
阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。
My uncle Jason is a fireman. Today I visited him at the fire station. It was a nice day full ___1___ new things to see and learn!
The fire station looks like a house. The most exciting part is the garage (车库). There are ___2___ number of fire trucks in it, ready for calls. The garage is also a place for firemen to exercise. They must stay strong ___3___(save) people. For the safety of firemen, special masks(面罩), coats and helmets(头盔) are always necessary. But having them on is like wearing a winter coat in summer, both heavy ___4___ hot!
When Uncle Jason showed me his bedroom, an emergency call___5___(sudden) came in—— a fire in a house! He and some other firemen rushed out as soon as possible. When they ___6___(return), Uncle Jason told me they saved a family’s pet and put out the fire.
Firemen work in shits(轮班) and each shift lasts twenty-four ___7___(hour), On busy days, they may spend all night fighting fires. They also help people in many other ways. Last night, an old couple found a snake in their house and Uncle Jason ___8___(send) to offer help.
Uncle Jason says the hardest part for him is being away from ___9___(he) family. He misses them when he’s at work, but he loves helping people as a fireman.
It’s fun meeting my uncle at his workplace. In my heart, he has become ___10___(great)than ever before. I’m so proud of him!
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解析:选of。of。固定搭配“full of”,意为“充满……”,“这一天充满了值得看和学习的新事物”。
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解析:选a。a。固定搭配“a number of”,意为“许多、大量”,后接可数名词复数此处表“有很多消防车”,故填a。
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解析:选to save。to save。不定式表目的。句中“stay strong”的目的是“救人”,不定式“to save”作目的状语,消防员保持强壮是为了救助他人。
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解析:选and。and。固定搭配“both...and...”,意为“既……又……”,连接“heavy”和“hot”两个并列形容词,描述消防装备的特点。
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解析:选suddenly。suddenly。空格修饰动词“came in”,需用副词;“sudden”的副词形式suddenly。
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解析:选returned。returned。主句“Uncle Jason told me”为一般过去时,从句描述过去发生的动作(他们回来后),故用“return”的过去式“returned”。
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解析:选hours。hours。“twenty-four”后接可数名词复数,“hour”的复数形式为“hours”。
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解析:选was sent。was sent。主语“Uncle Jason”与“send”是被动关系(被派去帮忙),且时态为一般过去时(last night),被动语态结构为“was/were + 过去分词”,主语是第三人称单数,故填“was sent”。
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解析:选his。his。空格修饰名词“family”,需用形容词性物主代词;“he”的形容词性物主代词为“his”,表示他的家人。
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解析:选greater。greater。空格后“than”是比较级标志词,“great”的比较级为“greater”。