1. 語境推測法

近幾年高考英語完形填空題的最大特點是--重點考查語境。所謂語境，就是指文章的上下文，它包括文章語氣的一致性、意思的連貫性、表述的合理性、論證的邏輯性等。所以考生在做題時，一定要從整體上把握文章內(nèi)容，區(qū)分文章的結(jié)構(gòu)層次和文章的內(nèi)在邏輯關(guān)系，同時認真比較所給選項，并從中選最符合語境的答案。

2. 語法分析法

盡管近幾年的高考完形填空主要考查考生對語境的理解，很少(或幾乎不)考查純語法知識，但是借助語法分析來幫助理解句子、推測語境、判斷搭配等，這卻是必不可少的。所以，考生在遇到疑難復(fù)雜的句子時，應(yīng)充分利用所學(xué)語法知識進行分析處理，以免因理解上的差錯而選錯答案。

3. 常識推斷法

語境的判斷在許多情況下需借助常識的判斷，所以考生在做題時還應(yīng)充分結(jié)合自己作為一名中學(xué)生所應(yīng)該具備的常識進行合理推測。如車在轉(zhuǎn)彎時，車速要放慢；人累了就要休息；學(xué)習(xí)不用功，考試就不能及格等，這都是常識問題。不過這里也請注意，若是在這類語言環(huán)境下，作者用了but, however 之類的表示轉(zhuǎn)折的詞語，情況則可能完全相反，如人累了卻不休息；車在轉(zhuǎn)彎時，車速卻偏要加快等。

4. 習(xí)語搭配法

英語中，一些固定的句型和短語結(jié)構(gòu)既是學(xué)習(xí)的一個難點，也是完形填空的一個?？伎键c。做題時應(yīng)注意所填空之詞與空格前后詞語的習(xí)慣搭配。如：
I started surfing about five years ago and ______ in love with the sport on the very first day.
A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
此題應(yīng)選D，因為fall in love with 是習(xí)慣搭配，意為"愛上"、"喜歡上"。

5. 比較擇優(yōu)法

即根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容和上下文的情景，通過比較所給選項，從中選出最佳答案。

6. 錯誤排除法

有些題目通過正面的選擇一時難以確定最佳選項，可嘗試使用排除法，即從文章語境、詞語搭配、語法結(jié)構(gòu)、習(xí)慣用法、詞義辨析等方面，對選項逐項分析比較，排除干擾項，從而確定正確答案。

7. 先易后難法

由于完形填空題是在一篇短文中挖去一些詞，且絕大多數(shù)是一些實詞，所以文章讀起來肯定有一些難度。考生在做題時，千萬不能不分難易地把所有試題一次搞定，而應(yīng)嘗試使用先易后難的方法。即順著文章思路，根據(jù)自己對文章的理解，一邊讀一邊把容易做的、有把握的先做好，對于一時沒有把握的難題，可以暫時跳過去或初擬一個答案，說不定后面會有對這道題的提示。把容易的做好后，文章空格也隨之減少，整篇文章的意思也就會變得更清晰，這時難題也許就會變?yōu)橐最}了。

請看下面一篇填空題：

"It was all his own idea," says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had. ___1___ made a "motherhood contract"-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would ___2___ the care of their four children and all the housework. ___3___ he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.

After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to ___4___. "I was beaten down," admits Bob, "Not only is motherhood a ___5___ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being."

Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After they married, Pat ___6___ a secretary to help put him through university. ___7___ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. ___8___ two years ago Pat went back to work. "I had been ___9___ children so much," she ___10___, "I couldn't talk to a grown-up." She continued to run the household, ___11___ -until Bob signed the contract.

Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were ___12___. For the last three weeks, the family ___13___ a lot-sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

___14___ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean ___15___ the bed is made. "I found ___16___ I shut the doors," he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. "When we went to ___17___ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts ___18___ side out so they would look clean."

