三、完形填空
As an English learner, you may meet many words every week. Are you having trouble remembering all of them? Well, perhaps you can the Method of Loci.
The Method of Loci is a memory to help you remember well. When using the Method of Loci, you will firstly a place you are familiar with. Then, connect lists of words or numbers you need to remember with the . And the place in your mind can help you to remember them. The Method of Loci may because human beings are good at remembering places instead of words or numbers. For example, you close your eyes and take a quick tour of your bedroom in your mind, you could probably name the main objects and their places from memory.
Suppose you have to remember a long shopping (eggs, milk, carrots, tofu…). With the Method of Loci, you might imagine where all the things would go in the fridge after shopping. While shopping, you can easily get the foods as you the fridge in your mind.
As long as the place is familiar, the Method of Loci should be . Everyone can learn to use the Method of Loci and become good at remembering.
()1. A. try B. join C. hide D. form
()2. A. hole B. gift C. aid D. joke
()3. A. discover B. imagine C. manage D. paint
()4. A. way B. place C. call D. person
()5. A. work B. come C. start D. grow
()6. A. when B. unless C. though D. because
()7. A. fan B. style C. habit D. list
()8. A. safely B. slowly C. exactly D. quietly
()9. A. depend on B. fill in C. set up D. look for
()10. A. double B. similar C. boring D. useful

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.D

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，本文介绍了帮助记忆的轨迹记忆法。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析及固定搭配逐一分析：1. 结合“记单词困难，尝试该方法”的语境选动词；2. 明确轨迹记忆法是记忆辅助工具，选对应名词；3. 使用该方法需想象熟悉的地方，选对应动词；4. 需将记忆内容与特定地方关联，选对应名词；5. 该方法能起到作用，选对应动词；6. 举例时表“当…时”的逻辑，选连词；7. 结合“购物清单”的固定表达选名词；8. 需准确对应物品位置，选副词；9. 结合“填满冰箱”的语境选短语；10. 总结该方法的属性，选形容词。
【解析】
1. 考查动词辨析：try（尝试）；join（加入）；hide（隐藏）；form（形成）。句意：你或许可以尝试轨迹记忆法，故选A。
2. 考查名词辨析：hole（洞）；gift（礼物）；aid（辅助）；joke（玩笑）。句意：轨迹记忆法是一种帮助记忆的辅助工具，故选C。
3. 考查动词辨析：discover（发现）；imagine（想象）；manage（管理）；paint（绘画）。句意：使用该方法时，你需要想象一个熟悉的地方，故选B。
4. 考查名词辨析：way（方法）；place（地方）；call（电话）；person（人）。句意：将需要记忆的单词或数字列表与这个地方联系起来，故选B。
5. 考查动词辨析：work（起作用）；come（来）；start（开始）；grow（成长）。句意：轨迹记忆法可能起作用，因为人类擅长记忆地方而非单词或数字，故选A。
6. 考查连词辨析：when（当…时）；unless（除非）；though（虽然）；because（因为）。句意：当你闭上眼睛在脑海中快速游览你的卧室时，你可能会从记忆中说出主要物品及其位置，故选A。
7. 考查名词辨析：fan（粉丝）；style（风格）；habit（习惯）；list（清单）。句意：假设你需要记住一份长长的购物清单，故选D。
8. 考查副词辨析：safely（安全地）；slowly（慢慢地）；exactly（准确地）；quietly（安静地）。句意：你可以准确地想象购物后所有东西会放在冰箱的哪里，故选C。
9. 考查短语辨析：depend on（依靠）；fill in（填满）；set up（建立）；look for（寻找）。句意：购物时，你可以在脑海中填满冰箱，轻松拿到食物，故选B。
10. 考查形容词辨析：double（双倍的）；similar（相似的）；boring（无聊的）；useful（有用的）。句意：只要地方是熟悉的，轨迹记忆法应该是有用的，故选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕记忆方法展开，侧重考查词汇在语境中的灵活运用，需结合上下文逻辑和词义辨析解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

一、根据句意及首字母提示填空
1. We should not hunt or hurt w animals, as they play an important role in keeping the balance of nature.
2. The nurse gently cleaned the cut on Tom's hand and checked if there was any b—luckily, it was just a small scratch and didn't bleed much.
3. The soldier's arm was hurt in the task, but he still kept working until the doctor came to treat his w.
4. Mary hadn't seen her childhood friend for ten years, so she almost didn't r him when they met at the train station yesterday.
5. You need to read the instructions f before using the new machine, or you might make mistakes in operation.

1. wild 2. blood 3. wound 4. recognize 5. fully

【分析】
本题为根据句意及首字母提示填写英语单词的题型，需结合句子语境、首字母提示，同时兼顾词汇的词性、搭配及语义逻辑，判断每个空格应填的正确单词。
【解析】
1. 句意：我们不应捕猎或伤害野生动物，因为它们在维持自然平衡中起重要作用。结合首字母w，固定搭配“wild animals”表示“野生动物”，符合语境，故填wild。
2. 句意：护士轻轻清理汤姆手上的伤口，检查是否有血——幸运的是只是小刮伤，没流多少血。结合首字母b，名词blood表示“血”，符合“检查是否有血”的语境，故填blood。
3. 句意：士兵的手臂在任务中受伤，但仍坚持工作直到医生来治疗他的伤口。结合首字母w，名词wound表示“伤口”，符合“治疗伤口”的语义，故填wound。
4. 句意：玛丽十年没见儿时朋友，昨天在火车站遇见时几乎没认出他。结合首字母r，动词recognize表示“认出”，符合“久别未认出”的语境，故填recognize。
5. 句意：使用新机器前你需要完全阅读说明书，否则操作可能出错。结合首字母f，副词fully修饰动词read，表示“完全地”，符合语境，故填fully。
【答案】
1. wild 2. blood 3. wound 4. recognize 5. fully
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、首字母填空
【点评】
本题考查初中英语基础词汇的语境运用，需结合句意、首字母提示判断单词，是常见的基础题型，注重词汇的实际运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6