Question

阅读短文内容，用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，方框内有一个多余的词。(5分)

because     through    rain     two       north     south

   What do you know about London? It is a beautiful city. London is very large. The Thames River（泰晤士河） runs 小题1:_________ the city from west to east. So the city has 小题2:________ parts: the north and the south. In the north, there are important buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places. But the London Eye is in the 小题3:_________.
The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot 小题4: ________ the city is near the sea. People say London is a foggy city and it is often 小题5: ________. It is true.

Answer 1

小题1:through
小题2:two
小题3:south
小题4:because
小题5:rainy

试题分析：
小题1:结合语境可知泰晤士河从城中通过，故填介词through，从内部通过。
小题2:联系上文可知泰晤士河把伦敦城分成两部分，故填two，二。
小题3:联系上文对背部的描述，结合转折连词but，可知此处指的是南部，故填south，南方，南部。
小题4:联系上下文可知前后是因果关系，故填连词because，因为。
小题5:联系上文描述可知伦敦近海，结合所给单词，可知指的是这里经常下雨。根据前文系动词is，可知填形容词rainy，下雨的，作表语。
点评：选词填空一直是英语考试中的难点，得分率比较低。解答此类题型的方法一般就是根据文章前后句子之间意思推断出词义，结合所给单词判断出所缺单词，然后根据该单词在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，进行适当词形变化。