就不能生活，没有without，故答案是without。

（5）句意：但是现在到处都可以发它。主语it 和 find是被动关系，应使用被动语态，含有情态动词的被动语态是：情态动词+be+过去分词，故答案是be found。

（6）句意：我们可以用电脑读书、写信和购物，购物do shopping，固定搭配，故答案是shopping。

（7）句意：他们不知道他们真正的名字。name名字，可数名词，根据their可知应使用复数形式，故答案是names。

（8）句意：他们对于结交不真实的朋友那么感兴趣，以致于不能把心思用在学习上。be interested in，对……感兴趣，故答案是interested。

（9）句意：因为这个原因，他们中的许多人在许多课程山上跟不上其他学生。because of

应因为，固定搭配，故答案是because。

（10）句意：但是同时，我们应该记住电脑和网络并不能够做所有的事。at the same time，同时，固定短语，故答案是the。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍，检查验证。

2．He was ________ （mention） in the letter. 【答案】 mentioned

【解析】【分析】句意：他在这封信里被提到了。mention是及物动词，根据句子机构可知是被动语态，be已经给出，行为动词使用过去分词mentioned，故答案是mentioned。 【点评】考查一般过去时，注意动词过去式的变化规则。

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I recently heard a story about a famous scientist. Because of his great achievements, he was thought to be more creative than the common person. When he ________（ask）why he was able to do this, he gave the answer. It all came from an experience with his mother when he was about three years old.\" I ________（try）to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when I dropped the bottle and it fell. spilling（滋出）the milk all over the floor-a sea of milk！I was frightened and I didn't know what to do!\" he said.

His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen. \"I ________（consider）how to explain all this to you. Mum.\" he said. Instead of ________him, she said. \"Robert, what a great mess you have made! I ________（not see）such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since the milk has already been spilled, would you like ________（play）in the milk for a while? We ________（clean）it up after that.\" Then, he did so. After a few minutes. His mother said. \"You know. Robert. whenever you ________a mess like this, finally you have to clean it up.\" He used a sponge（海绵）and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said. \"You know, we ________how to successfully carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands just now. Let's go to the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you ________（discover）a way to carry it.\" Then the little boy learned that if he grasped （抓紧）the bottle at the top with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!

【答案】 was asked；was trying；am considering；punishing；haven't seen；to play；will clean；make；failed；can discover

【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述一位著名科学家的故事，作者从冰箱里拿牛奶时，不小心把奶瓶掉下地了，牛奶溅到到处都是，但是他妈妈并没有因此惩罚他，而是借此教育了他，他学会了如果他抓紧瓶子顶部，他便可以把它拿起而不会掉下它。

（1）句意：当他被问为什么他会这样做，他给了答案。根据was，可知用过去时，ask问，he和ask之间是被动关系，用过去时的被动语态，其结构为be+过去分词，主语是he，be动词用was，ask的过去分词是asked，故填was asked。

（2）句意：我正在努力从冰箱里拿一瓶牛奶的时候，突然我落下的瓶子，并且它掉了下来。此处表示我正在努力去牛奶的时候，恰好这时另一件事发生了，主句用过去将来时，主语是I，be动词用was，故填was trying。

（3）句意：他说“妈妈，我正在考虑怎样向你解释整个这件事。”consider考虑，动词，他妈妈金厨房时，他正在考虑怎样向妈妈解释，直接引语用现在进行时，其结构为be+现在分词，主语是I，be动词用am，consider的现在分词是considering，故填am considering。 （4）句意：没有惩罚他，她说。“罗伯特，你搞得多么乱啊！我以前没有看见如此多的牛奶。根据常识，一般弄掉了牛奶，应该会受到惩罚，但是主人公的母亲并没有惩罚他，punish惩罚，动词，instead of后接动名词，punish的动名词是punishing，故填punishing。

