单项选择题中几种常见陷阱类型及其解题策略陷阱类型1：思维定势，硬套规则1.We keep in touch ______ writing often.A. withB. ofC. onD. by2.He made up his mind to devote his life _____ pollution ______ happily.A. to prevent; to liveB. to preventing; from livingC. to preventing; to liveD. to preventing; living3. It was 10 o’clock ______ the front doorbell rang.A. whereB. whenC. thatD. whichIt was at 10 o’clock ______ the front doorbell rang.4. The lawyer listened with full attention,_________ to miss any point.A. not tryingB. trying notC. to try notD. not to try5. I’m sorry. I can’t help ____ the floor of the classroom, as I am busy now.A. sweepingB. sweptC. to sweepD. to sweeping6. We are going to ______ with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us?A. get inB. get overC. get alongD. get together7. --- Where did you get to know her?--- It was on the farm ______ we worked.A.thatB. thereC. whichD. where8. We are going to ______ with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us?A. get inB. get overC. get alongD. get together9. ---Would you like some tea? --- Yes, I preper tea____ sugar.A toB forC withD of特征：在长期的解题过程中会形成一种固定的思维模式。
如果运用得当，会使我们很快得出正确的结论；但若运用不当，它便会误导我们掉入命题人所预设的陷阱，得出错误的结论。
这类题目多利用固定词语、固定搭配或语法规则等干扰选项。
应对策略：看清题目，正确理解句意，辩清考查内容，避免定势思维，不要生搬硬套语法规则或词组。
陷阱类型2：中式表达，母语干扰1. I’l l come to see you if______.A. you’re convenientB. it is convenient for youC. you feel convenientD. it is convenient with you2. If these trousers are too long, choose a shorter __________.A. trousersB. trouserC. pairD. one3. __________ be late for the meeting this afternoon. It is a meeting of great importance.A.Everybody canB. Nobody canC. Somebody can'tD. Everybody can't4. Do you know the boy whose name_________ Gao Ming.A. is calledB. calledC. isD. is calling5. ---What can I do for you?---One _____tea and two _____coffees.A. black, whiteB. red, whiteC. black, greenD. red, black6. ______, we went for a swim.A. Being hotB. It being hotC. As it is hotD. It was hot7. The population of China is ______ than that of Russia.A. much moreB. much largerC. many moreD. many larger8.--- It’s getting late. I’m afraid I must be going now.--- OK. ______.A. Go slowlyB. See youC. Stay longerD. Take it easy9. ---You haven’t been to Beijing, have you?--- ____. How I wish to go there!A. Yes, I haveB. Yes, I haven’tC. No, I haveD. No, I haven’t10. When we got to the top of the mountain the sun was rising ____ the east.A. toB. fromC. inD. at特征：汉语式表达，很符合中文交际习惯。
应对策略：留心汉英表达差异，平时多读、多比较、多归纳，尽量避免中式英语陷阱类型3：插入隔离，混淆视听1. ---Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _____ to go to university.---So do I.A. hopeB. hopesC. hopingD. hoped2. That is the only way we can imagine______ the overuse of water in students’ bathroom .A.reducingB. to reduceC. reducedD. reduce3. The letter I have been looking forward to ____ at last.A. comeB. comingC. to comeD. came4. I think ______, though I could be mistaken, he liked me.A. whoB. whichC. thatD. what5. The country life he was used to ______ greatly since 1992.A. changeB. has changeC. changingD. have changed6. ---It’s thirty years since we last met.---But I still remember the story,believe it or not, _____ we got lost on a rainy night.(四川）A.whichB.thatC.whatD.when7. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ____ of course, made the others unhappy.A. whoB. whichC. thisD. what8. It is necessary that people both young and old in China ______ some English to be prepared for the Olympic Games to be held in Beijing in 2008.A. learnB. will learnC. must learnD. have learned9. The person we spoke to ___no answer at first.A. makeB. makingC. makesD. made10. Don’t you know ____, my dear friend, it is you that she loves?A. whoB. whichC. thatD. what11. You can never imagine what great diffculty I have ______ your house.A. foundB. to findC. findingD. founded12. The man we talked to _____ us happy sometimes.A .make B. makes C. made D. making13. The man whose song we are fond of ____ in our city next week.A.singingB.to singC. sings D will sing特征：有时一个本来很简单的句子，在其中置入一个插入成分，或将某些成分从正常位置调入一个看来似乎―非正常‖的位置，很有可能给理解带来困难。
应对策略：注意分析句子结构。
对于含有插入语或从句的复杂句子，如果不考查此部分，首先应分析语境及句子结构，找出并在省略插入语或去掉与选项不相关从句或定语等成分，重新分析句子结构，复杂的句子结构就简单了；如果考察此部分，也缩小了语境，有利于理顺句子结构。
陷阱类型4：特殊句式，打乱结构1.Whom would you rather _____ with you, Jim or Jack?A. have goB. have to goC. have goneD. has to go2. Which do you enjoy ______ your spare time, playing cards at home or go outing?A. spendingB. to spendC. having spentD. spend3. Time should be made good use of ___ our lessons well.A. learningB. learnedC. to learnD. learns4. ______ straight on and you’ll see a church, and y ou won’t miss it.A. GoB. GoingC. If you goD. When going5. --- I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.--- _______good.（湖北）A. SoundB. SoundedC. SoundingD. Sounds6. ---What made her mother so angry?-- ______ the exam.A. Because she did not passB. Her not passingC. She did not passD. Because her not passing7. Her pronunciation is as good as, if ________ than, her teacher's.A．no better B．not better C．no good D．not good8. In the month, he earned as much as, if ________ than，$40,000.A．no more B．not more C．no much D．not much9. If the weather is fine, we'll go.If ________，________.A．not；not B．no；no C．not；no D．no；not10. ---What do you think made the little girl so happy?---______ a new dress.A Because she boughtB BuyingC Because of buyingD As she bought11. --- What are on show in the museum?--–Some picturs_____byT om last week .A tookB were takenC takenD are taken特征：这类题目通过设置疑问句、被动句、倒装句、强调句、省略句、并列句等特殊句式，打乱句子正常的主--谓--宾结构顺序，造成各种误解。