高考完形填空复习指导
完形填空题的特征:
1.是一篇故事性的短文，难度相当于高中第一册课文。
2.文章长度为200-250词左右。
3.文章的第一句话一般不留空。
4.意思的考核代替了纯粹的语法知识的考核。
5.共20个空，空格之间的平均间隔为8-9个词左右。
6.每空的备选答案主要是单个的词，2002年考题中只有1个是短语。
7.需要填充的词重点是实词。以2002年高考英语试题为例，名词占5个，动词占8个，形容词、副词占5个。
8.具有后线索的特征。
9.具有连环题的的特点。
10?结合上下文，注意前后用词。
判断的依据
1?环境线索
Fm tired of sea food, so I didift eat much ____ that day.
A> vegetables B. flounder
2?因果线索
He was badly ill, so he was ___ ?
A> present B. absent
3?转折线索
He was badly ill, however, he was ____
A> present B. absent
4?让步线索
He didiTt ___ the test, though he worked hard.
A> pass B> fail
5?顺序褒索
After he wrote the letter, she ___ it and then_____ it
A. posted / signed
signed / posted
6?用途线索
I like my ____ , which gives me great help in the rain.
A> umbrella B. bike C. pot
7?反义词线索
He used to be lazy. But now he is quite ___ ?
A. hardworking
B. handsome
8?同义词线索
He made a lot of mistakes in the last test. This time we can still find few in his paper A? quite B. only 9上匕较线索
We are shorter than he, so he is the ___ among us.
Be Shortest get the answer. B. can ，t
A. tallest
10 ?—般到个别线索
He is very clever, so he
A> can 解题步骤：
1.粗读一遍短文，力求了解文章的大意。
2.仔细读好文章的第一句。它是全文的窗口。
What is intelligence （智力）anyway? When I was in the army I received an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and , against an average of 100, scored 160.
3. 边阅读边做题。牢记上下文内容与逻辑的联系。
4. 先确定有把握的题的答案。
5. 相近词义的情况下，主要依据搭配及习惯表达。
6. 若词义各不相同时，要依据上下文。
7. 注意上下句、前后文的时间、顺序、同义词、反义词、因果、比较、顺接、转折、让步和语气等
线索。
遵循的原则：
1.整体性原则
2. 连贯性原则
易错词组 1. once in a while 偶尔为之
2. as well 也
3. face to face 面对面
4. turn to 翻到；依赖，依靠
5. all the time 一直
6. all the same 仍然
7. all the best 一切都好
8. after all 毕竟
9. on top of 在…上方；在…顶
端 10. on show 在展示
11 ? sooner or later 迟早 12. set out 开始做某事
13.
right now 正在此
时 14. just now 刚才
15. rather than 不做某事
16?put away 暂时放弃
17?pick up 捡起；接走人
18. a good many 大量的
19. get through 接通电话；完成
20. in order 秩序良好
词语辨析
1.on fire在着火on the fire 在火炉上
2.in bed用于生病卧床或在床上休息
in the bed具体东西在床上
3.none用于可数不可数名词均可
no one只用于可数名词
4.each指两者或两者以上每一个
every指三者以上每一个
5.no taller than表示比较的两边都不高not taller than表示一边比一边要高
6.pleased本人感到满意
pleasant令别人满意
7.travel 一般地说旅游
journey具体指某次旅行
8?give away 让出东西，泄露机密
give up放弃，停止
9. A girl can do it强调类别，指女孩可做。
One girl can do it强调数量，指一个女孩即可做
10.most用于表示最高级，或修饰动词表程度mostly用于表示范围和数量
11.not a little 很，非常
not a bit意为not at all, 一点儿也不
12. more than a year指一年多，一年零几个月more than one year意为不只一年，两三年等13?rather可修饰比较级或各类形容词fairly不能修饰比较级，多修饰“好词”
14.day after day日复一日，没变化day by day渐渐，不只，有了变化
15.go to a doctor去看医生，让医生给看病go for a doctor去请医生
16.quite可修饰动词
very不能修饰动词
17.too much后接名词，表示太多much too后接形容词、副词，表示程度
1& sure多以人为主语，多作表语certain主语不一定是人，可作表语或定语
19.except是排除在外之意except for表示美中不足besides是包括在内的意思
20.hit打，也可表示自然灾害侵袭strike打，也可表示打动心灵
beat打，也可表示打败
课题 :动词的时态语态 2011年高考真题 1. Planning so far ahead _____ no sense— so many things will have changed by next year. (全国 I. A. made B. is making C. makes D. has made 2. I wasn’t sure if he was really interested or if he ______ polite. (全国卷 I A. was just being B. will just be C. had just been D. would just be 3. When Alice came to, she did not know how long she _____ there. (全国卷 I A. had been lying B. has been lying C. was lying D. has lain 4. Experiments of this kind _____in both the U.S. and Europe well before the Second World War. A. have conducted B. have been conducted C. had conducted D. had been conducted 5. Tom __________ in the library every night over the last three months. (北京卷 A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had been working 6. - Bob has gone to California. - Oh, can you tell me when he _________?(北京卷 A. has left B. left C. is leaving D. would leaving 7. ----That must have been a long trip. ---Yeah, it __________ us a whole week to get there. A. takes B. has taken C. took D. was taking 8. After getting lost in a storm, a member of the navy team _____ four days later. (上海卷 A. rescued B. was rescued C. has rescued D. had been rescued 9. Did you predict that many students ______ up for the dance competition? (上海卷