（5）句意：没有惩罚他，她说。“罗伯特，你搞得多么乱啊！我以前没有看见如此多的牛奶。see看见，描述过去的动作对现在造成影响，用现在完成时，其结构为have+过去分词，根据not，可知用否定句，主语是I，构成否定句要借助助动词haven't，see的过去分词是seen，故填haven't seen。

（6）句意：因为牛奶已经被溅出，你想玩一会儿牛奶吗？would like to do sth想做某事，play玩， 故填to play。

（7）句意：我们然后将会把它打扫干净。描述将要发生的事情，用一般将来时，其结构为will+动词原形，clean打扫，故填will clean。

（8）句意：无论什么时候你向这样搞得乱七八糟，最终你必须打扫干净。make a mess搞得乱七八糟，固定搭配，描述客观事实，用一般现在时，主语是you，动词用原形，故填make。

（9）句意：他妈妈然后说。”你知道，我们刚才不能用两个小手成功的拿两个大奶瓶。由于寻找拿奶瓶的方法，可知不能用小手拿起奶瓶，用fail，失败，fail to do sth不能做某事/失败做某事，根据just now可知，用一般过去时，fail的过去式是failed，故填failed。 （10）句意：我们一起去院子里用水装满这个瓶子看是否你能发现一种拿它的方法。用水填瓶子的目的是看是否可以发现拿它的方法，discover发现，can可以，能，此次用can discover，可以发现，故填can discover。

【点评】考查语法填空。首先理解文章大意，答题的过程中，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后得出正确的答案。

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阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式（每空最多不超过三个单词）

A king had two sons and asked famous teachers to teach them. After a few ________（year）, the king fell badly ill. So he wanted to choose one of his sons as the next king, but which one would be the right person? He thought it over ________ a whole night. At last, he decided ________ （test） his sons.

One day, he gave a room to each of ________ （they）, You must fill the room completely （完全地） with anything you wish. But there should ________ （be）no space left and you

can't ask for advice from anyone!\"

The next day the king ________（visit） his elder son's room. The room was completely filled with grass. The king felt sorry about it. Then he went to ________other room, but it was closed. His ________ （young） son asked him to get in and closed the door again. It was dark everywhere, so the king shouted at him ________ （angry）, But suddenly the second son lighted a candle and the room was full of light. The king felt very excited and hugged him proudly. He realized: Wisdom（智慧） is more important than simple answers ________ are easy to get.

【答案】 years；for；to test；them；be；visited；the；younger；angrily；which/that 【解析】【分析】文章大意：国王有两个儿子，让著名的老师教他们，几年后，国王生病了，想找到一个聪明的王位继承人，让他两个儿子用自己想到的东西把房间填满，第二天分别去了两个儿子的房间，很高兴地拥抱了二儿子，他意识到智慧比简单的答案更重要。 （1）句意：几年后，国王病的很严重。a few一些，后跟可数名词的复数形式，因此使用year的复数，故答案是years。

（2）句意：他仔细考虑了整整一个晚上。 a whole night 是时间段，引出时间段的是介词for，故答案是for。

（3）句意：最后，他决定测试一下他的儿子。decide to do sth.，决定做某事，因此使用动词不定式，故答案是to test。

（4）句意：一天，他给了他们每人一个房间。of是介词，介词后使用宾格人称代词，将they改为them，故答案是them。

（5）句意：但是不应该有空间剩下，不能向任何人请求建议。本句为there be句式，should是情态动词，情态动词后使用动词原形，故答案是be。

（6）句意：第二天，国王参观了他的大儿子的房间。本文的基本时态是一般过去时，因此本句为一般过去时，应使用visit的过去式visited，故答案是visited。

（7）句意：于是他去了另一个房间。国王有两个儿子，分别对两人或者两件事进行描述，应使用短语one…the other…，一个……另一个……，故答案是the。

（8）句意：他的小儿子让他进去。又把门关住了。因为国王有两个儿子，先去的是大儿子的房间，后去的应该是小儿子的房间，大与小是相对的，因此都应使用比较级，故答案是younger。

