1.transaction /transition /transformation /transmission
transaction:"交易,事務,事項";"辦理,執行"
transition:"過渡,過渡時期"
transformation:"改變,改觀,改造"
transmission:"傳送,傳遞,傳達,傳導"
典型考題分析:
[例1]The ____?from childhood to adulthood is always a critical time for every-body.(2001.6)
A)conversion B)transition
C)turnover?D)transformation
[題解]題意是:對每個人而言,從兒童到成人的過渡是一個關鍵時期。選項conversion意思是"變換,轉變",而turnover意思是"成交量,營業額;人員調整"。根據題意,答案為B)。
[例2]Cultural ____ indicates that human beings hand their language down from one generation to another.(2001.1)
A)translation?B)transition
C)transmission D)transaction
[題解]題意是:文化繼承是指人類將其語言代代相傳。根據題意,答案為C)。
[例3]He attends to the ____of important business himself.(1998.6)
A)transaction B)transition
C)transmission D)transformation
[題解]題意是:他親自參與重要商業貿易的處理。故答案為A)。
[例4]There is much I enjoy about the changing season ,but my favorite time is the ____ from fall to winter.(2000.6)
A)transmission B)transformation
C)transition D)transfer
[題解]題意是:我喜歡季節的更替,但我最喜歡的是秋冬之交。選項transfer意思是"調動,轉移",故答案是C)。
2.concession /recession
concession:"讓步,妥協;授予"
recession:"后退,撤回;商業暫時衰退現象,蕭條"
典型考題分析:
[例5]It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a ____.(2001.6)
A)concession?B)recession
C)submission?D)transmission
[題解]題意是:很難預測我們的經濟是繁榮還是衰退。選項submission意思是"屈服,順從",而且由boom可知空格處需要一個與它意思相反的詞,故答案應為B)。