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所谓“思维定式”(Thinking Set/Mind Set)是指人们在处理问题时受已有的知识、经验或规则的影响,在处理类似问题时所表现出的一种习惯性思维倾向(心理学上称之为“首位效应”)。思维定式是把“双刃剑”:一方面有益于考生运用所学知识举一反三,触类旁通,顺利解决问题;另一方面会使考生套用已形成的惯性思维,对“似是而非,貌合神离”的问题犹豫不决而导致错误抉择。高考命题者就是抓住考生的这一“软肋”设题,致使考生频频上当。考生只要掌握以下技巧,即可化解窘境,成功将考题突破!
(1)____ (face)with such a difficult problem, she still tried to make it at last.
(2)Which do you enjoy ____ (spend)your summer vacation, traveling or doing some reading?
(3)Children’s Day the children are looking forward to____ (come)soon.
第1题答案是Faced。考生容易误解为现在分词词组作状语而误填Facing。该从句可还原为Though she was faced with such a difficult problem,考查让步状语从句的省略用法。第2题答案是to spend。考生容易受enjoy doing sth.用法的影响而误填spending,分析句子结构及成分可知,enjoy的逻辑宾语是which,to spend作目的状语。第3题答案是is coming,考生容易受look forward to doing sth.影响,而误填coming。the children are looking forward to在此是个定语从句,修饰先行词Children’s Day,引导词that/which(在从句中作宾语)已省略。 此外,表示位置转移的动词(短语):go, come, leave, arrive, stay, return, take off, start等常用现在进行时表示将来。
命题者在设题时故意将考查内容进行了调整和改变,在设计时运用“句子成分误导”的方式增加迷惑度及考点定位难度,深层次考查考生的语法灵活运用能力及识辨能力。解题时考生不要急于作答,要从句子成分、句子结构等角度分析命题人的设题意图(尤其注意固定短语、结构的用法与区别),在理解好句子结构及成分的基础上逐步分析突破。
(1)It was twelve o’clock last night ____ the earthquake happened.
(2)It was at twelve o’clock last night ____the earthquake happened.
(3)It is almost eight years _____ he abandoned himself to reading net literature.
第1题答案是when。考生容易认为是强调句而误填that。实际上,it在此指“时间”,when引导时间状语从句。第2题答案是that。本题考查的是it的强调句型用法,强调的是时间状语two o’clock last night。突破上述两题的关键在于介词“at”,有“at”时,twelve o’clock last night为时间状语;无“at”时,twelve o’clock last night为时间词组作表语。第3题答案是since。考生容易误填before(若填before, 主句时态错误)。本题考查的是“It is/has been+一段时间词组+since-clause”句型用法。
对于相似句型或结构类考题,考生不要急于作答,应先通览题干和选项,结合句意揣度命题者的考查意图和主旨,初步缩小考点的定位范围,回想该句型的标志词、时态、结构特征等,然后根据该句型的特殊性(如时态)对号入座,逐步推断答案。
(1)We must do everything we can_____ (save)our earth.
(2)Who do you suggest _____ (send)to finish the task of our group?
(3)The old town has narrow streets and small houses____ are built close to each other.
第1题答案是to save。考生容易受“情态动词后接动词原形”规则影响而误填save。该题可还原为“We must do everything we can do to save our earth.”,to save 在 此作目的状语。当主句谓语动词是do的某种形式,且定语从句的谓语动词也是do的某种形式时,从句中的do可以省略掉,这样使得句子结构紧凑、简洁而含蓄。但是,若主、从句的谓语动词不一样,则禁止这样用。如:He gave away all his money he had to save the poor old man.他把所有的钱都捐出来拯救这位贫穷的老人。had在此不可省略,因为它与主句的谓语动词(gave away)不一样。第2题答案是be sent。考生容易受suggest doing sth.词组用法的影响而误填sending。本题考查的是双重疑问句用法。题干可还原为Do you suggest who (should)be sent to finish the task of our group? 第3题答案是that/which。考生容易误填where。分析句子成分及结构可知,narrow streets and small houses逻辑上在定语从句中作主语。
对于句型类、句式类、语序类的考题,采用“还原法”可以化难为易,提高正确率。解答此类考题有7种“还原法”:(1)将疑问句还原为陈述句;(2)将倒装语序还原为陈述语序;(3)将it句型结构还原,然后根据句意及句子结构特征分析、辨别、定位所考句型;(4)将省略句还原为完整句;(5)将定语从句中的省略成分还原,然后判断其逻辑上在定语从句中作何成分;(6)将分隔成分“剔除”,然后分析其他句子成分之间的结构关系;(7)主动句改为被动句,分析主、谓语之间的主、被动关系。考生还原题干后,再根据句子结构及句意逐步定位考点,锁定答案。
(1)The league clerk and monitor ____ (be)asked to make a speech at the meeting last week.