（9）句意：到处都很黑，国王生气地冲着他喊叫。angry修饰动词shouted，应使用副词形式angrily，故答案是angrily。

（10）句意：智慧比容易得到的答案更重要。本句为定语从句，先形式是answers，因此关系代词使用that或者which，故答案是 which/that 。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍，检查验证。

5．语法填空 Dear Auntie Em,

Great news! Mrs Mumford just told me I had been chosen as one of the school________（student）to visit the University of Cape Town in South Africa this summer！She said the programme________（design）for some of the brighter teenagers to experience a different culture.________a good chance！

The only problem is: Mum and Dad________（simple）won't let me go. They said it was dangerous for me, a girl, ________（travel）alone. But my guess is that they think it too expensive. I kept telling________（they）I had been on a plane alone to visit you in Texas before. They needn't worry about me________this trip would be almost the same as that one.________（but）they just won't listen!

Will you help, Auntie Em? It will be________very important experience to my personal growth. Love, （and love you even________（much）if you manage to make Mum & Dad agree with me. more

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者因无法参观南非开普敦大学而向Auntie Em求助。 （1）句意： 芒福德夫人刚刚告诉我，我被选为今年夏天参观南非开普敦大学的学生之一！one of+限定词+名词复数，故填students。

（2）句意： 她说这个项目是为了让一些聪明的青少年体验不同的文化而设立的。design和programme是被动关系，主句是一般过去时，故从句是过去式的被动语态，主语是program么me，单数名词，故助动词是was，故填 was designed。

（3）句意：多好的机会啊！根据 a good chance 可知此处是感叹名词chance，故用what，故填What。

（4）句意： 妈妈和爸爸绝对不会让我走。副词修饰动词let，simply是副词，绝对地，故填simply。

（5）句意： 他们说这对我这个独自旅行的女孩来说很危险。it's+形容词+for sb to do，固定搭配，对某人而言做某事很……，故此处是不定式，故填 to travel。

（6）句意： 我不停地告诉他们，我以前曾独自乘飞机去德克萨斯州看望过你们。tell是动词，其后是宾格做宾语，they的宾格是them，故填them。

（7）句意： 他们不用担心我，因为这次旅行几乎和那次一样。从句是对主句的解释，故表示原因，故填 because/as。

（8）句意： 但是他们就是不听！作者安慰了父母很久，和他们就是不听表示转折故选，故是但是 ， 故填But。

（9）句意： 这对我的个人成长将是非常重要的经历。experience是名词，very以辅音音素开头，故此处用不定冠词a，表示泛指 ， 故填a。

（10）句意： 如果你能让爸爸妈妈同意我的话，我会更爱你。副词even后是比较级，much的比较级是more ， 故填more。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

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【答案】 students；was designed；What；simply；to travel；them；because/as；But；a；

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The Chinese first ________ （make） paper about 2,000 years ago. China still has pieces ________paper which were made as long ago as that. But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees. It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants.

Paper was not made in ________ （south） Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia（ 斯堪的纳维亚半岛）,which now makes a great deal of the ________ （world） paper, did not begin to make it until 1500. It was a German ________ （name） Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees. After that, the forest countries of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States ________ （become） the largest paper producers. Today in Finland, which makes the ________ （good） paper in the world, the paper industry is the biggest on the land. New papermaking machines are very big, and ________ （them） make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper that is 300 metres long and 6 metres wide ________ one minute.

When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes and writing paper. ________there are many other uses. Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers, etc.

