Question

People in the West didn’t know coffee or tea two hundred years ago. They were ____ to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out ____ it was true.

　　There were two brothers in prison(监狱) at that time.They would be killed ____ a few days because they did wrong. The king said, "I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their lives. One brother must drink coffee and ____ must drink tea every day." And they followed the king's words.

　　They both lived many years. At last, the elder brother died when he was eighty-three years old．The younger one died a few years later. After that, people ____ that coffee and tea were not bad to man.

1.A. strong    B. rich    C. happy    D. afraid

2.A. because    B. if    C. what    D. when

3.A. in    B. after    C. behind    D. later

4.A. one    B. another    C. the other    D. other

5.A. knew    B. spoke    C. kept    D. shouted

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了在几百年之前在西方的人们不知道茶和咖啡是否能喝，皇帝让监狱的两个兄弟喝了，兄弟两个都活了很长时间，最后他们知道了茶和咖啡对他们的身体没有坏。

1.句意：他们害怕喝他们，因为他们认为咖啡和茶会毒死人们。A. strong强壮的；B. rich富有的；C. happy高兴的；D. afraid害怕的；这里是害怕的意思。根据题意，故选D。

2.句意：曾经，英国的国王决定找出是否那是真的。A. because因为；B. if如果；C. what什么；D. when何时；这里是if引导宾语从句。根据题意，故选B。

3.句意：在几天之后他们会毒死，因为他们做了错事。 A. in在……里面；B. after在……之后；C. behind在……后面；D. later在……之后。In+一段时间，表示在……之后。根据题意，故选A。

4.句意：每天一个兄弟必须喝咖啡和另一个必须喝茶。A. one一个；B. another另一个；C. the other其他的；D. other别的，其他的。One…the other…表示一个……另一个……。根据题意，故选C。

5.句意：在那件事情之后，人们知道了咖啡和茶对人不坏。A. knew知道；B. spoke说；C. kept保持；D. shouted大喊。根据上文At last, the elder brother died when he was eighty-three years old．The younger one died a few years later可知，这里是知道的意思，根据题意，故选A。

点睛：完形填空设空以实词为主、虚词为辅，单词为主、短语为辅。动词、名词、形容词、副词、代词等实词通常要占全部小题数的80%以上。而介词、连词、冠词等虚词则相对考得较少。

一、完形填空解题步骤 通览------试填-----复核

1 通览----速度全文，把握大意 快速阅读一下全文，通过通览全文、领会大意，概略地了解文章的体裁、背景、内容、结构层次、情节、写作风格等等。 2 试填----紧扣文意，瞻前顾后 先易后难，逐层深入。紧扣全文内容，联系上下文和语境，展开逻辑推理，注意从上下文中寻找线索，注意词汇的意义、搭配，惯用法，语法，常识等多个角度进行综合考虑。 3 复核----全面检查，确保语意连贯，用词准确 试填后，要把全文再通读一遍 ，注意看所选答案填入空白处后能否做到文章意思通顺、前后连贯、逻辑严谨、结构完整、首尾呼应。

二、解题技巧 1. 充分利用文章的上

下文和前后句，找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。（同义词或反义词） 2. 注意固定搭配

3. 注意同义词的辨义 如第5小题A. knew知道；B. spoke说；C. kept保持；D. shouted大喊。根据上文At last, the elder brother died when he was eighty-three years old．The younger one died a few years later可知，这里是知道的意思，根据题意，故选A。

4.根据上下文的逻辑关系确定选项

5. 根据生活常识以及相关知识确定选项

6. 利用语法知识选出正确选项