二、语法填空(真题·台州天台)
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
After arguing(争吵) with his father, Thomas was angry. So he 16 (leave) home and stopped talking to him. Days became weeks 17 weeks became months. Thomas didn't visit his father for a year.
One day, Thomas was sick(生病) and felt 18 (sleep) in his house. He didn't know how to look 19 himself. At that time, he thought of his dad. When he was sick, his dad would say kind 20 (word) and make hot soup. Thomas realized that his dad was 21 good father, so he decided to go home.
To 22 (he) surprise, when he got there, he saw that the door was still open. He 23 (quick) went inside. As soon as they saw each other, they hugged(拥抱).
Thomas asked, “24 did you still open the door at night?”
His father smiled, “Because I just thought you might come back anytime. I want you 25 (know) I am always waiting for you. So I never close the door, not even at night.”

16. left 17. and 18. sleepy 19. after 20. words
21. a 22. his 23. quickly 24. Why 25. to know

【分析】
本题为语法填空题，需结合上下文语境、语法规则（时态、词性转换、固定搭配等）逐一解题。先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个空格的考点分析：16题考查一般过去时；17题考查并列连词；18题考查形容词作表语；19题考查固定搭配；20题考查名词复数；21题考查不定冠词；22题考查形容词性物主代词；23题考查副词修饰动词；24题考查疑问词；25题考查固定搭配。
【解析】
16. 由前文“was angry”可知描述过去的动作，故用leave的过去式left；
17. 前后为并列的时间分句，用并列连词and连接；
18. feel为系动词，后接形容词，sleep的形容词形式为sleepy；
19. 固定搭配look after意为“照顾”，符合语境；
20. kind后接可数名词复数，word的复数形式为words；
21. 表示“一个好爸爸”，good以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a；
22. 固定短语to one's surprise中，主语为he，故用his；
23. 修饰动词went需用副词，quick的副词形式为quickly；
24. 下文用Because回答，此处询问原因，用疑问词Why；
25. 固定搭配want sb to do sth，故填to know。
【答案】
16. left 17. and 18. sleepy 19. after 20. words 21. a 22. his 23. quickly 24. Why 25. to know
【知识点】
一般过去时、固定搭配、名词复数、不定冠词
【点评】
本题为初中英语语法填空典型真题，考查基础语法知识点与常用固定搭配，需结合语境灵活运用，侧重基础能力考查。
【难度系数】
0.6