三、词汇运用
请认真阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式或时态，使短文通顺、连贯。

(2024·潍坊中考改编)The Elmore Bank had just put in a new safe and vault(金库). Mr Adams was very 1. (pride) of it. He gladly explained its workings to everyone. Ralph Spencer listened 2. (polite), but did not seem very interested. The two children, May and Agatha, were very 3. (excite) to see these shining things.
At this time, Ben Price, a policeman from Little Rock, walked inside the bank hall. He told the clerk that he was just waiting for a man he 4. (know).
5. (sudden), there was a scream(尖叫). May locked Agatha in the vault. The old banker cried, "Oh, the door can't be opened. And the clock I hadn't started yet." During the following silence, they could just hear the girl wildly 6. (shout) in the dark vault. "Only one man in Little Rock can open this door," said Mr Adams. "Ralph, the child can't stand it long in there. There isn't enough air, and besides, she 7. (die) of fear. What shall we do?"
Ralph threw off his coat and pulled up his shirt 8. (sleeve). With that act Ralph Spencer disappeared(消失) and Jimmy Valentine took his place. "Get away from the door, all of you," he said. Then he set his suitcase on the floor and laid out all the tools. In ten minutes, breaking his own burglarious(入室盗窃的) record, he opened the door.
Jimmy put on his coat and walked towards the front door. A big man stood in his way. "Hello, Ben!" said Jimmy, with a strange smile. "Well, let's go." And then Ben Price acted rather(更加) 9. (strange). "Guess you're mistaken, sir," he said. "I don't think we've met each other before. Your carriage 10. (wait) for you, isn't it?"

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了窃贼吉米·瓦伦丁用开锁技艺救出了被困在银行金库的孩子，原本要抓他的警察也放他离开的故事。
1. proud 2. politely 3. excited 4. knew
5. Suddenly 6. shouting 7. will die
8. sleeves 9. strangely 10. is waiting

【分析】
本题为记叙文语境下的词汇运用题，需结合句子成分、语境及括号内单词的正确形式填空，核心考查词性转换、动词时态、固定搭配等基础语法知识。解题时先通读短文理解大意，再逐一分析每个空的语法功能：系动词后接形容词、修饰动词用副词、人作主语用ed形容词、宾语从句时态呼应、副词作状语、固定搭配（hear sb doing）、一般将来时、名词复数、现在进行时等。
【解析】
1. 系动词was后需接形容词，pride的形容词形式为proud，构成固定短语be proud of（以……为傲），故填proud。
2. 此处修饰动词listened，需用副词，polite的副词形式为politely，故填politely。
3. 主语为the two children（指人），表示“感到兴奋的”需用ed结尾的形容词excited，故填excited。
4. 主句为一般过去时，宾语从句中“认识”的动作发生在过去，故用know的过去式knew，填knew。
5. 此处作状语修饰整个句子，需用副词，sudden的副词形式为Suddenly，故填Suddenly。
6. 固定搭配hear sb doing sth表示“听到某人正在做某事”，故填shouting。
7. 语境表示“她会死于恐惧”，需用一般将来时，故填will die。
8. shirt的“袖子”为复数概念，用sleeve的复数形式sleeves，故填sleeves。
9. 此处修饰动词acted，需用副词，strange的副词形式为strangely，故填strangely。
10. 反义疑问句部分为isn't it，说明前面是现在进行时，主语your carriage为单数，故填is waiting。
【答案】
1. proud 2. politely 3. excited 4. knew 5. Suddenly 6. shouting 7. will die 8. sleeves 9. strangely 10. is waiting
【知识点】
形容词与副词的用法、动词时态、名词的数
【点评】
本题为中考改编的词汇运用题，围绕记叙文语境考查基础语法知识点，侧重词性转换、时态及固定搭配的运用，难度适中，能有效检测学生的基础语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6