一、 精读完形真题，长难句分析
话题:赠送机票
A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air ticket to the right woman. But restrictions apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian passport .
Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their relationship ended and he did not want her ticket to go to waste . The ticket had a strict no-transfer(不可转让) policy , but since passport information was not required when booking , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can use it.
“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to experience a lot of joy, ”said Axani. He posted his offer on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the right passports. “More interesting , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in changing their name to Elizabeth Gallagher, ”Axani said. “It was absolutely out of control , thousands of e-mails, people around the world sharing their stories of travel. ”
Axani wrote in his post that he is not looking for anything in return and that the woman who uses the extra ticket can choose to either travel with him or take the ticket and travel on her own.
The trip is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before ending in Toronto on January 8. He said the lucky woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.
长难句语法分析：
Axani wrote in his post that he is not looking for anything in return and that the woman who uses the extra ticket can choose to either travel with him or take the ticket and travel on her own.
本句是一个复合句。句子的主句是Axani wrote in his post, 后跟两个that引导的宾语从句, 定语从句who uses the extra ticket修饰先行词woman。
翻译:Axani在公告中写到, 他并不寻求任何回报, 使用这张额外机票的女士可以和他一起旅行, 也可以把票拿走独自旅行。
二、 高考英语熟词生义词汇：
《高考考纲》中的词汇表是命题人的主要依据，而这个词汇表只提供了英语单词或短语的拼写形式和词性，而没有词义。这就给命题人提供了广阔的活动空间，使他们减少了很多限制，但却给考生增加了几倍的难度。阅读理解、完形填空等题中熟词生义现象更是比比皆是。今天，我们继续补充一下高考中会考查的一些熟词生义的词汇。
1. hit 熟义 v. 击中，打击 生义 n.很受欢迎的人或事物
TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of children’s publishing.
译文：大受欢迎
2. ill 熟义 adj. 生病的 生义adj.坏的/地
Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags.
译文：煮得糟糕的饭
3. mean 熟义 v. 意思是，意味着 生义 adj. 自私的，卑鄙的，吝啬的
Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. 译文：自私的女孩
4. part 熟义 n. 部分；零件；角色 生义 v. 分别；放弃；卖掉
They are sad to part with the old theater. 译文：和……分别
5. rate 熟义 n. 比率；速度 生义 v. 对……作出评价；被认为，被评价为
After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of 「Person A」 based on a particular description. 译文：对A者的性格作出评价
6. read 熟义 v. 阅读 生义 v.理解；领会
To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. 译文：读懂
7. wear 熟义 v. 穿戴 生义 v. 表露，流露，面带
And its mouth is, well let me say this way, each corner could reach the ear, as the saying goes, smile from ear to ear or wear a big smile. 译文：笑容满面
8. weigh 熟义 v.称……的重量；重达 生义 v.权衡；斟酌
However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards. 译文：权衡风险与回报
9. wild 熟义 adj. 野生的；荒凉的 生义 adj. 无法无天的，放荡的
In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own. 译文：无法无天的
10. ache 熟义 v. 疼痛 生义 v.渴望
I was aching for home. 译文：我很想回家。
11. attend 熟义 v. 出席；参加 生义 v. 处理；照料
I have some urgent business to attend to. 译文：我有一些急事要处理。
A nurse attended to his needs constantly. 译文：有一位护士经常照料他的需要。
12. blue 熟义 adj. 蓝色 生义 adj. 忧伤的
He’d been feeling blue all week. 译文：他整个星期都闷闷不乐。
13. cloudy 熟义 adj. 阴的，多云的 生义 adj. 不明朗的，不清晰的
The legal position is very cloudy. 译文：法律对此的态度十分模糊。
14. cross 熟义 v.跨越，横穿；n. 十字 生义 adj.生气的
I was cross with him for being late. 译文：我因他迟到而十分生气。
16. gain 熟义 v. 获得；赢得 生义 v. (钟表)快
My watch gains two minutes every 24 hours. 译文：我的表每24小时快两分钟。
