同学们大家好。
今天,我们来看一篇语法填空,来自于2014年全国新课标Ⅰ卷。
最近的高二月考,西安好几所高中不约而同地选用了这道题。这再次印证了我的一个观点:于高二学生而言,语法填空真题做得不好,绝不是因为TA还没读高三,而是因为TA英语本来就差!
高二的同学们,不要再自我麻痹了!
还是老规矩,我们将这篇文章拆分成单句填空,如下:
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It (61)______(be)unimaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up.
The river was so polluted that it (62)______(actual) caught fire and burned.
Now years later, this river is one of (63) _______most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But the river wasn’t changed in a few days(64)_____even a few months.
It took years of work(65)_______ (reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water.
Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is (66)______ (clean) than ever.
Maybe you have a habit (67) _____ is driving your family crazy.
While there are(68)_______ (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the(69) _______ (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work.
Just be(70)_______ (patience).
第61空,设空处需填be动词的一个形式。根据前一句In 1969, the pollution was...可知,本句主语it指代的前句主语the pollution,前句为一般过去时,因此第61空答案为was.
第62空,代词it做主语,谓语动词为caught and burned,修饰动词必须用副词,因此第62空答案为形容词actual的副词形式,即actually.
第63空,空后most outstanding examples中,outstanding为多音节形容词,其最高级用the+形容词原级表示,因此第63空答案为定冠词the.
第64空,本题无提示词,必填虚词。将本句英译汉变为:这条河几天_____甚至是几个月都没有变化,此处需填一个表选择关系的连词,or最合适。因此第64空答题为连词or.
第65空,it为形式主语,真正的主语为______ (reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. 本题考察it takes sb+时间+to do sth这个固定句型。因此第65空答案为to reduce.
第66空,根据横线后的than可知,本题考察形容词比较级,因此第66空答案为clean的比较级形式,即cleaner.
第67空,本题考察定语从句知识,先行词a habit指物, 后面的从句is driving your family crazy缺主语,因此本空需填指物且能做主语的关系代词,答案为that / which.
第68空,空格后stories of instant transformation做表语,设空处需填amaze的形容词形式。amazing译为令人吃惊的,修饰事物,因此本空答案为amaze修饰事物时的形容词形式,即amazing.
第69空,设空处后are gradual...为系表结构,空前缺主语,只有一个表特指的定冠词the,设空处应填可数名词复数。因此第69空答案为changes.
第70空,本句为祈使句,省略了主语you,设空处前为系动词be,因此本空应填一个形容词,构成系表结构,答案为patience的形容词形式,即patient.
总结:相较于近几年考频越来越高的说明文体裁,本题为并不常见的夹叙夹议体。但万变不离其宗,语法填空考点近几年来尤其稳定,无论什么文体,把握好空前空后的特点,注意下单词拼写,细心一些,这个题型拿到满分,并不是难事。