王海芳
【摘要】 語(yǔ)法填空是通過(guò)語(yǔ)篇在語(yǔ)境中考察語(yǔ)法知識(shí)的運(yùn)用能力,,這一題型更注重對(duì)同學(xué)們英語(yǔ)知識(shí)綜合運(yùn)用能力的考查。下文就從例題出發(fā),逐步揭開語(yǔ)法填空題的神秘面紗。
【關(guān)鍵詞】冠詞 代詞 介詞 連詞 固定搭配 副詞
首先,分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),確定填哪類詞。然后,再根據(jù)句子的意思,確定具體填什么詞;或根據(jù)兩句間的邏輯關(guān)系確定具體用哪個(gè)連詞。
1、句子缺主語(yǔ)或賓語(yǔ)時(shí)填代詞。
例1: -I want to hire a car, please. How much that cost?
_____ depends on the type of car you want and the amount of time you want it for.
解析:考察代詞。 本句缺少主語(yǔ),根據(jù)語(yǔ)境,應(yīng)指花費(fèi)多少錢這事,故用it。
例2:The mother then had _______ idea.
解析:此處缺少冠詞,應(yīng)該填an。
2、在名詞或(形容詞+名詞)前,很可能填限定詞(即,冠詞、形容詞性物主代詞、不定代詞等)。
例1、 A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. ____ water was sweet.
解析:考察冠詞。 根據(jù)語(yǔ)境,特指上文中的a spring of clear water,故用the 特指。
例2、 Jim: How is your book coming?
Jean:Pretty well, I just have to talk about some details with the publishers about last chapter of _______book.
解析: 根據(jù)上文your book可知填my。
3、名詞或代詞在句中不作主語(yǔ)、表語(yǔ)或賓語(yǔ)時(shí),前面一定是填介詞。
例1: In the earthquake, thousands of families were killed and many children were left __________ parents.
解析:根據(jù)句意,在地震中,使成千上萬(wàn)的孩子沒了父母。故填without。
例2:The master arranged a match _______ the child and his coach to…
解析:固定搭配between… and…
4、限定詞后常跟名詞;修飾動(dòng)詞、形容詞或整個(gè)句子通常用副詞,其次還要注意動(dòng)副型短語(yǔ)。
例: Jim: Hello ,this is Smith speaking. I must see a docter, but I have a class this afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00 and I won't be able to teach it. So can you do me a ________?
解析: 根據(jù)句意及固定短語(yǔ)do somebody a favor,可知填favor.
5、如果該空在劇中并列連接兩個(gè)或幾個(gè)詞或短語(yǔ),則用并列連詞。
若兩個(gè)句子(即兩個(gè)主謂結(jié)構(gòu))之間沒有連詞,也沒有分號(hào)或句號(hào),一定是填
并列連詞(連接并列的句子)或從屬連詞(連接定語(yǔ)從句、名詞性從句和狀語(yǔ)從句。
例1: Elias helped Nelson to blow up some government buildings. It was dangerous, _______ he was happy because he knew it was to achieve their dream of making black and white people equal.
解析:根據(jù)前后兩句之間的關(guān)系為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,故用but.
例2:The school ________ Elias studied for only two years was three kilometers away.
解析:在句子The school was three kilometers away.中插入了句子Elias studied for only two years,而且中間沒有連詞,也沒有分號(hào)或句號(hào),所以應(yīng)該填一個(gè)從屬連詞,由句意可知空格所在句子對(duì)The school 起修飾限定作用,故用where引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。
例3: ---- Would you like to go swimming with me ?
---- Id love to, but I dont know ________ I have time when I am back.
解析: 因?yàn)開_______ I have time when I am back.是動(dòng)詞know后面的賓語(yǔ),而且從句不缺少成分,再根據(jù)句子意思,應(yīng)該用if。
6、若結(jié)構(gòu)較完整,并且空格后的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是原形,特別是與上下文時(shí)態(tài)不一致或主謂不一致時(shí),則很可能是填情態(tài)動(dòng)詞或表示強(qiáng)調(diào)或倒樁的助動(dòng)詞(do, does, did 等)
例1: He had no time or energy to play with his children or talk with his wife , but he _______ bring home a regular salary.
解析: 由前一分句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞Had 可知,后一分句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞bring 也應(yīng)該用一般過(guò)去時(shí),可是,bring 卻用原形,與語(yǔ)境的時(shí)態(tài)不符,也與主語(yǔ)he不一致,而且該句也不是倒裝句,因此,此空必定填情態(tài)動(dòng)詞或表示強(qiáng)調(diào)的助動(dòng)詞did(的確)。
例2:
7、由特殊句式結(jié)構(gòu)來(lái)判斷空格應(yīng)填的詞。
(1) 由it is ...that...強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)判斷,填it還是 that; so/such...that..., (n)either... (n)or等固定句式。
例1:His family was ______ poor that he has to leave school.
解析:通過(guò)句子意思以及固定結(jié)構(gòu)so...that... 可知填 so.
例2:It was only when I left my parents for Italy _______ I realized how much I loved them.
解析:句子如果去掉It was ...______ 仍然完整,所以是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,故填that。
(2) 由倒裝句式判斷,十天構(gòu)成倒裝條件的only, so, neither, nor, never, hardly, seldom, not until, had等,還是天do, does, did等。
例:Only when he returned yesterday, ______ his father tell him the truth, which was a big surprise to him.
解析:看到only +時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)放在句首,可知這是部分倒裝句,再有前面的yesterday 可判斷為一般過(guò)去時(shí),故用did。
例2: The uneducated person, on the other hand , either is unable to do it , ______ does it badly ,....
解析:此處表示“或者”,還要想到either...or...搭配。
(3) it 虛指用法主要指it作形式主語(yǔ)或形式賓語(yǔ)及用以構(gòu)成強(qiáng)調(diào)句型的用法。
例: We found _____ very difficult to communicate with her.
解析: 由句意可看出found 的賓語(yǔ)是后面的to communicate with her,所以空格處應(yīng)該是形式賓語(yǔ),故填it。