CLOZE TEST

1. CLOZE TEST By Yanhai 2010.5.26

2. Exercise: One e.g. 1 Make y______ a soft bed with leaves and grass ourself make yourself 为你自己

3. e.g. 2 Cindy wanted a job. She thought that if she had a job after school, she could e____ her own money. Then she wouldn’t have to ask parents for money. arn earn money 赚钱

4. e.g.3 So whether your scores are higher than you thought or l_____ than you had hoped, try not to think of them as what you will be at last. ower high --- low

5. e.g. 4 And compared to adults, babies develop these skills quickly. People have a hard time learning new language as they grow older, but babies have the ability to learn any language e_______. asily

6. e.g. 5 He then asked people to rate the joke from 1(‘not very funny’) to 5 (‘very funny’). People could a_____ tell their own jokes. lso

7. 小 结： 1、句子比较短。 2、直接看句子就可以 猜测出答案。

8. Exercise Two: e.g.1 This was a very unusual thing to do at a time when few women had any education at all. Women only learned such s_______ as music, painting, and sewing (缝纫）. ubjects

9. e.g. 2 We keep our public face and emotional distance. That m_____ we’ll talk about being overweight but not about being sad or disappointed. eans

10. e.g. 3 Elizabeth Blackwell did not marry. She didn’t want to live with any of her brothers. She h_____ the idea of depending on anyone else. ated

11. e.g.4 If you get lost in the forest, don’t try to find your friend --- let them find you by s_________ in one place. taying

12. e.g. 5 We love to be fashionable. So we buy clothes from time to time to make us look p______ or cooler. But a problem appears: How to deal with Those old clothes? Don’t just throw them out. You can do something different. rettier

13. e.g. 6 For example, we can see paper cups, plates and dishes in many places. Now we hear that chairs, tables and beds can be made of paper. Paper can also be made into hats, clothes, shoes and so on. When you use them once, you t______ them away. hrow

14. 小 结： 1、内容比较多。 2、联系上下文才能 猜测出答案。

15. Exercise Three: e.g.1 I didn’t wake up the next morning— because I never fell asleep. I was exhausted but I managed to get through the day. That night, I fell into bed, but when I closed my eyes, nothing happened. after days of being awake, I felt bad and I l_______ terrible, too ooked

16. e.g.2 English people also have problems when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said, “Thank you!” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, I was s_________ to see the coffee pot was taken away. Later, I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No thank you!”. urprised

17. e.g. 3 …The good news is that here are some simple ways to deal with stress. Firstly, eating a healthy diet, … Then students should also make… F_______, it is suitable for teenagers to share their problems with their friends and parents. inally

18. 小 结： 1、句子长，内容比较多。 2、理解整段文章的意思 才能猜测出答案。

19. Exercise 1：(09年、07年） 1)There were t____ groups in the contest: Group A was for school children under 16;Group B was for those over 16. wo rive 2). Mum used to d_____ us to school, but now my sister and I have started riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work but good exercise.

20. Exercise 2: (07年、10年） 1)Go to bede_____ than usual. It may not be easy at first, but they say that an hour of sleep before midnight has the same effect as two hours after midnight. arlier iggest 2)According to the survey, the b______ problem is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and old houses.

21. Exercise 3 ：(09年、07年） 1).This week my family tried to save electricity we never left the light on when leaving the rooms. We switched off the TV when n________ was watching it. obody 2).Don’t spend longer than thirty minutes trying to fall asleep. If you can’t get to sleep after half an hour, get up and do s__________ quiet, like reading. omething

22. Exercise 4: (07年、06年） I realized that he was Jack, a friend from my school days in Scotland. At the same time he a____ realized who I was. lso Drink a glass of warm milk fifteen minutes before you go to bed--- it helps you to relax. But don’t drink coffee or tea: they have chemicals which will make it d_______ for you to sleep. ifficult

23. Exercise 5: (06年、07年） I was even more surprised when the train came into my station and he started to get off too! I asked him w______ he was going and he said he was going to work. here 2). Set all the clocks in the house ten minutes fast before you go to bed (and try to forget that you d____ this when you wake up the next morning.) id

24. 跟进练习：Exercise 6 (09年） When people study the weather, it’s Important to be able to record the sunshine accurately. We need to know how many h_____ of sunshine we have and how strong it is! ours

25. Cloze test: (05年中考） Reading books is a good hobby for all Kinds of reasons. First, reading books is f____. You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the Weather is bad. It is relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book. un

26. Cloze test: (05年中考） nywhere Next, you can read a book a_______: in a car, in a waiting room, on a plane, in bed —— even in the bath. All you need is a book. Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again. A_____ good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. nother

27. Exercise 8: (05年） eans This m_____ that you will read faster and Will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork become much e______. Many school subjects depends on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more. asier

28. Exercise 8: (05年） Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is h______ out of date. ardly

29. Cloze test: (05年中考） Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. W______ other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable! hat

30. 课堂小结： 1、语义完整、适用是做好填词的前提，要从 全文的内容出发，前后上下联系起来考虑，避 免只见树木不见森林的错误。 2、要善于从文中同样结构或类似结构中寻找 线索，从中得到提示和启示，帮助确定应填词 的词性和词形，这样可避免想当然地随意乱填。

31. 课堂小结： 3、填词时应注意词形，不可简单地都填原形词。 若空格内填的是名词，要考虑其单复数形式； 若填的是形容词或副词，则要考虑其是否属于 比较等级；如若填的是动词，则要特别注意考 虑其时态和语态。 4、有些空格需要填入介词、连词等结构，除 考虑上下文的内容外，还要考虑和其他词的固 定搭配及其惯用用法结构。

32. Assignment Try to finish the additional Cloze Test (Be more patient and careful.) Please remember: No pains no gains! Practice makes perfect!

33. Thank you!

34. Cloze B Do you really care about your parents? Hearing this question, most people may give a quick answer “Of course, I do.” But maybe you don’t. It is true that all parents can remember clearly when to c________ their children’s birthdays. However, it is a p____ that few children know exactly when their parents’ birthdays are. elebrate ity

35. Cloze B Most parents can name their children’s f_________ food. The other way round, Some students don’t know w_____ their parents like most of all. Sometimes we can hear parents complain that their children don’t talk with as often as before. Children are growing and the generation gap is widening. avourite hat

36. Cloze B If you love your parents well, let them f_____ your love. Give them a birthday gift on their s______ days, help them do some housework as often as possible, bear in mind what your parents like or don’t like. Talk with them m_____ often and understand them more. eel pecial ore