第二讲
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语境词义
完形填空主要考查考生对语境的理解,着重考查考生根据上下文提供的信息进行分析、推理、判断的能力。所以考生在做题时要有全局观念,进行连贯性思维,要把每个空白处的含义与前后句的意思联系起来理解,进行合乎逻辑的推理判断。
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例
1]
(2017·
江苏高考
)
When he began practicing
,
he took it very __
50
__.But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument
,
and was __
51
__ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
50.A.seriously
B.proudly
C.casually
D.naturally
51.A.committed
B.used
C.limited
D.admitted
答案
C
[
根据后面的表示转折的
“
But
”
可知,一开始练习的时候,他并不是很认真,所以
casually
“
漫不经心地
”
,符合语境。故本题属于语境词义题。
]
答案
A
[
根据后面的
“
within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well
”
可知,他练得非常认真,几个月内就已经能演奏得很好了。
be committed to doing
sth
“
专心致志地做某件事
”
。故本题属于语境词义题。
]
[
例
2]
(2016·
江苏高考
)
That night
,
I talked to my wife about my
49.conversation
with Kurt and what I had
learned.I
50.showed
her the workbook and tapes Kurt was
selling.We
__
51
__ that Kurt wasn’t just trying to make a
sale.He
was offering a
52.way
for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.
51.A.recalled
B.defined
C.recognized
D.declared
答案
C
[
下文中的
“
He was offering...to change our lives and achieve our dreams.
”
是对此空所在句的进一步解释,也就是说我们意识到
(recognize)
库尔特并不仅仅是在销售东西。故本题属于语境词义题。
]
[
例
3]
(
江苏高考
)
We would see each other at various times and __
49
__
friends.Sometimes
he wore a duck hat
,
and I would tell myself
,
he was definitely
a(n
)
50.fan
of
Dr.Bernie.He
really put a __
51
__ on my face.
49.A.became
B.helped
C.missed
D.visited
51.A.sign
B.smile
C.mark
D.mask
答案
A
[
句意:我们多次见面并且成了朋友。根据
and
前面的
“We would see each other at various times
”
可知两人应该是成了
(became)
朋友。故本题属语境词义题。
]
答案
B
[
句意:他确实让我的脸上有了笑容。根据上文可知,作者因为有了知心朋友,心情自然变得好起来了,脸上有了笑容。故本题属于语境词义题。
]
【技巧点拨】
1.
抓住首句
由于完形填空短文的首句通常不设空,我们可以通过细读首句,推断出全文的主旨,并在主旨的指引下进行合乎逻辑的推理判断。
2.
通过上下文语境进行推断
3.
通过全文内容进行推断
从上下文中寻找提示或暗示,对文章的情节进行合理的推理判断。必须将词语辨析与上下文情节推理和逻辑推理结合起来,从词汇意义入手,抓住情节线索解决问题。做题时严格区分、细心比较,看其搭配、惯用法,尤其看其内涵和外延,即词义的差异,才能找出一个合乎情理的答案。
把握全文,可以避免断章取义。