六、短文填空。
阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词，每词仅用一次。

People all think that home is a safe place,but in fact,many serious accidents happen in our homes because of our 1. mistakes. So we must remember the importance of being careful 2. we are in our safe homes. Here are some tips for you.
★Keep the floor 3. so that you won't fall.
★Don't stand on chairs. We often hear some people,especially the old,hurt themselves after 4. down from chairs. You'd better not take that risk without another 5. help.
★Be careful of knives. Many people get 6. in the kitchen. Never touch the broken bottles,windows or bowls. Glass may cause the most 7. cuts.
★Never use electrical appliances(电器) in the shower. Dry your hand before you use 8. ,or electricity can hurt you.
★Keep away from hot water,soup and oil. They are really 9. .
★Don't open the door for people you don't 10. . You can look through the peephole(窥视孔) first before you make the decision.
All in all,we should learn to protect ourselves and stay away from danger.

1. careless 2. though 3. dry 4. falling 5. person's 6. hurt 7. serious 8. them 9. dangerous 10. know

【分析】
本题为短文填空，需结合语境、词性及语法规则，从方框中选取单词并调整为适当形式。解题思路：先分析每空所需词性，再结合上下文语义匹配方框内单词，最后根据语法规则（如介词后用动名词、名词前用形容词等）确定单词的正确形式，同时确保每词仅用一次。
【解析】
1. 空后为名词mistakes，需形容词修饰，方框中care的形容词形式careless（粗心的）符合“粗心引发事故”的语境，故填careless。
2. 前后句为让步关系，需引导让步状语从句的词，方框中though（虽然）符合，故填though。
3. 固定搭配“keep sth + 形容词”表保持状态，结合“不会摔倒”，需“干燥的”，方框中dry符合，故填dry。
4. after为介词，后接动名词，fall down（摔倒）的动名词形式为falling，故填falling。
5. another后接名词所有格修饰help，方框中person的所有格person's符合“没有他人帮助”的语境，故填person's。
6. 固定搭配get hurt意为“受伤”，方框中hurt符合，故填hurt。
7. 修饰名词cuts需形容词，结合“最严重的割伤”，方框中serious（严重的）符合，故填serious。
8. 指代前文复数名词electrical appliances，作use的宾语，用宾格them，故填them。
9. 描述热水、汤、油的特性需形容词，方框中dangerous（危险的）符合，故填dangerous。
10. don't后接动词原形，结合“不认识的人”，方框中know（认识）符合，故填know。
【答案】
1. careless 2. though 3. dry 4. falling 5. person's 6. hurt 7. serious 8. them 9. dangerous 10. know
【知识点】
形容词用法、非谓语动词、代词用法
【点评】
本题考查词汇在语境中的适当形式运用，涉及基础语法变形，需结合语义和规则解题，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6