How to deal with cloze test.ppt

1、How to deal with cloze test?,-By Daniel Jia (March 19th, 2014),Task One: Read the incomplete passage & get the main idea.,Life is not easy, so Id like to say When anything happens, believe in yourself. When I was 14 years old, I was _nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often _at me. I was sad b

2、ut could do nothing. Later, _happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a_idea! It meant that I had to _ in front of all teachers and students of my school. Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. Youre sure to _. Then, mother and I talked

3、about many different topics. At last, I_the topic Believe in yourself. I tried my best to_ all the words & practiced it over 100 times. With my moms great love, I did well in the,contest. I could _believe my ears when the _ came that Id won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and t

4、he students. Those _ who once looked down on me, now all said Congratulations!to me. My mother hugged me and cried _. _that, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and _. This is true not only for a _ but also for a country.,Question: What is the main idea

5、 of the story?,Task Two: Discuss in groups: What words may be filled in the blanks.,Life is not easy, so Id like to say When anything happens, believe in yourself. When I was 14, I was _(adv.) nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often _(v.) at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, _(pron.)

6、 happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a_(adj.) idea! It meant that I had to _(v.) in front of all teachers and students of my school. Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. Youre sure to _. (v.) Then, mother and I talked about many d

7、ifferent topics. At last, I_(v.) the topic Believe in yourself. I tried my best to_(v.) all the words and,practiced it over 100 times. With my moms great love, I did well in the contest. I could _ (adv.) believe my ears when the _(n.) came that Id won the first place. I heard the cheers from the tea

8、chers and students. Those_ (n.) who once looked down on me, now all saidCongratulations to me. My mother hugged me and cried _.(adv.) _(prep.) that, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, Ill try to tell myself to be sure and _(adj).This is true not only for a _(n.) but also for a countr

9、y. Notes: n. 名词 v. 动词 adj. 形容词 adv.副词 pron. 代词 prep. 介词,Task Three: Look at the choices given below & choose the proper ones.,( )1. A. truly B. too C. then D. together ( )2. A. locked B. looked C. laid D. laughed ( )3. A. some B. someone C. something D. somebody ( )4. A. thankful B. traditional C. t

10、iring D. terrible ( )5. A. sing B. speak C. shout D. say ( )6. A. win B. wish C. write D. waste ( )7. A. closed B. changed C. chose D. caught ( )8. A. remember B. realize C. remind D. remain ( )9. A. happily B. heavily C. however D. hardly ( )10.A. news B. noise C. note D. number ( )11.A. children B

11、. classmates C. coaches D. customers ( )12.A. easily B. especially C. exactly D. excitedly ( )13.A. About B. Across C. Against D. After ( )14.A. careful B. creative C. confident D. clear ( )15. A. pupil B. passenger C. patient D. person,KEYS: B D C D B, A C A D A, B D D C D,Task Four: Draw a conclus

12、ion- How to deal with the cloze test?,1. Look through the incomplete passage & get the main idea.(通读全文，掌握大意.) (2 mins) 2. Guess the answers. Easy first, hard later. Consider the context, logic,regular collocation, background and grammar. (瞻前顾后,先易后难.) (10 mins) 3. Read the whole passage again and che

13、ck whether the answers are correct or not. (再读全文，验证答案.) (2 mins),Tips to Cloze Test:,1注重首、尾句或首、尾段，抓住关键词、句。 2克服畏难、急躁情绪,耐心通读全文。 3切勿看一空选一词,须纵观全文,通篇考虑。 4动笔时先易后难,注意从文中同样结构或 类似结构中寻找提示，大胆地作出猜测。 5从语篇上下文(前提示、后暗示)的意义上、逻 辑上、故事背景中和固定搭配方面加以鉴别。,Task Five: Lets have a try.,I sat down to read under an old tree in t

14、he park. I felt my life was hopeless,for my whole world was (1) . A young boy came up to me , out of breath. He stood right before me with his hand down and said excitedly Look what I found! In his hand was a flower, and what a poor (2) ! The flower was dry and dead. I gave him a small ( 3) and then

15、 moved my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play. (4) , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his (5) and said in surprise, It smells sweet and beautiful, too. Thats (6) I picked it. Here, its for you. The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must accept it, o

16、r he (7) leave. So I accepted the flower and said, This is what I need . Just then, as he (8) his head, for the first time I (9) that the boy couldnt see -he was blind. (10) came down my face as I (11) him for picking the best one. You are welcome, he smiled and went off to (12) . I sat there and wo

17、ndered how he was able to learn about my pain. Through the eyes of a blind boy, (13) I could see the problem wasnt with the world but myself. And for all those years I had been (14) . So I decided to (15) every second of my life. Finally I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell

18、 of a beautiful rose.,Read & choose 1. A. dark B. bright C. happy D. poor 2. A. scene B. stage C. sight D. style 3. A. laugh B. joke C. look D. smile 4. A. Luckily B. Therefore C. However D. Besides 5. A. head B. nose C. ear D. neck 6.A. how B. when C. where D. why 7. A. couldnt B. shouldnt C. oughtnt D. wouldnt 8. A. nodded B. lowered C. raised D. shook 9. A. watched B. imagined C. noticed D. believed 10. A. water B. blood C. rain D. tears 11. A. forgave B. thanked C. paid D. hated 12. A. sleep B. study C. dance D. play 13. A.