1、第3讲 专题复习（三） 短文填空 题型概述短文填空主要考查学生对知识应用的熟练程度，对语言的迁移能力和对语言信息的综合处理能力，全面考查学生的英语素质，同时考查学生用英语表达意义、传递信息和灵活运用所学英语语言知识的综合能力。其考查形式灵活，综合性较强，所填词语或许不是唯一的，学生可以根据所提供的信息、内容和语篇、运用所学词语的正确形式填空。短文填空主要考查以下几个方面的知识与技能：1 对文章上下文理解和把握的能力2 对词汇意义及其用法的理解和运用能力3 对习惯用法和常用搭配的掌握程度4 根据生活常识进行推理和判断的能力 策略点拨短文填空是根据一幅背景图和短文内容，填写短文中所缺的单词，使其完
2、整与通顺，一般情况下，解答这类题目往往有以下几个步骤：1确立语篇意识和综合意识，先阅读所提供的书面材料，对要求填写的内容做到心中有数，以便有的放矢。2 细度首句，因为首句通常启示下文。短文填空所选短文一般无标题，且首句一般不设空格，这给考生提供了一个语境，由此可判断时间、地点、人物、背景等多方面的信息，对了解全文有着重要的启示作用。3 将得到的信息及内容填入书面材料。4 检查所填内容的正确性以及短文的连贯性。 真题回放I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfathers life story.My
3、 grandfather was (1)_ in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become (2) _ there.So, my grandfather came to America. I had thought it was easy to (3) _ money in America, he to
4、ld me. But when I(4) _ in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldnt find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English, (5) _ I couldnt afford it. Later, I worked in a small (6) _ , serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dis
5、hes and sweeping the floors. I was such (7) _ helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates, (8) _ Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English.My grandfather kept working hard, and finally made(9) _ dream come true. Thi
6、ngs do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned (10) _ my grandfather.习题演练(一)Ten-year-old Johnny was one of the laziest boys in his class. His homework was always late and it was usually wrong. He only did half the number of math problems that the other children(1) _, and he wrote half o
7、f words in his compositions. And usually the words were badly spelled (2) _ he was too lazy to use a dictionary. One day his class (3) _ on a bus trip. The teacher did not want to take Johnny with them. But there was no one to look (4) _ Johnny at the school so she had to take him. Now, children, th
8、e teacher said, On our bus trip we will see old buildings, some beautiful countryside, and many other things. I want you to write about everything (5) _ see on the trip. The bus trip begin. The children looked out of the (6) _ at all the interesting things. They (7) _ notes in their notebooks. The t
9、eacher was very(8) _with them. Then she saw Johnny (9) _on the floor of the bus and went up to him. Are you sick? she asked him. No,mama, he said. Then why are you lying on the (10) _? If I cant see anything, he said, I cant write about it, can I?(二)Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who
10、are in trouble？ One day, two boys were (1) _ along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very (2) _. They went up to her and said, “Are you going to town ? If you are, we will help carry your basket.” “(3) _ you,” replied the wo
11、man, “you are very (4) _. You see Im weak and ill.” Then she told them that she was now going to market to (5) _the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden. “We are all going to the (6) _.” said the boys. “Let us have the basket.” And they took hold of it, one each side. They walked s
12、lowly with the heavy basket, (7) _ happily. The other day, I saw a little girl stop and pick(8) _ a piece of orange peel (皮), which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶), “I wish nobody would throw that on the sidewalk,” said she. “(9) _ may step on it and fall.”Perhaps some may say that these are not gr
13、eat things. That is right. But we must not wait for the time to do great things. We must begin with (10) _ things of love.(三)Good evening, everyone! And thank you for coming to the Booster Club meeting. Its good to see so many parents and children here tonight, and I know you are (1) _ forward to a
14、great season. Now Id like to take a few minutes to tell you (2) _ some changes to the Booster Club for the coming season.Now , this season well (3) _ matches for the junior competitions at Kings Park. For meetings, were to use the clubhouse in Kings Pr, and the next meeting will be(4) _ on July 2nd.
