阅读下面短文,根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
Bear was busy making pies. When he woke up in spring, he would need them.
“Oh no!” cried Bear. “The berries (莓) have run out. I must pick some more.”
Bear went to find more berries. He walked till his foot ached, but he didn’t find any berries n____1____ his home.
So he decided to go deeper into the forest to look for berries. As he walked along, he felt very h____2____. He had been so busy cooking that he had eaten nothing all day.
As be walked, Bear met bis friend Raccoon.
“Do you have say berries for me?” asked Bear.
“Sorry, but I can g____3____ you some apples.” said Raccoon.
“Your apples are too sour.” said Bear.
Soon Bear met Squirrel.
“Do you have any berries for me?” asked Bear.
“No,” said Squirrel. “But I have some walnuts (核桃). You can have some.”
“Thank you.” said Bear. “But I do not w____4____ walnuts in my pies. I will keep searching for berries.”
After a lot of effort, Bear realized that there were no berries left.
Suddenly, snow began to fall. Bear raced home. Then he jumped into bed. B____5____ he could not sleep. He was so hungry.
“Oh dear.” said Bear. I will have to eat my pies. But if so, I will have n____6____ for spring. Bear was too hungry to worry about it. He ate up all the pies u____7____ he felt full at last. Soon he was fast asleep. Bear slept for many months.
Spring came. Bear w____8____ up. He was very, very hungry.
Just then, Raccoon and Squirrel came. They were each holding a pie.
“Those pies smell delicious.” said Bear.
“Oh. I don’t think you would like my sour apple pie.” said Raccoon.
“And I am sure you wouldn’t like my walnut pie.” said Squirrel.
When Bear opened his mouth to speak, Raccoon put some apple pie in Bear’s m____9____.
“Yum, this is good!” cried Bear.
Squirrel gave Bear some walnut pie.
“Wow, walnut pie is great, t_____10_____,” said Bear.
“Aren’t you glad we educated you about pies?” said Squirrel.
“I am.” Bear said. “My next pies will have new fillings (馅).”
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解析:选near。此空所在句的句意为“他走到脚疼,但是他在他家_____没有找到任何莓果”。根据句意可知,此处想表达“在他家附近”的意思,near意为“在……附近”,符合语境,故此空应填near。
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解析:选hungry。此空所在句的句意为“当他走着的时候,他感觉很_____”。根据下文“He had been so busy cooking that he had eaten nothing all day”可知,熊整天忙于做饭而没有吃东西,所以他感觉很饿,hungry意为“饥饿的”,符合语境,故此空应填hungry。
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解析:选give。此空所在句的句意为“‘抱歉,但是我可以_____你一些苹果’Raccoon说”。根据句意可知,此处想表达“给你一些苹果”的意思,give sb sth意为“给某人某物”,can为情态动词,后接动词原形,故此空应填give。
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解析:选want。此空所在句的句意为“‘但是我不想在我的馅饼里_____核桃’Bear说”。根据上文“But I have some walnuts. You can have some”可知,松鼠有一些核桃可以给熊,但熊拒绝了,want意为“想要”,符合语境,助动词do后接动词原形,故此空应填want。
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解析:选But。此空所在句的句意为“_____他无法入睡”。根据下文“He was so hungry”可知,熊太饿了所以无法入睡,but意为“但是”,符合语境,连接前后两个转折的句子,故此空应填But。
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解析:选nothing。此空所在句的句意为“但是如果是这样的话,我春天就_____了”。根据上文“I will have to eat my pies”可知,熊如果吃了馅饼,那么春天就没有馅饼可吃了,nothing意为“没有什么”,符合语境,故此空应填nothing。
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解析:选until。此空所在句的句意为“他吃光了所有的馅饼_____他最终感觉饱了”。根据句意可知,此处想表达“直到……才……”的意思,until意为“直到”,符合语境,故此空应填until。
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解析:选woke。此空所在句的句意为“春天到了。Bear_____”。根据句意可知,此处想表达“醒来”的意思,wake up意为“醒来”,全文时态为一般过去时,故此空应填woke。
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解析:选mouth。此空所在句的句意为“当熊张开嘴要说话时,Raccoon把一些苹果馅饼放进了Bear的_____”。根据句意可知,此处想表达“嘴里”的意思,mouth意为“嘴”,符合语境,故此空应填mouth。
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解析:选too。此空所在句的句意为“‘哇,核桃馅饼也很好吃,_____’Bear说”。根据上文“Yum, this is good”和“Wow, walnut pie is great”可知,熊吃了苹果馅饼和核桃馅饼之后都说好吃,too意为“也”,符合语境,故此空应填too。