Question

For years, our family Christmas feast has consisted of a standing rib roast. But it wasn ’ t always that way. Before that we _____a big roast turkey. The _____changed one Christmas when the bird was placed in salted water in the sink to soak (浸洗)•

The bird was a beauty, almost thirty pounds. It would be a true _____for all. However, due to its _____size, it was difficult to soak the whole bird. The salted water only came _____up its body.

Suddenly, my three girls came running out _____that the bird’ s ghost was there and it was going to get them! Their _____and I ran into the kitchen to see the “dead bird” jumping all over the place and splashing water everywhere.

My husband approached the bouncing bird with _____and made a grab for it. It _____from his hands and fell onto the floor where it continued to bounce.

The girls continued to scream while our two dogs started _____and jumping at the bird. I managed to push them out while their father continued to try to _____the giant bird. _____，it was caught in a  comer. It continued to bounce, breast side down, _____something started poking (束lj) through the _____of it. A set of whiskers (胡须）and a paw _____Our little cat Johnny had actually climbed into the open cavity (胸腔）of the bird and was happily _____his way out.

Of course, we could have removed the cat, washed the bird out and _____the dinner plans but somehow, none of us wanted to eat _____after that. We _____it with a large standing rib roast. Thus _____the new family tradition.

1.A. afforded    B. required    C. washed    D. served

2.A. form    B. tradition    C. structure    D. regulation

3.A. gift    B. burden    C. feast    D. sorrow

4.A. tiny    B. huge    C. proper    D. normal

5.A. halfway    B. well    C. inside    D. simply

6.A. whispering    B. joking    C. informing    D. yelling

7.A. father    B. dog    C. brother    D. cat

8.A. force    B. caution    C. concern    D. shock

9.A. flew    B. slipped    C. landed    D. struggled

10.A. listening    B. working    C. bouncing    D. barking

11.A. cook    B. remove    C. control    D. kill

12.A. Usually    B. Gradually    C. Finally    D. Immediately

13.A. until    B. in case    C. if    D. so that

14.A. head    B. neck    C. back    D. breast

15.A. flashed    B. appeared    C. shook    D. scratched

16.A. laughing    B. sniffing    C. chewing    D. feeling

17.A. ruined    B. accepted    C. rejected    D. saved

18.A. turkey    B. food    C. supper    D. salt

19.A. filled    B. connected    C. started    D. replaced

20.A. expanded    B. began    C. existed    D. changed

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】本文讲述了作者一家在准备圣诞节大餐时目睹被清洗的火鸡突然大跳起来，这引起一阵骚乱，虽然火鸡最后被猫咪逮到，但是作者一家决定改变圣诞节传统不再圣诞节吃火鸡。

1.考查动词辨析。. A. afforded 支付； B. required 需要； C. washed 清洗； D. served提供。根据For years, our family Christmas feast has consisted of a standing rib roast. But it wasn ’ t always that way. 得知以前圣诞大餐我们提供烤火鸡。故选D。

2.考查名词辨析。A. form 形式； B. tradition 传统； C. structure 结构； D. regulation 规章。根据For years, our family Christmas feast has consisted of a standing rib roast. But it wasn ’ t always that way. 得知以前圣诞大餐我们提供烤火鸡。故选D。

故选B。

3.考查名词辨析。A. gift 礼物； B. burden 负担； C. feast 盛宴； D. sorrow 悲伤。根据For years, our family Christmas feast has consisted of a standing rib roast. But it wasn ’ t always that way. 得知烤火鸡是一道圣诞大餐。故选C。

4.考查形容词辨析。A. tiny 微小的； B. huge 巨大的； C. proper 合适的； D. normal 正常的。根据The bird was a beauty, almost thirty pounds.得知火鸡的个头很大。故选B。

5.考查副词辨析。A. halfway 一半； B. well 很好； C. inside 里面； D. simply 简单。根据it was difficult to soak the whole bird.得知火鸡个头很大，只能浸泡一半。故选A。

6.考查动词辨析。A. whispering 低语； B. joking 开玩笑； C. informing 通知； D. yelling 喊叫。根据三个女儿说the bird’ s ghost was there and it was going to get them! 以及下文的The girls continued to scream while our two dogs started ___10___and jumping at the bird.得知她们当时看到火鸡到处跑吓坏了大喊到。故选D。

7.考查名词辨析。A. father 父亲； B. dog 狗； C. brother 兄弟； D. cat 猫。根据My husband approached the bouncing bird得知当时她们的父亲和我冲进厨房。故选A。

