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第3讲 背景知识巧利用
完形填空的语篇中往往渗透着诸如文化科学、历史地理、风俗民情等方面的知识。考生在做题时,若能积极地调动自己掌握的生活常识和文化背景知识,巧妙地加以运用,将会大大简化复杂的分析与判断过程,节省宝贵的时间,从而轻松地作出正确判断。
1.生活常识
真题体验1 (2019·全国Ⅰ)
Above 4,000 meters is the highland 57 :gravel(砾石),stones and rocks.58.Finally you climb into an arcticlike zone with 59 snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.
57.A.village B.desert
C.road D.lake
答案 B
解析 根据空后的“gravel(砾石),stones and rocks”可知,海拔4 000米以上是高原沙漠:砾石、石头和岩石。village村庄;desert沙漠;road道路;lake湖泊。
59.A.permanent B.little
C.fresh D.artificial
答案 A
解析 最后你会爬进一个像北极一样的地带,那里终年积雪,冰川可能很快就会消失。permanent永久的,永恒的;little小的;fresh新鲜的;artificial人造的,人工的。
真题体验2 (2019·江苏)
Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age.There are species(物种) that are 36 every day.The whitenaped crane is a typical example.So scientists are trying their best to 37.save the species from going out of existence.
36.A.growing B.migrating
C.competing D.disappearing
答案 D
解析 根据上文中的“Wildlife has been greatly threatened in the modern age.”可知,在现代,野生动物受到了极大的威胁,每天都有物种在消失。disappear消失。
2.文化背景
真题体验3 (天津)Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to 16.speak.Now she was Portia,a strongwilled 17 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theatre was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing 18.smoothly from her.
17.A.member B.actress
C.player D.character
答案 D
解析 莎士比亚是英国文学巨匠,他的作品人们耳熟能详,尤其是《威尼斯商人》。其中,主要人物(character)有:乐于助人的Antonio(安东尼奥),贪婪自私的Shylock(夏洛克),还有意志坚强的Portia(鲍西亚)。表示小说或戏剧等中的“人物”或“角色”,用character。故选D。
第一步:请快速阅读下列短文,并利用上面所学完形填空的解题技巧巧解下列试题。
体裁:说明文 主题语境:人与社会——手势语
Body language is the quiet,secret and most powerful language of all!It speaks 1 than words.According to specialists,our bodies send out more 2 than we realize.In fact,nonverbal(非言语) communication takes up about 50% of what we really 3 .And body language is particularly 4 when we attempt to communicate across cultures.Indeed,what is called body language is so 5 a part o