五、首字母填空
根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
体裁：记叙文
主题：义行善举
难度：★★★★★
建议用时：9 min
正确率： /10
Who is your hero? Is it someone you know, such as a friend, parent, or teacher? Or is it someone else in your life, like a doctor, firefighter, or p 1 ? Whoever it is, a hero is a person who is always ready to help others and affects others in a positive way. People living on Garden Grove Lane think of Geneva and Ted as heroes, especially when they face p 2 .
One day, as usual, the old couple picked up a call from a neighbour. A snake cut off his way to work. Ted hurt his leg a few days ago, so o 3 Geneva came to help this time. She picked up a grabber(爪钩) and headed to the neighbour's house.
A half-metre-long snake was lying at the front door when Geneva got to the house. Perhaps it lost its way after the heavy rain. Geneva controlled(控制) the snake with the grabber, s 4 the neighbour from danger. This was one of the many timely aids from the old couple.
Also, they made plans to bring benefits to the community. When they moved to Garden Grove Lane five years ago, they found some sewers(下水道) of the town had been in disrepair for years. Grass g 5 and was full of the waterway. Ted volunteered to clean the grass, but there were some areas out of his r 6 . He asked the city hall for help. They joined hands to manage the waste water.
At the beginning of 2023, the Reporter-News put Geneva and Ted on its Everyday Heroes name list. The local newspaper Daily in Abilene, the USA, put out a run of their stories. “They made a difference to their community w 7 return(回报),” it reported. When they heard the n 8 , Geneva said, “We wouldn't say we're heroes. We are just people who want to help our neighbours.”
Johnnie Lou Boyd, one of the old couple's neighbours, first heard of the couple by w 9 of mouth before they came out in the newspaper. “Most of their actions don't draw such attention(关注). B 10 people on Garden Grove Lane have always taken them as their everyday heroes,” Johnnie said. “We hope they will stay with us for many more years.”
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1. policeman 【解析】根据上文“Who is your hero?”和空前“like a doctor, firefighter”可知，英雄可能是医生、消防员；此处与空前“doctor”和“firefighter”并列，应是一个帮助他人的职业。故填 policeman。
2. problems 【解析】根据空前“especially when they face”和上文“a hero is a person who is always ready to help others and affects others in a positive way”可知英雄随时准备帮助他人，人们遇到问题时会把帮助自己的人视为英雄。故填 problems。
3. only 【解析】根据空前“Ted hurt his leg a few days ago”可知特德的腿受伤了不能帮忙，所以只有日内瓦来帮忙。故填 only。
4. saving 【解析】根据空前“Geneva controlled the snake with the grabber”可知日内瓦控制住了蛇，把邻居从危险中救了出来；分析句子结构可知，句中已有谓语动词 controlled，此处应用动名词形式作结果状语。故填 saving。
5. grew 【解析】根据空后“was full of the waterway”可知草生长，堵塞了下水道；根据空后“was”可知句子时态为一般过去时。故填 grew。
6. reach 【解析】根据空前“but there were some areas out of his”可知有特德无法触及的区域；out of reach 表示“够不着”。故填 reach。
7. without 【解析】根据上文“the Reporter-News put Geneva and Ted on its Everyday Heroes name list”和空前“They made a difference to their community”可知他们不求回报地为社区做贡献；without return 表示“不求回报”。故填 without。
8. news 【解析】根据上文“The local newspaper Daily in Abilene, the USA, put out a run of their stories.”可知他们上了报纸，因此是对这一新闻作出回应。故填 news。
9. word 【解析】根据语境“by w ______ of mouth”可知在老夫妇的事迹见报之前，邻居首先通过口口相传听说了他们；by word of mouth 表示“口口相传”。故填 word。
10. But 【解析】上文“Most of their actions don't draw such attention.”和下文“people on Garden Grove Lane have always taken them as their everyday heroes”是转折关系。故填 But。

【分析】
本题是围绕社区义行善举展开的首字母填空题，解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再逐句结合上下文语境、首字母提示、词汇搭配及语法规则确定单词，最后检查单词形式是否符合要求，确保语义通顺。
【解析】
1. 联系上文列举的职业doctor、firefighter，此处需填表示职业的名词，结合首字母p，故填policeman；
2. 根据语境，英雄帮助他人，人们遇到问题时会将其视为英雄，face后接名词复数，故填problems；
3. 前文提到Ted腿受伤无法帮忙，因此只有Geneva前来，故填only；
4. 句中已有谓语动词controlled，此处需用动名词作结果状语，结合“控制蛇以救邻居”的语境，故填saving；
5. 根据空后“was full of the waterway”可知草生长，时态为一般过去时，故填grew；
6. 固定搭配out of reach意为“够不着”，符合语境，故填reach；
7. 固定搭配without return意为“不求回报”，契合老夫妇无私奉献的主题，故填without；
8. 他们的事迹被报纸报道，此处指听到这个消息，故填news；
9. 固定搭配by word of mouth意为“口口相传”，符合语境，故填word；
10. 前后句为转折关系，故填But。
【答案】
1. policeman 2. problems 3. only 4. saving 5. grew 6. reach 7. without 8. news 9. word 10. But
【知识点】
首字母填空、词汇搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题以社区义行善举为主题，考查首字母填空，既要求学生具备一定的词汇积累，又需结合语篇理解上下文逻辑，难度适中偏难，符合题目设置的5星难度。
【难度系数】
0.5