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Hand-out for logical coherence in gap fillingLogical Coherence in Gap Filling长沙市第一中学高三英语组 郎士原Task 1. Read the whole passage and fill in the blanks with the given options.If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill-cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. 1. The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. 2. We slept in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctors bill for my sons food poisoning.I was, nevertheless, talked into going on another fun-filled holiday in the wilderness. 3. Instead, we had a pop-up camper with comfortable beds and an air conditioner. My nature-loving friends had remembered to bring all the necessities of life. 4. We have done a lot of it since. Recently, we bought a twenty-eight-foot travel trailer complete with a bathroom and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedroom, a modern kitchen with a refrigerator. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains. 5. It must be true that sooner or later, everyone finds his or her way back to nature. I recommend that you find your way in style.A. Thistimetherewasnotent.B. Thingsaregoingtobeimproved.C. Thetriptheytookmeonwasaroughone.D. Iwastolearnalotaboutcampingsincethen,however.E. ImustsaythatIhavecertainlycometoenjoycamping. F. After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.G. There was no shade as the trees were no more than 3 feet tall. Task 2. Discuss the clues of each gap with your partners and fill in the blanks.PracticeLogicalcoherencePronounreferenceLexicalRelevanceClues (Key words)sentence before the gapgap sentencesentence after the gap12FriendsTheya rough oneWe slept., cooked ., 345 注：Logical Coherence 逻辑链接 Pronoun Reference 代词指代 Lexical Relevance 词汇相关性阅读填空全国卷三年考点分布Task 3. Choose the best answers for the following blanks.Practice1. （选自2011北京卷）What is true of organization is true of many aspects of public speaking. _. As you work on expressing your ideas in clear and accurate language, you will improve your ability to think clearly and accurately. As you study the role of evidence and reasoning in speech making,you will see how they can be used. As you learn to listen critically to speeches in class, you will be better able to assess the ideas of speakers in a variety of situations.A. If you are wondering what this has to do with your public speaking class, the answer is quite a lot. B. The skills you learn in your speech class can help you become a more effective thinker in a number of ways.Practice 2. （2017年泉州五中第三次模拟考试）Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal or at least many parts of it have. . Ideas about social class-whether a person is “working-class” or “middle - class” are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.A. Such changes could be apparent in the whole societyB. In some ways, however, very little has changed,particularly where attitudes are concernedPractice 3. （选自2015新课标全国二卷）Trainingforamarathonrequirescarefulpreparationandsteady,gradualincreasesinthelengthoftheruns.1._,buythebest-fittingrunningshoesyoucanfind.Duringthefirstweek,donotthinkaboutdistance,butrunfiveminuteslongereachday.2._, itiswisetotakeadayofftorest.Aftertwoweeks,starttimingyourself.A.AftersixdaysB.ForagoodmarathonrunnerC.BeforeyoubeginyourtrainingPractice 4. （选自2010北京卷）Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. _.Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries. A. The music gives them extra energyB. Music is playing in the backgroundC. Factory workers produce 13 percent more D. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the worldPractice 5. （2018年长沙市一中第三次晚自习考试）It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend._.The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.A. Making new friends comes easy for some peopleB. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touchC. So you will need to give your friend time to react to youPractice 6. (2017年新课标全国3卷）Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. A better plan for sleep can help. Here is how to make one.Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If youre tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found._A. Get a sleep specialist.B. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.C. In brief, stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.Task 4. Find out the logical coherence of each practice. PracticeLogical coherence123456Linking wordsExplanation and examplesrelation解释例证关系in fact, in truth, in other words, or rather, for example, for i_, as _ matter of fact, actually, that is (to say), etc.Contrasting relation转折对比关系but, h_, yet, nevertheless, still, by contrast, _ the contrary, in comparison, instead, otherwise, unfortunately, luckily, surprisingly, etc.Time sequence时间顺序first, next , then ,later, after that, afterwards, eventually, etc. Paralleling relation并列关系and, also, furthermore, moreover, whats more, eitheror, neithernor, not onlybut also, etc.Reason and result relation 因果关系so, therefore, thus, hence, _ a result, as a c_ , consequently., etc. Summary relation概括总结关系to sum up, in short, in summary, _ general, to conclude , in c_, in brief, on the whole, etc.Task 5. Design one gap according to what we have learned today.Work in a group of two. Choose one sentence from the given paragraph as a gap and tell us your reasons why your choose it as a gap. When you answer my question, just tell me the sentence number.Passage 1（2016四川卷）(1)Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries. (2) However, women, on average, live longer. (3) In general, they can expect to live six or seven years more than men. (4) One reason for this is biological.Passage 2 （2015北京卷）(1) Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away. (2) Therefore, it is a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you are in daydream time. (3) Always remember that your best ideas might come wh