把握設題特點 做好完形填空

一、前制性設空

所設空格的答案由已讀過的上文內容所決定，這類題的難度相對較低。

[例1]（2008年廣東高考）These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows sick and pale and has changed so much that it is almost 24 to the parents.

A. uncomfortable B. unbelievable

C. unacceptable D. unrecognizable

解析：根據前面的changed so much可知，選unrecognizable，即選D。

[例2]（2009年廣東高考）When his time was up， he would be thought of only as one who profited from death and destruction.

To make sure that he was 26 with love and respect， Nobel arranged in his will to give the largest part of his money to establish the Nobel prizes...

A. repaid B. described

C. supported D. remembered

解析：由前面的when his time was up， he would be thought of only as one who profited from death and destruction可知，Nobel 為了改變這種形象，“為了讓人充滿愛意和尊敬地‘銘記’，他……”，故選remembered。

二、后制性設空

所設空格的答案由未讀過的下文內容所決定，相對前制性設空題，其難度稍大一點。

[例3]（2008年廣東高考） Not all of these fairies are the friendly， people-loving characters that appear in Disney films， and in some folktales they are 22 and cause much human suffering.

A. powerful B. cruel C. frightened D. extraordinary

解析：本題的答案要根據后面的cause much human suffering而選cruel。

[例4]A Home Food cook in Palermo may cook a traditional Milanese dish to perfection， but that dish isn’t

______ for a Home Food dinner because it’s not local.

A. available B. successful C. appropriate D. stable

解析：根據下文的because it’s not local可知，在Palermo即使把Milanese菜做到完美也是不“合適的”，故選C。

三、既前制又后置性設空

所設空格的答案要綜合考慮空格前的上文和空格后的下文才能作出正確選擇，這類題難度相對較高。

[例5]（2007年廣東高考）Wouldn’t it be great if we didn’t have to remember passwords （密碼） ever again？If we could just sit in front of our computers and be 21 logged in （登錄）？ Crave mentions how NECSoft BiodeLogon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to Windows， rather than using a password.

A. automatically B. personally

C. correctly D. occasionally

解析：通過空格前后兩句可知，不用登錄，只是通過面部識別技術完成登錄。故選automatically。

[例6]（2009廣東高考）The article read. “Dr. Alfred Nobel， who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before， died yesterday. ”Nobel was upset to find out not that he had died， but that， when his time was up， he would be thought of only as one who profited from 25 and destruction.

A. death B. disease C. trouble D. attack

解析：根據前面提到的kill more people和后面的destruction，可知選death。

[即時練習]

1. Some people are lucky enough to have family in Italy， or at least have very good friends who will occasionally invite them in for home-cooked meals. For the rest of us， _______ there’s an alternative- it’s called Home Food.

A. surprisingly B. generally

C. thankfully D. effectively

2. Once there were two extremely intelligent boys. Their wonderful talents were obvious from an early age. They knew they were supernatural， and they hoped that everyone would admit how ________ they were in the future.

A. famous B. special C. strange D. hardworking

3. Athletes can become anxious and unable to concentrate on their performance due to many factors like the pressure to succeed. This _______of focus can affect their performance and make it difficult for them to win.

A. loss B. increase C. waste D. drop

4. I was truly lucky to meet Eva on a plane by chance —just sitting next to each other.I do______her burning desire to help others when they need it most. She’s is a doer！

A. feel B. satisfy B. understand D. appreciate

5. Every morning， Anne gently wakes her daughter Heidi so that she can wash and dress her for the day. Later， as she________to attend Heidi， Anne chats about the weather， the birds and other things.

A. continues B. forgets C. wants D. remembers

6. I will give an example. A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along. We had been close as ___ but had grown apart.

A. brothers B. children C. fellows D. classmates

7. Dinners can be as small as groups of six people （including the hosts） or as large as 20-because they’re hosted in private homes， _________from apartments in Milan to villas in Tuscany.

A. transforming B. remaining

C. performing D. ranging

8. The taxi-driver said___ that it was the second time in a month he had been obliged to he1p the police， and he hoped it wouldn’t happen again.

A. happily B. angrily C. curiously D. proudly

9. Goal setting： Sport psychologists can help athletes set ________ goals that can be achieved. Achieving these goals will help athletes stay motivated and can also help with the achievement of larger goals.

A. great B. weak C. small D. simple

10. But the champion ended up getting ______with all this. He needed something more， so he decided to apply for the national video games championship， where he would find some competitors worthy of himself.

A. shocked B. pleased C. bored D. excited

11. We were so close that we even had the same favourite author. We were so close that we even had the same“twin connection”—________ each other’s sentences was a daily occurrence.

A. finishing B. filling C. changing D. studying

12. It was late October when Amy arrived after driving across the United States. Almost immediately， we got into a conflict over some minor problems. I became worried that I might not be able to __________ living with her. I had accepted an early retirement incentive （刺激） and would be home a great deal. Amy would also be there working as a freelance writer （自由撰稿人） for a publishing company in California.

A. consider B. suggest C. handle D. mind

答案與點撥

1. C 根據前文的描述，有親人或好朋友在意大利的人是幸運的，因為他們可以品嘗到意大利的美食。但是對于其他人來說，“慶幸的是”，還有“Home Food”這種方式來品嘗意大利的美食。

2. B 根據前文“They knew they were supernormal...”可知，此處說的是：他們希望將來每個人都能承認他們的“與眾不同”。

3. A 根據上文unable to concentrate on their performance可推斷，此處應指注意力的“喪失”。

4. D 根據前文“I was truly lucky to meet Eva ...”可知，作者非?！靶蕾p”伊娃幫助他人的愿望。

5. A 因前文wake， wash， dress等動作都屬于Anne照看女兒的動作，因此這里指Anne“繼續”照看她。

6. B 由后面的grow apart可知，應選與之呼應的children。

7. D 根據from apartments in Milan to villas in Tuscany可知，此處應填range表示“變化范圍”。

8. B 由后文的he hoped it wouldn’t happen again 可知，是司機“生氣地”說。

9. C 根據下文which can be achieved和also help with the achievement of larger goals可知，這里選small。

10. C 根據后句中He needed something more可知，他“厭倦”了這些。

11. A 根據前面的the “twin connection”和后面的a daily occurrence可推斷，她倆心有靈犀，一個人沒說完的話，另一個會接著說完。

12. C 由前文的we got into a conflict和后文I...would be home a great deal...Amy would also be there可知，作者擔心自己不能夠“處理好”與女兒共處的問題。

（作者單位：深圳市寶安中學）

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