2009年中考英語生活常識陷阱題例析

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1. When we see dark _______ in the sky, we know that rain may come soon.
    A. stars
    B. planes
    C. clouds
    D. things
    【解析】此題容易誤選A、B。如果不清楚這是一道常識題的話,一看到in the sky就會想當然地錯選為A或B這兩項,因為這兩樣東西經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在天空中。由下文中的we know that rain may come soon可知“很快就要下雨了,那么一定是看天空中的’烏云’了”。因此正確答案為C。
    2. I want to have a _______. I feel thirsty.
    A. meeting
    B. talk
    C. swim
    D. drink
    【解析】此題容易誤選A、B、C中的任何一項。所給的四個選項都能與have a構成短語,如果粗心大意,不注意下文中的I feel thirty. 就很容易犯想當然的錯誤。根據(jù)常識可知:感到口渴應該是想“喝點什么東西”。正確答案為D。(from www.zkenglish.com)
    3. There are five circles with different colours on the flag of Olympic Games. They are green, blue, red _______ and _______.
    A. yellow, black
    B. yellow, purple
    C. black, pink
    D. pink, grey
    【解析】此題容易誤選B、C、D中的任何一項。如果不了解奧運會會旗圖案的顏色是由紅、黃、藍、綠、黑的話,誤選為B、C、D的可能性就相當大。正確答案為A。
    4. When people are in danger, they would cry out _______!
    A. Help! Help
    B. Save me! Save me
    C. Come on! Come on
    D. Save life! Save life
    【解析】此題易受漢語思維的影響而誤選為B或D,因為B項譯成漢語時好是“救我”之意,D項譯成漢語正好是“救命”之意。其實,這里應該選A,在英語中表示求救時要說Help!,而不說Save me!或Save life!