作者：吳小梅
單項填空題是英語考試必考題型,而選項的選擇依據已不再局限于其語法的正確與否,而更加注重特定語境對答案的限制。這不僅考查學生語言基礎知識,而且考查綜合運用語言的能力。因此,準確理解題意是做好單項填空題的首要條件。
一、讀題時一定要留意上下文的有效信息及其內在聯系。不僅要在選項本身上考慮,更要注意前后的暗示,分析題干,選擇與題干語意相符的答案。
1. -There's coffee and tea; you can have ________.
-Thanks.
A. either B. each C. one D. it
答案:A
解析:此題是一道語境題,意在考查考生運用這幾個代詞的能力。either指兩者之中的任意一個;each 修飾可數名詞; one指代可數名詞;it指代具體的事物。
2. -How is the man badly hurt in the accident?
-Sorry. He ________ though the doctor made every effort to save him.
A. died B. was dead C. had died D. had been dead
答案: A
解析:根據上文可知,此人傷得很嚴重 ,下文連詞though 表示"雖然,盡管"引導讓步狀語從句。句意為:"雖然醫生盡了一切努力來搶救他,但他還是死了"。選項B "be dead"表示狀態。C、D與題意不符。只能選A。
3. I can hardly hear the news. Would you please ________?
A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it up D. turn it off
答案: C
解析: 此題考查動詞turn 的有關短語動詞。從結構上看,四個選項都符合。從意思上看,turn on 意為"打開", 可用turn on the gas, turn on the radio, turn on the tap 等;turn down 意為"把音量調小,拒絕";turn up意為"把音量調高,露面";turn off意為"關掉"。但從題干hardly hear 的暗示,只有C項才符題意。
二、單項填空題題目越來越長,所含的信息量越來越大,結構越來越復雜,解題時認真分析前后關系,準確把握內在的邏輯關系便至關重要。
1. -Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?
-Yes. They have better players, so I ________ them to win.
A. hope B. prefer C. expect D. want
答案: C
解析:根據答語已經肯定了the Stars 有更好的球員,當然就希望他們會獲勝。hope to do sth.; prefer sth. to sth. / prefer doing to doing; expect sb. to do sth.正確, 而want sb. to do sth. 意思不符。
2. His parents live near the city of Beijing, but ________of them has ever been to it.
A. any B. some C. none D. neither
答案: D
解析:此題考查不定代詞的用法,由于運用轉折連詞but ,所以需選一個否定詞。從結構上看,似乎C、D 都對。上文his parents 隱含主語有兩個人,所以選neither。
三、單項填空題的句子結構越來越復雜化和綜合化,選項對題意的干擾加強。因此,排除干擾,正確分析句子結構是找準答案的關鍵。
1. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see ________ the next year.
A. carry out B. carrying out C. carried out D. to carry out
答案:C
解析:此題較難,主句與從句之間存在修飾與被修飾的關系。關系代詞that(the plan)充當see的賓語,選項來作see的賓補。而"計劃"與"執行"之間存在被動關系,故選過去分詞carried out作賓補,相當于"to see the plan carried out"。
2. She thought we were talking about her, ________ , in fact, we were talking about ourselves.
A. when B. where C. which D. while
答案: D
解析:此題題干較長,由兩個分句組成,且句子結構完整,意思上沒有修飾與被修飾的關系,而且有in fact 插入語干擾,而while 此時作連詞,表示轉折和對比。