第四讲 │ 固定搭配
固定搭配包括固定词组搭配和语法题两种，随着“突出语篇”的命题原则，这类题目越来越少。
[例1] (2017·江苏高考)This 52.meant，of course，that he arrived at school early in the morning，53.dragging his heavy instrument case across the campus to the 54.pitying looks of the non-musicians he had left __55__. 55.A.over C.behind
B.aside D.out
答案 C [leave...behind表示“把……抛在后面”，符合语境。故本题属于固定搭配。]
[例2] (2016·江苏高考)And that’s when it __45__ me.I wasn’t doing anything 46.on__purpose to make myself better.And at that moment，I made the 47.decision：I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my 48.life. 45.A.confused C.pleased
B.informed D.hit
答案 D [库尔特的话使“我”突然醒悟。when it hit me “使我突然想起”，属于固定搭配。]
[例3] (2016·江苏高考)We 51.recognized that Kurt wasn’t just trying to make a sale.He was offering a __52__ for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams. 52.A.tool C.way
B.method D.rule
答案 C [句意：库尔特给我们提供了一种改变生活、实现梦想的途径。a way to do sth “做某件事的方法”，属于固定搭配。] 【技巧点拨】
1.不能利用语法知识进行判断，只有熟悉其意义和用法，才能迅速准确地做出判断。做题时首先要通过上下文理解该句的意义，之后从搭配角度推选答案。
2.完形填空考查的搭配主要是由动词＋介词、动词＋副词、形容词＋介词、介词＋名词等构成，这需要考生在平时的练习中注意词组、短语的整体记忆，掌握它们的搭配规律。
3.有些短语含有多种意义，做题时要根据语境判断使用哪个含义。
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(2018·全国卷Ⅰ)During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a“free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits.I __1__ the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to __2__ a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess.And，even if I weren’t __3__ enough about free credits, news about our __4__ was appealing enough to me.He was an international grandmaster, which __5__ I would be learning from one of the game’s __6__.I could hardly wait to __7__ him.
Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this __8__ was no game for him; he meant business.In his introduction, he made it __9__ that our credits would be hard-earned.In order to __10__ the class，among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __11__ what we would learn in class to our future professions and，__12__， to our lives.I managed to get an A in that __13__ and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __14__.
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he __15__ me: “The absolute most important __16__ that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __17__.On every single move you have to __18__ a situation，process what your opponent (对手) is doing and __19__ the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my __20__ as a journalist.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了我在大学时所选的课程对自己以
后的职业和生活起到了很重要的作用。 1.A.put forward C.tried out
B.jumped at D.turned down
答案 B [我迫不及待地接受(jumped at)了参加这个课程学习的想法。put forward“提出”；try out“试验”；turn down“关小，拒绝”。] 2.A.waste C.save
B.earn D.pay
答案 C [毕竟，谁不想节省(save)一些钱呢？waste“浪费，花费”；earn“挣，赚得”；pay“付款”。] 3.A.excited C.moved
B.worried D.tired
答案 A [即使我对免费学分不太激动(excited)。worried“担心的”；moved“感动的”；tired“劳累的”。] 4.A.title C.textbook
B.competitor D.instructor
答案 D [关于我们的讲师(instructor)的消息足够吸引我。title“标题，题目”；competitor“竞争者”；textbook“课本”。] 5.A.urged C.held
B.demanded D.meant
答案 D [他是一位国际象棋大师，这意味(meant)着我能向象棋界最优秀的人之一学习。urge“敦促”；demand“要求”；hold“举行”。] 6.A.fastest C.best
B.easiest D.rarest
答案 C [参见上题解析。fastest“最快的”；easiest“最容易的”；best“最佳的”；rarest“最珍贵的”。] 7.A.interview C.challenge
B.meet D.beat
答案 B [根据上文对这位国际象棋大师的描述可知，我迫不及待地想见到(meet)他。interview“采访”；challenge“挑战”；beat“打击”。] 8.A.chance
B.qualification
C.honor D.job
答案 D [Maurice Ashley是善良又聪明的人，这份工作(job)对他来说不是游戏。chance“机会”；qualification“资格”；honor“荣誉”。] 9.A.real C.clear
B.perfect D.possible
答案 C [在他的介绍里，他清楚地(clear)说明了我们的学分是必须经过努力才能得到的。real“真的”；perfect“完美的”；possible“可能的”。] 10.A.attend C.skip
B.pass D.observe
答案 B [为了通过(pass)这门课程，我们必须写一篇关于如何把课堂所学运用到未来职业中的文章。attend“参加”；skip“跳过”；observe“观察”。] 11.A.add C.apply
B.expose D.compare
答案 C [参见上题解析。add“添加”；expose“暴露，使面临”；apply“应用，运用”；compare“比较”。] 12.A.eventually C.directly
B.naturally D.normally
答案 A [并且最后(eventually)运用到我们的生活中。naturally“自然地”；directly“直接地”；normally“正常地”。] 13.A.game C.course
B.presentation D.experiment
答案 C [我设法在那门课程(course)获得了A。game“游戏”；presentation“授予，表现”；experiment“实验”。] 14.A.criterion C.department
B.classroom D.situation
答案 B [并且学到一些对我课堂(classroom)之外的生活有用的知识。criterion“标准”；department“部门”；situation“形势”。] 15.A.taught C.questioned
B.wrote D.promised