四、根据首字母提示补全短文。
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Michelle is a young girl who works for the police as a handwriting expert. She has helped
1. c
catch
many criminals by using her special talent.
When Michelle was fourteen, she was already so 2. i
interested
in the differences in her friends' handwriting that she would spend hours on them. After 3. f
finishing
college, she went to France for a special two-year class in handwriting.
Michelle says that it is 4. i
impossible
for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover most of 5. w
what
she needs to know simply by looking at the writing with her own 6. e
eyes
. She also has machines to help her make out different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often of great 7. h
help
to the police.
Michelle believes that handwriting is a good sign of what kind of person the 8. w
writer
is. "I won't go out with a fellow 9. i
if
I don't like his handwriting," she said. And she added she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman, after she 10. s
saw
his handwriting.
解析:
【分析】这是一道根据首字母提示补全短文的英语题,解题思路为:首先通读全文,把握短文主旨(介绍笔迹专家Michelle的职业经历与特点);接着结合每个空格前后的语境、固定搭配、语法规则,联系首字母提示推断出合适的单词;最后检查单词的形式是否符合句子的语法要求(如动名词、动词时态等)。
【解析】1. 句意:她用特殊才能帮助抓住很多罪犯,help do sth是固定搭配,结合首字母c,填catch;2. be interested in是固定短语,意为“对...感兴趣”,结合首字母i,填interested;3. after在此处为介词,后接动名词,结合句意“大学毕业后”及首字母f,填finishing;4. 句意:人们不可能隐藏自己的笔迹,结合首字母i,填impossible;5. 此处为宾语从句,引导词在从句中作know的宾语,结合首字母w,填what;6. 句意:仅仅用自己的眼睛看笔迹就能发现大部分需要知道的信息,结合首字母e,填eyes;7. be of great help to sb是固定搭配,意为“对某人很有帮助”,结合首字母h,填help;8. 句意:笔迹是书写者的标志,结合首字母w,填writer;9. 句意:如果我不喜欢他的笔迹,我就不会和他出去,结合首字母i,填if;10. 此处描述过去的动作,用一般过去时,结合句意“看他的笔迹”及首字母s,填saw。
【答案】1. catch 2. interested 3. finishing 4. impossible 5. what 6. eyes 7. help 8. writer 9. if 10. saw
【知识点】固定短语搭配、宾语从句、动词形式变化
【点评】本题为记叙文语境下的首字母填空,考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及语法知识的综合运用能力,需结合上下文逻辑准确推断单词,同时注意单词的正确形式,难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5