首先考生要通读短文全文并弄清短文大意,抓关键句;其次浏览缩写后的短文;在了解其大意的同时,确定所要填写的内容,即所要填写的词语或短语是否与已知文段相一致(如有的是固定搭配;有的句子是文章中原句的同义句等),同时要注意填写的词语(短语)的正确性(如动词的时态、人称、名词的单复数、大小写、主谓一致等),千万不要在没有读懂文章的情况下匆匆填写单词,这样往往会出错;填写完后,再将改写的文章通读一遍,看看改写的短文是否流畅,语句是否通顺,语法是否正确,逻辑是否合理;同时还要注意到原文,看所改写的短文是否与原文意思相符。
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This is a 1 from Sue to John. Sue is John’s 2 . One day Sue had to stay for a meeting and couldn’t go home for 3 . The children were at their 4 home. So Sue wrote to tell John to do some 5 . He would go and get the children 6 first, then he would 7 some bread, milk and 8 the children to take a bath. She didn’t tell John how long the meeting would 9 because she didn’t 10 when the meeting would be over.
通读短文后知道:这是Sue 留给丈夫John的一封短信。Sue 因为要参加一个会议不能去接孩子和回家做家务事,她在信内告诉丈夫John要做那些家务事,并且说因为不知道会议要开多久,她不要John等她回来吃饭。www.zkenglish.com
答案1:letter / note / message。从文章格式可以知道。
答案2:wife。从Sue 叫John 到母亲家里去接孩子;要为孩子洗澡;买食品和信结尾的内容可以知道。
答案3:dinner / supper。根据信中的句子 “I have to stay for business meeting after work.” 和句子 “ Don’t wait for me for dinner.” 可以知道。
答案4:grandmother’s。文章中Sue 对丈夫John 说孩子是在母亲家里,对孩子们来说他们是在奶奶/外婆家了。
答案5:housework。由Sue 要 John 接孩子,为他们洗澡和准备晚餐,并到超级商场买食品等知道Sue 要John 做一些家务活。
答案6:back / home。由句子 “ The children are at Mother’s. Pick them up there.” 可以知道答案。
答案7:buy / get。根据短信最后两句意思可以知道。
答案8:help / ask / tell。由句子 “Could you give them their bath ?” 可以知道答案。
答案9:last / be。
答案10:know。根据信中的句子 “ Don’t wait for me for dinner. I don’t know what time the meeting will end.” 可以推知这两道题的答案。