Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t 26 the
watch. It was the British 27 did it.Here is a story of 28 the
watch was 29 to Switzerland.
Many years ago, an Englishman was 30 to Italy 31 his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a carriage inside 32 there was a carriage watch. This was the 33 kind of watch. A native shop assistant 34 to see the watch. He 35 what it was and asked the Englishman 36 it.“Itis a carriage watch. ”said the man. “ This machine 37 the time but now it
isn’t working.”
At once the shop assistant 38 to try to repair it. So the traveller 39 him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it was not 40 that he managed to repair it. He 41 remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had 42 on his journey, he made a watch of 43 the same type.
44 the watch-making was 45 in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.
1. A.make B.invent C.produce D.develop
2. A.which B.who C.where D.they
3. A.why B.that C.how D.when
4. A.carried B.sold C.sailed D.brought
5. A.travelling B.riding C.walking D.running
6. A.On B.In C.At D.From
7. A.which B.that C.it D.whom
8. A.proper B.smallest C.earliest D.biggest
9. A.wanted B.seemed C.happened D.discovered
10. A.wondered B.thought C.understood D.discovered
11. A.on B.about C.of D.with
12. A.gives B.tells C.strikes D.counts
13. A.failed B.helped C.insisted D.offered
14. A.served B.shared C.showed D.handed
15. A.surprise B.surprised C.surprising D.surprises
16. A.however B.besides C.but D.even
17. A.gone B.done C.come D.spent
18. A.correctly B.specially C.exactly D.naturally
19. A.Thus B.So C.Otherwise D.However
20. A.opened B.started C.done D.returned
1.B
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.A
6.A
7.A
8.C
9.C
10.A
11.B
12.B
13.D
14.D
15.C
16.D
17.A
18.C
19.A
20.B
【解析】
试题分析:本文叙述了瑞士虽然以瑞士表出名,但是并不是发明手表的国家,它是有一位英国人带着手表经过瑞士的一个小镇,在那里的商店助理凭借自己的聪明帮英国人修好了表,但是他同时又记住了如何造表,后来在瑞士就开始造瑞士手表了。
1.考查动词及上下文的呼应。make制造; invent 发明; produce生产; develop发展。瑞士以手表出名,但是这个国家不是发明手表的国家,故选B。
2.考查连词及上下文的呼应。这里是定语从句,先行词是British ,指人,故选B。
3.考查连词及上下文的呼应。why为什么; that没有词义; how怎样; when什么时候。下面是一个手表如何带到瑞士来的,故选C。
4.考查动词及上下文的呼应。carried携带; sold卖; sailed航行; brought带来。下面是一个手表如何带到瑞士来的,故选D。
5.考查动词及上下文的呼应。travelling旅行; riding骑马;walking步行; running跑。许多年前一位英国人去意大利旅行,故选A。
6.考查介词短语及上下文的呼应。on the way在途中,在途中这位英国人停在了一个瑞士的小旅馆,故选A。
7.考查连词及上下文的呼应。这里是定语从句,先行词是carriage,因为前面有介词所以只能用指物的which,故选A。
8.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。proper合适的; smallest最小的;earliest最早的; biggest最大的。这就是最早的手表,故选C。
9.考查动词及上下文的呼应。wanted想要; seemed似乎; happened发生; discovered发现。本地的商店管理员碰巧看见了这块表,故选C。
10.考查动词及上下文的呼应。wondered纳闷; thought想; understood理解; discovered发现。他纳闷它是什么,故选A。
11.考查介词及上下文的呼应。on关于,主要用于关于一些理论的东西。他就问他关于它的事情,故选B。
12.考查动词及上下文的呼应。gives给; tells告诉; strikes攻击; counts计数。这种机器能告诉人时间,故选B。
13.考查动词及上下文的呼应。failed失败; helped帮助; insisted坚持; offered提供。立刻商店的助理就说他来试试修修,故选D。
14.考查动词及上下文的呼应。served服务; shared分享; showed出示; handed递给。所以这个旅行者就把那块表给他了,故选D。
15.考查名词及上下文的呼应。surprise 吃惊,是名词; surprised动词的过去式,人感到吃惊的,是形容词; surprising令人吃惊的,是形容词; surprises吃惊,是动词。所以他会修理表一点不感到吃惊,故选C。
16.考查副词及上下文的呼应。however可是; besides此外; but但是; even甚至。他甚至还记得它是如何制造的,故选D。
17.考查动词及上下文的呼应。go on继续; done做; come来; spent花费。当旅行者继续去旅行了,他就做了一个与它完全相同的一块表,故选A。
18.考查副词及上下文的呼应。correctly正确地; specially特别地; exactly恰好地,确切地; naturally自然地。他就做了一个与它完全相同的一块表,故选C。
19.考查副词及上下文的呼应。thus因此; so所以;otherwise否则; however可是。因此造表在瑞士就这样开始了,故选A。
20.考查动词及上下文的呼应。opened打开; started开始; done做; returned归来。因此造表在瑞士就这样开始了,故选B。
考点:故事类短文。
点评:完型做这题要看清上下文,找准定位词。充分利用文章的上下文和前后句,找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。这些词有时可能是同义词或反义词。通顺逻辑,寻求搭配。注意固定的搭配,包括动词与介词的搭配、动词与名词的搭配以及形容词与名词的搭配等,同时要根据内容选择正确的短语。扎实基础,搞清辨异。看清执行者,确定所选词。寻求上下逻辑,从容确定关系。了解生活常识,确定相关知识。
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