题例III:下面5道小题可以组成一篇小短文(首句已给出),请根据上下文和所给选项选出各题最佳答案。
The average(普通的)British teenager watches a lot of television(19.5hours a week).
1.A lot of parents think teenagers aren't studying hard.But in fact 57% get up 7:30a.m.
A.after B.behind C.among D.before
2.The average British teenagers for“only”8hours 45 minutes a night.
A.study B.watch TV C.sleep D.surf on the net
3.A lot of girls brush their teeth twice a day or more(78%in fact), ,not many boys brush their teeth that often(only 57%).
A.wherever B.however C.whenever D.so
4.Young people in Britain don't get much money(only £2.95 a week on average).But many of them have a part-time job.
A.pocket B.box C.wallet D.table
5.There aren't many cinemas in Britain today.Only 10% of British teenagers go to the cinema once a month or more.
A.leave B.leaving C.to leave D.left
答案与解题指南:
1.D。在“几点几分”的前面可以用介词before或after,根据句意及下文内容,应是在7:30之前起床。
2.C。根据实际情况及上句的“7:30前起床”,此句表达的意思应是“每晚只睡8小时45分钟”。
3.B。根据前后句的内容,这里需用however表示转折。
4.A。每周仅得到2.95英镑,这个钱应该是零用钱,即pocket money。
5.D。用left修饰前面的cinema,用作后置定语,与其在逻辑上有被动关系。
这五个小题合在一起是一篇小短文,因此,句与句之间有密切的联系。做题时,既要考虑各小题的句子,又要考虑几个句子的联系。但一般以各单句为主。
这类试题主要是考查同学们根据上下文进行判断、理解、灵活运用词语的能力。解题时先要根据句子所设定的情景来判断所缺的词义,还要注意根据句子结构来判断语法形式。同时,对一些词义相同或相近的词,需要特别注意其用法区别。