【答案】 made；of；southern；world's；named；became；best；they；in；But 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了全世界的造纸工艺。

（1）句意： 大约2000年前中国制造了第一张纸。根据 2,000 years ago可知2000年前是一般过去时的标志，make的过去式是made ， 故填made。

（2）句意：中国仍然有在那之前制作的纸。pieces of，固定搭配，张，故填of。 （3）句意： 直到大约1100年，纸才在南欧制造出来。Europe是名词其前是形容词，south是名词，southern是形容词，故填 southern。

（4）句意：斯堪的纳维亚半岛现在在世界报纸上占有很大份额，直到1500年才开始发行。paper是名词，此处是所有格，故填 world's。

（5）句意：是一个叫谢弗的德国人发现人们可以用树做最好的纸。name和German是被动关系，故用过去分词做后置定语，故填 named。

（6）句意：此后，森林国家瑞典、挪威、芬兰和美国成为最大的纸张生产国。描述过去用一般现在时，become的过去式是became，故填 became。

（7）句意：今天，在世界上造纸最好的是芬兰，造纸工业是世界上最大的。根据 the biggest on the land 可知此处是最高级，good的最高级是best，故填 best。

（8）句意：新的造纸机很大，而且造纸很快。此处缺少主语，故用主格，them是宾格，主格是they，故填 they。

（9）句意：最大的机器可以在一分钟内制造出一张长300米、宽6米的纸。此处缺少介词表示时间范围，in one minute，在一分钟之内，故填in。

（10）句意：但还有很多其他用途。此处缺少连词，此处表示前后的对比，故是转折关系连词but，故填But。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

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Long long ago, there was a small village in the Middle East. In the village there was________old man called Sthira. He lived by himself. His only son had gone far away to study. Sthira's friends________（wonder） whether his son would return,________Sthira always said,\" Whatever happens, happens for good.\"

One day the old man's son returned and the villagers were very happy for Sthira. He thanked the villagers and said________（polite）,\"Whatever happens, happens for good.\" However, later, Sthira's son broke his________（leg）. Once again the villagers came to visit him and once again the old man thanked________（they） and said, \"Whatever happens, happens for good.\" Some of the villagers were surprised________（hear） this. Why? What was good? His son's leg got badly hurt!

After a few days, the army came to the village and forced all the young men to________the army. When they found his son had a________（break） leg, they left him behind. Once again, all the villagers came to congratulate him on his________（good） luck. Like always, the old man was still thankful to them and said,\" Whatever happens, happens for good.\" 【答案】 an；wondered；but；politely；leg；them；to hear；join；broken；good 【解析】【分析】文章大意：从前，在一个小村里，有一个泰斯拉的老人，不管发生了什么他都认为是好事。

（1）句意：在一个村庄里有一个叫做泰斯拉的老人。man是单数，前面需要不定冠词，old是以元音音素开始的，因此使用an，故答案是an。

（2）句意：泰斯拉的朋友想知道他的朋友是否回来。根据句首的long long ago可知句子为一般过去时，故答案是wondered。

（3）句意：但是泰斯拉总是说“不管发生了什么，都是 好事，”朋友想知道他的儿子是否会回来，泰斯拉却说不管发生了什么都是好事，所以使用but表示转折，故答案是but。 （4）句意：他感谢了村民们，然然后礼貌地说：“不管发生了什么，发生的都是好事。”polite修饰动词said，因此使用副词politely，故答案是politely。

（5）句意：然而，之后，太势力的儿子摔断了腿。摔断的不可能是两条腿，应该是一条腿，因此使用单数形式，故答案是leg。

（6）句意：村民在一次来看忘了他，他再一次感谢了他们。they做thank的宾语，应使用宾格人称代词，故答案是them。

（7）句意：一些村名听到后感到很吃惊。听到是吃惊的原因，应使用动词不定式做状语，故答案是to hear。

（8）句意：几天之后，来到村里，强迫年轻人参军。根据the army可知是强迫参军，force sb. to do sth.固定搭配，to已经给出，因此使用动词原形，故答案是join。 （9）句意：当他们发现他的儿子有一条断腿的时候，他们就把他留下了。break修饰leg，因此使用过去分词，故答案是broken。

（10）句意：村民再次来祝她好运。good修饰luck，没有任何比较，所以使用原级，故答案是good。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然

后细读文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。最后通读一遍，检查验证。

8．阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的词，要求所填的词意义准确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

When I was in the middle school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. The teacher ________（decide） to teach us a very important lesson.

