2014年高考英語湖北卷完形填空分析

余可佳

高考英語湖北卷的完形填空一般以故事題材為主，兼有少許議論。文章內容貼近人們的日常生活。話題不偏不怪，理解難度不大。文章的結構基本按時間順序推進。今年完形填空也是如此。文章分為七段。第一段交待故事的背景，中間五段講述作者一家人在帕洛阿杜羅峽谷國家公園的經歷，第七段發表感想，提升主題。文章結構普通，理解難度不大。

剖析2014年高考英語湖北卷的完形填空可以發現：完形填空的文章長度適中。湖北卷今年的完形填空全文共298詞，閱讀量相對較小，從而降低了題目的難度。

從設題的方式看，整篇完形填空題沒有語法結構的考題。在20個要填的詞語中有6個名詞、6個動詞、6個形容詞或副詞和2個介詞。所以要填的詞幾乎都是實詞。著重考查語義理解，要求考生根據文章情節的發展填空。

從詞匯的角度看，文中詞匯多為初中課程標準基礎的1920詞。文中只有fail， truck， position， permanent， link， guest， hire， available， survive， violently， substitute， tiny， television， jewel， hardship和trail等18個高中詞匯，基礎詞匯占總詞匯量的94%，只有極個別生僻詞。同時要求考生能夠通過構詞法理解合成詞rent-free， campsite和派生詞reorganize。

When our restaurant business failed， we headed north in a camping truck to Texas， hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the 1 of Palo Duro Canyon（峽谷） State park， I 2 a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a 3 ， permanent campsite in the park， and 4 ， the hosts served as a link between the parks guests and the rangers（護林人）. It was the perfect solution： a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an 5 for the following day.

The park was 6 ， so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening， as we finished our dinner， my wife saw two large skunks（臭鼬） walking toward our table. We 7 climbed onto the table and， for the next four hours， waited for them to 8 ， our camp.

Having survived that night， we were 9 that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our 10 and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening， 11 ， we learned about the canyon 12 . They were strong and cold， rocking our little camping truck violently， and we lay 13 in the dark until the winds died away.

14 the weeks that followed， we learned to survive in our truck and 15 the little money my wife 16 by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful 17 . For a time after our business 18 I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny 19 with no television， we sat close together reading and talking. One evening， standing under a jeweled sky， I found myself 20 for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family！

1. A. back B. edge

C. centre D. entrance

2. A. sponsored B. published

C. convenient D. answered

3. A. safe B. free

C. convenient D. answeredendprint

4. A. in return B. in time

C. in short D. in turn

5. A. attempt B. agreement

C. appeal D. appointment

6. A. crowded B. dangerous

C. ideal D. appointment

7. A. repeatedly B. immediately

C. eventually D. calmly

8. A. attack B. leave

C. pass D. search

9. A. satisfied B. determined

C. confident D. aware

10. A. responsibilities B. requirements

C. circumstances D. conditions

11. A. moreover B. therefore

C. meanwhile D. however

12. A. winds B. snows

C. woods D. trails

13. A. shaking B. quarrelling

C. mourning D. aching

14. A. After B. Between

C. During D. Beyond

15. A. give away B. hand out

C. live on D. put aside

16. A. borrowed B. earned

C. posted D. raised

17. A. business B. career

C. family D. image

18. A. started B. failed

C. expanded D. declined

19. A. truck B. park

C. house D. camp

20. A. desperate B. ready

C. suitable D. thankful

【答案與解析】

文章講述了作者在自己的餐飲業失敗之后，開著房車帶著家人北上得克薩斯州宿營，以期尋求新的開始。結果在帕洛阿杜羅峽谷國家公園承接一份公園主的工作。工作的具體事情是聯絡游客與護林員以換取免費宿營地。期間經歷了許多困難。但他們一家人擠在小卡車上看書和談話使他們獲得了一種家庭感。……