1、阅读与完形(4)文化常识，外力助推人物故事类名人趣事一直是人们茶余饭后所关注的话题，尤其是在青年人中更受关注，因此，在高考的阅读理解、完形填空中这一话题也常常被涉及到，如，2013山东卷阅读理解B篇。美文赏析ldol for a new eraAt first look，his weird(怪异的)gestures and silly but adorable(可爱的)facial expressions seem like an obvious grab for attention.But that is his real personality.Nicknamed “Martian”by
2、his fans，he is actually a musical genius with a good voice.Hua Chenyu，a 23yearold student in his senior year at Wuhan Conservatory of Music，became the winner on the latest season of Super Boy on Sept 27.He is the first post90s generation winner of Hunan TVs Super Boy or Super Girl competitions，which
3、 have been held eight times over the past 10 years.Hua didnt become a frontrunner overnight but he has been in the spotlight since the beginning of the season.His first song without lyrics，which he made himself，sounded so strange that the judges asked him to stop halfway through.His game was almost
4、over until Shang Wenjie，a former Super Girl top winner and a judge on the competition，asked him to finish the song.In the end，his weirdly entertaining performance was wellreceived.As the competition narrowed，Hua made headlines for dancing like a zombie(僵尸)to Lady Gagas Poker Face and when he sang a
5、song by Leslie Cheung，I AmWhat I Am，through tears.Despite some online criticism，Hua won huge popularity among viewers thanks to his pride and originality(原创)“I almost didnt dare to take a screenshot(屏幕截图)of him singingevery screenshot looks straight out of a horror film.But when you watch his live p
6、erformance，you understand his awesomeness(了不起)Hes very likeable，”wrote a blogger nicknamed Bumbleberri.Throughout the contest，he was called a musical genius.A talent good at several musical instruments including the flute，guitar and the piano，Hua had dreamed of becoming a musician since he was a chi
7、ld.Hua moved to Wuhan on his own from his hometown，Shiyan in Hubei province，to repeat his final year of high school in order to improve his application to his current university.Although he looks confident，he is quiet and shy.He thinks before answering every question.He speaks slowly.sometimes utter
8、ing(说)only one character.Thus，he was nicknamed a“Martian”referring to his way of speaking that seems like its from outer space.As a grassroots icon(草根偶像)of_a_new_generation，Hua_has_a_personality that is distinct from those of previous contestants(参赛者)“Hua has started a music world which belongs to h
9、is own tiny times，”commented Tencent Entertainment.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了“快男”华晨宇参加“ 快男”比赛成名的过程。一、阅读与积累1攻克疑难词汇spotlight n聚光灯；媒体和公众的注意entertaining adj.有趣的；娱乐的popularity n受欢迎；普及；流行current adj.当今的；现在的refer to谈到；参考，查阅distinct adj.不同的；清晰的The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups.调查结果分为截然不同的两组。2攻克疑难句A
10、s a grassroots icon of a new generation，Hua has personality that is distinct from those of previous contestants.结构分析as a grassroots icon of a new generation 在句中作状语，that is distinct from those of previous contestants是定语从句，中心词是personality.尝试翻译作为一名新生代的草根偶像，华晨宇有一种与以前的参赛者不同的个性。二、理解与尝试命题1理解文章主旨The passage
11、 mainly tells us Hua_Chenyus_personalities_and_how_he_became_famous.2完形填空尝试命题文中画线词汇是完形填空命题中最易挖空的地方，请你和你的同桌依据文化常识自主写出三个干扰选项，并且比较一下哪一个更符合高考的命题特点。A.musical B_C_ D_参考答案BphysicalCmathematicalDskilledA._ B_Cjudges D_参考答案AteachersBparentsDfriends3解题方法技巧完形填空解题技巧之四：文化常识，外力助推人类社会是一个大舞台，一本百科全书，作为学生除了认真学习书本知识以外
12、，考生还要积极体验生活，观察生活中的人或事，积累生活经验与常识，认真体会东西方文化差异，不同民族的风俗习惯，像节日、运动，礼节等，这样对做完形填空题很有帮助。真 题 典 例1(2013新课标卷)In winter，Mr.Greenberg does not 20(act) like other New Yorkers，who look at the sidewalk and_21_ the street.He looks around at 22(people).21A.cross over Bdrive alongChurry down Dkeep off答案C考查常识。根据常识可知，冬天路
13、人都会沿着街道匆忙赶路，hurry down“沿着匆忙而行”，符合题意。cross over“越过，横过”；drive along“沿着开车”；keep off“使不接近”。同时不可忽视“who look at the sidewalk”在人行道上行走的语境。2(2013广东卷)Another interesting experiment showed a birds 6(amazing)number sense.A man was trying to take a photo of a crow(乌鸦)that had a nest in a tower，but the crow alway
14、s left when she saw him coming.The bird did not_7_until the man left the tower.7A.relax Brecover Creact D return答案D本文讲述人和动物都有数字感，此处是通过实验验证乌鸦是否有数字感。本题可以通过鸟要归巢的常识得出答案。本段大意：另一个有趣的实验证明了小鸟具有令人惊异的数字感。一个人试图给一只在塔上筑巢的乌鸦拍照，但是乌鸦一看见他过来就离开。直到人离开塔时它才返回巢穴。学 以 致 用(2012新课标)Body language is the quiet，secret and most
15、powerful language of all！It speaks _1_than words.And misunderstandings occur as a result of it._2_，different societies treat the _3_ between people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having _4_contact(接触)even with friends，and certainly not with _5_.People from Latin American countrie
16、s，_6_，touch each other quite a lot.Therefore，its possible that in _7_，it may look like a Latino is_8_ a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino，trying to express friendship，will keep moving _9_.The Norwegian，very probably seeing this as pushiness，will keep _10_which the Latino will in return regard a
17、s_11_.【解题导语】本文主要讲身势语在跨文化交际中的重要性，并举了一些相关的例子来说明。本文充分体现了文化常识在完形填空题的重要性。1A.straighter BlouderCharder Dfurther答案B2A.For example BThusCHowever DIn short答案A3A.trade BdistanceCconnections Dgreetings答案B4A.eye Bverbal Cbodily Dtelephone答案C5A.strangers BrelativesCneighbours Denemies答案A6A.in other words Bon the other handCin a similar way Dby all means答案B7A.trouble BconversationCsilence Dexperiment答案B8A.disturbing BhelpingCguiding Dfollowing答案D9A.closer Bfaster Cin Daway答案A10A.stepping forward Bgoing onCbacking away Dcoming out答案C11A.weakness BcarelessnessCfriendliness Dcoldness答案D