第二部分 解題技巧

一、利用題干信息定位到原文

題干中往往直接標出需要猜測的詞或句子，將該詞或句子定位到原文中去，在文中大多數情況直接下劃線(xiàn)標出。

二、利用定位部分的上下文之間的語(yǔ)義關(guān)系進(jìn)行解題

(一)語(yǔ)義一致

1.并列：

(1)并列詞以及標點(diǎn)符號：and,or,too，similarly，分號，冒號，單破折號

(2)表示并列的短語(yǔ)：as well as，in parallel with, both ... and ..., either ... or ..., neither ... nor ...

(3)表示并列的結構：A，not B;相似結構

2.總分

3.論點(diǎn)與論據

試題示例1

Knowing the results of Epley’s study, it makes sense that why people hate photographs of themselves so viscerally – on one level, they don’t even recognize the person in the picture as themselves. Facebook therefore, is a self-enhancer’s paradise, where people can share only the most flattering photos, the cream of their wit, style, beauty, intellect and lifestyles. “It’s not that people’s profiles are dishonest”, says Catalina Toma of Wisconsin-Madison university, "but they portray an idealized version of themselves.”

29.The word “viscerally”(Para.5) is closest in meaning to _____.

A. instinctively

B. occasionally

C. particularly

D. aggressively

(二)語(yǔ)義相反

1.轉折：but, however, unfortunately, in fact, nevertheless

2.讓步：although/though, even though/if, in spite of/despite, while

3.對比：while, whereas, on the contrary, on the other hand

試題示例2

In a rare unanimous ruling, the US Supreme Court has overturned the corruption conviction of a former Virginia governor, Robert McDonnell. But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch and a Ferrari automobile from a company seeking access to government.

26.The underlined sentence(Para.1) most probably shows that the court ______.

A. avoided defining the extent of McDonnell’s duties

B. made no compromise in convicting McDonnell

C. was contemptuous of McDonnell’s conduct

D. refused to comment on McDonnell’s ethics

(三)其他語(yǔ)義關(guān)系

1.因果關(guān)系：because, so

2.指代：it, he, she, they, this, that

試題示例3

A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners. Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States came those who had no intention to stay, and who would make some money and then go home. Between 1908 and 1915, about 7 million people arrived while about 2 million departed. About a quarter of all Italian immigrants, for example, eventually returned to Italy for good. They even had an affectionate nickname, “uccelli di passaggio,” birds of passage.

26.“Birds of passage”refers to those who ______.

A. stay in a foreign country temporarily

B. leave their home countries for good

C. immigrate across the Atlantic

D. find permanent jobs overseas