Question

【题目】Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）

Have you ever tried playing the kind of video games that your parents played? The Museum of Science in Manchester, in the UK, has held an exhibition for the last few years, which invites visitors to do _______ that. It offers them the chance to play games from the last 40 years, in various sessions throughout the day.

These video game sessions have now become one of the main attractions of the museum. They are full of people every day, playing a wide range of games. However, visitors often choose the ones they’re _______. For parents, for example, these are usually the games they used to play in their childhood.

There’s also a(n)_______ purpose to the games. For instance, some old types of computer, dating back 40 years, are also available in the sessions. They were originally used in classrooms to teach pupils to write their won computer programs. And at the time, it helped lots of young people to do that. Now, the museum is holding workshops that encourage children to learn similar skills -- and they’re still very popular.

The exhibition also shows how much_______technology has made over the last 40 years. Parents can often remember playing very simple games. But the games that are played today are more complex. They have better story-lines and animation, too. And the players also have to use much more complicated techniques.

_________, one serious side of the exhibition is that organisers also want to show that video gaming is an important industry, employing many skilled people. So they hope the exhibition will _______ this message. That way, people who enjoy gaming will also understand all the hard work, talent, imagination that goes into creating these amazing games.

【1】A.especiallyB.exactlyC.directlyD.mainly

【2】A.ready forB.poor atC.connected toD.familiar with

【3】A.dramaticB.officialC.historicalD.educational

【4】A.responseB.progressC.knowledgeD.impression

【5】A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.In factD.In conclusion

【6】A.linkB.checkC.shareD.record

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要介绍英国的曼彻斯特博物馆过去几年展览过去的游戏并且非常受欢迎。并且讲述它的三个意义：一、具有教育的意义；二、科技在过去的四十年已经取得了重大的进步；三、向人们展示游戏也是一个重要的产业。

【1】句意：过去几年，英国曼彻斯特的科学博物馆举办了一场展览，邀请参观者亲身体验。

especially特别地；exactly正是，恰好地，正确地，精确地；directly直接地；mainly主要地。根据It offers them the chance to play games from the last 40 years, in various sessions throughout the day“它让他们有机会在一天中的不同时段玩过去40年的游戏”可知，表示人们可以真正地打游戏，故选B。

【2】句意“然而游客经常选择他们熟悉的游戏”。

be ready for为……做准备；be poor at不擅长……；be connected to与……有关联；be familiar with熟悉。根据For parents, for example, these are usually the games they used to play in their childhood“例如，对于父母来说，这些通常是他们在童年时经常玩的游戏”可知，表示“选择他们熟悉的游戏”，故选D。

【3】句意：游戏还有教育目的。

dramatic戏剧的；official官方的；historical有关历史的；educational教育的。根据They were originally used in classrooms to teach pupils to write their won computer programs“它们最初被用在教室里，教学生编写他们的计算机程序”可知，表示游戏具有教育目的，故选D。

【4】句意：这次展览还展示了过去40年来科技的进步

response响应，回答；progress进步，进展；knowledge知识；impression印象。根据Parents can often remember playing very simple games. But the games that are played today are more complex“父母们能够经常记得他们玩非常简单的游戏，但是如今玩的游戏更加复杂”可知，表示科技取得重大进步，故选B。

【5】句意：然而，展览的一个严肃的方面是，组织者也想展示电子游戏是一个重要的产业，它雇佣了许多技术人员。

however然而（表示转折）；therefore因此；in fact事实上；in conclusion总而言之。根据全文可知，讲述了这次展览具有教育目的以及向我们展示在过去的四十年中科技的进步，所以这里表示转折，表示“组织者也想展示电子游戏是一个重要的产业”，故选A。

【6】句意：所以他们希望这次展览将分享这个信息。

link连接；check检查；share分享；record记录。根据one serious side of the exhibition is that organisers also want to show that video gaming is an important industry, employing many skilled people“然而，展览的一个严肃的方面是，组织者也想展示电子游戏是一个重要的产业，它雇佣了许多技术人员”可知，表示“分享这个信息”。故选C。

做完型填空时，首先要通读课文，明白主旨大意，然后再做题。做完型时要记住“瞻前顾后想结果”这一原则，根据上下文以及语境做题，切忌主观臆断。另外，平时还要多多积累词汇。完型填空常考名词、动词、形容词和副词等辨析。做词义辨析题时，首先要确认四个选项的含义，然后分析语境和逻辑关系，确定答案。

例如第2题。首先确定四个选项的含义，A. dramatic戏剧的；B. official官方的；C. historical有关历史的；D. educational教育的。再根据They were originally used in classrooms to teach pupils to write their won computer programs“它们最初被用在教室里，教学生编写他们的计算机程序”可知，表示游戏具有教育目的，故选D。