阅读与完形(4)人物故事类名人趣事一直是人们茶余饭后所关注的话题,尤其是在青年人中更受关注,因此,在高考的阅读理解、完形填空中这一话题也常常被涉及到,如,2013山东卷阅读理解B篇。ldolforaneweraAtfirstlook,hisweird(怪异的)gesturesandsillybutadorable(可爱的)facialexpressionsseemlikeanobviousgrabforattention.Butthatishisrealpersonality.Nicknamed“Martian”byhisfans,heisactuallyamusicalgeniuswithagoodvoice.美文赏析HuaChenyu,a23yearoldstudentinhissenioryearatWuhanConservatoryofMusic,becamethewinneronthelatestseasonofSuperBoyonSept27.Heisthefirstpost90sgenerationwinnerofHunanTV'sSuperBoyorSuperGirlcompetitions,whichhavebeenheldeighttimesoverthepast10years.Huadidn'tbecomeafrontrunnerovernightbuthehasbeeninthespotlight①sincethebeginningoftheseason.Hisfirstsongwithoutlyrics,whichhemadehimself,soundedsostrangethatthejudgesaskedhimtostophalfwaythrough.HisgamewasalmostoveruntilShangWenjie,aformerSuperGirltopwinnerandajudgeonthecompetition,askedhimtofinishthesong.Intheend,hisweirdlyentertaining②performancewaswellreceived.Asthecompetitionnarrowed,Huamadeheadlinesfordancinglikeazombie(僵尸)toLadyGaga‘sPokerFaceandwhenhesangasongbyLeslieCheung,IAmWhatIAm,throughtears.Despitesomeonlinecriticism,Huawonhugepopularity③amongviewersthankstohisprideandoriginality(原创).“Ialmostdidn'tdaretotakeascreenshot(屏幕截图)ofhimsinging-everyscreenshotlooksstraightoutofahorrorfilm.Butwhenyouwatchhisliveperformance,youunderstandhisawesomeness(了不起).He'sverylikeable,”wroteabloggernicknamedBumbleberri.Throughoutthecontest,hewascalledamusicalgenius.Atalentgoodatseveralmusicalinstrumentsincludingtheflute,guitarandthepiano,Huahaddreamedofbecomingamusiciansincehewasachild.HuamovedtoWuhanonhisownfromhishometown,ShiyaninHubeiprovince,torepeathisfinalyearofhighschoolinordertoimprovehisapplicationtohiscurrent④university.Althoughhelooksconfident,heisquietandshy.Hethinksbeforeansweringeveryquestion.Hespeaksslowly.sometimesuttering(说)onlyonecharacter.Thus,hewasnicknameda“Martian”—referringto⑤hiswayofspeakingthatseemslikeit'sfromouterspace.Asagrassrootsicon(草根偶像)ofanewgeneration,Huahasapersonalitythatisdistinct⑥fromthoseofpreviouscontestants(参赛者).“[Hua]hasstartedamusicworldwhichbelongstohisowntinytimes,”commentedTencentEntertainment.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了“快男”华晨宇参加“快男”比赛成名的过程。一、阅读与积累1.攻克疑难词汇①spotlightn.聚光灯;媒体和公众的注意②entertainingadj.有趣的;娱乐的③popularityn.受欢迎;普及;流行④currentadj.当今的;现在的⑤referto谈到;参考,查阅⑥distinctadj.不同的;清晰的Theresultsofthesurveyfellintotwodistinctgroups.调查结果分为截然不同的两组。2.攻克疑难句Asagrassrootsiconofanewgeneration,Huahaspersonalitythatisdistinctfromthoseofpreviouscontestants.结构分析asagrassrootsiconofanewgeneration在句中作状语,thatisdistinctfromthoseofpreviouscontestants是定语从句,中心词是personality.尝试翻译作为一名新生代的草根偶像,华晨宇有一种与以前的参赛者不同的个性。二、理解与尝试命题1.理解文章主旨ThepassagemainlytellsusHuaChenyu'spersonalitiesandhowhebecamefamous.2.完形填空尝试命题文中画线词汇是完形填空命题中最易挖空的地方,请你和你的同桌依据文化常识自主写出三个干扰选项,并且比较一下哪一个更符合高考的命题特点。①A.musicalB.________C.________D.________参考答案B.physicalC.mathematicalD.skilled②A.________B.________C.judgesD.________参考答案A.teachersB.parentsD.friends3.解题方法技巧完形填空解题技巧之四:文化常识,外力助推人类社会是一个大舞台,一本百科全书,作为学生除了认真学习书本知识以外,考生还要积极体验生活,观察生活中的人或事,积累生活经验与常识,认真体会东西方文化差异,不同民族的风俗习惯,像节日、运动,礼节等,这样对做完形填空题很有帮助。[真题典例]1.(2013·新课标卷Ⅱ)Inwinter,Mr.Greenbergdoesnot20(act)likeotherNewYorkers,wholookatthesidewalkand__21__thestreet.Helooksaroundat22(people)...21.A.crossoverB.drivealongC.hurrydownD.keepoff答案C[考查常识。根据常识可知,冬天路人都会沿着街道匆忙赶路,hurrydown“沿着……匆忙而行”,符合题意。crossover“越过,横过”;drivealong“沿着……开车”;keepoff“使……不接近”。同时不可忽视“wholookatthesidewalk”在人行道上行走的语境。]2.(2013·广东卷)Anotherinterestingexperimentshowedabird's6(amazing)numbersense.Amanwastryingtotakeaphotoofacrow(乌鸦)thathadanestinatower,butthecrowalwaysleftwhenshesawhimcoming.Thebirddidnot__7__untilthemanleftthetower...7.A.relaxB.recoverC.reactD.Return答案D[本文讲述人和动物都有数字感,此处是通过实验验证乌鸦是否有数字感。本题可以通过鸟要归巢的常识得出答案。本段大意:另一个有趣的实验证明了小鸟具有令人惊异的数字感。一个人试图给一只在塔上筑巢的乌鸦拍照,但是乌鸦一看见他过来就离开。直到人离开塔时它才返回巢穴。][学以致用](2012·新课标)Bodylanguageisthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itspeaks__1__thanwords.Andmisunderstandingsoccurasaresultofit.__2__,differentsocietiestreatthe__3__betweenpeopledifferently.NorthernEuropeansusuallydonotlikehaving__4__contact(接触)evenwithfriends,andcertainlynotwith__5__.PeoplefromLatinAmericancountries,__6__,toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore,it'spossiblethatin__7__,itmaylooklikeaLatinois__8__aNorwegianallovertheroom.TheLatino,tryingtoexpressfriendship,willkeepmoving__9__.TheNorwegian,veryprobablyseeingthisaspushiness,willkeep__10__—whichtheLatinowillinreturnregardas__11__....【解题导语】本文主要讲身势语在跨文化交际中的重要性,并举了一些相关的例子来说明。本文充分体现了文化常识在完形填空题的重要性。1.A.straighterB.louderC.harderD.further答案B2.A.ForexampleB.ThusC.HoweverD.Inshort答案A3.A.tradeB.distanceC.connectionsD.greetings答案B4.A.eyeB.verbalC.bodilyD.telephone答案C5.A.strangersB.relativesC.neighboursD.enemies答案A6.A.inotherwordsB.ontheotherhandC.inasimilarwayD.byallmeans答案B7.A.troubleB.conversationC.silenceD.experiment答案B8.A.disturbingB.helpingC.guidingD.following答案D9.A.closerB.fasterC.inD.away答案A10.A.steppingforwardB.goingonC.backingawayD.comingout答案C11.A.weaknessB.carelessne