蔣建平
【考綱解讀】
研讀近年的考試大綱,基于《中國高考評價(jià)體系》內(nèi)容可知,語法填空題要求在一篇200詞左右的短文中留出10處空白,部分空白不給提示詞,要求考生只填一個(gè)詞;部分空白的后面給出單詞的基本形式,要求考生根據(jù)上下文寫出所提供單詞的正確形式。
探究 專題技巧
【命題特點(diǎn)】
1. 題型特點(diǎn)
語法填空題同時(shí)具有單項(xiàng)填空和完形填空兩種題型的特點(diǎn),但是語法填空與這兩種題型又有所不同。從考查的內(nèi)容看,語法填空題除側(cè)重考查詞匯外,更側(cè)重考查功能語法,即側(cè)重考查英語詞匯在篇章中的交際功能。從題型的形式看,語法填空題只給出空缺,沒有選項(xiàng),要求學(xué)生根據(jù)語境和自身已有的語法與詞匯知識來填空,這對學(xué)生的語言知識的積累和運(yùn)用有了更高的要求。
2. 選材特點(diǎn)
(1)語法填空題的材料為一篇對話或短文,以說明文、記敘文為主要文體,偶爾也有議論文、游記等,內(nèi)容涉及生活的各個(gè)方面,為考生所熟悉。
(2)通常對話的長度為180詞左右,短文的長度為200詞左右。
3. 設(shè)題特點(diǎn)
(1)就命題形式而言,“純空格題”設(shè)3小題左右,“用括號內(nèi)所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空題”設(shè)7小題左右。“純空格題”考查冠詞、介詞、代詞、連接詞及功能性結(jié)構(gòu)副詞等,“用括號內(nèi)所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空題”考查名詞、謂語動詞的時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)、非謂語動詞、形容詞和副詞的比較級、詞性轉(zhuǎn)化等。
(2)原則上說,一個(gè)設(shè)空點(diǎn)就是一個(gè)語法點(diǎn),所以從理論上說,10個(gè)設(shè)空點(diǎn)有可能涉及10個(gè)語法點(diǎn),即使有個(gè)別的重復(fù)考點(diǎn),至少也得有7~8個(gè)語法點(diǎn)。重復(fù)設(shè)置的考點(diǎn)主要用于考查一些非常重要的語法項(xiàng)目,如動詞時(shí)態(tài)、非謂語動詞、不定代詞等。
【解題步驟】
1. 通讀全文,了解大意,把握特征,弄清文脈。篇章層面的理解主要包括文章的主旨要義,作者的觀點(diǎn)、意圖、立場,句與句之間的關(guān)系以及時(shí)態(tài)變換四個(gè)方面。
2. 巧用已知,降低難度,鋪平道路。有提示詞的空格可視為已知條件,充分利用。所以,可先著手填有提示詞的空格,注意時(shí)態(tài)、語態(tài)和名詞單復(fù)數(shù)。所剩的空格越少,文章的大意越清晰,難度也會相對降低。
3. 理解句意,分析結(jié)構(gòu),大膽推測,各個(gè)擊破。理解了文章整體意思后,必須要看清各個(gè)句子的意思,尤其是含空格的句子的意思。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)是答題過程中很關(guān)鍵的一步。做題時(shí),首先確定句子的“主謂賓”成分,看看該句子缺不缺謂語動詞,然后再考慮其他成分。此時(shí),要借助上下文的暗示或明示,確定需要填的單詞的詞性、形式和功能。
4. 重讀全篇,仔細(xì)核查,語法正確,語意連貫。做完題后,應(yīng)該靜下心來,仔細(xì)復(fù)讀全文,檢查所填的詞是否符合文意。從語意連貫、邏輯合理的角度認(rèn)真復(fù)查答案的合理性和正確性,尤其注意動詞、連詞、介詞的搭配以及名詞的形式等。
5. 拼寫準(zhǔn)確,書寫規(guī)范,大小寫正確。對于接觸到的題,力求吃透每個(gè)知識點(diǎn),并通過練習(xí)來進(jìn)行強(qiáng)化和鞏固。
【考題調(diào)研】
閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入 1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
(2018·全國甲卷)Diets have changed in China—and so too has its top crop. Since 2011, the country61 (grow)more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over62past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.
A taste for meat is63 (actual) behind the change: An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corns rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice64 (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water65rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased66 (pollute) in the countrys major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.
According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total 67 (globe) fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government68 (start) a soil?testing program69gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers—and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. Chinas approach to protecting its environment while70 (feed) its citizens “offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide.” says the banks Juergen Voegele.
