二、根据首字母提示填空，补全短文
After visiting Oz, the Wizard, Dorothy told her two buddies (伙伴) about him. “He’ll help me get back to Kansas, and he promises (承诺) to help all of you too,” she said. “So what must we do b 1 he will help us?” the Tin Woodman asked. “You need to go and ask him by y 2,” Dorothy said.
“I’ll wait here.”
So the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Lion, one at a t 3, went into the palace of the Great Wizard. Sure enough, they got the same promise from Oz, “I will help you o 4 if you help Dorothy kill the West Witch.”
Now the friends started to find the West Witch. In order to know more, Dorothy spoke to the Guardian of the Gates. “Can you tell me w 5 road leads to the West Witch?”
“There is no road,” the Guardian said. “I think the b 6 you can do is to keep walking to the west. And I want to give you some a 7 —do it as carefully as you can, o 8 the evil Witch may kill all of you.”
Then they thanked him and turned toward the west. As they went, some strange things suddenly h 9. Dorothy’s green silk dress became white. The ribbon around Toto’s neck also lost its green. To their s 10, the land changed too. It wasn’t flat any more and the flowers and trees disappeared (消失) quickly. What would Dorothy and her friends meet next?
—A modified excerpt from *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
After visiting Oz, the Wizard, Dorothy told her two buddies (伙伴) about him. “He’ll help me get back to Kansas, and he promises (承诺) to help all of you too,” she said. “So what must we do b 1 he will help us?” the Tin Woodman asked. “You need to go and ask him by y 2,” Dorothy said.
“I’ll wait here.”
So the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Lion, one at a t 3, went into the palace of the Great Wizard. Sure enough, they got the same promise from Oz, “I will help you o 4 if you help Dorothy kill the West Witch.”
Now the friends started to find the West Witch. In order to know more, Dorothy spoke to the Guardian of the Gates. “Can you tell me w 5 road leads to the West Witch?”
“There is no road,” the Guardian said. “I think the b 6 you can do is to keep walking to the west. And I want to give you some a 7 —do it as carefully as you can, o 8 the evil Witch may kill all of you.”
Then they thanked him and turned toward the west. As they went, some strange things suddenly h 9. Dorothy’s green silk dress became white. The ribbon around Toto’s neck also lost its green. To their s 10, the land changed too. It wasn’t flat any more and the flowers and trees disappeared (消失) quickly. What would Dorothy and her friends meet next?
—A modified excerpt from *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
答案：1. before
2. yourself
3. time
4. only
5. which
6. best
7. advice
8. or
9. happened
10. surprise
2. yourself
3. time
4. only
5. which
6. best
7. advice
8. or
9. happened
10. surprise
解析：
【解析】
1. 根据语境“在他帮助我们之前我们必须做什么”，结合首字母b，填before，引导时间状语从句。
2. by oneself是固定搭配，此处指代Tin Woodman自己，结合首字母y，填yourself。
3. one at a time是固定短语，意为“一次一个”，结合首字母t，填time。
4. only if是固定搭配，意为“只有……才”，符合语境，结合首字母o，填only。
5. 此处是宾语从句，询问哪条路，结合首字母w，填which引导宾语从句。
6. the best you can do是固定表达，意为“你能做的最好的事”，结合首字母b，填best。
7. give sb some advice是固定搭配，意为“给某人一些建议”，结合首字母a，填advice。
8. 根据语境“否则邪恶的女巫可能会杀了你们所有人”，结合首字母o，填or表转折。
9. 语境表示“一些奇怪的事情突然发生了”，happen表示发生，此处用过去式，结合首字母h，填happened。
10. to one's surprise是固定短语，意为“令某人惊讶的是”，结合首字母s，填surprise。
【答案】
1. before
2. yourself
3. time
4. only
5. which
6. best
7. advice
8. or
9. happened
10. surprise
【知识点】
固定短语搭配、宾语从句引导词、动词时态
【点评】
本题节选自《绿野仙踪》，考查学生对固定短语、语境理解及基础语法知识的综合运用，要求学生结合上下文语境和所学词汇语法完成填空，能有效提升学生的阅读理解与词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 根据语境“在他帮助我们之前我们必须做什么”，结合首字母b，填before，引导时间状语从句。
2. by oneself是固定搭配，此处指代Tin Woodman自己，结合首字母y，填yourself。
3. one at a time是固定短语，意为“一次一个”，结合首字母t，填time。
4. only if是固定搭配，意为“只有……才”，符合语境，结合首字母o，填only。
5. 此处是宾语从句，询问哪条路，结合首字母w，填which引导宾语从句。
6. the best you can do是固定表达，意为“你能做的最好的事”，结合首字母b，填best。
7. give sb some advice是固定搭配，意为“给某人一些建议”，结合首字母a，填advice。
8. 根据语境“否则邪恶的女巫可能会杀了你们所有人”，结合首字母o，填or表转折。
9. 语境表示“一些奇怪的事情突然发生了”，happen表示发生，此处用过去式，结合首字母h，填happened。
10. to one's surprise是固定短语，意为“令某人惊讶的是”，结合首字母s，填surprise。
【答案】
1. before
2. yourself
3. time
4. only
5. which
6. best
7. advice
8. or
9. happened
10. surprise
【知识点】
固定短语搭配、宾语从句引导词、动词时态
【点评】
本题节选自《绿野仙踪》，考查学生对固定短语、语境理解及基础语法知识的综合运用，要求学生结合上下文语境和所学词汇语法完成填空，能有效提升学生的阅读理解与词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6