完形填空的選項不僅要合乎語法、慣用搭配，還要合乎語義。但大部分學生在做完形填空時，頭腦中完全沒有文章的整體概念，解題過程中只憑詞匯本身的含義、句子的內(nèi)部結(jié)構(gòu)來選取答案，沒有考慮句子之間的關(guān)系、文章的銜接與連貫、語境等因素。因此，學生完形填空的解題能力普遍不太理想。
　　下面筆者以一篇短文為例，來說明學生在完形填空中存在的問題及產(chǎn)生的原因。
　　例：The year I went to college was a very difficult transition(過渡期) for me. 1 is probably true with many people. I got quite homesick and 2 thought about going home.
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