完形填空解題秘訣
完形填空在高考英語試題中是具有一定難度,得分率相對較低的一種題型。現總結歸納一些方法供考生參考。1. 通讀全文,掌握大意,重視首句,啟示全文
考生首先要通讀全文,了解文章的內容、中心思想及文章結構,從整體上感知全文,掌握文中時間、地點、人物及事件。對于個別不理解的詞句,只要不影響理解就不要管它。
“完形填空”一般采取首句不設空的原則,其目的是使讀者進入語境,以便對理解全文有重要的啟示。因此考生要重視并細讀首句,并據此來判斷文章的體裁、題材,推測全文的主旨和大意,推斷故事發生的人物、時間、地點、氣氛等多方面的信息。如2004年全國卷I 這篇完形填空,看了首句It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(題目),“The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面條)”caught my eye.后,我們可大體上推斷,這篇文章與寫作文“吃意大利面條”有關,這樣對于我們理解全文起到了很關鍵的作用。
2. 瞻前顧后,通篇考慮,緊扣文章,結合語法
了解了文章的主旨大意后,我們就可以聯系上下文,瞻前顧后,運用邏輯思維對選項進行分析、比較、判斷,選出符合邏輯及情理的選項。選題時可嘗試從以下幾個方面考慮:
(1)上下文語境角度考慮
上下文語境包括選擇項與所在句子中的語義聯系,所在句與周圍句群的關系,所在句在本段中所起的作用,所在句在整篇短文中所起的作用以及與文章主題思想的關系等。
例 (2004全國II) 完形填空片斷:(保留原題號,下同)
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese American writer. But her writing 36 was something she picked up by herself. After her first 37 , teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. 38 , writing stories was simply a 39 interest.
36. A. skill B. experience
C. practice D. method
【解析】答案A。本題考查詞義及搭配能力。她的寫作技巧是她自己練出來的。pick up a skill 是練成/學會的一種技能,從搭配上看合理。
37. A. duty B. effort
C. job D. task
【解析】答案C。此題考查上下文語境的判斷能力。空后的teaching disabled children 是前面內容的同位語,教殘疾兒童是一種工作,且后文“part-time writer”(業余作家),也說明她有一份工作。
38. A. Instead B. Normally
C. Certainly D. Then
【解析】答案D。結合上下文根據詞義,可知答案為D, Then 意為“在當時”。
39. A. general B. deep
C. personal D. lively
【解析】答案C。全句意為:在當時,寫作不過是她的一項個人興趣(不是工作或謀生的手段)。
(2)從詞匯意義及用法的角度考慮
例 (2004 浙江)完形填空片斷
“It was all his own idea,”says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had 36 made a “motherhood contract”- declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 37 the care of their four children and all the housework. 38 he didn't even know how to make coffee when sighed, he was very confident.
36. A. only B. just
C. nearly D. ever
【解析】答案B。本題考查副詞詞義的辨析能力。有上下文知,他還沒有立即履行合同。
37. A. stick to B. set about
C. think about D. take over
【解析】答案D。本題考查動詞詞義辨析能力。take over 意為“接管”。
38. A. If B. As
C. Since D. Although
【解析】答案D。本題考查狀語從句的引導詞。句意:雖然他在簽合同時連如何煮咖啡都不知,但他還是很自信。as作“盡管”講時,從句部分必須是倒裝語序。
(3)邏輯推理、常識等角度考慮
高考完形填空往往以自身的內容提供相對完整的語篇信息,其間交織滲透著各類相關的文化背景知識和常識,當對語言的把握不很準確時,可充分利用社會文化知識和生活常識來幫助判斷。
例 (2004 湖北)完形填空片斷
The couple called around to find a tire. No 43 .They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,”Paul said, handling Clay a 44 of keys.
43. A. way B. message
C. success D. luck
【解析】答案D。no luck 為固定短語,意為:“運氣不好”,表示沒有找到好的車胎。
44. A. set B. number
C. pair D. chain
【解析】答案A。a set of意為“一副/套/串”,a number of 意為“許多”,a pair of意為“一雙”,chain意為“鎖鏈,鏈條”。根據生活常識,應為a set of keys(一串鑰匙)。
3. 代入答案,復讀全文,核對文意,糾正錯誤
完成選擇后,要再花一兩分鐘,把所選答案代入空格,復讀全文,核對文意,驗證詞匯、語法是否符合句型結構;句子是否流暢,上下文邏輯關系是否一致,全文是否緊湊且渾然一體,同時把自己認為錯誤的答案改正過來。
完形填空專練
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