She brought us up to the front of the ________ ['kla:sru:m]and placed him on one side of her desk and________on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could ________（hard）see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. \"White,\" he________[' a:nsa（r）d]

I couldn't________[bɪ'liːv] he said the object was white, when it was clearly black! Another argument started between my classmate and me, this time about the________of the object. The teacher told me to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed________（place）, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, \"White.\"

It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint （视角） it was________. Only from my side it was black.

I have always remembered the lesson I learned that day. Sometimes we need to look at the problem from the other ________（person） viewpoint in order to truly understand his/her view.

【答案】 decided；classroom；me；easily；answered；believe；color；places；white；person's

【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者明白的认识道理，我们需要从别人的角度来看待问题，以便真正理解他的观点。

（1）句意：老师决定给我们上一节很重要的课。根据 When I was in the middle school可知时态是一般过去时 ， 故填 decided。

（2）句意：她把我们带到教室前面根据，定冠词the后是名词， ['kla:sru:m] 是classroom，教室，是名词，故填 classroom。

（3）句意：让他在桌子的一边，我在另一边，在她的桌子中间有一个很大的圆形物体。此处是placed的并列宾语，故用宾格，此处指代作者，故用第一人称单数，me，是代词，我，故填me。

（4）句意：我很容易看出它是黑色的。根据 it was black可知这个结果是很显然的，故此处是轻松地，副词修饰动词，hard，是副词，困难地，easily，是副词 ， 故填 easily。 （5）句意：“白色，”他回答。描述过去用一般过去时， [' a:nsa（r）d]answered，是动词过去式 ，故填 answered。

（6）句意：我真不敢相信他说那东西是白色的。根据，couldn't是情态动词，其后是动词原形， [bɪ'liːv] believe，是动词，相信，故填 believe。

（7）句意：另一个争论开始于我和我的同学之间，这次是关于物体的颜色。根据上下文的白色和黑色可知，是谈论颜色，the定冠词后是名词，color，是名词，故填 color。

（8）句意：我们换了地方。此处缺少宾语，故是名词，表示彼此的位置，是复数，place是名词，故填 places。

（9）句意：这是一个两面颜色不同的物体，在他看来是白色的。系动词is后是形容词，根据上文我真不敢相信他说那东西是白色的，可知这个位置看是白色的，white，是形容词，故填 white。

（10）句意：我一直记得那天的教训有时我们需要从别人的角度来看待问题，以便真正理解他/她的观点。viewpoint是名词，person是名词，故此处是名词所有格，故填 person's。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，词性，所有格，和所给单词的读音等多种用法。

9．阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 At about thirteen years old, I felt very lonely. I didn't like my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didn't want to talk ________ me and my parents were always saying that other kids were ________（good） than me. I thought I was the ________（luck） person in the world.

One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates. I was so angry ________ I hit him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and ________（stop） the fight. He was the monitor of our class. After that, he often helped me and we became good ________（friend）. Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help ________（I） to cool down. My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. We spent a lot of interesting days together. ________ time goes by, I have become happier with people and things. And people around me have ________ （change）, too. My parents don't shout at me ________ more and my classmates become friendly to me.

