六、思维拓展 完形填空。
Jack plays near a river. Suddenly his knife falls into the river. He is very
1, because the knife is a birthday present from his father. But it is lost now. At this time, a kind
2 comes out and asks Jack what is wrong. The fairy gives him a golden knife and
3, "Is this your knife?"
"No," says Jack. The fairy gives him a
4 knife and asks again, "What about this silver one?"
"No," Jack says again. Then she gives him an iron knife. "Yes, it's my knife," Jack calls out. The fairy says, "I will give you the golden knife and the silver knife,
5 you are an honest boy!"
(
B
)1. A. happy B. sad C. excited
(
C
)2. A. man B. farmer C. fairy
(
A
)3. A. asks B. answers C. listens
(
B
)4. A. golden B. silver C. iron
(
C
)5. A. but B. so C. because
解析:
【分析】
首先通读整篇短文,理清故事的核心脉络:杰克不小心把爸爸送的生日礼物小刀掉进河里,他十分难过,随后一位仙女出现,先后拿出金刀、银刀、铁刀询问杰克,杰克十分诚实只认自己的铁刀,最后仙女把三把刀都送给了他。做完形填空时,每一个空都要结合前后文的语境线索来匹配选项,不要脱离上下文凭空猜测,选完所有答案后再通读一遍全文,确认逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
1. 第1空:前文提到杰克的小刀掉进了河里,后文说明这把刀是爸爸送的生日礼物,现在弄丢了,此时杰克的情绪应该是难过的。A选项happy开心的、C选项excited兴奋的都不符合语境,因此选B. sad。
2. 第2空:后文紧接着出现了"The fairy gives him a golden knife"的明确提示,说明此时出现的善良角色是仙女,A选项man男人、B选项farmer农民都不符合后文线索,因此选C. fairy。
3. 第3空:后文引号内是"Is this your knife?"的疑问句,说明仙女此时是在向杰克提问,B选项answers回答、C选项listens听都不符合动作描述,因此选A. asks。
4. 第4空:后文仙女紧接着提问"What about this silver one?",说明此时仙女拿出来的第二把刀是银刀,A选项golden金的、C选项iron铁的都不符合后文提示,因此选B. silver。
5. 第5空:句意为“我会把金刀和银刀都送给你,因为你是个诚实的男孩”,后半句是前半句行为的原因,A选项but表转折、B选项so表结果都不符合逻辑,因此选C. because。
【答案】
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C
【知识点】
语境词义辨析,连词用法,完形逻辑推断
【点评】
本题是低难度的趣味故事类完形填空,所有题目的解题线索都在前后文有明确的对应提示,不需要复杂的推理,学生只要读懂短文大意,结合上下文细节就能选出正确答案,同时还传递了诚实可贵的正向引导。
【难度系数】
0.9