【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章講述了中國為保護(hù)環(huán)境在農(nóng)作物種植上做了一些改變并得到了世界上知名人士的認(rèn)可。
【參考答案】61. has grown 62. the 63. actually 64. to improve 65. than 66. pollution
67. global 68. started 69. that/which 70. feeding
【答案解析】
61. 考查時(shí)態(tài)。since加時(shí)間點(diǎn),主句要用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),故填has grown。
62. 考查冠詞。這里是特指在過去的25年里,所以填the。
63. 考查副詞。actually修飾整個(gè)句子。
64. 考查非謂語動詞。此處表示目的,故用不定式to improve。
65. 考查連詞。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞less可知填than。
66. 考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。has decreased后接名詞作賓語,故填pollution。
67. 考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。fertilizer consumption是名詞短語,故應(yīng)該用形容詞修飾。故填global。
68. 考查謂語動詞。本句是when引導(dǎo)的定語從句,由于時(shí)間是2005年,故用過去時(shí)started。
69. 考查定語從句關(guān)系詞。根據(jù)空后的謂語動詞gives可知,該空缺少主語,指代program并且引導(dǎo)后面的句子。故填that/which。
70. 考查省略句??崭裉幈硎菊谶M(jìn)行的動作,while后面省略掉了China is,省略句的原則:在時(shí)間狀語從句、條件狀語從句、讓步狀語從句中,如果從句的主語和主句的主語一致且含有be動詞時(shí),那么可以把主語和be動詞一起省略,因此本空填feeding。
【高頻考點(diǎn)】
考點(diǎn)1:無提示詞試題
無提示詞填空題需考生在不給出提示詞的情況下填出符合上下文邏輯、語法、句法的單詞,主要考查代詞、名詞、冠詞、介詞、情態(tài)動詞、并列連詞、復(fù)合句、特殊句式等。
【解題思路】
[第一步 確定填哪類詞][第二步 確定填什么詞][分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),根據(jù)句子所缺成分確定填哪類詞] [填代詞、介詞或冠詞] [填助動詞] [填連詞] [根據(jù)句子的意思] [根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)] [根據(jù)上下兩句的邏輯關(guān)系]
【考題調(diào)研】
(2019·全國乙卷)While they are rare north of 88°, there is evidence? ?61? ?they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James Bay in Canada.
【參考答案】that
【答案解析】此處缺引導(dǎo)同位語從句的連接詞that,用來說明evidence的具體內(nèi)容,故此處填that。
【考題調(diào)研】
When stressors throw your nervous system out of balance, relaxation techniques can bring??________ ? back into a balanced state.
【參考答案】it
【答案解析】根據(jù)前后語境可知,此處應(yīng)用it代指上文的your nervous system。
【考題調(diào)研】
Please spend time with those who make laugh easily—both at themselves and at lifes humorous events. Surround yourself with reminders to lighten up. Keep?________ toy on your desk or in your car.Put up a funny poster in your office. Choose a computer screensaver that makes you laugh.
【參考答案】a
【答案解析】本段介紹的是如何使自己心情舒暢。設(shè)空后的toy為單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞,在本句中表示泛指,故用不定冠詞a。
【考題調(diào)研】
The only reason why a man would sell his house ?________a lower price would be that he needed money badly.
【參考答案】at
【答案解析】名詞a lower price在句中不作主語,也不作動詞的賓語,故應(yīng)為介詞的賓語,根據(jù)習(xí)慣搭配,可知應(yīng)用介詞at。
【考題調(diào)研】
I wanted to see as much of the city as possible in the two days ?________I was to return to Guangzhou.
【參考答案】before
【答案解析】因?yàn)镮 wanted to...days是一個(gè)句子,I was to return...也是一個(gè)句子,且這兩個(gè)句子之間沒有連詞,也沒有分號或句號,故可判斷設(shè)空處一定是填連詞;根據(jù)句意和兩句之間的邏輯關(guān)系可知,“盡可能參觀這個(gè)城市更多的地方”應(yīng)是在“返回廣州”之前,故填before。
【考題調(diào)研】
Behind him were other people to?________ he was trying to talk.
