内容正文:
【命题趋势】
在一篇250词左右的短文中留出十五个空白(原来是二十个),要求考生从四个词性或结构相同的备选项中选出最佳选项,使补全后的短文意思通顺、前后连贯。本题型被选项涉及动词、名词、形容词、词组和副词,虽然不涉及近义词辨析,但要牢记词汇基本词义并注意熟词新意。本题型旨在考查考生在短文中出现的语境、逻辑、固定搭配、行文习惯、文化习惯情况下灵活、准确使用词汇、词组的能力。
【满分技巧】
解题时要考虑的要点:
在准确把握、筛选所有备选项词义的情况下,考虑如下几点:
A. 考虑上下文的联系
本题型所设的空白绝大部分与上下文有联系。这种联系可通过相互暗示、重复、注释、同义或反义词、褒贬等线索体现出来。
B. 考虑上下文语境
是否符合语境是确定答案必须考虑的方面。语境通过逻辑、语气等体现。
C. 考虑固定搭配、行文习惯、文化习惯以及常识、常理。
【技巧应用】
下面以《2020年山东省高考英语试卷(新高考全国Ⅰ卷)》为例来阐述《满分技巧》的实际应用:
A. 原题
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second_____21_____. He learned the value and beauty of ____22____ there from a very young age.
When he was 16, Molai began to notice something ____23____ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the ____24____ it caused had driven away a number of birds. ____25____, the number of snakes had declined as well. He ____26____ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the ____27____. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek ____28____ during the daytime. He turned to the ____29____ department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and _____30_____a nearby island where he began to plant trees.
____31____ young plants in the dry season was ______32______for a lone boy. Molai built at the _____33_____ of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to______34______ rainwater. The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.
Molai _____35_____ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.
21. A. dream
B. job
C. home
D. choice
22. A. nature
B. youth
C. culture
D. knowledge
23. A. precious
B. interesting
C. disturbing
D. awkward
24. A. waste
B. tension
C. pain
D. damage
25. A. Besides
B. However
C. Therefore
D. Otherwise
26. A. agreed