根據(jù)題干中確定的信息,尋找其和選項未知詞匯的關(guān)系,進(jìn)而根據(jù)具體的語言環(huán)境,確定答案,題干中的信息和選項的常見關(guān)系有:
1.并列或者解釋關(guān)系,例如:
41. As a _______actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A) flexible B) versatile C) sophisticated D) productive
58. Somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of ________at people.
A) glancing B) peering C) gazing D) scanning
2.轉(zhuǎn)折/強(qiáng)對比關(guān)系,例如:
44. Competition, they believe, _______ the national character than corrupt it.
A) enforces B) confirms C) intensifies D) strengthens
50. I think she hurt my feelings _________ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A) virtually B) deliberately C) literally D) appropriately
3.條件/因果關(guān)系,例如:
61. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective
62. The mayor was asked to ________his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain B) conduct C) condense D) converge
4. 搭配關(guān)系,包括介詞搭配和動賓搭配等,介詞搭配又分為動詞緊跟介詞和動詞遙控介詞兩種,例如:
63. The morning news says a school bus ________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped B) collided C) crashed D) struck
動詞遙控介詞,例如:
45. The accident _______ him of his sight and the use of his legs.
A) excluded B) disabled C) deprived D) gripped
動賓搭配例如:
46. On weekends my grandma usually _______ a glass of wine.
A) subscribes to B) engages in C) hangs on D) indulges in
除此之外,中學(xué)所學(xué)過的詞匯,除個別熟詞僻義外,如果在選項中出現(xiàn),對的可能性很小。例如:
62. This is the ______ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.
A) true B) original C) real D) genuine
AC選項都不對。
考察詞匯的重復(fù)率很高
根據(jù)統(tǒng)計,2006年1月 6個題的正確選項詞匯在1997年1月到2005年6月的留級詞匯考試中沒有考過,僅占總題量的20%;32個選項此沒有考過,占總選項詞匯的26%。2006年6月六級考試中,詞匯題的重復(fù)考察的詞匯比例也高達(dá)80%。如果再加上最近幾年在閱讀中出現(xiàn)過的詞匯和短語,再則重復(fù)考察的比例接近90%。