必修3Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”能力演练一、语法填空Investigatorsweretestingtheeffectsofdifferentcoloredwallsontwogroupsofvisitorstoanexhibitofpaintings.Forthefirstgrouptheroom1(paint)white;forthesecond,darkbrown.2(move)ofeachgroupwasfollowedby3electricalsystemunderthecarpet.Theexperimentshowedthatthose4enteredthedarkbrownroomwalkedmorequickly,coveredmorearea,andspend5kbrownstimulatedmoreactivity,6theactivityendedsooner.Anotherexperimentpresentedthreegroupsofsubjects7thesamephotographs,buteachgroupwas8adifferentkindofaroom—an“uglyroomlikeamessystoreroom,anaverageroomsuchasaniceoffice,andanicely9(design)livingroomwithcarpetinganddrapes.Resultsshowedthatthesubjectsinthestudiessuggeststudentsdobetterontests10(take)incomfortable,attractivethaninordinarylookingoruglyrooms.二、完形填空解题技巧(4)除了前面谈到的利用上下文和固定搭配确定选项外,做完形填空时还必须考虑以下几点。〖HJ1.8mm〗1.考虑逻辑推理。将文章意思和我们原有的生活经验及常识结合起来进行简单的推理后再确定选项。如:Weweresoexcitedatthenewsthat,thatnight,wehadtrouble_____________.解析:生活经验告诉我们,晚上太兴奋了,有可能睡不着觉,所以选C。答案:C2.考虑词语复现。“词语复现”就是指在文章中可以直接找到的有些小题的正确答案。完形填空中词语复现的情况比较多见,所以同学们要擦亮眼睛,力争高分。如:(2008年广东卷)TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain.Inparticular,therewas(andperhapsstillis)abeliefinfairies(仙女).Notallofthese21arethefriendly...andinsomefolktalestheyarecruel...解析:前面有fairies,后面有they,此处是典型的词语复现,答案为C。答案:C3.考虑语言结构。分析句子结构、句中之间的对比或对照关系、排比句、惯用句型等信息,可有效提高答题的命中率。如:(1)Ididn,trealizethatIhadbeencheated_____________Tomcamebackandtoldmethetruth.(2)(2008年辽宁卷)Itwasnotjust43Ihadbecomeanexpertatscrapingdirtstucktotheirwoodenfloor,orthatIhadlearnedexactlyhowtoplacetoysonthegirlsbeds.A.why解析:第(1)小题中包含惯用句型not...until,选D。第(2)小题中后面的orthat...告诉我们前面要填that,选C。答案:(1)D(2)C4.考虑语篇标志。“语篇标志”是指那些表明语篇之间内在联系的词语,如表示结构层次的firstly,secondly,thirdly,lastly,finally;表示递进关系的besides,inaddition,whatsmore,further;表示因果关系的so,therefore,thus,because,as,since;表示时间关系的when,before,after,later,meanwhile;表示转折关系的but,however,although,ontheotherhand。解题时要利用这些语篇标志词,把握文章的脉络,作出最佳选择。如:(2008年全国卷)Firstofall,Irespectedhisdevotiontoteaching...43,Iadmiredthefactthathewouldtalktostudentsoutsidetheclassroomortalk...Finally,Iwasattractedbyhislivelysenseofhumor.A.Later解析:前有Firstofall,后有Finally,中间应该是过渡词Secondly,选B。答案:B◆活学活用阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Historyabounds(有许多)withtalesofspecialistswhothoughtthattheideas,plans,andprojectsofotherscouldneverbeachieved.1,successcametothosewhosaid,“Icanmakeithappen.”TheItalian2AgostinodAntonioworkedhardonalargepieceofmarble.Unabletoproducehis3masterpiece,hesaidsadly,“Icandonothingwithit.”ButMichelangelodiscoveredthestoneand4thepossibilitiesinit,His“Icanmakeithappen”attitude5oneoftheworld,smasterpiecesDavid.The6ofSpainconcludedthatColumbus,splanstodiscoveranewandshorterroutetotheWestIndiawere7.“Icanmakeit...