15、As(5) _, we hope to begin the season with a picnic next Saturday at the clubhouse. Please try and come to the picnic (6) _ its always fun. The last week of the season we usually have (7) _ big dinner and presentation of prizes to the players, and more information will be given to (8) _ later in the
16、season.This season we have more teams than ever. We hope to have ten (9) _, instead of five. In the junior competitions, they will play on Saturday morning, beginning at 8:30 a.m. . Training will be held in Kings Park on Wednesday afternoons.Now before we finish, does anyone have any (10) _ to ask?
17、(四)Christmas traditions are different from country to country and even family to family. But theres one thing(1) _common: giving and receiving Christmas presents.You have probably heard of the happy man (2) _ Santa Claus. He is said to bring presents to children on Christmas Day. But first, kids nee
18、d to let Santa know (3) _ they want for Christmas.In the US, kids can write Santa a (4) _, asking him for what they want. Then, they send it through the (5) _office. They might even get a letter back from post office workers pretending to be Santa.In reality, parents(6) _ presents for their kids. So
19、 then where will the gifts go? Well, under the Christmas tree of course! Along with gifts, stockings are (7) _ over the fireplace. They are for each family member to get a few small treats.Sometimes, instead of everyone in a family giving each person a gift, people will do Secret Santa. Before Chris
20、tmas, everyone picks a (8) _ of paper from a hat. There a name written on each one. Whoever you pick, you must (9) _them a gift, but its a secret! (10) _ no one knows who is buying their gift until Christmas Day.(五)You probably know about Singles Day (November 11) in China, when people (1) _up very
21、late at night to shop online in order to save a lot of money. Well, the US has something similar called Black Friday.Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving. Last year it fell (2) _ November 27. Its the start of the holiday shopping season and most people dont have to go to work that day. So p
22、eople start to think about what gifts they want to (3) _ for Christmas. While singles Day is usually for online (4) _, a lot of shopping on Black Friday is done at actual stores. Shoppers look for deals especially on electronics(5) _ as televisions, computers and video game systems. These things usu
23、ally have (6) _ prices , but on this day, there are only a few available at the very low sale prices. So people sometimes fight over these things.Some people will (7) _ in line for hours before midnight when stores finally open. People camp out in the cold and sometimes get hurt (8) _ the doors open
24、 and people rush in.But lately a few (9) _ have been starting sales even earlier on Thanksgiving Day. Stores do this to hopefully get (10) _ shoppers and stay ahead of the competition.(六)Can I have a glass of hot water?” This is a very common question for Chinese customers in a (1) _. But if you go
25、abroad, you may find that meals in the West usually come with tall glasses of (2) _water. Are you curious about this difference?For most Chinese people, drinking hot water is part of everyday life. More importantly, it is strongly connected(3) _ traditional Chinese medicine. One idea suggests that w
26、ater of a warm temperature is good for peoples (4) _, especially for the stomach. It also helps to (5) _ digestion problems.But for many Western people, they (6) _ cold water even in winter. One possible reason is that in Western countries people can drink water directly from the tap , rather than h
27、aving to boil it. And its not only drinking water that they have is cold. After exercise, (7) _ is normal to jump into a cold shower to bring the heart rate down.(8) _, there is one common thing encouraged by both the East and the West: One can (9 ) _ down by drinking a hot drink in summer.Of course
28、, it doesnt matter if you drink hot or cold water. (10) _ more comfortable your body feels, the better it is.(七)In order to keep healthy, please do the following.Have a body check once a year. Let your (1) _ do routine tests to make sure your body works well. You can also choose to take more tests t
29、o make sure your body is (2) _.Visit your dentist twice a year for cleanings and any other dental work you need. (3) _ your teeth twice a day to keep them healthy. Taking care of your teeth can help you have a healthy body, too. If you are a smoker, try to stop (4) _ . Smoking is not good for your l
