五、首字母填空
While the children are in the secret garden, Colin's father Mr Craven is travelling. He sees many beautiful v 1 in different countries. However, he is still s 2 because his wife died(死亡) and his only son is dying.

One evening, while he is sitting and looking at a beautiful lake, he falls asleep and has a dream. He hears his wife's voice in his dream. She tells him that she is in the garden. And then the dream ends and he w 3 up. The next day he decides to go home.
When Mr Craven r 4 home, he asks his housekeeper Mrs Medlock how his son is. She answers, "I a 5 tell him not to go out. But he still wants to go to the garden every day with his cousin Mary. Now the servant Dickon pushes his wheelchair there." Mr Craven looks s 6. "In the garden?" he says.
Then he hurries to the walled garden. He knows where the door of the secret garden is, b 7 he doesn't know where the key is. Then he hears some sounds. Children are running and laughing inside the garden. But h 8 can the children find the secret garden? The door is locked and the key is lost. Suddenly the door in the wall opens and a boy runs out. Mr Craven stares at him in surprise. He is a tall, good-looking boy with grey eyes. "F 9," the boy says. "I am Colin. Mary finds the key to the garden with the help of a robin. Then we have fun here every day." Then he takes his father t 10 the door to the garden. Mr Craven looks very happy. And next to him, laughing and walking as strongly as the other boys, is his son.
—Adapted from The Secret Garden
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【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章节选自《秘密花园》，主要讲述了科林的父亲克雷文先生在旅途中梦到妻子后决定回家，发现儿子柯林在秘密花园中康复的故事。
1. views 根据上文“Colin's father Mr Craven is travelling”和空后“in different countries”可知旅行的克雷文先生在不同的国家看到了许多美丽的景色；根据空前“many”可知此处应用名词的复数形式。故填views。
2. sad 根据空后“because his wife died and his only son is dying”可知克雷文先生因为妻子去世，唯一的儿子奄奄一息而悲伤。故填sad。
3. wakes 根据上文“he falls asleep and has a dream”和空前“And then the dream ends”可知克雷文先生睡着后做了一个梦，梦结束后醒了过来；根据空前“ends”可知句子时态是一般现在时。故填wakes。
4. reaches 根据上文“The next day he decides to go home.”和空后“he asks his housekeeper Mrs Medlock how his son is”可知克雷文先生决定回家，回到家时询问管家儿子的情况；根据空后“asks”可知句子时态是一般现在时。故填reaches。
5. always 根据下文“But he still wants to go to the garden every day with his cousin Mary.”可知管家总让科林不要出去，但他仍然想每天和玛丽一起去花园；此处应用副词修饰空后动词“tell”。故填always。
6. surprised 根据下文“In the garden?”可知克雷文先生的妻子在梦中告诉他她在花园里，而科林和玛丽也去了花园，克雷文先生感到惊讶。故填surprised。
7. but 空前“He knows where the door of the secret garden is”和空后“he doesn't know where the key is”是转折关系。故填but。
8. how 根据空后“can the children find the secret garden”可知此处表示方式，克雷文先生不知道孩子们如何找到秘密花园。故填how。
9. Father 根据上文“Colin's father Mr Craven is travelling”可知此处是儿子对父亲的称呼；句首首字母需大写。故填Father。
10. through 根据空后“the door to the garden”可知科林带着父亲穿过花园的门。故填through。

【分析】
这是一篇依托《秘密花园》名著节选的首字母填空题，解题时首先要通读全文梳理故事脉络：克雷文先生外出旅行，因丧妻和儿子病重始终郁郁寡欢，梦中收到妻子的暗示后决定返乡，最终发现儿子在秘密花园中恢复健康。接下来逐个分析空格：第一步结合空格前后的语境语义和给出的首字母先锁定对应含义的单词，第二步结合语法规则（名词单复数、动词时态、词性、固定搭配、句首大写规则等）调整单词的正确形式，就能得出所有答案。
【解析】
1. 根据前文提到Mr Craven正在旅行，后文说明是在不同国家，旅行途中会看到诸多美景，首字母为v，many后接可数名词复数，因此填views。
2. 根据后文“his wife died and his only son is dying”的描述，可知他的状态是悲伤的，首字母为s，形容词作表语，因此填sad。
3. 前文提到他睡着做了梦，梦结束之后自然是醒来，wake up是固定搭配表示“醒来”，全文为一般现在时，主语he是第三人称单数，谓语动词用三单形式，首字母为w，因此填wakes。
4. 前文提到他决定回家，后文他询问管家儿子的情况，说明他已经到家，首字母为r，reach表示“到达”，全文一般现在时主语he是三单，因此填reaches。
5. 根据后文转折“但他仍然每天想和表姐玛丽去花园”，可知管家一直叮嘱他不要外出，首字母为a，副词修饰动词tell，因此填always。
6. 克雷文先生原本以为秘密花园是封闭的，得知儿子居然在花园里，他的反应是惊讶的，首字母为s，形容词作表语，因此填surprised。
7. 空格前“他知道秘密花园的门在哪里”和空格后“他不知道钥匙在哪里”是转折逻辑关系，首字母为b，因此填but。
8. 后文说明门是锁着的、钥匙早就丢了，克雷文先生疑惑孩子们是“如何”找到秘密花园的，表方式首字母为h，因此填how。
9. 跑出来的男孩是Colin，他面对自己的父亲自然是称呼父亲，句首单词首字母需要大写，首字母为F，因此填Father。
10. 这里表示男孩带着父亲穿过花园的门，through表示从物体内部穿过，符合语境，首字母为t，因此填through。
【答案】
1. views
2. sad
3. wakes
4. reaches
5. always
6. surprised
7. but
8. how
9. Father
10. through
【知识点】
首字母填空
语境词义辨析
常用固定搭配
【点评】
本题选取经典儿童文学《秘密花园》的片段作为语篇，趣味性较强，既考查学生结合上下文逻辑推导语义的能力，也覆盖了动词三单变形、名词复数、副词用法、转折连词、介词搭配等初中英语核心基础考点，需要学生兼顾语义合理性和语法正确性，避免只写对单词原形忽略形式变化的失分情况。
【难度系数】
0.6