Question

【题目】 Within half a year, you will enter senior high school. Then, in Senior 2 or even Senior 1, you will have to 【1】 a choice—become a humanities student (文科生) or a science student (理科生). In the national college entrance examination, humanities students will take exams in history, geography and politics, while science students take physics, chemistry and biology tests. However, some may find the division (划分) is too limiting (限制的): Why must we choose 【2】 humanities or science?

China is actually changing its national college entrance exams now. Over 12 provincial-level regions have already said they would not have the science-humanities division in the next few years. Students are still required to choose three subjects from the six. But they can choose 【3】 three. That means they can freely choose the subjects they are good at or interested in.

However, not everyone likes this change. Some worry students have problems making the right decisions because there are too many choices. Others worry this change will cause students to learn more subjects if they are not sure about what subjects to choose. 【4】, the division seems easier, but it is not good for students’ future development. Many students are too young to have the clear ideas about their future jobs 【5】 the subjects they choose to learn now may be useless in the future.

And some schools in Shanghai have already 【6】 out a lot about how to help students face the new change. Teachers can help students get to know their advantages and disadvantages. Then students can choose the courses they want and take the classes in different classrooms. Students can also experience different jobs in real life to know what knowledge is needed. We can find that 【7】 not only happen in exams, but also in courses and schools.

In a word, no matter what will happen in the future, for now, you have to get used to the new situation as 【8】 as possible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】make

【2】either

【3】themselves

【4】However

【5】so

【6】helped

【7】this

【8】soon

【解析】

【1】句意：那么，在高二甚至高一的时候，你将不得不选择成为文学的学生或理科的学生。
情态动词have to后面跟动词原形；短语make a choice：做出选择；故答案为make。

【2】句意：然而，有些人可能会发现这种划分过于局限：为什么我们必须选择文科或者理科呢？
短语either…or…：或者……或者……；故答案为either。

【3】句意：但他们自己可以选择三个。
choose oneself sth.：自己选择某物；本句主语they，可知填themselves。

【4】句意：然而，这种划分似乎比较容易，但不利于学生的未来发展。
上文Some worry students have problems making the right decisions because there are too many choices. Others worry this change will cause students learn more subjects if they are not sure about what subjects to choose.有人担心选择太多，学生们可能会做错选择。和此句“这种划分似乎比较容易”是转折关系，在句子开头，和主句用逗号隔开，可知填However。

【5】句意：许多学生还太年轻，对未来的工作没有明确的想法，因此他们现在选择学习的科目可能在未来毫无用处。
根据句意可知前后句是因果关系，后句表示结果，可知填so。

【6】句意：在如何帮助学生面对新的变化方面，上海的一些学校已经提供了很多帮助。
本句是现在完成时，其构成have done sth.，可知填过去分词；短语help out：帮助……解决难题，帮助……摆脱困境；故答案为helped。

【7】句意：我们可以发现，这不仅发生在考试中，也发生在课程和学校中。

本词指代上文Then students can choose the courses they want and take the classes in different classrooms. Students can also experience different jobs in real life to know what knowledge is needed.这件事情，可知用this指代，故答案为this。

【8】句意：总之，不管将来会发生什么，就目前而言，你必须尽快适应新的形势。
短语as soon as possible：尽快，尽早；故答案为soon。

短文填空题旨在考查考生的基础知识的熟练程度、对语篇整体的把握和理解能力、能够灵活运用语法和词汇知识的能力以及综合运用英语语言的能力。做这类试题时，首先就要通读短文，围绕中心意思，全盘综合考虑来确定词义；同时，还要注意语篇中名词的单复数形式、短语动词的固定搭配、主谓语人称和数的一致、谓语动词的时态和语态以及非谓语动词的运用等语法知识的使用。例如，第1小题，句意：那么，在高二甚至高一的时候，你将不得不选择成为文学的学生或理科的学生。情态动词have to后面跟动词原形；短语make a choice：做出选择；故答案为make。