训练2
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新素养·文化意识One day, in the Era of Warring States, a man from the Chu State went to sell a spear(矛) and a shield. Both of them were ancient weapons in China. The spear had a 1 handle(柄) with a metal point on the end. The shield was a type of personal armor(盔甲), meant to 2 oneself while fighting with others.
To draw people and sell his weapons as 3 as possible, he shouted out loudly to all who were coming and going, “Come and see! My spear is the sharpest in the world. It is sharp enough to pierce(刺穿) through anything. Even if it just 4 something, it will pierce all the way through it.” Hearing his words, many people came to 5 the spear.
Seeing the group, the man held up his shield and in a 6 voice boasted(自夸) to everyone, “My shield is the 7 in the world! However sharp the spears are, they cannot pierce through my shield!” As he spoke the boastful words, all the listeners were surprised.
Then, a person stepped out of the 8. He went and picked up the spear and then the shield. He asked, “9 you pierce your shield with your spear, what will happen then?” When the man heard that, he had 10 to say. He felt the color 11 in his face with shame. He 12 up his things and got out of the market in embarrassment.
So if one says something like “his spear against his shield”, it 13 that someone has made two self - contradictory(自相矛盾的) statements. It is 14 for the sharpest spear to live together with a shield that nothing can pierce.
In our everyday life, you can notice countless 15 of how people make “his spear against his shield”, and not surprisingly you will find the most among politicians.
1. A. strong
B. heavy
C. long
D. thin
2. A. teach
B. imagine
C. control
D. protect
3. A. soon
B. far
C. luckily
D. easily
4. A. blows
B. shakes
C. touches
D. points
5. A. carry
B. count
C. catch
D. check
6. A. soft
B. loud
C. fresh
D. different
7. A. strongest
B. cheapest
C. largest
D. latest
8. A. space
B. shadow
C. crowd
D. condition
9. A. Though
B. Until
C. Or
D. If
10. A. nothing
B. anything
C. something
D. everything
11. A. drawing
B. filling
C. rising
D. mixing
12. A. showed
B. packed
C. joined
D. turned
13. A. presses
B. advises
C. replies
D. means
14. A. impossible
B. difficult
C. available
D. normal
15. A. sayings
B. examples
C. accidents
D. invitations

训练2【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位楚国人声称自己卖世界上最锋利的矛和最坚固的盾，一位看客问他，如果用他的矛刺他的盾，会发生什么？楚国人无话可说，尴尬地离开了市场。
1. C 根据空后“handle with a metal point on the end”并结合常识可知，矛有一个长柄，末端有金属尖头。故选C。
2. D 根据空前“The shield was a type of personal armor”并结合常识可知，盾是个人盔甲，在与他人战斗时可以保护自己。故选D。
3. A 根据空后“he shouted out loudly to all who were coming and going”并结合常识可知，他想尽快卖掉武器，于是对来来往往的人大声叫卖。故选A。
4. C 根据上文“My spear is the sharpest in the world. It is sharp enough to pierce through anything.”和空前的让步连词“Even if”可知他自夸自己的矛是世界上最锋利的，可以刺穿任何东西，即使只是触碰，也能刺穿它。故选C。
5. D 根据上文“My spear is the sharpest in the world. It is sharp enough to pierce through anything.”可知听到他自夸自己的矛是世界上最锋利的，可以刺穿任何东西，许多人都来查看他的矛，检验这话的真假。故选D。
6. B 根据上文“he shouted out loudly to all who were coming and going”可知他看到前来观看矛的这群人，又大声叫卖自己的盾。故选B。 ＞＞同源词复现
7. A 根据下文“However sharp the spears are, they cannot pierce through my shield!”可知他自夸自己的盾是世界上最坚固的，无论多么锋利的矛都无法刺穿他的盾。故选A。
8. C 根据上文“Seeing the group, the man held up his shield and in a 6 voice boasted to everyone”可知有一群人在围观这个摊位，所以应是一位看客从人群中走了出来。故选C。 ＞＞近义词复现
9. D 根据语境“9 you pierce your shield with your spear, what will happen then?”可知看客询问他“如果你用你的矛刺你的盾，那会发生什么？”，此处用if引导条件状语从句。故选D。
10. A 根据下文“He felt the color 11 in his face with shame. He 12 up his things and got out of the market in embarrassment.”可知他听到看客的问话后，感到羞愧尴尬，无话可说。故选A。
11. C 根据语境“He felt the color 11 in his face with shame.”可知他听到看客的问话后，感到羞愧而脸红。故选C。
12. B 根据下文“got out of the market in embarrassment”可知他听到看客的问话后，收拾好东西，尴尬地离开了市场。故选B。
13. D 根据空前“his spear against his shield”和空后“someone has made two self-contradictory statements”可知它意味着有人发表了两种自相矛盾的言论。故选D。
14. A 根据空后“the sharpest spear to live together with a shield that nothing can pierce”可知最锋利的矛不可能与任何东西都无法刺穿的盾共存。故选A。
15. B 根据空后“of how people make 'his spear against his shield', and not surprisingly you will find the most among politicians”可知在日常生活中，可以发现许多人们“自相矛盾”的例子。故选B。

【分析】
本文是一篇讲述“自相矛盾”典故的英语完形填空，解题思路为：首先通读全文把握主旨（楚国人卖矛和盾时自夸其矛和盾，被问后无言以对，尴尬离场）；其次结合上下文语境、词义辨析、常识及文中的复现线索（如同源词、近义词）逐一分析每个空；最后验证所选选项是否符合文章逻辑和语义。
【解析】
1. 选C。根据空后“handle with a metal point on the end”及常识，矛具有长柄，末端有金属尖头，故选C。
2. 选D。根据空前“The shield was a type of personal armor”及常识，盾是个人盔甲，用于在战斗中保护自己，故选D。
3. 选A。根据空后“he shouted out loudly to all who were coming and going”，可知他想尽快卖掉武器，于是大声叫卖，故选A。
4. 选C。结合上文他自夸矛能刺穿任何东西，此处让步连词“Even if”后表示“即使只是触碰某物，也能刺穿”，故选C。
5. 选D。听到他自夸矛的锋利，许多人前来查看矛的真假，故选D。
6. 选B。根据上文他大声叫卖矛，此处他看到人群后，又大声叫卖盾，属于同源词复现，故选B。
7. 选A。根据下文“However sharp the spears are, they cannot pierce through my shield”，可知他自夸盾是世界上最坚固的，故选A。
8. 选C。根据上文“Seeing the group”，可知有一群人围观，此处表示有人从人群中走出，故选C。
9. 选D。此处是条件状语从句，用if引导，表示“如果你用你的矛刺你的盾，会发生什么”，故选D。
10. 选A。根据下文他羞愧离场，可知他听到问题后无话可说，故选A。
11. 选C。“color rise in one's face”表示脸红，符合羞愧的语境，故选C。
12. 选B。根据下文“got out of the market”，可知他收拾好东西离开，故选B。
13. 选D。此处表示“自相矛盾”意味着发表了两个自相矛盾的言论，故选D。
14. 选A。根据常识，最锋利的矛和无法被刺穿的盾不可能共存，故选A。
15. 选B。此处表示日常生活中存在许多“自相矛盾”的例子，故选B。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文以中国经典典故“自相矛盾”为载体，考查学生的英语词汇运用、语境理解及文化认知，既注重基础语言知识的考查，又渗透了文化意识的培养，有助于学生理解成语背后的内涵，提升综合语言能力。
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