30、ungs. Getting(5) _ sleep at night helps you to keep healthy, too. Everyone should get at (6) _six hours of sleep a night, but if possible, try to get a full eight hours of sleep. Being well rested not only makes you feel good, but (7) _ helps you look good.Exercising, eating right, brushing your tee
31、th(8) _ having routine check-ups with your doctor and dentist are some of the main things you can do to (9) _ a healthy life. Once you start your life in a healthy way, you (10) _ look and feel great.(八)When we are injured or suddenly feeling unwell, what we need to do is to treat it in the right wa
32、y. (1) _ can we do that? First aid is here to help.(2) _ 13 is World First Aid Day. Its time for us to learn about this useful life skill. Just as its name shows, first aid is the first steps you can take to (3) _ care of someone who is injured. It (4) _ keeping safe, helping someone feel better and
33、 staying calm. It also includes getting help, either by telling an adult or (5) _ 120.Scientists say that the 10 minutes after an accident are the (6) _ important for saving a life. In 10 minutes, knowing first aid can make a (7) _. CPR is one of the most useful first aid skills. It can help people
34、(8) _ a heart illness. It saves about 92,000 people in (9) _ US every year. Besides CPR, (10) _ are other first aid skills. They help treat things like burns, cuts and broken bones.(九)Lao She wrote Teahouse in 1957. The play shows the life in China between 1900 and 1950. It takes (1) _ in a teahouse
35、 in old Beijing and it (2) _ us the story of Wang Lifa and his customers. It asks us to see the teahouse as the centre of the neighbourhood. In the (3) _, it says goodbye to old Beijing and its people.Lao She was born in 1899. He (4) _ many plays, novels and short stories. He (5) _ up in Beijing. Hi
36、s parents sent the young man to the Teachers School in Beijing and he learned to (6) _. From 1924 to 1929 he taught Chinese to the English in London. He was named a “Peoples Artist” and a “Great Master of Language”. He was (7) _ of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.At Lao Shes Te
37、ahouse today, (8) _ bring tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. (9) _ you like Beijing Opera, folk music, or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao Shes Teahouse give a wonderful welcome to everyone from China and from all (10) _ the world.(十)Last year, I had a hol
38、iday that took me to all corners of France.My first stop was Paris, one of the (1) _ popular cities for tourists in the world. My French friend told me that there is no better way to feel the elegance of this city than by (2) _ slowly along the Seine River.My walk took me past the Notre-Dame Cathedr
39、al, one of the most famous churches in the world and on to the Eiffel Tower. On (3) _ way, I stopped many times to look into the nice shops along the (4) _, or just to watch people going about their relaxing life.Of course there is plenty to see outside the city, (5) _. I visited many of the beautif
40、ul villages; I (6) _ up part of Mont Blane(勃朗峰), the highest mountain in Europe. Though I couldnt make it to the top, I felt quite good in the mountain. Besides, I (7) _on the southern beaches or jumped in the sea to cool myself off.But what I enjoyed most about traveling in France was its(8) _. It
41、was difficult to say no to the delicious pancakes filled with chocolate sauce. (9) _ a hot day, I ordered some mussels(贻贝) cooked in white wine. I enjoyed it with my new friends and we laughed getting our hands dirty.What a (10) _ holiday I had!(十一)Mark Inglis is from New Zealand. He has just (1) _
42、Mount Everest. Lots of people try to climb Everest but it isnt (2) _: Every year, some climbers die. For Mark it was even more (3) _. Why? Because Mark hasnt got any legs.Mark hasnt always been disabled(残疾的). When he was young, he loved sports and he was always active, but in 1982 he lost his legs i
43、n (4) _ climbing accident. He couldnt walk and and he certainly couldnt climb. He thought his life was over , but he had always.(5) _ of climbing Everest, the worlds highest mountain. He started climbing again, using (6) _ made of metal and plastic. Last month, Marks dream came (7) _. He started cli
44、mbing with three friends. The weather on Everest was (8) _. It ws icy and windy. The temperature ws -30. But six days (9) _ he arrived at the top of the mountain. Mark was very, very tired, but very happy. He has become the first person (10) _ any legs to climb Mount Everest.(十二)When your fish is sick, it doesnt cough or cry, so how do you know it is sick? You may find the (1) _ in the Molina Animal Care Center, in California.The Molina Animal Care Center is (2) _ new hospital in the Aquarium of the
