Comprehensive Practice4.1 ClozeDo you know what I’ve been doing? I’ve been________a tree, getting it to talk. No, don’t laugh. It’s true. I’m not making it up. The tree is the________of someone in the maker movement. I don’t know if you have________in the movement, but I find it fascinating. It’s very popular in America and now it is________in China. It is even receiving________from the government, which hopes it will help to________the economy. The maker movement brings together traditional craft skills with the very latest in________technology to create something new. It does so by providing places where makers can________to learn new skills from one another. Makers also encourage the sharing of ideas, ratherthan working________. So why not give it a try? If you like________things you might end up inventing something even more surprising than a talking tree!4.2 Translation
Comprehensive Practice
4.1 Cloze
Do you know what I’ve been doing? I’ve been________a tree, getting it to talk. No, don’t laugh. It’s true. I’m not making it up. The tree is the________of someone in the maker movement. I don’t know if you have________in the movement, but I find it fascinating. It’s very popular in America and now it is________in China. It is even receiving________from the government, which hopes it will help to________the economy. The maker movement brings together traditional craft skills with the very latest in________technology to create something new. It does so by providing places where makers can________to learn new skills from one another. Makers also encourage the sharing of ideas, ratherthan working________. So why not give it a try? If you like________things you might end up inventing something even more surprising than a talking tree!
4.2 Translation
题目解答
答案
interacting with creation taken an interest gaining ground encouragement transform electronic get together in secret tinkering with
解析
考查要点:本题为完形填空,主要考查动词短语搭配、固定表达、动名词的用法以及名词的可数性。
解题核心:需结合上下文逻辑,通过语境理解和词汇辨析选择正确答案。
关键点:
- 注意动词与介词的搭配(如
interacting with); - 区分动名词和不定式的用法(如
taken an interest); - 理解固定短语(如
gaining ground,get together); - 注意名词的可数性(如
encouragement为不可数名词)。
第1空:interacting with
语境:说话者与树“交流”,需用表示互动的短语。
关键:interact with 是固定搭配,意为“与……互动”。
第2空:creation
语境:树是“创客运动”中某人的创作。
关键:creation 是抽象名词,表示“创作”或“产物”。
第3空:taken
语境:短语 taken an interest 表示“对……产生兴趣”。
关键:固定短语 take an interest in 中,interest 前需加 an。
第4空:gaining ground
语境:创客运动“发展”或“普及”到中国。
关键:gain ground 意为“逐渐流行,发展”。
第5空:encouragement
语境:政府给予“支持”。
关键:encouragement 是不可数名词,意为“鼓励”。
第6空:transform
语境:希望推动经济“转型”。
关键:transform 意为“改变,转型”,与 the economy 搭配。
第7空:electronic
语境:结合“电子技术”与传统技能。
关键:electronic 修饰名词 technology,意为“电子技术”。
第8空:get together
语境:提供场所让创客“聚在一起”学习。
关键:get together 是固定短语,意为“聚会”。
第9空:in secret
语境:创客鼓励分享而非“保密”。
关键:in secret 表示“秘密地,私下里”。
第10空:tinkering with
语境:喜欢“摆弄”东西可能带来新发明。
关键:tinker with 意为“修理,调整,摆弄”,符合创客精神。