本题型出现在阅读部分(共40分钟),在长篇阅读文章之前。所以本题型共10道小题最佳完成时间应控制在7分钟。
考试要求在7分钟左右时间内将题目给出的15个词汇填入10个空格中。
考试形式与传统考题的完形填空相似。
选词填空,当然是考词汇。但较之以往专门的词汇题,选词填空是对词汇更完全的更高层次的考察;因为它所考察的,是在篇章中对词汇的把握。
考核的主要目的是检查考生在上下文中猜测词义的能力以及单词词性识别能力。
遇到生词怎么办?时间不够怎么办?考前训练时注意培养以上两种能力,考试时加以运用,会大大提高答中率。
篇章词汇理解是大学英语四级考试中出现的一种老题型,这种题是在一篇长度为220个单词的文章中留出10个单词的空格,要求考生从15个备选单词中选出10个填入空格处,使文章语句通畅,表达正确。
测试重点:考生对连贯性一致性及逻辑关系等语篇语段的整体特征以及单词在实际语境中的理解。既考查宏观结构,又考查微观理解。
15个单词中3个名词正确答案+1个名词干扰答案、3个动词正确答案+1个动词干扰答案、3个形容词正确答案+2个形容词干扰答案、1个副词正确答案+1个副词干扰答案。
解题步骤:
通读全文,抓住中心(首段,首句原则)
阅读选项,词性分类(注意分析动词时态)
全盘考虑,灵活选择(根据所需词性缩小范围,每词只能用一次)
复读全文,核查答案(快速复读,用语感判断是否通顺准确)
答题技巧一:
确定空白处词性
以下情况,空白处为动词:
1 n./pron. vt. n./pron. 前有名后有名,中间谓动
2 n./pron. vi. 前名后无名,谓动不及物
3 n./pron. vi. adv./prep.前名后介副,谓动不及物
4 n./pron. link v./be adj.前名后形容,be动或系动
5 to v. 前有to,后原型
注意:确定空白处为动词,还需根据上下文确定正确形式
以下情况,空白处为分词:
过去分词:
1has/have/had p.p(完成时态)
2be p.p(被动语态)
3p.p n.或 n. p.p(过去分词做形容词,表示被动或已发生)
现在分词:
1be -ing(进行时态)
2-ing n.或n.-ing(现在分词做形容词,表示主动或正在进行)
3prep. –ing(介词宾语)
以下情况,空白处为名词:
(名词通常做主语或动词介词宾语)
1a/the n. 前有冠词
2n. V. 空白后为谓语动词
3prep. n. 空白前为介词,则空白处为名词或动名词
(注意:根据空白处前的冠词和上下文判断所填名词的单复数;根据空白处后的谓语动词的形式判断所填名词的单复数)
以下情况,空白处为形容词:
1adj. n. n. adj. 空白前后是名词
2adv. adj. 空白前是副词
3link v./be adj. be动或系动后考虑形容词做表语
以下情况,空白处为副词:
1adv. v.或 v. adv.副词修饰动词,表示程度状态
2adv. adj.副词可修饰形容词
3adv.从句,有些副词做句子的状语,表示转折因果等逻辑关系
答题技巧二:
确定考点需要积极意义还是消极意义,继而缩小选择范围,节省大量时间。
Sample: The classroom (offers) opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with _______ , peaceful ones.
(根据语法判断此处为形容词,与peaceful有一样具有积极意义,与前文的angry, violent词义色彩相反,那么comprehensive, cooperative, entire应选择cooperative)
答题技巧三:
介词后一定是名词或动名词做宾语.
注意 to (介词&动词不定式)
to的短语接动名词 :abandon oneself to(沉溺于), adhere to(坚持), stick to(坚持,信守), cling to(坚持,忠于), admit to(承认), confess to(承认), contribute to(做贡献), feel up to(感觉能胜任), get down to(开始着手做), give one’s mind to(专心), give way to(让步), yield to(屈服), lead to(导致), look forward to(渴望), object to(反对),take to(开始从事,喜欢), turn to(求助), succumb to(屈服), see to(照顾,料理), get used to, be accustomed to, be addicted to, be committed to, be dedicated to, be devoted to, be opposed to, be reduced to, be subject to(受支配的,常遭受), submit to(顺从,屈服)
答题技巧四:
利用不定冠词(a/an)判断考点是否为元音开头,缩小选择范围
Sample: Husband and children now do some of these jobs, a ____ that has changed the target market for many products.
(scale, potential, gap, extreme, purchase, situation)
答题技巧五:
充分利用词库中的近义词或反义词
(若词库中出现一对近义或反义词,其中一个必定是干扰项.反义词考查学生对文章语境色彩的辨析,只要辨析考点单词是积极还是消极意义,就不难排除.近义词考查考生对词汇搭配用法的掌握,需要学生牢记近义词的各种用法及搭配。)
Sample:
A) gravely B) respect C) limited
D) specialize E) seriously F) promoting
G) involves H) relieved I) significant
J) magnificent K) range L) issues
M) result N) determining O) complicated
Today, we take pain______.
(此处应用副词做状语,考查近义词辨析.Take sth. seriously为固定搭配)
答题技巧六:
注意一词多性:词库中的词有的既是名词又是动词,有些分词也可以充当形容词,确定空白处所需单词词性后要全面考虑词库中的单词词性,不能遗漏。
(respect, result, range)
考试真题演练
EI Nino is the name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange 47 happens every five to eight years. It starts in the pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信风), which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in 48 , the ocean temperatures rise, causing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5℃(degrees centigrade).
The warning of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid (潮湿的)air over the ocean causes severe 49 thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America, 50 floods to Peru. In the West Pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and 51 .
EI Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 EI Nino brought the most 52 weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds 53 of damage. The 1990 EI Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists 54 this to be the longest EI Nino for 2,000 years.
Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an EI Nino will 55 , but they are still not 56 sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be.
其选项如下:
A) estimate; B) strength;
C) deliberately; D) notify;
E) tropical; F) phenomenon;
G) stable; H) attraction;
I) completely; J) destructive;
K) starvation; L) bringing;
M) exhaustion; N) worth;
O) strike