【经典例题1】
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的选项。
The Big Ben(英国大笨钟) is located in the tower in London. It is very famous 1 the world, but nobody knows why it is 2 Big Ben. There are two stories 3 this. Some people say that it was named 4 Benjamin Caunt, a boxer. People called 5 Big Ben. But more people believe it was called after Welshman, Sir Benjamin Hall. He was in 6 of this work in 1859. A story was told that during a 7 in a meeting on what 8 the bell, Sir Benjamin was going to give his ideas an officer behind him shouted 9 , “Let’s call it Big Ben!” From 10 on it was named Big Ben.
1. [A] throughout [B] over [C] at
2. [A] say [B]call [C]called
3. [A] of [B] for [C]about
4. [A] because [B] after [C] of
5. [A] they [B] it [C] him
6. [A] change [B] charge [C] believe
7. [A] discussion [B]decision [C] fighting
8. [A] calls [B] to call [C] is called
9. [A] quick [B] sudden [C] suddenly
10. [A] now [B] that [C] then
【正确答案】 1.[A] 2.[C] 3.[C] 4.[B] 5.[C] 6.[B] 7.[A] 8.[B] 9.[C] 10.[C]
【精解】
通过第一遍的快速通读,我们大概了解这篇短文主要是讲英国大笨钟名称的由来。
1的三个选项中,表示全世界文明应该用throughout the world. 这也是个习惯用法。
2是对语态的考查,“被称为”要用被动语态,[A]、[B]语态都不对。
3选about. 关于命名有两个故事.
4是考查动词的习惯搭配,name after表示“以……命名”。故正确答案为after. 如果考生并没有掌握这个词组也能通过上下文选出正确答案,因为下一句就有同义词组call after.
5也是考查考生对上下文的把握,人们称Benjamin Caunt为Big Ben,因此指代Benjamin Caunt应该是him.
6考查习惯搭配,in charge of 表示负责,主持(工作)。
7是说大家讨论、商量钟的命名问题,因此应该是discussion,decision的意思是决定,而fighting 表示争吵,意思都不妥当。
8利用排除法很容易得出正确答案,[A]、[C]都比较容易排除,因为很明显时态不对,因此正确答案是[B]。
9处应该是个状语,做状语的一般词性为副词而不是形容词,因此正确答案为suddenly。
10考查惯用词组,from then on 从那时起,from now on 表示从现在起,一般没有from that on 的说法。