2019年高考英语语法 填空汇编
精品文档 2019年高考英语语法填空汇编 （一）2019年全国1卷 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The polar bear is found in the Arctic Ci r cle and some big land masses a s f ar south as N ewf oundland. Wh i le they a r e ra re nor t h o f 88°,there is evi denc e 61 t h e y range all the w a y across t h e Arc t ic,and as far s o uth as J a m es Bay in Ca na da.It is di f ficu l t t o f i g ure o u t a g lob a l popula t ion of polar bears as much of the r a n ge has be e n 62 (poor) s t udie d; h owever, biolo g ists calc ul ate that there are about 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide. Mo de m m eth o ds 63 t racking pol a r be ar popula t ions have b ee n e m ployed on l y s ince the mid-1980s,and are expensive 64 (per fo r m) consistent l y over a large area. In r e cent yea r s some Inuit people in Nunayut 65 (r epor t) increases in bear sightings ar ound hum a n se ttl ements,l ea ding to a 66 (b elieve) that populations are i n c r easing.Scientists have re s ponded by 67 (n ote) that hung r y bea r s may be cong r eg at ing(聚集) aroun d h u man s ett le m en t s, lea ding to t he i l lusion(错觉) that populations are 68 (high) t ha n they actually are.O f 69 ninet e en recognized polar bear subpopulations, thre e are d e cli ning,six 70 (be) stable, one is incr e asing, and nine lack enough dat a. （二）2019年全国2卷 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 A 90-year-old has been awarded“Woman Of The Year”for 61 （be） Britain's oldest full-time employee-still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield， 62 she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have 63 （final）been acknowledged after a customer nominated（提名）her to be Cheshire's Woman Of The Year. Picking up her“Lifetime Achievement”award，proud Irene 64 （declare）she had no plans 65 （retire） from her 36-year-old business. Irene said，“I don't see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the 收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除
专题一冠词、名词和主谓一致 1.【2015·湖北】21.When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his ___ and had a bad fall. A.balance B .chance C .memory D .place 【答案】A 【考点定位】名词词义辨析 【名师点睛】本题侧重考查在特定的语境中辨析名词词义的能力。四个选项都可以跟前面的动词lose 搭配。考生应抓住题干中关键信息“had a bad fall（重重地摔了一跤）”，不禁会产生疑问：怎么会摔了一跤呢？然后根据搭配l ose one’s balance“失去平衡”锁定正确答案。 2.【2015·湖北】22.He gave himself a new name to hide his ____ when he went to carry out the secret task. A.emotion B.talent C.identity D.treasure 【答案】C 【解析】 试题分析：句意：他执行一项秘密任务时，给自己起了一个新的名字来掩盖身份。A项“情绪”；B项“才能”；C项“身份”；D项“财富”。故选C项。 【考点定位】名词词义辨析 【名师点睛】考生解答本题的关键是抓住题干中的关键词“secret task（秘密任务）”和“gave himself a new name（给自己取了个新名字）”，然后推知肯定是为了“hide his identity（掩藏身份）”，从而锁定正确答案。 3.【2015·安徽】30.There is no need to tell me your answer now. Give it some ______ and then let me know. A. thought B. support C. protection D. authority 【答案】A 【解析】 试题分析：句意：现在没必要告诉我答案，你再思考一下，之后告诉我。A思考；B支持；C保护；D 权威，当局。这里指让对方再好好想想，故选A。 【考点定位】考查名词辨析 【名师点睛】本题考查名词辨析。该种题型要求学生积累一定的词汇量，四个词的意思分别是“思考”；“支持”；“保护”和“权威”；其次，做题时需要结合句意进行综合考虑。根据第一句和“and then let me know”可知，现在不急着告诉“我”答案，由此可知是让对方再想想。 4.【2015·江苏】3 5.—Go and say sorry to your Mom, Dave. —I’d like to, but I’m afraid she won’t be happy with my ______ . A. requests B. excuses C. apologies D. regrets 【答案】C 【解析】 试题分析：句意：—Dave，去跟你的妈妈道歉。—我想这样做，但是我担心她对我的道歉不满意。A项“请求”；B项“借口”；C项“道歉”；D项“遗憾，后悔”。故选C项。 【考点定位】名词词义辨析 【名师点睛】本题侧重考查在情景交际中辨析名词词义的能力。语境较为简单，考生只要抓住上文中的关键词“say sorry to”就可以锁定正确答案。因此，考生可以试着将词汇放在日常的情景交际中进行操练，加强对词汇的语境理解，可以达到事半功倍的效果。 5.【2015·江苏】32.Some schools will have to make ______ in agreement with the national soccer reform. A. judgments B. adjustments C. comments D. achievements 【答案】B 【解析】 试题分析：句意：为了与国家的足球改革相适应，一些学校必须做出调整。A项“判断，决断”；B项“调整”；C项“评价，评论”；D项“成就”。故选B项。 【考点定位】名词词义辨析 【名师点睛】本题侧重考查在特定的语境中辨析名词词义的能力。四个选项都可以跟前面的动词make 搭配。因此，考生除了要充分利用特定语境理解词义，还应注意多积累可以跟同一动词搭配的名词。另外还可以利用固定搭配排除C项make本题侧重考查在特定的语境中辨析名词词义的能力。comments on“对……做出评价/评论”，缩小正确答案的范围。