(2)Qingdao is ____ most beautiful city and I want to pay____ second visit to it next year.
第1题答案是was。考生容易受主语数的表面信息影响而误填were。在英语中,当两个头衔或职位集某人于一身时仅指一个人,且作主语时,谓语动词用单数。此时,后一个头衔或职位名词前不加冠词,一旦加了冠词,则指代两个人,谓语动词须用复数形式。第2题答案是a;a。考生容易受形容词最高级用法规则及序数词用法规则影响而误填the;the。由于本题中没有使用最高级时的比较范围词组,因此第1个设空处不能用the,a most beautiful city意为“一座非常美丽的城市”。第2个设空处考查的是序数词表示“再一,又一”的用法,此时,须用不定冠词a/an,而不用the。
多数考生误答这类高考英语题是由于其对句意把握得不到位。该类题目大多句子结构复杂,考生面临的最大问题是难以确定考点;其次,由于考点不明,致使题干的句意也难以理顺。因此,在不易确定考点的情况下,考生可以结合题干和选项先尝试从整体上理解还原句子的本意,在句意大致明了的前提下,再定位所考的是何种句型、句子结构或词组,逐步揭开“庐山真面目”,锁定答案。
(1)(改错题)No one only can depend others to be successful.
(2)(改错题)While I entered into the kitchen, my mother was making my birthday cake.
第1题答案是在depend 后加on。depend 作“依赖于,依靠”解时常用作不及物动词,习惯上与on连用,再接宾语。第2题答案是删掉into。enter作“进入……”解时是个及物动词,故将into删掉。
考生对语法学习中的特殊、重点现象要学会归纳总结(如:建立错题集),专门记忆。这样有益于条分缕析、厘清思路、关注难点。譬如,容易误用作及物动词的不及物动词如deal, depend, insist, knock, participate, operate,refer, rely等,其后通常接相对应的介词后,再接宾语。容易误用作不及物动词的及物动词有serve, marry, discuss,mention, enter, contact, equal, ring等。当然,少数兼类词(既可用作及物动词又可用作不及物动词)含义有别,要特别关注。如:The two old men entered into a long conversation.两位老人开始长谈起来。enter 作不及物动词,意为“开始进入某种状态或活动”,用于较抽象的概念。
要想成功突破该类难题,精准掌握句意是根本,厘清句子结构是关键,分析句子成分是基础,关注特殊用法是要点。学生平时学习语法时要善于归纳总结,对特殊用法、特殊考题、设计巧妙的习题要做好分类记录。多看、多练、多思,才能成功突破语法难题。
以下是精选、改编的典型习题,一显身手吧!
【巩固练习】
请用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空或填入合适的单词。
1.You can’t imagine what a great difficulty I had ____(solve)the problem at last.
2.— Have you seen the movie Hello Mr.Billionaire(西虹市首富)?
— Of course, I have.It was in our village ____ it was made.
3.I, together with my wife and son, ____ (be)going to pay a visit to the Great Wall during the vacation of National Day this autumn.
4.He wrote a letter _____ he explained what he knew about the car accident that happened last week.
5.It was the middle of the night _____ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.(2014 年江西卷单项填空35改编)
6.My friend showed me round the town, ____ was very kind of him.
7.He was the only one of the boys who _____ (be)on behalf of our school to attend the conference.
8.In order not to be disturbed, the writer spent two weeks____ (lock)in his studio, writing his new novel.
9.Jack is ____ good a student _____ is liked by all his teachers.
10.They were puzzled about the reason ____ resulted in the serious trains crack accident.
11.—Have you ever visited the Opera House?
—Yes, when I was in Sydney, I ____ (visit)it twice.
12.With a lot of difficult problems ____ (solve), the new headmaster felt stressed out all the time.
13.____ (face)such a difficult situation, he still did everything he could to make it.
14.The idea ____ he came up with at the meeting sounded reasonable.
15.My studying dream is to do what I can _____ (be)a top student.
16.Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy____ (save).
17.Little Tom sat _____ (amaze)watching the monkey dancing in front of him.(2015年四川卷单项填空9改编)
【参考答案】
1.solving 2.that 3.am 4.where 5.when 6.which 7.was 8.locked 9.so;as 10.that/which 11.visited 12.to solve 13.Facing 14.that/which/不填 15.to be 16.would have been saved 17.amazed