摘要:完形填空是一種綜合性的題型,它集詞語辨析、詞的用法及搭配、語法、單句理解、語篇理解的考查于一體。本文就如何運用詞語辨析知識巧解完型試題從兩個方面加以闡述。
關鍵詞:詞語辨析;完型填空
縱觀近幾年的高考試題,我們不難發現,完型填空中對詞匯知識的考查多以詞語辨析為主,且呈上升的趨勢。筆者認為,要做好這類題,必須有較大的詞匯量和詞語搭配的能力,特別是在特定的語境中靈活運用知識的能力。所以,這類考點可以一箭雙雕,既考詞語、詞匯量,又考結合語境情景用詞能力。下面,就如何運用詞語辨析知識巧解完型試題從兩個方面加以闡述:
一、結合語境及詞語的內涵與外延進行辨析
例1:John was walking to the railway station in a hurry.It was quite a distance.But he had only a little time to spare before his train started.So he felt very.
A.nervous B.eager C.angry D.anxious
[析]文中出現的“in a hurry”和“only a little time”表明了John非常著急,而A是精神緊張的意思,B的含義是熱切、急切,C是生氣,只有D最貼切 故答案為D。
例2:Brain will vary in size,but this occurs within every race. Nor does size have anything to do with intelligence.The largest brain once examined belonged to a person of weak.
A.health B.body C.mind D.thought
[析]根據文意很容易排除A、B兩項,而D項含義為思想、想法,C項強調頭腦、心智,本文的含義是“過去研究的最大的大腦是屬于一個智力很低下的個體”,所以C為答案。
例3:A king Cobra is an ugly-looking snake at any time. But when he isand is crawling through the grass towards your face,your terror becomes terrific.
A.frightened B.excited C.worried D.shocked
[析]下文描述了在槍林彈雨中一條受驚嚇的眼鏡蛇朝一位趴在地上的士兵襲擊并使之險些失去一條腿的故事,這里作為鋪墊,作者想表達蛇在什么情況下慢慢爬向你的臉會使你極度恐懼,A項意思為害怕,人或動物害怕時常常逃走或任人宰割,B為中性詞,含義是激動、激怒,C為憂慮、擔心的,D為震驚的,一般情況下人或動物感到震驚時的具體表現是大腦停止工作,呆若木雞,因此,正確答案為B。
例4:The cobra's head was within two feet of my face when he saw me. Heback a little,then lifted his head,ready to strike...
A.jumped B.pulled C.drew D.went
[析]根據文意A、D項很容易排除,B多指朝動作發出者的方向拉,C可指動作的執行者自身朝某方向伸縮,所以,正確答案為C。
二、依照選項與選項之間的細微區別進行辨析
這種區別主要包括范圍、程度以及感情色彩等方面。
例1:More recently,rainmakers claimed to make rain by shooting guns,causing explosion,or burning chemicals,theof which was supposed to cause rain to fall.
A.sound B.fire C.smoke D.sight
[析]該段講述了人工降雨的幾種方法,在三種方法中,sound會出現在shooting guns和causing explosion,fire 會出現在burning chemicals,而只有smoke在三者中均會出現。因此答案選擇B。
例2:You should not apologize to hostess,whose guest of honour you treat,by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad manners.
A.cruelly B.freely C.roughly D.foolishly
[析]該段文字談論什么是真正有效的道歉的問題:如果你對女主人的客人不禮貌了,不能僅僅在第二天送一束花而不涉及你自身的問題了事。很多同學容易選擇A。其實針對bad manners來說,cruel 的語氣太強烈了。答案選擇C:粗魯。
例3:In 1998,I went for my medical checkup. The doctor said,“Your tests are. you will be gone in six months,unless you take a lung transplant(移植).”
A.discouragingB.disappointed
C.hopelessD.despairing
[析]作者“我”去醫院做了檢查,醫生告訴他,除非進行肺移植,否則只有六個月的生存期。因此,“你的化驗結果只能是不容樂觀或令人掃興”,B項不能指物,首先被排除,C、D意思相同,均是令人絕望、毫無希望,程度太深,B的含義最接近,答案為B。
實踐證明,從上述兩方面入手解答完型試題,能起化難為易的作用,考生在學習過程中不斷嘗試、巧為運用,定能受到意想不到的效果。