But now we go to different cities to study. How I miss the days when we were together! 【答案】 with；better；unluckiest；that；stopped；friends；me；As；changed；any 【解析】【分析】 本文讲述了作者大约十三岁时，感到非常孤独不喜欢我的同学父母或其他任何人，后来 因为一个男孩，生活开始改变。

（1）句意： 我的同学不想和我说话，我父母总是说其他孩子比我好。talk with，固定搭配，和某人聊天 ， 故填 with。

（2）句意：我的同学不想和我说话，我父母总是说其他孩子比我好。than是比较级的标志，good的比较级是better ， 故填 better。

（3）句意： 我以为我是世界上最不幸的人。was是系动词其后是形容词luck是名词，lucky是形容词，根据the定冠词可知是最高级，故填 unluckiest。

（4）句意： 我非常生气，打了他的脸。so ...that，如此……以至于，固定搭配 ， 故填 that。

（5）句意： 就在这时，一个男孩站了起来，停止了打斗。描述过去用一般过去时，stop是动词，故填 stopped。

（6）句意： 从那以后，他经常帮助我，我们成了好朋友。主语是we故此处名词是复数，故填 friends。

（7）句意： 每当我生气或难过时，他会帮助我冷静下来。help动词后是宾格做宾语，I的宾格是me ， 故填 me。

（8）句意： 随着时间的推移，我对人和事越来越开心。此处缺少时间状语从句的连词表示伴随用as ， 故填 As。

（9）句意： 我周围的人也改变了。描述过去用一般过去时，change是动词 ， 故填 changed。

（10）句意： 我的父母不再对我大喊大叫，我的同学对我变得友好了。not any，固定搭配，不再 ， 故填 any。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

10．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式（每空最多不超过3个单词）。

Thomas Edison was a great American ________ （invent）.When he was________child, he was always asking questions and trying out new ideas. No matter________ hard it was, he never gave up.

Young Tom was in school for only three ________ （month）. His teacher didn't understand why he had so many strange questions. Most of ________（they） were not about his lessons. The teacher didn't want to teach Tom any more. He asked Tom's mother to take the boy home. Tom's mother taught him ________ （read） and write, and she found him a very good student. He learnt very fast and became very ________（interest） in science.

One day, he saw a little boy ________（play） on the railway tracks （铁轨） at a station. A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was too frightened （恐惧） to move. Edison rushed out and took him away ________ （safe）. The boy's father was so thankful that he taught Edison to send messages ________telegraph （电报）.

【答案】 inventor；a；how；months；them；to read；interested；playing；safely；by 【解析】【分析】这篇短文简要介绍了著名发明家爱迪生的生平，他因为发明了电灯，从而改变了人们的生活。并且短文详细描述了爱迪生的人格特点。

（1）句意：托马斯·爱迪生是一位伟大的美国发明家。根据 a great American是形容词，故前后是名词单数，invent是动词，名词是inventor。故填inventor。

（2）句意：当他还是个孩子的时候，他总是问问题。child是以辅音音素开头的单数名词，故用不定冠词a表示泛指。故填a。

（3）句意：无论多么困难，他都不会放弃。hard是副词，根据语序it was可知，no matter how表示\"无论如何\"的意思，引导让步状语从句。故填how。

（4）句意：小汤姆只上了三个月的学。基数词three后用复试形式months。故填months。

（5）句意：他问的问题大部分都与他的功课无关。of是介词，其后应该要用宾格形式，they的宾格是them。故填them。

（6）句意：汤姆的母亲教他读写。taught是teach的过去式，教某人做某事teach sb. to do sth.，故填to read。

（7）句意：她妈妈发现他是个很好的学生。他学得很快，对科学很感兴趣。对什么感兴趣be interested in sth.是个固定短语搭配。故填interested。

（8）句意：一天，他看到一个小男孩在火车站的铁轨上玩耍。saw是see的过去式，看到某人在做某事应为see sb. doing sth.，故填playing。

（9）句意：一列火车很快就要开过来了，男孩吓得不敢动。爱迪生冲过去把他带到了安全的地方。took是take的过去式，take是动词应该用副词来修饰，safe是形容词，副词是safety。故填safely。

（10）句意：这个男孩的父亲非常感激爱迪生，教他用电报发送消息。by通过某种方法、手段。表示传达、传递的方式或媒介。故填by。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意名词复数，词性，介词，和see sb. doing sth的固定搭配等多种用法。