三、短文填空
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。
To get on well with each other is not easy. People may 1. a with or fight with others for some reasons. People can’t live together 2. w disagreements(分歧). So, when your parents get into a fight sometimes, don’t be 3. n. You should know that even people who love each other fight sometimes. Their fighting doesn’t 4. m they don’t love each other anymore.
If you get really sad when your parents fight, maybe you could communicate with them that their fighting makes you upset. Sometimes, parents don’t 5. r that their fight makes you upset. If you tell them how you feel, they’ll probably try to stop or at least explain to you 6. w they are fighting.
You may also find it 7. h to sleep or go to school because of their bad relationship sometimes. If things are going like this, try talking to one or 8. b of your parents about it. You should tell them their fights are just like a big, black cloud hanging over your head. If they care about you, they will do whatever they can to 9. m you feel better.
Being part of a family means everyone tries to make life better for each other. If your parents have problems, you should 10. o to help. Share some housework at home so that your parents can have more time for proper communication. It’s not easy being sons or daughters in such a family.
Arguments happen and that’s OK. But with love, understanding and some communication, families can work out almost any problem.

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了争论会发生，但家庭里有爱、理解和一些沟通，这几乎可以解决任何问题。
1. argue 2. without 3. nervous 4. mean
5. realize/ realise 6. why 7. hard 8. both
9. make 10. offer

【分析】
这是一篇关于家庭矛盾处理的首字母短文填空题，解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合每个空格的上下文语境、首字母提示，联系常用词汇、固定搭配来推断合适的单词，确保单词形式符合句子语法要求。具体到每个空：1. 由“fight with others”及首字母a，想到固定搭配argue with sb；2. 结合“无法共同生活”和“分歧”的逻辑，用表否定的介词without；3. 父母吵架时孩子的情绪，结合首字母n填nervous；4. 表达“意味着”的含义，首字母m对应mean；5. 父母未察觉孩子的感受，首字母r填realize；6. 解释吵架的原因，首字母w填why；7. 因父母关系差难以入睡，首字母h填hard；8. 指父母双方，首字母b填both；9. 固定搭配make sb do sth，首字母m填make；10. 固定搭配offer to help，首字母o填offer。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配argue with sb表示“与某人争吵”，结合语境“People may...with or fight with others”及首字母a，填argue；2. 句意为“没有分歧人们无法共同生活”，结合首字母w，填介词without；3. 父母吵架时孩子不应紧张，结合语境及首字母n，填形容词nervous；4. 句意为“他们的争吵不意味着不再爱彼此”，结合首字母m，填动词mean；5. 句意为“父母没意识到他们的争吵让你难过”，结合首字母r，填动词realize/realise；6. 句意为“解释他们为什么吵架”，结合首字母w，填疑问副词why；7. 句意为“难以入睡”，结合首字母h，填形容词hard；8. 句意为“父母中的一个或两个”，结合首字母b，填代词both；9. 固定搭配make sb do sth表示“让某人做某事”，结合首字母m，填动词make；10. 固定搭配offer to do sth表示“主动做某事”，结合首字母o，填动词offer。
【答案】
1. argue 2. without 3. nervous 4. mean 5. realize/ realise 6. why 7. hard 8. both 9. make 10. offer
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为短文首字母填空题，考查学生对常用英语词汇、固定搭配的掌握程度及对上下文语境的理解能力，需结合逻辑关系和首字母提示准确推断单词，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6