高考英语命题“可猜性”揭密

                                                        陈根花  （原载《第二课堂》杂志，本站有删改）

一、概说

高考英语命题可猜吗？回答是肯定的，而且我们近几年的实践也充分证明了这一点。高考英语命题之所以可猜，是因为它有一定的“规律性”。如果你了解其中的规律，无意之间“碰中”高考题也就不奇怪了。

那么高考英语命题有哪些规律呢？本文就给大家透露一点，那就是高考英语命题者经常从某些词典上“抄录”句子来编制单项填空题，或从某些网站上“引用”文章来编完形填空题或阅读理解题。

二、实例之一

比如：2007年的山东卷就在有限的15道单项选择题中，原封不动地从几本英语原版词典中引用了7句（为便于核对保留原题号）：

21. ______ walk is expected to last all day, so bring ______ packed lunch. (2007山东卷)

A. A; a                     B. The; 不填            C. The; a                  D. A ; 不填

〖出处〗此题出自2005年版的Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English的lunch词条。词典上的原句为：The walk is expected to last all day, so bring a packed lunch.

22. Could I speak to ______ is in charge of International Sales, please? (2007山东卷)

A. anyone                 B. someone               C. whoever               D. no matter who

〖出处〗此题出自Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 的whoever词条。词典上的原句为：Could I speak to whoever is in charge of International Sales please?

25. It’s the sort of work that _______ a high level of concentration. (2007山东卷)

A. calls for             B. makes up              C. lies in               D. stands for

〖出处〗此题出自Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 的call词条。词典上的原句为：It’s the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.

27. I can’t say which wine is best—it’s a(n) ______ of personal taste. (2007山东卷)

A. affair                    B. event                    C. matter                  D. variety

〖出处〗此题出自2005年版的Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English的matter¹词条。词典上的原句为：I can’t say which wine is best—it’s a matter of personal taste.

28. I have offered to paint the house ______ a week’s accommodation. (2007山东卷)

A. in exchange for     B. with regard to           C. by means of     D. in place of

〖出处〗此题出自2005年版的Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English的exchange词条。词典上的原句为：I’ve offered to paint the kitchen in exchange for a week’s accommodation.

31. It is not socially ______ for parents to leave children unattended at that age. (2007山东卷)

A. accessible                                            B. adorable                   C. adaptable          D. acceptable

〖出处〗此题出自2005年版的Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English的acceptable词条。词典上的原句为：It is not socially acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age.

32. They ______ two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they’d never have been able to afford to go. (2007山东卷)

A. had got                 B. got                      C. have got             D. get

〖出处〗此题出自2005年版的Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English的otherwise词条。词典上的原句为：They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they’d never have been able to afford to go.

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