閆玉芹
在做單項(xiàng)選擇題時(shí),弄清語境句意是前提,同時(shí)要考慮句子的行文邏輯、結(jié)構(gòu)安排,符合英文句式的要求。請(qǐng)就下面的例子認(rèn)真體會(huì)做題思路。
一、 語境句意
(一)比較級(jí)的選擇
—The weather isnt good enough for an outing, is it?
—Not in the least. We cant have _____ at this time of the year.
A. a worse day B. a nicer day
C. such a bad day D. so fine a day
解析:句意為“ 天氣不適合郊游,是嗎?
根本不適合,天氣糟得不能再糟了?!贝鸢笧锳。
(二)時(shí)態(tài)的選擇
—Is your brother a soldier?
—No, but he _____ in the army for three years.
A.has servedB.was servingC.servedD.had served
解析:句意為“ 你哥哥是軍人嗎? 不是,但他當(dāng)過三年兵。”是過去的事,所以選C。
(三)連接詞的選擇
Up to Tuesdays attack, the worst school shooting in the U.S. was in March 1998 in Jorehoro,_____two boys shot and killed a teacher and eight students.
He went to Beijing in 1993, ______ two years later, he became a writer.
A. where B. when C. thatD. how
解析:第一句句意為“到星期二的槍擊案為止,在美國發(fā)生的一起最嚴(yán)重的校園槍殺案是在1998年3月,在Jerohoro,當(dāng)時(shí)兩個(gè)男孩開槍殺死了一位教師和八名學(xué)生。”答案為B。第二句為:1993年他去了北京,兩年后(在那兒)成了一名作家。所以答案為A。
二、行文邏輯
(一)省略句中的還原
One of the sides should be painted yellow, and _____.
A. the other is white B. another white
C. the other whiteD. another is white
解析:選項(xiàng)A似乎符合句意,但不符合行文邏輯,前面的謂語動(dòng)詞是should be painted, and連接的應(yīng)是一致的結(jié)構(gòu)。完整的句子應(yīng)為the other side should be painted white, 為了簡潔使用了省略,所以選C。
(二)替代詞的選擇
The aging of America has made us a very different society, in which people have quite a different opinion about what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages.
A. thatB. one C. the one D. there
解析:根據(jù)句意,此處需要一個(gè)代詞,指代前面的society。形式上a very different society 是泛指,用one 來替代。選B。
(三)連接詞的選擇
Beijing was attacked by such a terrible sandstorm _____ few citizens had ever experienced before.
A. asB. and C. that D. which
解析:此題易和such...that 結(jié)果狀語從句混淆。此題選A,為as引導(dǎo)的定語從句。因?yàn)閺木渲衑xperienced 后還缺少賓語成分,先行詞前有such修飾,定語從句應(yīng)用as來引導(dǎo),邏輯上作experienced的賓語。而結(jié)果狀語從句中that不作任何成分。
(四)謂語和非謂語的選擇
She dressed quickly and, _____ her handbag, went to work.
A. to carry B. carrying
C. carriedD. to be carried
解析:根據(jù)行文邏輯,and連接的是dressed和went兩個(gè)謂語動(dòng)詞。中間的carry是伴隨狀語。選B。