• The birthrate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.

• Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, 65 cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be 66 holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the 67 if men and women share the burden of having children,”• 65. A. in spite of B. at the cost of

C. in addition toD. due to

• 66. A. sent B. left C. caught D. seen

. 67. A.birthrate B.income C.health D. spirit

• says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. 68 Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a (n) 69 day off work.

• 68. A. Just as B. Only if C. Even though D. Now that

• 69. A. one B. mere C. only D. single

Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers 70 to give young women the permanent （永久的） jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave ( 产假 ). In January. Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months’ paid leave, with a warming: use it or 71 it.

• 70. A. willing B. reluctant C. likely D. unable

• 71. A. reserve B. misuse C. ignore D. lose

• Kindlund admits that men are under 72 to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It’s not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it’s good for the father and for the child if they can 73 a relationship.”

• 72. A. discussion B. attack • C. control D. pressure• 73. A. make out B. add up C. b

uild up D. set aside

• In Norway, a(n) 74 policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.

• 74. A. impersonal B. similar C. severe D. global

一 .skipping( 跳读 ): Read through the whole passage without stop to get the general idea and make it clear how the writer arranges the passage.

The birthrate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.

General idea:

The birthrate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, 65 cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be 66 holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the 67 if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. 68 Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a (n) 69 day off work.

Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers 70 to give young women the permanent （永久的） jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave ( 产假 ). In January. Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months’ paid leave, with a warming: use it or 71 it. Kindlund admits that men are under 72 to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It’s not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it’s good for the father and for the child if they can 73 a relationship.” In Norway, a(n) 74 policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.

二 . Pay particular attention to the first sentence of the passage while reading the passage.Usually, the first sentence is the topic

sentence of the whole passage, which contains much important information like “ when, where, why, who, what, etc.”

The birthrate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, 65 cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be 66 holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the 67 if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. 68 Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a (n) 69 day off work.

When:

Where:

What:

Why:

How:

since the 1960s; in the 21th century

in Europe

the birthrate decreases

providing great encouragement for creating more babies

crisis is at hand

Topic sentence:The birthrate has decreased and European countries are providing encouragement to create more babies.

三 . It requires association ( 联想 ) while rereading the passage. You’d better fancy( 设想 ) what content should be in the blank ,according to the context( 上下文） , the logic and the situation. Then check or adjust( 调整 ) the answer according to the options( 选项 ).根据上下文的逻辑关系，做完型填空题需要联想，随时设想所遇到空白中应该出现的内容，而后再以该题选项来验证自己的推测，作出调整或修正。在解题过程中，要做到瞻前顾后、左右平衡、贯通全篇。

有个故事 , 说的是一个穷人 , 很穷 . 一个富人见他可怜 , 就起了 ____, 想帮他 _______. 富人送了一头 _____ 给他 . 嘱咐他好好开荒 , 等 ______ 来了撒上种子 , 秋天就可以远离那个”穷”字了 . 穷人满怀 _______ 开始奋斗 .______ 过了几天 , 牛要吃草 , 人要吃饭 , 日子比过去还要 ____. 穷人就想 , 不如把牛卖了 , 买几只羊 , 先 _____ 一只来吃 , 剩下的还可以生小羊 , 长大了可以拿去 ______, 赚更多的钱 .

善心 致富牛

春天

希望 没想到

艰难杀

卖

For example （ NMET95 ） :

Washoe 56 like a human, too . The scientists keep her in a fully furnished （家具齐全的） house. After a hard 57 day in the laboratory, she goes home, 58 There  she plays with her toys. She 59 even enjoys watching television before going to bed.56. A. live B. acts C. thinks D. plays

下文谈到的是 Washoe 的生活环境和生活习惯， 所以该句意思应该是“ Washoe 生活得也象人类” .

四 . Reread the whole passage and check the answers.

Some methods in common use

完型填空的一些通用性的解题方法

一 .non-nexus elimination methods ( 无关词排除法） :The cloze test usually has a very clear and definite focus ( 中心主线 ) ， the right option ( 选项 ) is certain to be close to the theme( 主题 ). So those non-nexus options could be eliminated （排除） easily.

For example:

Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, in spite of65 cash encouragement( 奖励 ), some women just don’t want to be left 66 holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the 67 if men and women share the burden of having children.”

