六、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
When I was a kid, I showed great interest in kites. I loved kites of all shapes and sizes. Four years ago, I had 1. accident and it almost killed me. It came about because of my love for kites. On a windy day, I 2. (walk) home from school when I saw some boys running after a kite. It was flying 3. (slow) to the ground. I was excited and joined them without thinking twice.
A strong wind kept blowing the kite along. Finally, the kite 4. (stick) in a tall tree. None of the other boys decided 5. (climb) the tree because they thought it was dangerous. One by one, they went away. Different from the others, I wanted to give it a try. I thought to 6. (I), “Let me show you 7. brave I am!” Then, I began to climb. I made my way up the tree. After some minutes, I reached the kite. However, a much 8. (strong) wind came. What was worse, my feet slipped. I fell to the ground and my leg was broken. Luckily, one of my 9. (neighbour) saw me under the tree. He called my parents at once. Soon, they came and took me to the hospital.
10. the accident, I learned the meaning of fear—sometimes it could help me stay away from danger.

1. an 2. was walking 3. slowly 4. was stuck
5. to climb 6. myself 7. how 8. stronger
9. neighbours 10. From

【分析】
本题为英语语法填空题，需结合语境及语法规则完成填空。解题思路：1. 第1空：accident为可数名词单数，且以元音音素开头，表泛指“一次事故”，用不定冠词an；2. 第2空：when引导时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时，主句表示过去某时刻正在进行的动作，用过去进行时，主语为I，故填was walking；3. 第3空：修饰动词flying，需用副词，slow的副词形式为slowly；4. 第4空：风筝是“被卡在树上”，应用一般过去时的被动语态，结构为was/were+过去分词，主语the kite为单数，故填was stuck；5. 第5空：固定搭配decide to do sth（决定做某事），故填to climb；6. 第6空：固定搭配think to oneself（暗自想），主语为I，反身代词用myself；7. 第7空：此处为感叹句，修饰形容词brave，应用how引导；8. 第8空：much修饰形容词比较级，strong的比较级为stronger；9. 第9空：固定结构one of+可数名词复数，故填neighbours；10. 第10空：根据语境“从这次事故中”，用介词From。
【解析】
1. 考查不定冠词：accident以元音音素/ˈæ/开头，表泛指“一次事故”，故填an；
2. 考查过去进行时：when引导的时间状语从句用一般过去时，主句表过去正在进行的动作，结构为was/were+现在分词，主语I，故填was walking；
3. 考查副词：修饰动词flying，用副词slowly；
4. 考查一般过去时的被动语态：风筝与stick是被动关系，过去时被动结构为was+过去分词，故填was stuck；
5. 考查固定搭配：decide to do sth，故填to climb；
6. 考查反身代词：think to oneself是固定搭配，主语I对应反身代词myself；
7. 考查感叹句：修饰形容词brave，用how引导感叹句；
8. 考查形容词比较级：much修饰比较级，strong的比较级为stronger；
9. 考查名词复数：one of后接可数名词复数，故填neighbours；
10. 考查介词：根据语境“从事故中”，用介词From。
【答案】
1. an 2. was walking 3. slowly 4. was stuck 5. to climb 6. myself 7. how 8. stronger 9. neighbours 10. From
【知识点】
不定冠词用法；过去进行时；副词用法；被动语态；固定搭配；感叹句；形容词比较级；名词复数；介词用法
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础语法填空题，围绕记叙文语境考查核心语法点，需结合固定搭配、词性转换及时态语态规则解题，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6

读后词汇拓展
猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，以及画波浪线短语的中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. slip
2. stay away from

1. v. 滑 2. 远离……

【分析】本题考查基础英语单词及短语的词性、释义，需结合日常积累的词汇知识判断：单词slip常见词性为动词，对应基础词义；短语stay away from是固定搭配，直接对应常用释义。
【解析】1. slip 作为动词（v.），常见中文意思为“滑”；2. stay away from 是固定短语，中文意思为“远离……”。
【答案】1. v. 滑 2. 远离……
【知识点】英语词汇 词性辨析 短语释义
【点评】本题属于基础词汇积累类题目，考查核心单词和短语的常用释义，难度较低，适合巩固英语基础词汇。
【难度系数】0.9