完形填空技巧.ppt

Strategies
for
cloze tests
steps 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?
strategies
context
the first sentence
common sense
synonymy
some fixed phrases
logic
…
What strategies do you think are the most difficult to master?
context
logic
synonymy
1. My sister cleans the house from _____ to bottom when she is expecting visitors.
A. roof B. ground
C. floor D. top
2. There are usually at least two _____ of looking.
A. means B. ways
C. directions D. courses
3. The thief ran away at the _____ of a policeman.
A. sight B. screen C. sound D. seeing
4. The book is not _____ what we paid.
A. worth B. valuable C. cost D. dear
5. The city was _____ to me, and I didn't know where to go.
A. interesting B. large C. strange D. exciting
D
B
A
A
C
6. --- At last day _____ and it began to get light. --- It's time for you to leave.
A. lighted B. broke
C. rose D. began
7. Smoking is not _____ in the meeting hall.
A. supposed B. allowed
C. happened D. admitted
8. To ask someone for help is to turn _____ him.
A. to B. for
C. on D. by
9. Did you get much _____ from your holiday?
A. honour B. benefit C. reward D. prize
10. She _____ me to open the door.
A. posted B. noticed C. signed D. drilled
B
B
A
B
C
Context is the key.
In the context, we can easily find out the repeat of words(词汇的复现), which is an important strategy in doing a cloze test.
The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home …
“…I had planned to run away and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together 52 and laughing, I realized that …”(2003 春,北京卷)
52. A. talking B. playing
C. reading D. watching
( the repeat of the same words)
The strange thing was that practically all the students went to class, and very few people stayed up late at night. Only