Read the passage and select five sentences from A—F to complete the text. 阅读短文,并从A—F六个句子中选出五个合适的句子填入空白处,其中一项为多余。[剑桥初级英语考试(PET)真题]
A. The school also gives them colourful T-shirts to wear.
B. Two adults go with each group.
C. They can pick up plastic bottles and paper.
D. The teachers are happy with the activity.
E. Some children bring their own water bottles.
F. Plogging is a popular sport in Sweden.
Plogging at School
Ploggers follow a set route. It is about two miles around the area near their school.
Teachers make different groups. Some children want to jog and some want to walk.
1.
B
The children get the tools they need for plogging. Each child gets a pair of strong gloves, a plastic rubbish bag and a litter picker.
2.
A
Teachers tell the children what to collect.
3.
C
But they must leave dangerous things, like broken glass, on the ground.
Many students enjoy plogging.
4.
F
It is good exercise and helps the environment too.
5.
D
They hope more schools will try it.
解析:
【分析】
本题为剑桥PET考试的补全短文题,需结合上下文语境、句子间的逻辑关系及内容衔接选择合适句子。解题思路:先通读全文明确主题(学校的plogging活动),再逐个分析每个空前后内容,匹配对应选项:1空需承接前文的分组安排;2空需匹配后文的活动配套物品;3空需对应前文的收集物品要求;4空需衔接前文的学生喜爱情况;5空需呼应后文的学校推广希望。
【解析】
1. 前文提到老师将学生分成不同小组,后文讲孩子拿到活动工具,B选项“Two adults go with each group”符合分组后的配套安排,故1选B;
2. 后文讲孩子拿到手套、垃圾袋等活动工具,A选项“The school also gives them colourful T-shirts to wear”是活动的配套物品,符合语境,故2选A;
3. 前文讲老师告知孩子要收集的物品,后文讲需留下危险物品,C选项“They can pick up plastic bottles and paper”对应可收集的具体物品,故3选C;
4. 前文讲很多学生喜爱plogging,后文讲plogging的好处,F选项“Plogging is a popular sport in Sweden”解释plogging的流行背景,承接学生喜爱的原因,故4选F;
5. 后文讲希望更多学校尝试该活动,D选项“The teachers are happy with the activity”体现老师对活动的态度,衔接后文的希望,故5选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.F 5.D
【知识点】
英语补全短文、语境逻辑推理
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语短文上下文语境及逻辑关系的理解,属于PET初级考试的常规题型,需结合句子间的内容衔接解题,难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6