文档介绍：高校英语专业四级考试·阅读理解与完形填空
Test 1
完形填空(一)
宏观上处理好篇章与空格之间的关系
完形填空的测试目的是测试学生运用语言的综合能力。完形填空的考试重点是上下文的联系
和短语结构的搭配关系。由于考试时间紧,许多考生在回答这部分题的时候,往往不
顾整个篇章的结构、大意或文体,一开始就把注意力放在空格选项上,孤立地研究单个选项
,这就脱离了文章整体,答题的准确率也会大受影响。
因此,要做好这部分试题考生首先必须大体理解篇章的主要内容、逻辑关系,从而判断出作
者的意图及归纳或演绎的思路;另外,考生在答题之前,还要对文章的文体有所了解,这有
利于考生根据不同的文体对不同的或相近的选项做出正确的选择。如文学材料、科普文章、
新闻报道等由于文体上的不同,它们在用词和句子结构上都有所不同。请看下面例子:
Vitamins pounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the
normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man.
They do not provide energy, ___1___ do they construc
t or build any part of
the body. They are needed for ___2___ foods into energy and body maint
enance.
There are thirteen or more of them, and if ___3___ is missing, a defi
ciency disease es ___4___.
1. A. either B. so C. nor D. never
2. A. shifting B. transferring
C. altering D. transforming
3. A. any B. some
C. anything D. something
4. A. serious B. apparent C. severe D. fatal
通读全文后可知,这是一篇有关科普知识的短文,一般来说科普知识文章以客观陈
述为突出特点,用词比较正式,句子结构比较严密,因此在选择时要在宏观上考虑
到这些因素。比如第四空,从科学常识可知,缺乏任何一种维生素都不至于使疾病
严重(serious)、致命(fatal),故应排除选项A 和D。severe(严厉的)不能用来修饰疾
病。因此,选B apparent既合乎句意,搭配又得当。
另外,完形填空的空格没有任何一个是孤立地存在的,必须把它们放在文章的
语言环境中进行逐个推敲,同时利用自己对各种材料描写、陈述内容的了解,作出正确选择。
PART Ⅰ[15 MIN.]
Decide which of the choices given below would plete the passage if
inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on
your ANSWER SHEET.
The United States is wellknown for work of major highways de
signed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible t
ime. ___1___ these wide modern roads are generally ___2___
and well maintained, with___3___ sharp curves and straight sections,
a direct route is not always the most ___4___ one. Large highways oft
en pass ___5___ scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore
, these highways generally ___6___ large urban centers, which means t
hat they e crowded with ___7___ traffic during rush hours, ____ 8