Question

完形填空

My nephew's 10¬-year-¬old son came for a visit one hot, July weekend. I persuaded him to______ inside and joined him in a game. After______ for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I______ my favourite recliner (躺椅) to let my neck muscles relax. He had slipped out of the room and I was catching a few enjoyable ______ of peace and quiet.

“Look, Alice，” he said enthusiastically as he______over to the chair where I was sitting. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and______it？”

Glancing out of a nearby window, I noticed it was ______ outside. “I'm sorry. Tripper，” I said, sad to see his______eyes. “The wind is not______today. The kite won't fly.”

The ______10¬-year¬-old replied, “I think it's windy enough. I can get it to fly，” he answered ______ he hurried out to the back door.

Up and down in the yard he ran, ______the kite attached to a small length of string. He ran back and forth, as hard as his ten-¬year-¬old legs would carry him, looking back ______ at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.

I asked, “How did it ______？”

“Fine，” he said, not wanting to admit______. “I got it to fly some.”

As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, “I guess I'll have to wait for the ______.”

At that moment I heard another voice speak to my ______. “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way ______ waiting for the wind.”

And the voice was right. We usually want to use our own efforts to ______ what we want to do. We wait for the wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted our own ______. We must learn how to rely on him in the first place!

1.A. live          B. stay          C. study          D. lie

2.A. playing       B. resting       C. challenging    D. arguing

3.A. cleaned up    B. jumped off    C. fell into      D. cut down

4.A. moments       B. hours         C. times          D. periods

5.A. sent          B. ran           C. left           D. climbed

6.A. decorate      B. drop          C. hang           D. fly

7.A. hot           B. still         C. noisy          D. fine

8.A. bright        B. disappointed  C. dull           D. satisfied

9.A. staying       B. stopping      C. going          D. blowing

10.A. clever       B. talented      C. determined     D. fearless

11.A. after        B. unless        C. as             D. until

12.A. following    B. making        C. pulling        D. watching

13.A. angrily      B. nervously     C. doubtfully     D. hopefully

14.A. go           B. come          C. make           D. fly

15.A. win          B. defeat        C. mistake        D. luck

16.A. wind         B. order         C. news           D. sunshine

17.A. heart        B. memory        C. dream          D. world

18.A. because of   B. instead of    C. except for     D. as for

19.A. imagine      B. decide        C. apply          D. complete

20.A. courage      B. patience      C. strength       D. knowledge

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了 “我”10岁的侄子在一个风平浪静的日子里执意要去放风筝，但不管他如何跑来跑去，风筝依旧飞不起来。无奈，他只能决定等有了风再去放风筝。这个故事告诉我们，不要一味盲目地只凭借自己的力量去完成我们想做的事情，应该一开始就寻求我们所能利用的条件。

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【名师点睛】

在完成完形填空时，我们可以从语篇角度解题：

1．利用句中的释义、同位替代或定语解释

在阅读过程中碰到意义不清的词语，有时句子本身就包含一些线索，如同义、反义关系、定义、比喻、同位语、举例、归纳、归类等等，考生要学会在句中找出这些线索，从而更好地理解短文内容。

2．通过理解上下文语义，根据相关线索词（尤其是连接词）作逻辑推理

（1）原因、结果：表示某一事物发生的原因。表示原因的连词写在表示原因的句子内，结果连词用来连接某一事物所引起的结果。表达原因、结果的常用词或词组有：because，since，as，due to the fact that，so，therefore，thus，hence，accordingly，consequently，as a result，as a consequence，now that，in that等。

（2）转折、让步：它表示后一种观点或事实与前一种观点或事实相比有些出乎意料。常用的词或词组有：however，vet，but，anyhow，anyway，nevertheless，in spite of等。

（3）比较、对比：比较关系表示意义上的相似关系；对比关系表示意义上的不同或相反。表达比较、对比的常见词和词组有：in comparison，by comparison，like，as，just as，in contrast，by contrast，conversely，oppositely，on the contrary，instead of，rather than等。

（4）列举：指叙述一系列相关的事实、观点等。表示列举逻辑关系的可以是单词，也可以是词组，常见的有：first（ly），second（ly），third（ly）„；first，next，then，last：one，two，three„；for one thing，for another thing„等。

（5）补充：表示对前一个事实或观点做进一步的阐述。表示这种逻辑关系的词或词组常用的有：also，too，similarly，further，moreover，likewise，in addition，furthermore，what's more，not only„but also„，some„others„等。 3．根据上下文，寻找连接通篇的复现词语

词汇的复现关系是指某一词以原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、反义词、概括词等出现在语篇中，句子通过这种重现关系得到了相互衔接。根据这一原则，有时某一个空格所对应的答案可能就是在上下文中复现的相关词。我们可以根据这些复现词之间的有机联系找到正确的答案。考试题中出现的同现现象主要是动词与名词的同现、形容词与名词的同现、名词与名词的同现。

4．参照语境，利用文章线索、举例或提示

所谓语境就是我们常说的上下文。广义的语境指所有的上下文，段与段之间、句子与句子之间、句子与段之间的语义关系。一切语义的理解都离不开上下文。狭义的语境是指句子内部的词语在语义上的联系，我们根据这些联系和选项的辨析选出正确的答案，这种语境原则上应与词汇水平中的辨析结合起来。

由于完型填空的短文是一个意义完整、上下关联的语篇，它所讨论的是同一主题，行文中的替代现象和词语重复都是不可避免的。因此在解答时，应该瞻前顾后，寻找相关线索，如同义、近义词，有时甚至直接搬用文章中的词语或短语。考生应该学会跳出句子层次的樊篱，联系句际间的意义衔接和前后段落的呼应关系，在大范围内进行总体把握，形成“全景式”的考虑。

考点：考查夹叙夹议类短文