第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Are you facing a situation that looks impossible
to fix?
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the
Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It
61
(be时态)
unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so
polluted that it
62
(actual形容词、副词) caught fire
and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of
63
冠词most outstanding
examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days
64
连词even a few months.
It took years of work 65
(reduce非谓) the industrial
pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and
now the water in the river is
66
(clean比较级) than
ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation.
Maybe you have a habit
67
定语从句is driving your
family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to
control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible
situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change
immediately?
While there are
68
(amaze形容词) stories of
instant transformation, for most of us the
69
(change单复数) are gradual and
require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted
river. Just be 70
(patience形容词).
在原题中,我已经标注了对应小题的考点,大家不难看出,这样的题目和传统的单选题还是有一定的相似度的。首先,从考点上看,词法、句法等仍是考查重点。其次,十个小题中,有六到小题给出了词源,降低了难度。但是,它却又自己独特的特点,就是强调语境,突出词语的运用。特别是词形的转化以及词性和对应的语法功能理解和运用。
接下来,咱们归纳一下这十道小题所涉及的考点:
一、词形转化
1. 名词↔形容词:
第70小题,给出了名词pacience“耐心”。分析语境,可知所要填的词在系动词be后面,是要作表语的,而且要表达“耐心点”,所以要用形容词pacient。
2. 动词→形容词:
第68小题,给出了动词amaze“使吃惊”。分析语境,可知所要填的词不是和are构成被动语态,而是要修饰stories,所以要转化成形容词amazing。
3. 形容词↔副词:
第62小题,给出了形容词actural“实际的”。分析语境,可知所要填的词修饰动词caught,所以要转化成副词acturally。
二、词法
1. 名词的单复数:
第69小题,给出了change。分析语境,要用在the后面,肯定是名词“改变”。再根据谓语动词are复数的提示,可知用复数形式changes。
2. 级:
第66小题,给出了clean。根据than的提示,很容易知道用比较级cleaner。
3. 冠词:
第63小题,没有给出提示词。分析语境,可知最高级前面要使用定冠词the。
三、句法
1. 连词:
第64小题,没有给出提示词。分析语境,可知要表达“或者是几个月”,所以用or。
2. 定语从句:
第67小题,没有给出提示词。分析语境,名词habit后跟一个句子,这个句子应该是定语从句,且从句中缺少主语,所以要用关系代词that或which。
四、动词
1. 时态:
第61小题,给出了提示词be。分析语境,显然是要填be动词的时态。前文讲述了是1969年的事,所以用一般过去时。主语是it,所以用was。
2. 非谓:
第65小题,给出了动词reduce“减少”。分析语境,可知该句使用了it took sb some
time to do sth的结构,所以要用不定式to reduce。
从今年的这道题目来看,整体的难度不大。只要我们平时多读文章,培养扎实的阅读能力,稍加简单的语法分析,拿满分是比较容易的。