五、词汇运用
A. 将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次。
freeze, effort, as, awful, suggest, in the air
It was a cold winter afternoon. The wind howled(呼啸) through the trees as I walked home from school. A terrible silence hung 25. . There were no birds singing or children playing outside. Suddenly, I heard a weak cry. Following the sound, I found a shivering puppy standing in the ditch(沟).
My first 26. was to call for help, but my phone had died. I knew I had to make an effort to save the poor creature. The ice was 27. slippery, but I carefully reached down. After failing several times, I finally pulled the puppy to the safe area.
Wrapping it in my scarf, I felt its 28. body slowly warm up. The silence was broken by its happy little barks. My 29. wasn't in vain—the puppy would be okay. That night, 30. I sat by the fire with my new friend, I realised even small actions can melt life's coldest moments.

25. in the air 26. suggestion 27. awfully
28. frozen 29. effort 30. as

【分析】
本题为英语词汇运用题，需结合短文语境、词性变化及固定搭配，从给定词语中选合适的词并变形填空（每词仅用一次）。先通读全文理解大意：作者在寒冷冬日下午救助了一只冻僵的小狗，感悟到小行动的温暖力量。逐个分析：25空需固定搭配表“氛围笼罩”；26空需名词，动词需转名词；27空需副词修饰形容词；28空需形容词修饰身体；29空需名词对应“努力”；30空需连词表“当……时”。
【解析】
1. 25空：固定搭配“hang in the air”意为“（氛围）在空中弥漫、笼罩”，符合“可怕的寂静笼罩着”的语境，填in the air。
2. 26空：空前有“My first”，需名词，动词suggest转换为名词suggestion，意为“想法、建议”，对应“我的第一个想法是呼救”，填suggestion。
3. 27空：空后是形容词slippery，需副词修饰，形容词awful转换为副词awfully，意为“极其、非常”，符合“冰非常滑”的语境，填awfully。
4. 28空：空后是名词body，需形容词修饰，动词freeze转换为形容词frozen，意为“冻僵的”，对应小狗在寒冷中的状态，填frozen。
5. 29空：空前有“My”，需名词，effort本身为名词，意为“努力”，对应“我的努力没有白费”，填effort。
6. 30空：需连词连接两个句子，as作连词表“当……的时候”，符合语境，填as。
【答案】
25. in the air 26. suggestion 27. awfully 28. frozen 29. effort 30. as
【知识点】
词汇词性转换、固定搭配、连词用法
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语词汇的语境运用、词性变化及固定搭配的掌握，需结合上下文准确判断所需词性并变形，是常见的基础词汇运用题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6