18. lose 熟义 v. 失去；丢掉 生义 v. (钟表)慢
This clock loses two minutes a day. 译文：这时钟每天慢两分钟。
19. open 熟义 v.开；adj.开着的 生义 adj. 未决定的
The race is still wide open. 译文：赛跑胜负未定。
20. shoulder 熟义 n. 肩膀 生义 v. 承担
He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father’s mistakes. 译文：他得为他父亲的过错承担责任。
21. spring 熟义 n.春天；泉水 生义 v. 跳，跃；突然出现
He turned off the alarm and sprang out of bed. 译文：他止住闹钟，从床上跳了下来。
22. promise 熟义 v. 许诺 生义v. 使有可能，预示
It promises to be an exciting few days. 译文：那可望是兴奋刺激的几天。
23. reflect 熟义v. 映出；反射 生义 v.沉思；思考
Before I decide, I need time to reflect. 译文：在作出决定以前，我需要时间认真考虑考虑。
24. walk 熟义n.行走；步行 生义 n.行业；阶层
She has friends from all walks of life. 译文：她在社会各界中都有朋友。
三、 短文改错应试技巧：
短文改错是大家普遍非常头疼的题型，要求大家有过硬的语法功底和英语语感以及写作能力。马上就要高考了大家记住以下解题口诀，能帮助在这个题型中提分：
动词形，名词数; 注意形和副; 非谓动词细辨别; 习惯用法要记住;
句子成分多分析; 逻辑错误须关注。我们对这些口诀做以下解释
1.动词形： 主要包括两类错误：动词的时态和语态错误，以及主、谓不一致的错误。
例如：My favourite sport is football. I was a member of our school football team. Now my picture and prize were hanging in the library. ( were → are)
上述例子属于时态错误。找出此类错误的关键是树立牢固的时态概念，注意短文内容发生或存在的时间，保持时间概念的一致性。
2.名词数：指名词单、复数形式的用法错误。常表现为将名词复数写成单数。
例如：…so that I’ll get good marks in all my subject. (subject →subjects)
3.区分形和副：即区分形容词和副词在句子中的作用和具体用法。这也是高考短文改错的常考点。例如：
1) I’m sure we’ll have a wonderfully time together. (wonderfully →wonderful)
2) Unfortunate, there are too many people in my family. (Unfortunate → Unfortunately)
需要注意的是，形容词多用来做定、表、补语等，而副词只能在句子中作状语，修饰动词、形容词、副词或整个句子。第一例中的wonderful作定语修饰time，第二句的Unfortunately作状语修饰整个句子。
4.非谓动词细辨别：这是考查最多的错误形式之一。主要有分词和动名词类错误，也包括不定式类错误。
例如：
1.…in my spare time, but now I am interesting in football. (interesting → interested)
2. Play football not only makes us grow up tall and strong but also … (Play → Playing)
3. My parents love me … and will do all they can ∧ make sure … (to)
上述二、三例分别是动名词作主语，和不定式作目的状语。一般的，现在分词有主动态和进行时的含义，而过去分词具有被动态和完成时的含义，不定式有将来时态的含义。
5.习惯用法要记住：主要考查习惯搭配方面的基础知识。这也是历年高考的常考点，其错误表现形式主要有三种：多词、少词和搭配错误。
例如：It was very kind for them to meet me at the railway station and … ( for → of )
6.句子成分多分析：不同的句子成分要用不同的词类;不同的语境要选择不同的词语。这些都有待我们对句子结构和句子成分作细致的分析，才能找出用词不当的错误。
例如： They∧eager to know everything about China and… (are)
I live in Beijing, where is the capital of China. (where → which)
第一例漏掉了谓语动词are，这是受汉语习惯的影响而导致的错误;第二例则是词类与它在句子中的成分不相符，where是副词，不能作主语。
7.逻辑错误须关注：与句子的上、下文不一致，甚至相矛盾，属于逻辑性错误。如称谓上的张冠李戴，人名、地名、时间、方位等方面的错误，常是这类错误的考查对象。
例如： The Smiths did his best to make me feel at home.(his → their)
First, let me tell you something more about myself.(去掉more)
上述第一例中的主语是Smiths(史密斯夫妇俩)，因此后面的his不合逻辑。第二例中的more在这儿表“再”的意思，才开始告诉别人，怎么能说“再告诉你一些事”?
除了上述错误类型外，常考的错误形式还有：连词but, and, or和so的用法错误(可以归类为逻辑错误)，以及冠词的用法错误等。
例如： She was smiling but nodding at me.(but → and)
It looks as if my parents treat me as a visitor and a guest.(and → or )
四、 书面表达句式：
今天我们再复习一下巧用“it”写出复杂句式的句子：
1. It is the first time that I have ever tasted this kind of food.(It is the first time that…)
这是我第一次吃到这种食物。
2. It is only a matter of time before the police get/catch the thief. (It is a matter of …)
警察抓到这个贼只是时间问题。
3. It’s high time for us to get down to doing the homework. (It’s high time that ...)
现在是我们该开始做作业的时候了。
4.It takes many years for the ecosystem to recover. (It takes sb. some time to do sth.)
生态系统恢复要花费很多年。
5.I once thought it was rather difficult to write an English composition, but now I am confident that I can do a good job.（it做形式宾语）
我曾经认为写英语作文是一件相当困难的事情，但是现在我很有自信，我能做得很好。
6.You will find it meaningful to serve for the Olympic Games.
你会发现为奥林匹克运动会服务是很有意义的。
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