答案解析:
Section C Compound Dictation
36. mysterious
解析:此處需要與vast,deep并列的形容詞,mysterious意為“神秘的”。注意拼寫,特別是第2個字母。中間含有y發出的/I/音的多音節單詞常考,另如typical。
37. coupled
解析:couple with是固定搭配,即使聽不清最后的/d/,根據語法知識也應該補上。另外,不可漏寫字母o。
38. ruining
解析:與killing并列,應該用-ing形式。另外,不能誤聽成ruling或running。
39. means
解析:此處需要可以與of搭配的名詞,表示“生活手段”,means單復數同形。
40. percent
解析:此處表示百分比,此詞在數詞后面不需要復數形式。2003年6月大學英語六級改錯中考過。
41. species
解析:此處需要名詞,species單復數同形。注意元音字母及組合。
42. ensure
解析:此處需要動詞表示“保證,確保”,ensure一般不與insure替換,后者主要指“保險”。還要與assure區分開,后者往往以人作賓語,常使用assure sb. of sth.或assure sb. that...句型。
43. average
解析:an average of為固定搭配,意思是“平均”,后面多接數字。
44. When you consider that equals a quarter of the world's catch, you begin to see the size of the problem
聽音關鍵:equals a quarter, world's catch, size, problem
答案重構:If you know that is a quarter of the world's catch, you begin to realize how serious the problem is
畫龍點睛:關鍵是以數字體現問題。此句為主從復合句,結構要正確。另外,the world's的所有格形式要正確;catch在本句中作名詞,意為“捕魚量”。根據上下文,被誤撈上來的海洋生物占了總捕撈量的四分之一(a quarter of),說明問題的規模已經很大,即后文的the size of the problem。
45. 標準答案:some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it's vital we find the rational ways of fishing
聽音關鍵:countries, deal with, vital, find, rational ways, fishing
答案重構:some countries have begun to deal with the problem, but it's vital to find the rational ways of fishing
畫龍點睛:原句使用了虛擬語氣,在"it's vital (that)..."結構中,that后面的從句中要用(should+)動詞原形。也可以改為不定式作主語。
46. 標準答案:It would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full size and reproduce
聽音關鍵:fish, enough time, recover, grow, reproduce
答案重構:It's sensible that we allow the fish enough time to recover, grow big enough and reproduce
畫龍點睛:注意make sense這個短語;此外,要記住enough...to這一結構后面的三個并列動詞。句子結構可以在理解的基礎上自行重組。