【例1】What do I remember about my childhood? There were good things and bad things. We used to live______ , and my parents always got up early in the morning to feed the cows and sheep. A. in a town B. on a farm C. on a busy street D. in a city
【解析】B 本段主要讲作者回忆儿童时代所居住的地点。从四个选项来看都是可能的，语法上都说得通。但通过下文my parents always got up early in the morning to feed the cows and sheep.提示我们可以知道作者生活在农村，正确答案选B。
【例2】I always remember waking up to the smell of the breakfast my mother was cooking. What a wonderful smell! I used to _______ ,wash quickly and run downstairs. My breakfast would be waiting for me on the table. A. leave the bed B.lie in bed C. jump out of bed D. get up
【例】Among them, a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking. I had seen him around, and I knew he was always laughed at. He seemed unsure of himself, and was so pale that it ____ us to look at him. A. worried B. surprised C. taught D. hurt
【解析】D 由上文的描述可知，他的脸色是如此苍白，以至于看着他会让人难受。故选择形容词hurt。
【技巧3】固定搭配
【例1】On the train, Tom was looking 1 for his ticket because the conductor was coming __2 to his ticket. 1.A. out B. forward C. anywhere D. everywhere
【例】A Japanese manager once said he himself and his workers would all stand while they were having meetings. Do you _________what he means? A.think B. guess C. know D. understand
【解析】C 本段讲述了一个日本经理和他的员工在开会时将都站着。本题问的是你知道他说话的含义吗。
【技巧5】中心主旨
文章中最后一句通常为积极的态度或观点。
【例1】I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his . The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
A. luck B. spirit C. life D. success
【解析】 D 本文讲到在参加学生会主席竞选初选落选后，“我”受邀参加了曾经是对手的Jeff的竞选团队，并在其中发挥了很大的作用，帮助Jeff竞选成功，也得到了启发：不管是在什么位置上，只要自己发挥了作用，这就是真正的奖励，并会给自己带来美好的感受。本题说我也是他成功中的一部分，所以选择success。
【例2】I honor my aunt, who taught me the things my ____ couldn’t. So every June for the past 40 years, in growing thankfulness to my Aunt Marion, I’ve sent her a Father’s Day card. A. teachers B. mother C. father D. friends
【例1】For more than sixty years, Aunt Marion didn’t and still don’t think of herself. ___ she is forced to come up to the front, my aunt will stand in the back in family photos, and she doesn’t think that her efforts have made much… A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. Before
【例】The most amazing thing was that she taught me to read my . I remember that I spent hours in front of the mirror and tried to repeat every’ word that I said. A. eye B. face C. heart D. mouth
【解析】 D 情景还原 由后文的I spent hours in front of the mirror and tried to repeat every’ word that I said.可知，一定是用嘴 mouth 去said。故选择mouth