Now that Bob has publicly ___19___ he was wrong, he is ___20___ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

1. A. only B. just C. nearly D. ever

2. A. stick to B. set about C. think about D. take over

3. A. If B. As C. Since D. Although

4. A. carry on B. give up C. break down D. find out

5. A. strange B. pleasant C. difficult D. serious

6. A. sent B. employed C. learned from D. worked as

7. A. In time B. Before long C. Since then D. Later on

8. A. Then B. Thus C. So D. Still

9. A. near B. after C. about D. around

10. A. insists B. sighs C. jokes D. apologizes

11. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. otherwise

12. A. terrible B. tasty C. expensive D. special

13. A. starved B. traveled C. worked out D. ate out

14. A. Due to B. As for C. Along with D. Except for

15. A. until B. before C. if D. unless

16. A. an easier way B. a cheaper way C. a cleaner way D. a harder way

17. A. receive B. welcome C. greet D. fetch

18. A. good B. wrong C. right D. opposite

19. A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained

20. A. operating B. realizing C. sharing D. performing

答案與解析：本文講述丈夫Bob與妻子Pat簽訂一份協(xié)約--暑假照顧小孩和做家務(wù)活70天。最后以失敗告終，Bob不得不公開承認錯誤。

1. B 根據(jù)后半句"他將要接替照看小孩和料理家務(wù)"可知，這份"母親職責(zé)契約"是剛簽不久的。

2. D 根據(jù)下文可知，他們結(jié)婚以來一直是Pat承擔家務(wù)，今年夏天將由Bob來做這些事，當然是"接管、接替"了。

3. D由兩分句間的邏輯關(guān)系決定的。句意是：盡管簽約時他連make coffee都不會，但是他卻很有信心。

4. B 根據(jù)I was beaten down和admits推知，他認輸了(give up)。

5. C 根據(jù)it is an impossible job for any normal human being可知這是件非常困難的事。

6. D 根據(jù)to help put him through university(為了幫助他完成大學(xué)學(xué)業(yè))可知，Pat是做秘書工賺錢。

7. C 根據(jù)謂語動詞的時態(tài)has been極易判斷。since (自......以后，一直......)短語通常與完成時連用，而in time(及時、遲早)和before long(=soon)常與一般過去時或?qū)頃r連用，later on(后來)常與一般過去時連用。

8. A 根據(jù)前后無因果關(guān)系，可排除B和C；又根據(jù)語境可知是表承接關(guān)系填then（然后），而still意為"然而，不過"，在此不符。

9. D 根據(jù)句意，只有around適合。"我那時候總是圍著小孩轉(zhuǎn)......"

10. B 根據(jù)她所說的"總是圍著小孩子轉(zhuǎn)，沒有一個大人說話"，顯然是在"嘆息"。

11. C 前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。雖然如此之辛苦，"然而"還是繼續(xù)操勞家務(wù)，直到Bob簽約前。

12. A 根據(jù)前面Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but...從轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but可判斷答案。

13. D 由后文sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner可知。

14. B 前面談cooking，現(xiàn)在談housekeeping，用以引出另一方面的事情，當然用"至于(as for)"較合適。

15. C 根據(jù)常識可選出正確答案。除用if外，其它三項均不合事理。

16. A 根據(jù)I shut the doors (門一關(guān))可推知，"不用鋪床，別人就看不見了"，這種方法不是很簡單嗎？

17. D 根據(jù)語境，可判斷句意為"去接在上班的Pat回家時，我要他們......"，"去接回來"當然用fetch。

18. C 與inside out(=wrong side out里面翻到外面)相對的當然是right side out了。

19. A 根據(jù)I was wrong可知用admit。Bob通過這70天的體驗后，公開"承認"以前自己不做家務(wù)活是不對的。

20. C 既然意識到以前錯了，現(xiàn)在就會"分擔(share)"照看小孩和料理家務(wù)活。