二、根据课文内容完成下面短文
I'm Tom Sawyer. It was a nice Saturday morning, and the sweet smell of summer flowers could 1. f everyone's heart with joy. But I felt terrible. I looked at the long 2. f my aunt wanted me to paint, and my heart 3. s.
Then suddenly, I had an idea. "I know what I'll do," I said 4. a. I picked up my brush and carried on.
Soon Ben Rogers walked by, singing and eating an apple. He invited me to go swimming, and he showed great 5. p that I had to work on such a nice day. I looked 6. s and said the painting was a rare enjoyable chance, so I didn't pay 7. a to his invitation.
Ben grew more interested and begged to have a try, but I said Aunt Polly was
8. p about the fence. Finally Ben gave me his apple for the chance. I shook his hand like a polite 9. g, and passed him the brush with a 10. p look of concern on my face.
Later, more kids traded me their toys for painting turns. Finally, I finished the task easily and got many nice gifts!

1. fill 2. fence 3. sank 4. aloud 5. pity 6. shocked 7. attention 8. particular 9. gentleman 10. pretend

【分析】首先通读短文，理解其语境（选自《汤姆·索亚历险记》的课文内容），结合每个空的首字母提示，联系上下文语义、固定搭配以及课文原文内容，逐一确定每个空应填的单词。
【解析】1. 固定搭配“fill...with”意为“用……充满”，结合语境“夏日花香让每个人心中充满喜悦”，故填fill；2. 后文多次提到“paint（粉刷）”，结合课文内容，粉刷的对象是栅栏，故填fence；3. 前文提到“我感觉糟透了”，看到要粉刷的长栅栏后心情低落，“sink”的过去式“sank”可表示“（心情）低落”，故填sank；4. 此处表示“我大声说”，“aloud”意为“大声地”，故填aloud；5. 固定搭配“show pity”意为“表示同情”，Ben看到汤姆在好天气干活而产生同情，故填pity；6. 汤姆表现出震惊的样子，“shocked”意为“震惊的”，故填shocked；7. 固定搭配“pay attention to”意为“注意”，此处指没在意Ben的邀请，故填attention；8. 固定搭配“be particular about”意为“对……挑剔”，波莉姨妈对栅栏粉刷要求严格，故填particular；9. 像绅士一样握手，“gentleman”意为“绅士”，故填gentleman；10. 假装关心的表情，“pretend”意为“假装”，此处用名词作定语，故填pretend。
【答案】1. fill 2. fence 3. sank 4. aloud 5. pity 6. shocked 7. attention 8. particular 9. gentleman 10. pretend
【知识点】英语词汇运用、固定搭配、课文内容理解
【点评】本题结合经典课文考查词汇，既要求学生熟悉课文内容，又需掌握常用固定搭配，能有效检验学生的词汇积累与语境理解能力。
【难度系数】0.6