九、请根据短文内容,在空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整、通顺。(8 分)
People like to go to parties. Some parties are big and many people come to such parties. Some parties are 1.
small
and only some really good friends meet each other. 2.
What
can you find at a birthday party? We can find great food, nice music and fun games at most birthday parties.
Great Food
Many parties have popcorn, ice cream and pizza. A birthday cake is a must! Sometimes we 3.
buy
a birthday cake from the store and sometimes we make one at home by ourselves. How old is the birthday person? The 4.
number
of the birthday candles (蜡烛) tells that. This is one way we enjoy the party.
Nice 5.
Music
Many birthday parties have music. For sure, we sing *Happy Birthday to You* to the birthday person 6.
and
we can dance too. Parties can be relaxing and enjoyable with nice music.
Fun Games
When friends get together, they like to 7.
play
games. Games can bring the party more fun. We usually think 8.
of/about
some interesting games before the party.
With all these things, we can have a good time at the party. The birthday party must be an unforgettable (难以忘记的) one.
解析:
【分析】
做这类无提示词的短文填空题,首先第一步要通读全文,明确本文主题是介绍生日派对的常见组成元素,理清整体行文逻辑。之后逐空结合前后文的对应提示推导答案:优先找前后文的对比关系、问答对应关系、小标题呼应关系,再结合常用固定搭配和生活常识判断缺失的词汇,最后把填完的短文通读一遍验证逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
1. 前句明确提到“有些派对规模很大,很多人前来参加”,本句用并列逻辑描述另一种派对的属性,和big(大的)对应的反义属性就是small(小的),符合“只有少数好朋友相聚”的语境。
2. 后文的回答是“我们在多数生日派对上能找到美食、动听的音乐和有趣的游戏”,说明本句是对事物的提问,句首用特殊疑问词What,意为“你能在生日派对上找到什么”。
3. 后文提到“从商店”,和后半句“我们在家自己做蛋糕”并列,是两种获取生日蛋糕的方式,因此填buy,构成“从商店买生日蛋糕”的合理表述。
4. 前文提问“过生日的人年龄是多少”,结合生活常识,生日蜡烛的数量对应寿星的年龄,the number of表示“……的数量”,完全符合语境。
5. 前文的小标题是Great Food,本空是第二个小标题,后文整段内容都围绕派对上的音乐展开,因此填Music,首字母大写,对应小标题“动听的音乐”。
6. 前半句“我们给过生日的人唱《祝你生日快乐》”,后半句“我们也可以跳舞”,前后两个动作是顺承并列的关系,用并列连词and连接。
7. 空后搭配名词games,是英语常用固定搭配play games,意为“玩游戏”,符合“朋友们聚在一起喜欢玩游戏”的语境。
8. 语境是“我们通常在派对开始前构思一些有意思的游戏”,固定搭配think of/about都可以表示“想出、考虑”,符合语义要求。
【答案】
1. small 2. What 3. buy 4. number 5. Music 6. and 7. play 8. of/about
【知识点】
形容词词义辨析,固定短语搭配,特殊疑问词
【点评】
本题属于基础类的短文填空题型,考点都贴合课内核心知识点,绝大多数空都有明确的前后文提示,既考察学生对上下文逻辑的推理能力,也检验学生对常用固定搭配的掌握程度,整体友好度很高。
【难度系数】
0.7