1、Strategies Strategies forfor cloze tests cloze testssteps to do cloze tests:Step 1: Read through the whole passage to grasp the main idea of it.Step 2:Try to fill in the blanks.Step 3: Read again and check.What strategies have you got so far?strategiescontextthe first sentencecommon sensesynonymysom

2、e fixed phraseslogicWhat strategies do you think are the most difficult to master?contextlogicsynonymy 1. My sister cleans the house from _ to bottom when she is expecting visitors. A. roofB. ground C. floorD. top 2. There are usually at least two _ of looking. A. meansB. ways C. directionsD. course

3、s 3. The thief ran away at the _ of a policeman. A. sightB. screenC. soundD. seeing 4. The book is not _ what we paid. A. worthB. valuableC. costD. dear 5. The city was _ to me, and I didnt know where to go. A. interestingB. largeC. strangeD. excitingDBAAC 6. - At last day _ and it began to get ligh

4、t. - Its time for you to leave. A. lightedB. broke C. roseD. began 7. Smoking is not _ in the meeting hall. A. supposedB. allowed C. happenedD. admitted 8. To ask someone for help is to turn _ him. A. to B. for C. onD. by 9. Did you get much _ from your holiday? A. honourB. benefitC. rewardD. prize

5、10. She _ me to open the door. A. postedB. noticedC. signedD. drilledBBABC 7Context is the key.In the context, we can easily find out the repeat of words(), which is an important strategy in doing a cloze test. ( the repeat of the same words) The strange thing was that practically all the students w

6、ent to class, and very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or _ class. (NMET2000春）春）A. attended B. took C. missed D. studied( the repeat of words with opposite meanings ) The application(應(yīng)用應(yīng)用) of logic and analysis (分析分析), which is another important strategy in doing a

7、cloze test, is based on the understanding of the context. logic On the whole, I think I am a better person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else of my age, and I can think better. Thats probably a real big difference between the free school and regular school the

8、 amount of _. (NMET2000, 春）春） A. reading B. gardening C. teaching D. thinking Todd was working at his gas station at night when he heard over the radio that a bank in Long Island had been broken into by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $150,000. “One hundred and fifty th

9、ousand,” Todd whistled. Heres a fellow who just walks into a bank and helps himself to so much money. Todd thought of the _ with which he managed to get the amount of money he needed to start his gas station. So many papers to sign, so much money to pay back. (NMET1997) A. satisfaction B. difficulty

10、 C. disappointment D. spirit The native people said they knew of this creature and called it the “Yeti”, and they said that they had 39 caught Yetis on two occasions though none has ever been produced. (NMET 2001)39. A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probablyTest yourselvesTest yourselves My sister

11、and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 21 , but I always knew he was 22 . He never criticized us, but used 23 to bring out our best. Hed say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you dont give them water, they die.” I remember as a child I said somethin

12、g _24 _ about somebody, and my father said, “Any time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, its a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best in return. From then on Ive always tried to 25 the principle in my life and later in running my

13、 company. Dads also always been very 26 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was taking up a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 27 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, as any good father would. Whe

14、n he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad persuaded me to go into law. And Ive 28_ regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didnt pursue my dream. You know what you want. Go fulfill (實(shí)現(xiàn)實(shí)現(xiàn)) it.” As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Stude

15、nt, a national 29 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and Id like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad _ 30 me. 21. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyerD. gardener 22. A. strictB. honestC. specialD. learned 23. A. praiseB. courage C. powerD. warmth 24. A. unnec

16、essary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 25. A. reviseB. set C. reviewD. follow 26. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding 27. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice 28. A. alwaysB. neverC. seldomD. almost 29. A. newspaperB. magazine C. program D. project 30. A. controlledB

17、. comforted C. remindedD. raised CCABD ADABD Brief summaryBrief summary完形填空解題指導(dǎo)要領(lǐng)完形填空解題指導(dǎo)要領(lǐng): : 第第一一步步審讀首句，審讀首句，預(yù)測(cè)全文；預(yù)測(cè)全文；快速通讀，快速通讀，領(lǐng)會(huì)大意。領(lǐng)會(huì)大意。審讀首句:明確短文話題，了解篇章結(jié)構(gòu),預(yù)測(cè)全文內(nèi)容。跳過空格，快速通讀，跳過空格，快速通讀，領(lǐng)會(huì)大意，把握中心。領(lǐng)會(huì)大意，把握中心。生詞的處理；跳過、判斷詞性、了解大意、猜測(cè)。第第二二步步上下聯(lián)系，上下聯(lián)系，逐句閱讀，逐句閱讀，認(rèn)真思索，認(rèn)真思索，初定答案。初定答案。答案答案要求要求語法正確語法正確, , 搭配無誤搭

18、配無誤, , 結(jié)構(gòu)完整，結(jié)構(gòu)完整，意思通順意思通順, , 前后一致前后一致, , 邏輯得當(dāng)。邏輯得當(dāng)。解題解題分析分析A. A. 從空格所在的句子單獨(dú)考慮。從空格所在的句子單獨(dú)考慮。B. B. 從空格所在的前后從空格所在的前后2-32-3句考慮。句考慮。C. C. 從整個(gè)段落、整篇短文考慮。從整個(gè)段落、整篇短文考慮。思路一思路一: :分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，從語法和句型結(jié)分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，從語法和句型結(jié)構(gòu)考慮。構(gòu)考慮。思路二思路二: :理解句子含義，判斷句義關(guān)系，理解句子含義，判斷句義關(guān)系，從詞匯的意義、用法和搭配考慮。從詞匯的意義、用法和搭配考慮。思路三思路三: :把握整體意思，把握整體意思，尋找答題線索，尋找答題線索，從上下文考慮。從上下文考慮。思路四思路四: :結(jié)合前后語境，進(jìn)行邏輯推理，結(jié)合前后語境，進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從日常生活常識(shí)考慮。從日常生活常識(shí)考慮。短文的中心內(nèi)容。短文的中心內(nèi)容。前后前后2-3句提供的情景。句提供的情景。上下文提供的信息對(duì)應(yīng)關(guān)上下文提供的信息對(duì)應(yīng)關(guān)系以及詞語的重復(fù)使用。系以及詞語的重復(fù)使用。第第三三步步復(fù)讀全文，全篇聯(lián)系，復(fù)讀全文，全篇聯(lián)系，思前顧后，核實(shí)定奪。思前顧后，核實(shí)定奪。把你