【參考答案】whom
【答案解析】空格前后都是句子且這兩個(gè)句子之間沒有關(guān)聯(lián)詞,故應(yīng)填關(guān)聯(lián)詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知此處應(yīng)填一個(gè)定語從句的關(guān)系詞,先行詞是people,關(guān)系詞指“人”且作介詞to的賓語,故應(yīng)選用關(guān)系代詞whom。
考點(diǎn)2:給出了動詞的試題
當(dāng)設(shè)空處后面給出動詞原形時(shí),設(shè)空處一般會考查動詞的時(shí)態(tài)(即考綱上要求掌握的一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)、現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)、現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)、一般過去時(shí)、過去完成時(shí)、過去進(jìn)行時(shí)、一般將來時(shí)、過去將來時(shí)、將來進(jìn)行時(shí)及現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí))、幾種常見時(shí)態(tài)的被動語態(tài)形式或非謂語動詞。
【解題思路】
[動詞][V?ing形式表示習(xí)慣或一般情況][非謂語動詞] [謂語動詞] [時(shí)態(tài)] [語態(tài)] [語氣] [作主語或賓語] [詞性轉(zhuǎn)換] [一般轉(zhuǎn)換為名詞,作主語、表語或賓語][與邏輯主語是主動關(guān)系,用現(xiàn)在分詞][與邏輯主語是被動關(guān)系,用過去分詞][作伴隨狀語] [一般用不定式][作目的狀語或在形容詞后作狀語][不定式表示具體情況]
【考題調(diào)研】
(2019·全國甲卷)A 90?year?old has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for61(be) Britains oldest full?time employee—still working 40 hours a week.
【參考答案】being
【答案解析】介詞后應(yīng)用動詞的?ing形式作賓語。故此處填being。
【考題調(diào)研】
At that time, soda pop was sold in bottles, and they were washed and(fill) again.
【參考答案】filled
【答案解析】分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,設(shè)空處為謂語動詞且與were washed并列,主語they與fill之間為被動關(guān)系,但設(shè)空前已經(jīng)有了系動詞were,故設(shè)空處應(yīng)填filled。
【考題調(diào)研】
In Logan, three people?________(take) to a hospital, while others were treated at a local clinic.
【參考答案】were taken
【答案解析】根據(jù)were treated(一般過去時(shí)的被動語態(tài))可知此空需用一般過去時(shí),根據(jù)語境可知此空還需用被動語態(tài),又因主語為three people(復(fù)數(shù)概念),故答案為were taken。
【考題調(diào)研】
When I was a young boy about 8 years old, my younger sister and I got the idea to buy something for my mother for Mothers Day. Money was hard (make).
【參考答案】to make
【答案解析】設(shè)空處所在的句子主系表結(jié)構(gòu)完整,根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)可判斷設(shè)空處作狀語,be+表示難、易、好、壞的形容詞,后面需用不定式的主動形式作狀語,故答案為to make。
考點(diǎn)3:詞性轉(zhuǎn)換題
詞性轉(zhuǎn)化多以派生詞變化為主,如:形容詞與名詞間的相互轉(zhuǎn)化,形容詞與副詞間的相互轉(zhuǎn)化,形容詞與動詞間的相互轉(zhuǎn)化,動詞與名詞間的相互轉(zhuǎn)化等。
【解題思路】
[第一步 分析句子成分][第二步 確定填什么詞][分析句子成分,根據(jù)句子所缺失成分確定填何種詞性] [括號中所給詞若是形容詞或副詞,有可能考查其比較級或最高級][考查具有與詞根意義相反的派生詞,在詞根前加un?、im?、in?等,在詞根后加?less等][填形容詞] [填副詞] [填名詞] [作表語(在系動詞之后)、定語(修飾名詞)或賓補(bǔ)(表性質(zhì)狀態(tài))] [在句中作主語、表語或賓語] [修飾動詞、形容詞、副詞或整個(gè)句子等,作狀語]
【考題調(diào)研】
They also shared with us many67(tradition) stories about Hawaii that were68(huge) popular with tourists.
【參考答案】67. traditional 68. hugely
【答案解析】根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析可知67空應(yīng)用形容詞作stories的定語,故填traditional;68空所填詞要修飾后面的形容詞popular,故填副詞hugely。
【考題調(diào)研】
The other frog went on jumping as hard as he could. He jumped even?________?(hard) and finally made himself out.
【參考答案】harder
【答案解析】聯(lián)系前句和even(更加)可知設(shè)空處用比較級,故答案為harder。
【考題調(diào)研】
Jane knew from past experience that her ________ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
【參考答案】choice
【答案解析】在形容詞性物主代詞her后,用名詞或動名詞形式,而空后有of短語作定語,所以填名詞choice。
【考題調(diào)研】
Despite Crabtrees professional and family success, those around her had noted her
(satisfy) with not finishing school.
【參考答案】dissatisfaction
【答案解析】由空前的her和空后的with可分析出,此處應(yīng)該用satisfy的名詞形式satisfaction,而空后的not finishing school則進(jìn)一步暗示,Crabtree對此并不滿意,故用否定形式的名詞dissatisfaction。