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【英语】历年全国高考英语代词试题汇总及答案 一、单项选择代词 1．— How much salt did you put in the soup? 一 Oh, sorry! . I forgot. A．Little B．Nothing C．None D．Few 【答案】C 【解析】 考查不定代词。A. Little少许；B. Nothing无事，无物；C. None没有任何东西；D. Few很少。上句：你在汤里放了多少盐？下句：我忘了放盐。也就是一点也没有，故选C。 2．— You seem busy these days. —Yes. I’m writing a story. You know, it’s really not easy to write ______ with attractive plots. A．this B．it C．one D．that 【答案】C 【解析】 句意：你近些天看起来很忙。是的，我在写故事，你知道，写一个有吸引力的情节的故事不容易。.it／one ／that三者均可用作代词,指代前面提到的名词.一般说来,it指代同名同物; one与that则指代同名异物.one与that虽可用来指代同名异物,但one为泛指,相当于a／an ＋名词; that为特指,相当于the ＋名词.所以one所指代的名词的修饰语一般为 a／an ／some ／any; that所指代的名词的修饰语往往是the ／this ／that。前面提到是a story，故选择C。 考点：考查it,one,that用法区别 3．Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of China’s Alibaba Group, has a $28.6 billio n fortune, ______making him the richest person in China. A．it B．one C．that D．which 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】 试题分析：考查代词。句意：中国阿里巴巴集团创始人兼董事长马云拥有286亿美元的财富，这使他成为中国首富。分析句子结构可知，此处用one代替前面的a $28.6 billion fortune，实际上是它的同位语，后面的making him the richest person in China.是现在分词作后置定语修饰one，注意此处不是非限定性定语从句，如果是非限定定语从句的话应该用makes而不是making，所以不能选which，故选B。 考点：考查代词 4．I’d appreciate ______ if you would pick me up at seven this evening. A．hat B．this C．it D．you
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提 示 词 为 动 词 高考英语专题【语法填空】限时训练题02 （请在30分钟内完成） 语法填空（共10小题）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式(每空至多3词)。 A In human history，many ancient and splendid civilizations were born and died. China is the only country ____1____ uninterrupted human civilization. Chinese civilization was born on the shores of the Yellow R iver. And the rich land ____2____ Chinese civilization began is Henan Province. The Yellow River goes across ____3____ (center) Henan. It is China's main north-to-south and east-to-west artery(干线)．China's most ancient tribal ____4____(lead)，the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor，were born here. Even today，Chinese people all over the world still ____5____(proud) call themselves the descendants(后裔) of these two emperors. The river holds ____6____ unshakable position in the heart of every Chinese，____7____(respect) by every generation and called “the Mother River”．With intelligence，hard word and determination，Chinese descendants pursue coexistence and common prosperity on this land. The 5464-km-long Yellow River breaks the last barrier and flows into the broad plain，____8____ (form) the cradle(摇篮) of Chinese civilization. Till now，the Yellow River ____9____(raise)13 dynasties' capital Luoyang，8 dynasties'
高考英语阅读理解真题汇编及答案解析（11） 摘要：阅读理解题的“三步法”：1．略读。目的是了解短文的主旨大意和便于迅速掌握短文的语篇结构。2．查读。同学们要先通读题干，做到胸中有数；再将短文读第一遍，锁定某些特定信息进行快速阅读，迅速选出最佳答案；先易后难，先做细节题，后做推论题。3．重读短文重点。核查。同学们做题的关键是看清题目的要求，读准的关键是分清句子的结构和确认词性词义。 