67. A. birthrate B. income C. health D. spirit

A. birthrate 出生率 B. income 收入

C. health 健康 D. spirit 精神，灵魂

二 . Word-presenting simultaneity ( 同现法）：

Word-presenting simultaneity is a means of linking up. The writer always uses some keys words/phrases which are of the same orientation( 具有相同倾向性的词语 ) to connect the whole passage.

of the same orientation

Example:“Sleep is divided into periods of so-called REM sleep, characterized by rapid eye movements and dreaming, and longer periods of non-REM sleep. 41 Neither kind of sleep is at all well-understood , but REM sleep is 42 to serve some restorative （有助于复元的） function of the brain. The purpose of non-REM sleep is even more 43 .“43. A. subtle （狡猾的，敏感的） B. obvious C. mysterious D. doubtful

Neither well-understood

He was a small man, 43 , and dressed in a clean but old44 suit of clothes…. I was happy with his work, but not happy with the 51 way he worked. He was too quiet.

But he worked well: like a 55machine, never looking or speaking.

43. A. silent B. quiet

C. excited D. nervous

Tautology, namely, repetition, is that some key words or expressions of the same meaning appear in different places to run-through the whole passage. Tautology is another linking way. Example 1 :

三 . tautology method( 复现法） :

quiet

55machine neverspeaking.

Example 2:

How comes48 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life changes49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

… “when one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual( 不经意 ) 55 may not be a bad one.

55. A. treatment B. action

C. choice D. remark

四 . Relevancy method( 关联法）：

Sometimes, two or more words or expressions of the same sort appear as parallel structure ( 并列结构） at the same time. Generally, one of the parallel is set known, but the other one is unknown.

　

Example1:

He worked through the day by 48 and into the 49 by candlelight. I was 50 with his work, but not happy with the 51 he worked. Had he been happy and 53 , I would have liked him much better.

48. A. night B. sunlight C. light D. day49. A. evening B. daylight C. night D. dawn50. A. happy B. careful C. patient D. satisfy51. A. manner B. means C. way D. method

53. A. quiet B. humorous C. cheerful D. talkative

happy with happyand 53

was happy with

Example 2:“Companies 41with low accident rates plan their safety programs, work hard to organize them, and continue working to keep them 42 and active.” 42. A. alive B. vivid C. mobile D. various　

42 and active

五 . Time clue( 时间线索）：Example 2:That the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, 30 by the invention of the integrated circuit( 集成电路 ) during the 1960s, radically changed the process”30. A. brought B. followed C. excited D. characterized

the introduction of the computer

时间： early 20th century

the invention of the integrated circuit

时间： 1960s (20 世纪中后期）早出现 晚出现

followed by

根本地 ; 徹底地 ; 完全地

radically

While doing cloze test, from which angles do we choose the answer among the options?

Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to 47 a part in a play （ NMET91 ） 47.A.made B. join

C. have D. give

1. From the angle of the habitual use or collocation

从惯用法、搭配角度考虑。

have a part

Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The 52 water made him tremble all over.(NMET91)52.A.deep B. cool C. dirty D. cold

2.From the angle of logical reasoning and common knowledge 从逻辑推理、常识等角度考虑。

3.From the angle of context 从上下文的角度考虑 .

tremble

Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, 1 cash encouragement( 奖励 ), some women just don’t want to be left holding the baby.1. A. In spite of B. at the cost of

C. in addition to D. due to

don’t want

She noticed how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the stage where he could watch and follow the play. It was a good 58 of getting rid of his nervousness. She said ,she was right ,it seemed to59 .(NMET91)58.A.idea B. way C. path

D. plan59.A.do B. win C. work D. act

4.From the meaning and the usage of the word

从词汇的意义及用法去考虑。

Summing up( 小结 )1.Skipping to get the general

idea.

2.Finding out the top sentence to get some key information, such as “when, where, why, what, who, etc.”

3.Rereading and choosing the answers for each blank, while using association.

4.Third-reading and checking the answers.

一 . non-nexus elimination methods ( 无关词排除法）

二 . Word-presenting simultaneity ( 同现法）

三 . tautology method( 复现法）

四 . Relevancy method( 关联法）

五 . Time clue( 时间线索）

Methods in common use

Choose the answers from the following angles:

1.From the habitual use or collocation 2.From logical reasoning and common

knowledge 3.From context 4.From the meaning and the usage of

the word