前面我们已经分析过，完形填空是在全面理解短文基础上的选择填空。因此做“完型填空”题应遵循下列步骤：

1、通读全文，了解大意

做这类题目是，首先应该把文章通读一遍，了解一下文章的大概内容。千万不要读一句填一句，因为“完形填空”题里所给的大多数选项填入单句后都可成立，但从全文看又不可取。例如：2002年北京海淀区中考试题中的完形填空题：

A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was named after frankfurter， a German food.

You may hear “hot dog”1 in other ways. People sometimes say “hot dog” to express 2 . For example， a friend may ask 3 you would like to go to the cinema. You might say “Great！ I would love to go.” Or， you could say， “4 ！ I would love to go.”

People 5 use the expression to describe （描写）someone who is a “show- off”， who tries to show everyone else how 6 he is. You often hear such 7 called a “hot dog”. He may be a baseball player， for example， who 8 the ball with one hand， making a （n） 9 catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch， he bows （鞠躬） to the crowd， hoping to win their 10 .

1. A. eaten B. used C. cooked D. picked

2. A. strength B. practice C. pleasure D. reply

3. A. if B. how C. when D. where

4. A. Hot dog B. Don’t worry C. Never mind D. Excuse me

5. A. ever B. also C. still D. yet

6. A. hopeful B. careful C. kind D. great

7. A. a dog B. a land C. a person D. an action

8. A. catches B. plays C. passes D. throws

9. A. hard B. funny C. exciting D. easy

10. A. thanks B. cheers C. medals D. matches