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英语选词填空专项练习

根据平时的观察，学生在做英语的“选词填空”时，遭遇较多困难，有的甚至条件反射一样畏惧或厌烦。在此，我把平时积累的解题技巧和训练技巧略作归纳，希望能给有需要的学生提供一点帮助。

“选词填空”要求学生利用所给的12个词汇(一般有名词、代词、动词、形容词、副词、数词、冠词、介词和連词等)补全一篇有10个空缺的短文。要攻克这一难关，学生除了要进行大量的课外阅读，积累丰富的语言知识外，还需掌握一定的解题技巧。

1.在拿到题目後，不要急于看文章，首先对备选的词汇研究几遍，对词性作简单的标记，例如：名词-n.，动词-v.，形容词-a.，副词-ad. 等等。同时对词义作初步的理解。

2.通读全文，语义完整、适用、合乎逻辑是做好填词的前提。通过上、下文的句子，充分理解短文的内容，注意发现固定搭配关系，凭借语感积极主动地猜测空格中所缺的信息，根据需要去备选词汇中寻找匹配的答案。

3.在选定单词後，不要轻率地填入。在填词过程中，需要瞻前顾後，既要符合本句的含义，又要保证句式结构的正确。当你选定一个名词时，要考虑是否要把它变成复数或“所有格”形式。例如：match-matches, friend-friend's/friends'。其他还要考虑名词是否需要变成形容词，例如：sun-sunny, use-useful/useless/used, danger-dangerous；在遇到动词时，要有意识地去考虑时态和语态的变化以及非谓语动词形式的变化(动词不定式- to do, 现在分词-doing, 过去分词-done, 固定搭配-enjoy doing sth./used to do

sth./have sth. done…)；形容词和副词填空时要主动去判定是否需要变成比较级或最高级，还有它们之间的相互轉换以及形容词变名词的需求也需考虑，例如：interesting-more /the most interesting, happy-happily，happy -happiness; 填入代词时，需注意辨別主格、宾格、名词性和形容词性物主代词或反身代词的用法；数词方面要注意基数词和序数词的变化以及分数和虚实数的用法，例如：three-third, 2/3-two thirds, one thousand/thousands of ；冠词只需要在 a或an之间判別，如a girl/an old man; 当遇到介词和連词时，就更简单，只要符合上下文逻辑或固定短语搭配，填入即可。为了方便记忆，试著记住下面的顺口溜：空前空后要注意，“名词”单复数要牢记，还有 's 不能弃，“动词”注意要变形，“形副”注意要用三种级，要填“数词”请留意，千万別忘“基” 和“序”，填入“代词”需慎重，五格变化要谨记。

4.完成填词后，应通读全文，复核校对。检查单词拼写是否正确，是否有时态、语态、惯用法及词语选用上的错误，以确保答案的正确性。最後把答案填入答卷时，切勿错位

1.词：give ，also ，something ，before ，happy ，sit ，fast ，another，tired ，run

Mr Black is walking in the park. He is ＿. He wants to have a rest（休息）. He sees a red chair under a tree over there. So he walks to the chair.

There is ＿man in front of him. He is walking to the chair, ＿ . He has a board(板)in his hand. Mr Black is very worried(担心).He begins ＿fast. The man sees him. He begins to run, too. But Mr Black runs ＿. He gets to the chair ＿the man. He is very ＿. When the man comes, Mr Black ＿on the chair. The m an doesn’t say ＿, but he ＿Mr Black the board. The board says “Wet Paint!”.(油漆未干)

②词语free, something, from, zoo, because, many, happy, be, with, for On holidays many people like to go to the ( ).Do you know why?( ) there are ( ) animals in the zoo.People think animals there are ( ) and lucky,but most of them ( ) sad.Animals like tigers,lions,and bears usually live in forests and mountains.They run,jump,play( )their children and catch small animals ( )food.But now they have to stay in cages or small rooms in the zoo.They do ( )but eat,walk,and sleep every day.their life in the zoo is very different ( )that in the forest they are not ( ).

