1、专题技能突破(13)完形填空之词语辨析【技能讲解】近几年高考完形填空选项的四个选项一般形式完全相同,如都是动词原形、都是副词、都是名词复数等,这就要求考生能区分四个选项的单词在意义上和用法上的不同,选出正确答案。命题者深知学生在英语学习中的弱点,往往会从母语的角度设置干扰项来考察学生的英语思维、语言的基本用法,因此,考生一定要注意英汉两种语言的差异,不能简单的互译。典例剖析 2015福建高考One of the easiest things in the world is to become a faultfinder. However, life can be _1_ when you ar
2、e not busy finding fault with it.Several years ago I _2_ a letter from seventeenyearold Kerry, who described herself as a worldclass faultfinder, almost always _3_ by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and _4_ was ever good enough. She was highly selfcritical and also found fa
3、ult with her friends. She became a really _5_ person.Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her _6_.1A.lonelyBgreatCquietDuneasy答案B句意:但是,当你不总是挑剔的话,生活可以很美好。lonely意为“孤独的”;great意为“极好的”;quiet意为“安静的”;uneasy意为“心神不安的”。故答案选B。2A.receivedBansweredCexpectedDrejected答案A句意:几年前,我收到了一封来自17岁的Kerry的信,在
4、信中她将自己描述成了一个世界一流的吹毛求疵的人,几乎总是因为各种事情而烦恼。receive意为“收到”;answer意为“回答”;expect意为“期望”;reject意为“拒绝”。根据语境可知,作者是收到了一封信。故答案选A。3A.threatenedBinterruptedCbotheredDspoiled答案Cthreaten意为“威胁”;interrupt意为“打断”;bother意为“使恼怒,烦恼”;spoil意为“宠坏”。根据下文“People were always doing things that annoyed her”及常识可推知,爱吹毛求疵的人容易烦恼。故答案选C。4A
5、.anythingBeverythingCsomethingDnothing答案D句意:人们总是做些让她恼怒的事情,她觉得一切事情都不够好。anything意为“任何事情”;everything意为“一切事情”;something意为“某件事情”;nothing意为“没有事情”。上文提到Kerry觉得人们总是做些让她生气的事情;由此可推知,此处指没有事情足够好,表示否定意义。故答案选D。5A.caringBboringCinterestingDsurprising答案B句意:她变成了一个真正令他人厌烦的人。caring意为“有同情心的;感到关心的”;boring意为“令人厌烦的”;intere
6、sting意为“有趣的”;surprising意为“令人惊讶的”。根据语境并结合常识可知,经常挑别人毛病的人会让人感到厌烦。故答案选B。6A.attitudeBplanCmeasureDexplanation答案A句意:不幸的是,一场可怕的事故才改变了她的态度。attitude意为“态度”;plan意为“计划”;measure意为“措施”;explanation意为“解释”。根据本段最后两句可知,Kerry改变了自己的处世态度。故答案选A。技能演练一、Back in the eighties, when all my schoolmates were receiving phone messa
7、ges on their pagers (寻呼机),I was still getting postit notes (便利贴) from Mom saying that “Billy _1_”. This system of written notes seemed to _2_, so I never considered updating.1A.leftBcalledCsangDguessed答案:BBilly“打电话”了。2A.stopBcontinueCworkDappear答案:C从来没想过更新成新产品,因为原来的便利贴“奏效”。二、The boat was hit violent
8、ly. Dad was always at his best in any danger, but at this moment he _.AsufferedBfellCfrozeDwithdrew答案:C父亲“惊呆,吓呆”了。三、Suddenly the Scout (童子军) leader stood up and said, “Maam, I think we can help you.” He then _1_ five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was _2_ for the family.1A.wast
9、edBleftCpaidDspent答案:Dspend time doing.“花时间做某事”。2A.convenientBavailableCprobableDcomfortable答案:Bavailable“可得到的;可使用的。”四、This scene moves all of the worldwide football fans and tells about the true _1_ of football, inheritance and happiness.AmeaningBmessageCfeatureDexplanation答案:A足球真正的“含义”(meaning)传承和快乐。五、She sat at the end of the drivethru holding a _ that read, “Have a great day.”AmarkBsignCsymbolDflag答案:Bsign“标志牌”。六、Peter nodded happily and his face _ with a smile.Aturned upBrose upCput upDlit up答案:D句意:他的脸上绽放了笑容。light up“变得喜悦;(脸上)焕发光彩”。