Ⅳ. 短文填空
阅读短文，从方框中选择合适的词汇并用其适当的形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每个词汇限用一次。
spread, mess, noise, responsibility, reduce
Last Sunday, Lucy went to the city library to return books. When she entered the library, she was shocked by the scene in front of her. What a 1. ! Books were everywhere, and kids were running around 2. . She thought, “We all should take 3. for building a quiet and comfortable reading environment. ” Lucy decided to pick up books and put them back on the shelves.
From then on, Lucy kept doing volunteer work in the library at weekends. What Lucy did taught us a lesson. We all should follow social rules so as to respect others. More people will understand the importance of following rules by 4. bad behaviour. As a result, good ideas will 5. to make the world a better place.

1. mess
2. noisily
3. responsibility
4. reducing
5. spread

【分析】
先通读短文把握语境大意，再逐个分析每个空格的词性要求与语境：1. 空前是“What a”，需填名词，结合语境“眼前的场景是混乱的”，匹配对应词汇；2. 修饰动词短语“running around”需用副词，对给定词汇进行词性转换；3. 考查固定搭配，匹配对应词汇；4. 介词by后接动名词，对给定词汇变形；5. will后接动词原形，匹配对应词汇。
【解析】
1. 由“What a”可知此处需名词，结合语境“多么混乱啊”，故填mess；
2. 修饰动词短语“running around”需用副词，noise的副词形式为noisily，表“吵闹地跑”，故填noisily；
3. 固定搭配“take responsibility for”意为“为……负责”，此处填名词responsibility，故填responsibility；
4. 介词by后接动名词，reduce的动名词是reducing，表“通过减少不良行为”，故填reducing；
5. will后接动词原形，spread原形不变，表“好的想法会传播”，故填spread。
【答案】
1. mess 2. noisily 3. responsibility 4. reducing 5. spread
【知识点】
词汇适当形式填空、固定搭配、词性转换
【点评】
本题考查词汇在语境中的运用，需结合词性、固定搭配及语境完成变形，属于基础类短文填空题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6