When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job,she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers. For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges,she’s been named national teacher of the year. Principal Waynes Kettler said he’s worked with many outstanding teachers in his22years as an educator,but Peterson is“just that one step above anybody I’ve ever worked with before.” Kettler and others at Monte Cristo Elementary School talk about the ways she has introduced the learning from other classrooms into her music program and her creativity in working around things such as the lack of money for new music. When students were reading S.E.Hinton’s novel The Outsiders in their regular classroom, Peterson helped them write a30-minute play with scenes from the book.Then they chose three Broadway tunes that focused no race,equality and social justice,the themes of the book.Peterson composed two other songs herself after classroom discussions about the play and the book. The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Foils.It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns own even win national honors. As national teacher of the year,Peterson will spend the next year outside the classroom, as a national and international spokeswoman for education. Not surprisingly,She is a big believe in the value of arts education.She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as art or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day. 65.The underlined word“daunting”in Paragraph1most probably means__________. A. discouraging B.interesting C.creative D.unbearable
历年全国高考英语情态动词试题汇总及答案 一、单项选择情态动词 1．The door ________ open, no matter how hard she pushed. A．shouldn’t B．couldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】 考查情态动词。句意：无论她怎么使劲推，门就是打不开。A. shouldn’t不应该；B. couldn’t 不能够；C. wouldn’t不愿意；D. mightn’t可能不。will及其过去式would均可表示一种倾向性、习惯。故选C。 2．He is a bad-tempered fellow, but he ________ be quite charming when he wishes. A．shall B．should C．can D．must 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】 考查情态动词辨析。句意：他是个脾气不好的家伙，但当他希望自己有魅力的时候，他可以变得相当可爱。此处表示“能、可以”，故C项正确。 3．— Mum, little Ray broke his toys again! —It doesn't matter. You see, accidents _____happen. A．shall B．should C．must D．will 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】 考查情态动词辨析。句意：——妈妈，小雷又弄坏了他的玩具。——没事的，你看，意外总会发生。A. shall将要，会；B. should应当；C. must必须；D. will总是。Will可以表示习惯，意思为“惯于，总是”。故D选项正确。 【点睛】 will/would是情态动词，其表达的意思如下。 (1)表示意志或意愿：决心，愿意，……好吗? We will do our best to save the child. 我们会尽力抢救这个孩子。 I told her to stop crying, but she just wouldn’t listen. 我叫她别哭，可她就是不愿听。 注：表示请求、建议或征求对方意见时，用Would you…? 比用Will you…?更婉转。如：Will/Would you please keep the door open? 请让门开着好吗? Will/Would you go with me? 你愿意和我一起去吗? (2)表示真理或习惯：惯于，总是。如：
2019年高三一模语法填空汇编 1.上海市黄浦区2019年高三英语一模语法新题型 Just How Buggy is Your Phone? What item in your home crawls with the most germs? If you say 21. __________ toilet seat, you’re wrong. Kitchen sponges top the list. But cell phones are pretty dirty too. They contain around 10 times as many germs as toilet seats. People touch their phones, laptops, and other digital devices all day long, yet rarely clean them. In one incident, a thief paid a terrible price for stealing a germy cell phone. He stole it from a hospital in Uganda during a widespread of the deadly disease Ebola. The phone’s owner reported the theft before 22. __________ (die) from the disease. Soon, the thief began showing symptoms and finally 23. __________ (confess) to the crime. 24. __________ in that unusual case a cell phone carried dangerous bacteria, not all germs are bad. Most cause no harm. In fact, they could provide helpful information. Look at the surface of your phone carefully. Do you see some dirty mars? “That's all you,” says microbial ecologist Jarrad Hampton-Marcell. “That’s biological information.” It turns out that the types of germs that you apply all over your phone or tablet are different from 25. __________ of your friends and family. They’re like a fingerprint that could identify you. Someday in the future, investigators may use these microbial fingerprints to solve crimes. Phones and digital devices may be one of the best places to