下面舉幾個(gè)例子說明。
2002年6月51題
Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of ________grouping is advisable.
A) homogeneous B) instantaneous C) spontaneous D) anonymous
此題存在because引導(dǎo)的原因狀語(yǔ)從句,前面具體說明grouping的方式,如能看出從句中對(duì)grouping的重述則可得該句之關(guān)鍵詞similar,此處構(gòu)成同義的只有A選項(xiàng)(表由相同性質(zhì)的部分組成的)。
2003年1月41題
Others viewed the findings with______, nothing that a cause-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
A) caution B) passion C) optimism D) deliberation
此題好多同學(xué)不知cause-effect relationship為何物,于是束手無策,其實(shí)注意到現(xiàn)在分詞結(jié)構(gòu)當(dāng)中賓語(yǔ)從句的謂語(yǔ)remains to be shown即可索解,既然是一種有待證明的關(guān)系,當(dāng)然要以謹(jǐn)慎態(tài)度(caution)對(duì)待!(閱讀中遇到長(zhǎng)句難句,破解方式之一也是找謂語(yǔ),這點(diǎn)一定要引起大家重視。)
2003年1月55題
In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which ________the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.
A) reclaim B) reconcile C) rectify D) relieve
無數(shù)同學(xué)在這道題折戟沉沙,因?yàn)轭}干所述內(nèi)容太過專業(yè),看過后根本不知所云,但是如能注意到其中in order to引導(dǎo)的目的狀語(yǔ)問題就解決了一半——目的既然是prevent stress,手段當(dāng)然應(yīng)該與之一致,而手段是在which引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句中由空格加stress表示的,于是找pre vent的同義詞,此處只有D選項(xiàng)(減輕、緩解)可以勝任。