题目内容
【题目】阅读下面的短文,用括号内所给词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词。
Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife has just died. He feels that life without【1】(she) is pointless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing【2】 (something). His family try to encourage him 【3】 (do) new things and enjoy life, but they are not 【4】 (success).
Henry's neighour, an old woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day. She has not seen him outside in days. She asks him to come 【5】 (close) to the fence next to her house.
"Hello, Henry, just look at this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man, can you help me fix this fence?" Lisa asks.
Henry is angry inside. He is the man who needs help right now, but he thinks the old lady is too old【6】 (fix) the fence herself, so he agrees.
Henry has worked on the fence for days. Lisa brings him lemonade while he works. When he finishes, she thanks him. Henry smiles for the【7】 (one) time in months.
"What a wonderful job, could you please paint for me? " Lisa says to him.
Henry can not believe she is asking for more help. Doesn't she know how sad he is? He works hard painting the fence in the hot sun, but Lisa's lemonade and encouragement are【8】 (help), as their neighbors pass by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful job he【9】 (do), Henry feels very happy.
Henry no longer feels that life is hopeless. He finally realizes that Lisa was not being rude. She knows that staying busy can help us forget our sorrows. He helped her, but she【10】 (true) saved him.
【答案】
【1】her
【2】nothing
【3】to do
【4】successful
【5】closer
【6】to fix
【7】first
【8】helpful
【9】has done/ is doing
【10】truly
【解析】
短文讲的是Henry的妻子离世对他打击巨大,这时Lisa请求他帮忙,却让自己走出阴影的故事。
【1】句意:他觉得没有她的生活毫无意义。
without介词,后接人称代词的宾格,she的宾格为her。故答案为her。
【2】句意:这几个月,Henry坐在家里,什么都没有做。
根据前文因为的妻子的离去,这几个月应该是最难过的时光,所以是什么事都没有做,用不定代词nothing表示。故答案为nothing。
【3】句意:他的家人鼓励他去做一些新的事情并享受生活。
“encourage sb to do sth”意思是鼓励某人做某事,不定式作宾补,故答案为to do。
【4】句意:但是他们没有成功。
根据英文提示“success 成功”可知家人们是没有成功的,根据句子结构,谓语是be动词,所以success应该用形容词形式,作表语,故答案为successful。
【5】句意:她让他到靠近她家的篱笆这来。
此空为副词修饰动词come,根据句意可知,邻居希望她靠的更近些,语境上的比较级,故答案为closer。
【6】句意:但是他认为老妇人太老了不能自己修篱笆,所以他同意了。
“too +adj.+to do sth”意思“太……而不能做某事”,再根据提示“fix修理”,故答案为to fix。
【7】句意:这几个月来Henry第一次笑。
根据提示“one 一、一个”,再根据句意可知,这是几个月来第一次笑,表示第一,用序数词“the first”,故答案为first。
【8】句意:但是丽莎的柠檬水和鼓励是有帮助的。
此空为形容词作表语,help动词,形容词为helpful,表示“有帮助的”。故答案为helpful。
【9】句意:当他们的邻居经过时,他们都告诉Henry干的真好,Henry感到非常高兴。
此空为谓语动词,邻居们夸赞可以是现在进行的动作,也可以对已经完成的动作,因此是现在完成时has done或者现在进行时is doing。故答案为has done/is doing。
【10】句意:他帮助了她,但她真正地拯救了他。
根据句子结构可知,此空为副词修饰动词,“true真实”副词为truly,故答案为truly。
本题型分两种情况:一种为已给单词提示;一种为不给单词提示。
一、已给单词提示题型的技巧
技巧一:名词形式变化。
名词的形式变化主要有单数、复数、所有格的变化。
技巧二:动词形式变化。
动词的形式变化比较多,有谓语的变化(时态、语态、语气),有非谓语的变化(不定式、动名词、现在分词、过去分词)。
例:His family try to encourage him (do) new things and enjoy life.“encourage sb to do sth”意思是鼓励某人做某事
技巧三:代词形式变化。
代词形式变化通常是与人称变化有关的三大类五小类,即人称代词(主格和宾格)、物主代词(形容词性和名词性)、反身代词。另外还有几个不定代词的形式变化,如no one/none、other/another等。
例:He feels that life without (she) is pointless. 用在介词without后,一般跟宾格。
技巧四:形容词、副词比较级变化。
英语中大部分形容词和表方式的副词都有原级、比较级和最高级的变化。构成比较级和最高级的方式,或通过加后缀er和est,或在词前more/less和most/least,且形容词的最高级还要冠以the。
技巧五:数词形式变化。
数词的形式变化包括基数词、序数词,或加后缀一teen、ty的变化,甚至还有作分母用的序数词的单复数形式,以及one/two的特殊变化形式 once/twice
例:Henry smiles for the (one) time in months. 句意可知,这是几个月来第一次笑,表示第一“the first”。
技巧六:词的派生。
词的派生现象在英语单词中是很常见的,派生现象主要发生在名词、动词、形容词、副词四种词中。这种题型还有可能检测学生对词根、前后缀、派生词的掌握。
二、未给单词提示题型的技巧
此类题难度较大,但也是有方法对付的。
技巧七:固定短语结构。
根据句中横线前后及整句来判断横线前后是否构成一个固定短语,但有时要对横线前或后的几个单词“视而不见”才能命中答案。