英语每日一练
In this section there is one incomplete interview, which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
A. Thanks, Rachel.
B. That’s what we did.
C. we were all talking about some TV shows.
D. it’s a real honor to have you here.
Maddow: Joining us for the interview is Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, former senator, former first lady. Secretary Clinton, 1 Thank you for being here.
Clinton: It’s great to be here with you. 2
Maddow: What does a person do after 11hours of testimony? You’re the only human being I know of on Earth that has done 11straight hours. What did you do after that?
Clinton: Well, I had my whole team come over to my house and we sat around eating Indian food and drinking wine and beer. 3 It was great.
Maddow: And was it like, “Let’s just talk about TV, let’s not talk about what just happened?”
Clinton: Yes. Yes, 4 It was great just to have that chance to thank them because they did a terrific job, you know, kind of being there behind me and getting me ready.
参考答案
1. 【答案】 D
此题是四个空白中唯一一个出自采访者一方的题目。首先根据空白前面的标点符号圈定答案为C或D，因为其他两个选项都是大写开头;其次再根据D项it’s a real honor to have you here中的提示词you与空白后面一句中的you代词一致性原则，确定D为正确选项;再次根据选项内容“很荣幸采访您”与接下来的Thank you for being here“谢谢您的光临”，意思上顺应连贯，所以进一步确认D项为此题的正确答案。
2. 【答案】 A
与前一个题的思路一样，此题首先根据空白在结构上的语境，圈定答案范围要么是A项要么是B项，因为空白前面以句号断句，说明空白是独立的一句。二这两项都是大写开头。接下来再根据选项中的直呼其名Rachel推断A项是出自Clinton之口，进而确定A项为答案。第三步再根据上下文词汇照应原则(Thank you和Thanks)和语义上的前后一致(Thank you和Thanks, Rachel)，确认A是正确选项无疑。
3. 【答案】 B
如果仅从选项的内容上看，咋一看，试着将B项和C项分别填入此题空白，似乎在意思上都说的通，但是如果从选项的结构上分析，我们发现B项的首字母为大写，是一个独立的句子，而C项则是小写开头的句子。再结合空白前的句子结构可以断定，此题的唯一正确选项为B项，因为空白前是以句号结尾，下一句需要另起句。从意思上看，填入的That’s what we did指前一句提到的sat around eating Indian food and drinking wine and beer前后很通顺连贯，进一步确认B项是答案。
4. 【答案】 C
首先根据空白前的标点符号和选项的句子结构特点，将此题的答案范围缩小至C或D项，因为这两项都是以小写字母开头，而本题空白前面是逗号，显然没有结句，不能用大写开头的句子;第二，再根据上下文语境判断，排除D项，确定C项，因为D项it’s a real honor to have you here填入句中意思不通，而C项中的we were all talking about some TV shows“我们大家都谈电视”，与前一句提到的Let’s just talk about TV, let’s not talk about what just happened“咱们只谈电视，不谈刚发生的事情”在语义逻辑上连贯衔接;第三，再依据词汇一致性原则断定正确选项为C，因为前后都提到了TV。
