四、词汇运用。
Here’s a story about how I learnt to swim. For some people, swimming is a piece of cake. They learnt how to swim when they were 1.
children
(child). I was afraid of water when I was a five-year-old girl. But I decided 2.
to learn
(learn) to swim!
I had swimming lessons. During the 3.
first
(one) two lessons, I did 4.
badly
(bad). I felt very sad, so I 5.
told
(tell) my problems to my friend, and asked her 6.
to give
(give) me some advice. My friend 7.
said
(say) I was not patient(有耐心的) enough. I thought she was right. From then on, I got up at 6 a.m. every day and went to the pool to practise 8.
swimming
(swim). Little by little, I improved. And my coach was very pleased with my progress.
At the moment, I can swim 9.
better
(good) than before. And I believe that if I keep on practising, I 10.
will be
(be) able to swim very well in two weeks. Be patient and hard-working—these are what I learnt from my swimming lessons.
解析:
【分析】
这是一道初中英语词形转换类的词汇运用题,解题可以按三步推进:第一步先通读全文,明确文章核心是讲述作者学习游泳的过往经历,整体主时态为一般过去时,末尾涉及if条件状语从句的特殊时态规则。第二步逐空结合空格前后的语法提示、固定搭配信号词判断变形方向:比如看到复数主语They就知道对应的可数名词要变复数,看到decide、ask、practise这类动词立刻回忆对应的非谓语搭配规则,看到than就提示要使用比较级,遇到if引导的条件状语从句主动对应“主将从现”规则。第三步填完所有空后通读全文,验证语法通顺、语义符合逻辑即可。
【解析】
1. 空格前主语是指代多人的They,可数名词child要变为复数形式children。
2. 符合固定搭配decide to do sth.(决定做某事),因此填不定式to learn。
3. 此处表达“前两节课”的含义,用序数词first修饰two lessons,构成the first two lessons。
4. 空格修饰动词did,需要用副词形式,形容词bad对应的副词为badly。
5. 全文讲述过去的经历,用一般过去时,动词tell的过去式是told。
6. 符合固定搭配ask sb. to do sth.(请求某人做某事),因此填不定式to give。
7. 全文为一般过去时,动词say的过去式是said。
8. 符合固定搭配practise doing sth.(练习做某事),swim变动名词需要双写末尾m加ing,即swimming。
9. 空格后有比较级标志词than,形容词good要变为比较级better。
10. 此处是if引导的条件状语从句,遵循“主将从现”规则,主句用一般将来时,因此填will be。
【答案】
1. children 2. to learn 3. first 4. badly 5. told 6. to give 7. said 8. swimming 9. better 10. will be
【知识点】
词形转换、动词固定搭配、主将从现
【点评】
本题是初中英语非常典型的基础词汇运用题型,综合考察七年级到八年级的核心语法点,整体难度不高,易错点集中在child的不规则复数变形、swim变动名词的双写规则、条件状语从句的时态规则,学生解题时先把握全文整体时态,再结合局部提示逐一变形就能拿到满分。
【难度系数】
0.7