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單項(xiàng)選擇題旨在檢測(cè)學(xué)生在特定的語(yǔ)言環(huán)境中準(zhǔn)確運(yùn)用詞匯、語(yǔ)法知識(shí)以及日常交際用語(yǔ)的能力。學(xué)生除了在平時(shí)的學(xué)習(xí)中要做好基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)的積累外,還需要掌握一定的解題方法和技巧,找到相應(yīng)的突破口,才能提高解題的準(zhǔn)確率。
一、結(jié)構(gòu)分析法
結(jié)構(gòu)分析法是指通過(guò)分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),搞清句子的成分以及各成分在句中的作用,從而搞清句子的意思,進(jìn)而作答。
1.直接法。直接利用相關(guān)語(yǔ)法知識(shí),通過(guò)題干中的已知信息,捕捉到解題線(xiàn)索,從而得出正確答案。如:
Can you make a sentence to the meaning of the phrase?
A. show off B. turn out
C. bring outD. take in
分析:通過(guò)對(duì)動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)含義的辨析可以直接得出答案是C。
2.增元法。在解題過(guò)程中,將句子中省略的成分補(bǔ)全,或者在不改變句意的情況下增加句子的某些成分,使句子結(jié)構(gòu)更明顯。如:
—Ive bought a box of chocolates for our daughter.
—Oh, how good a dad! But she doesnt like sweet things. that?
A. Dont you know B. Havent you known
C. Didnt you know D. Hadnt you known
分析: 此處我們可以使用增元法,把時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)補(bǔ)全,問(wèn)題就迎刃而解了。 that (when you bought it)?加上表示過(guò)去的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ),不難看出答案為C。
3.減元法。減元法是指在解題中把修飾成分或補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明成分取掉,找出句子的主干部分,然后根據(jù)主干部分選擇答案的一種解題方法。這種方法多用于帶有從句、分詞或介詞短語(yǔ)作定語(yǔ)的句子中,以及有插入語(yǔ)的句子中。如:
The wonderful time they have been looking forward to finally arrived.
A.had B.have C.has D.having
分析:許多同學(xué)會(huì)誤選答案D。此句中they have been looking forward to是定語(yǔ)從句,用來(lái)修飾time。去掉這個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句,將此句簡(jiǎn)化,主干部分則為:The wonderful time finally arrived.通過(guò)減元法,很明顯此題正確答案為C。
4.還原法。還原法就是指將一個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)不明顯或者復(fù)雜的句子,通過(guò)還原使它變成另一個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)單明了且意思相同的句子的一種解題方法。常見(jiàn)的有將被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)還原成主動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài);疑問(wèn)句還原成陳述句;感嘆句還原成陳述句;倒裝語(yǔ)序還原成正常語(yǔ)序;強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)還原成常見(jiàn)的陳述結(jié)構(gòu);還可以將復(fù)合句分解成簡(jiǎn)單句,簡(jiǎn)單句還原成復(fù)合句等。下面略舉兩例。
(1)復(fù)合句分解成簡(jiǎn)單句。如:
Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had went wrong again.
A. it B. it repaired
C. repairedD. to be repaired
分析:此題可把后半句還原成she had had the washing machine repaired,再把the washing machine提到前面作先行詞,變成一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句。答案為C。
(2) 簡(jiǎn)單句還原成復(fù)合句。如:
The old man, abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland.
A. to work B. working
C. to have worked D. having worked
分析:將此句還原為“After he had worked for twenty years, the old man is on the way back to his motherland.”很快能看出從句中的動(dòng)詞work所表示的動(dòng)作要比主句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞所表示的動(dòng)作先發(fā)生。所以答案為D。
二、關(guān)鍵詞法
許多題目中都有關(guān)鍵詞。找到句中的關(guān)鍵詞,也就找到了解題的突破口。如:
Its nearly six years since I worked in the company. I in the school.
A. taught B. was teaching
C. am teaching D. had been teaching
分析:此題的關(guān)鍵詞就是since和work。我們知道在since引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句中,如果謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞,如work, live, stay等,則表示該動(dòng)作的結(jié)束。答案為C。
三、交際法
英漢兩種語(yǔ)言在表達(dá)上存在很大的差異,解題時(shí)要排除母語(yǔ)干擾,回憶規(guī)范英語(yǔ)表達(dá)。如:
—Excuse me, do you have the time?
— .
A. Yes, I do. B. Of course, I have.
C. A quarter to ten.D. No problem.
分析:很多學(xué)生受中文思維的影響,把“Do you have the time?”誤解為“你有空嗎?”其實(shí)這是在問(wèn)時(shí)間:“你知道現(xiàn)在幾點(diǎn)嗎?”故答案為C。
(責(zé)任編輯 周侯辰)