8.考查名词辨析。A. force 武力； B. caution 谨慎； C. concern 担忧； D. shock 惊讶。根据My husband approached the bouncing bird得知丈夫应该是小心地接近这只到处蹦的火鸡。故选B。

9.考查动词辨析。A. flew 飞起； B. slipped 滑下去； C. landed 着陆； D. struggled 挣扎。根据and fell onto the floor where it continued to bounce.得知火鸡从丈夫的手中滑落。故选B。

10.考查动词辨析。A. listening 倾听； B. working 工作； C. bouncing 弹起； D. barking 汪汪叫。根据The girls continued to scream while our two dogs started ___10___and jumping at the bird.得知 两只狗也在冲着火鸡汪汪直叫。故选D。

11.考查动词辨析。 A. cook 煮饭； B. remove 移除； C. control 控制； D. kill 杀死。根据it was caught in a corner.得知最后孩子的父亲总算控制住了这只大鸟。故选C。

12.考查副词辨析。A. Usually 通常； B. Gradually 逐渐； C. Finally 最后； D. Immediately 马上。根据it was caught in a corner。得知最后总算抓到了火鸡。故选C。

13.考查连词辨析。A. until 直到； B. in case 以防万一； C. if 如果； D. so that 为了。根据Our little cat Johnny had actually climbed into the open cavity (胸腔）of the bird得知后面说到小猫抓住了这只火鸡，它一直蹦直到被东西从后面束住。故选A。

14.考查名词辨析。A. head 头部； B. neck 脖子； C. back 后背； D. breast 胸部。根据A set of whiskers (胡须）and a paw得知小猫从后面抓住了这只火鸡。故选C。

15.考查动词辨析。A. flashed 闪过； B. appeared 出现； C. shook 摇头； D. scratched 抓挠。根据something started poking (束lj) through the ___14___of it.得知接着露出了小猫的胡须和爪子。故选B。

16.考查动词辨析。A. laughing 大笑； B. sniffing 嗅、闻； C. chewing 咀嚼； D. feeling 感受。根据Our little cat Johnny had actually climbed into the open cavity (胸腔）of the bird得知小猫钻进这只火鸡的肚子，它很开心吃着火鸡。故选C。

17.考查动词辨析。A. ruined 摧毁； B. accepted 接受； C. rejected 回绝； D. saved 挽救。根据but somehow, none of us wanted to eat得知我们本来可以赶走小猫，洗洗火鸡然后挽救晚餐计划。故选D。

18.考查名词辨析。A. turkey 火鸡； B. food 食物； C. supper 晚饭； D. salt 盐。上文讲到了火鸡被杀后还到处乱蹦，这给一家子带来了骚乱。故选A。

19.考查动词辨析。A. filled 填满； B. connected 联系； C. started 开始； D. replaced 替换。根据but somehow, none of us wanted to eat得知我们没有吃火鸡用大块烤排替换。故选D。

20.考查动词辨析。A. expanded 扩展； B. began 开始； C. existed 存在； D. changed 改变。根据We ___19___it with a large standing rib roast.得知这样新的家庭传统开始了。故选B。

【名师点睛】

叙述性的完形填空比较简单，但由于考查的内容除对文章主旨的理解外还涉及到细节的判断和推理，这正是这类题型的难度所在之处。

掌握一些解题技巧很有必要。

（一）前后呼应法

做完形填空时，要始终抓住文章本身，联系“双语境”来判断，既大语境——全文中心和基调，小语境——空格前后句子所构成的语境；再根据前有伏笔后有呼应的思路来做题。如：第15题，根据下文说到something started poking (束lj) through the ___14___of it.得知接着露出了小猫的胡须和爪子。故选B appeared 出现。而其他选项都没有给出相应的事情来呼应。

（二）同义复现法

同义复现是英语中常见的一种现象。为强调某一意思，但又不想重复使用某个词或短语。在完形填空题中，同义词或同义短语的位置多半比较靠近，很容易找到，所以同义复现法是很好的解题技巧。无须过多的推理，只需确定是哪里使用了同义复现，然后从选项中找出与之相符合的一项即可。

如：but somehow, none of us wanted to eat ___18___after that. 第18题的选项分别是A. turkey 火鸡； B. food 食物； C. supper 晚饭； D. salt 盐。上文讲到了火鸡被杀后还到处乱蹦，这给一家子带来了骚乱。故选A。