3.词语：eraser nice boy collection

Mr and Mrs Green have two children.One is a（），and the other is girl .The children are very ( ).The boy has a great game( ).The girl likes all kinds of erasers.She has a great( ) collection

4.词语：happy, interest, problem, never, get away, eye, run , tire, have, miss ,catch, think

A man was sitting in the doc tor’s office. He was telling the doctor

about his 1 . ________ . “I like football, Doctor.” He said, “ Please help me. My life has 2. ________ been a good one since I became 3. ________ in football and it is getting worse and worse. I can’t even 4.________ from it in my sleep. When I close my 5.________, I’m out there in the football field and 6. ________ after a flying ball. When I wake up, I’m more 7. ________than I was before I went to bed. What am I going to do? ” The doctor sat back and said, “ First o f all, you 8. ________ to do your best not to dream(做梦) about football. Before you fall asleep,try to 9. ________about something else. Try to think that you are at a party and someone is going to give you several million dollars.” “ Are you crazy (疯了) ?” the man shouted, “ I’ll 10. ________ the ball !”

5.词语：other, move, enough, find ,desert, make, use , another, friend , carry , trouble, friend

You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can 1._______ stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the 2.________, but it is not 3. ______ for most plants. The animals are 4. _______ to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to 5. ________ shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for 6. _______ things. The people of the desert have to keep 7. _______ from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there

is mo more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to 8. _______ place. The desert people are very 9. _______. No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in 10._______ and give them food and water.6. 6.词语：two, sudden , cold, teach, in surprise, French, hot, beard, photo, office, passport, China Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a three-week holiday in

1. ________. Usually he wears a beard(蓄着胡须). Since it has been

2.________ there, he has taken it off (剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his

3. ________. An officer looks at the

4. ________for a moment, and says，"Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I shan't keep you long." With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second

5.________, and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks at the

6. ________ and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr Hill has arrived back from Paris, the

7.________ officer smiles and says: "An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, And that man looks just the kind of man..."

8.________ it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him, and asks: "Did you

9. ________ at the No.2. High School?" When Mr Hill answers, 10. ________, that he did, the first officer smiles and says: "I thought so. I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."

7.词语：take off\say\get out\talk\land\find out \argue\call up\shop 1.I don't want to _____ .Let's forget it. 2.Let's _____Joe and invite him to

play tennis. 3.The girl was _____ when she saw a car accident. 4.I thought I failed my test but I just _____ I passed . 5.You should _____ about your problems with your parents. 6.My friend is angry with me .What should I _____ to him. 7.It was raining hard when the plane _____in London. 8.My filght to New York _____ from Beijing International Airpot. 9.I was so tired this morning .It was difficult to _____ of bed .

8.词语：another，better，also，watches ，feet，with，them，call Most people in the USA like American football.It is different from the football in England. They ( )that kind of football soccer.American football is not round.There are ( )eleven players in each team.But they pass the ball from one to ( )with their hands not the ( ).Jack often goes to watch the football games ( ) his father on Saturday.He play with his friends every Sunday.Many of ( ) are good at it. Peter likes soccer ( ) than American football. He often ( )football games on TV.

9.词语：Writing, talking, sitting , playing, swimming , flying, sunny, studying, drawing, having

Dear Bob, My name is Rich .I’m fourteen years old .I’m(1)__________ in a middle school .My school is nice and clean. There are 30 students in my class .It’s(2) _______ today . My classmates and I are(3) ________ a good time on the beach .It’s a nice place .The water is blue and clear . Many birds are(4) ________ over the sea .Many people are (5)_________ . Some boys are(6) _________ football . Some people are (7)________ on the beach .

A girl is(8) _________ pictures on a chair .Another girl is (9)________ photos .I’m (10)_________to you ! What are you doing ? I hope you can write to me soon . Best wishes!

10. 词语：woman/him/big/his/parent/boy/a/walk/swim/he

It is 1965.A little boy is at the beach with his ___1___.He is 4 years old. The boy is piaying near the water.He ___2___ into the water.They aren't watching him. The water is over the ___3___ head!___4___ woman sees the boy.The ___5___ name is Mrs Blaise.Mrs Blaise picks up the boy.She carries ___6___ to his parents."Thank you!"The boy's parents say. It is 1975,ten years old later.The boy is at the same beach.He is 14 years old now.He is ___7___ and strong.He is a good swimmer. A man is in the water. The man can't swim."Help!Help!"The man says. The boy runs into the water.He ___8___ to the man.He pulls theman to the beach."Thank you.Thank you."The man says. Who is ___9___ man?___10___name is Mrs Blaise.He is Mrs Blaise's husband.

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