利用固定搭配解題

　　完形填空題中對(duì)詞匯知識(shí)的考查，主要體現(xiàn)在習(xí)慣用法和同義詞、近義詞的辨析兩方面。習(xí)慣用法是英語中某種固定的結(jié)構(gòu)形態(tài)，即所謂的“習(xí)語”，不能隨意改動(dòng)。所以，考生平時(shí)應(yīng)掌握好習(xí)慣用法。對(duì)詞義辨析題的考查有加大力度的趨勢(shì)。要做好這類題，需要有較大的詞匯量和詞語搭配能力、詞語辨析能力，特別是在特定的語境中能靈活運(yùn)用的能力。如：

　　They couldn’t read or write. They didn’t like to work and they never ___12___ baths.

　　12. A. took B. washed C. ran D. covered

　　【解析】本題考查的是固定搭配take a bath，意為“洗澡”。

　　I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be ___2___ but a failure.”

　　2. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing

　　【解析】本題考查習(xí)語anything but，意為“決不”“根本不”，即校長認(rèn)為我肯定是一個(gè)失敗的人。