【經(jīng)典例題1】
閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的[A]、[B]、[C]三個選項中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的選項。
The Big Ben(英國大笨鐘) is located in the tower in London. It is very famous 1 the world, but nobody knows why it is 2 Big Ben. There are two stories 3 this. Some people say that it was named 4 Benjamin Caunt, a boxer. People called 5 Big Ben. But more people believe it was called after Welshman, Sir Benjamin Hall. He was in 6 of this work in 1859. A story was told that during a 7 in a meeting on what 8 the bell, Sir Benjamin was going to give his ideas an officer behind him shouted 9 , “Let’s call it Big Ben!” From 10 on it was named Big Ben.
1. [A] throughout [B] over [C] at
2. [A] say [B]call [C]called
3. [A] of [B] for [C]about
4. [A] because [B] after [C] of
5. [A] they [B] it [C] him
6. [A] change [B] charge [C] believe
7. [A] discussion [B]decision [C] fighting
8. [A] calls [B] to call [C] is called
9. [A] quick [B] sudden [C] suddenly
10. [A] now [B] that [C] then
【正確答案】 1.[A] 2.[C] 3.[C] 4.[B] 5.[C] 6.[B] 7.[A] 8.[B] 9.[C] 10.[C]
【精解】
通過第一遍的快速通讀,我們大概了解這篇短文主要是講英國大笨鐘名稱的由來。
1的三個選項中,表示全世界文明應(yīng)該用throughout the world. 這也是個習慣用法。
2是對語態(tài)的考查,“被稱為”要用被動語態(tài),[A]、[B]語態(tài)都不對。
3選about. 關(guān)于命名有兩個故事.
4是考查動詞的習慣搭配,name after表示“以……命名”。故正確答案為after. 如果考生并沒有掌握這個詞組也能通過上下文選出正確答案,因為下一句就有同義詞組call after.
5也是考查考生對上下文的把握,人們稱Benjamin Caunt為Big Ben,因此指代Benjamin Caunt應(yīng)該是him.
6考查習慣搭配,in charge of 表示負責,主持(工作)。
7是說大家討論、商量鐘的命名問題,因此應(yīng)該是discussion,decision的意思是決定,而fighting 表示爭吵,意思都不妥當。
8利用排除法很容易得出正確答案,[A]、[C]都比較容易排除,因為很明顯時態(tài)不對,因此正確答案是[B]。
9處應(yīng)該是個狀語,做狀語的一般詞性為副詞而不是形容詞,因此正確答案為suddenly。
10考查慣用詞組,from then on 從那時起,from now on 表示從現(xiàn)在起,一般沒有from that on 的說法。