李進才
場景同現
場景同現指圍繞某一話題場景出現具有共同傾向性的詞匯。語篇場景千變萬化,包羅萬象,考生在答題時一定要抓住語言場景,綜合考慮,排除干擾,才能得出正確答案。
例1 In 1973 ,I was teaching elementary school. Each day,27 kids 41“The Thinking Laboratory”.
41.A.built
B.entered
C.decorated
D.ran
解析:根據這兩句話提供的場景(教學場景)可知,作者1973年正在教小學,每天學生們都要走進“思維實驗室”。選項A和C與學生的身份不符合,選項D在與賓語的搭配上講不通,即使在其后加上into,也不符合常識,故選B項。
例2 Years ago,a critical event occurred in my life that would change it forever.I met Kurt Kampmeir of Success Motivation Incorporation for breakfast. While we were,36.Kurt asked me...
36.A.working
B.preparing
C.thinking
D.eating
解析:根據前文(I met Kurt Kampmeir of SuccessMotivation Incorporation for breakfast)提供的就餐場景可知,36空應為就餐或吃飯,故選D項。
例3
The only hope was Balto,Kaasen's lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground,__ 52 to find the smell of'other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed.it would mean disaster for Nome.
52.A.pretending
B.trying
C.asking
D.learning
解析:根據本句提供的雪橇犬尋路的場景可知,Balto應該是試圖嗅出其他狗的氣味,故選B項。
例4 Just before September,Miller was struck bya car and lost his right arm.1 went to see him after hecame back from _24
24.A.school
B.vacation
C.hospital
D.training
解析:根據前后句提供的場景(隊友出車禍后看望)可知,“我”在他出院后去看望他,故選C項。
修飾同現
修飾同現指某些存在固定修飾關系的單詞和短語共同出現在語篇當中。如在短語a populationof和anumber of中,修飾population和number,要用large或small,而不能用many或few。答題時,考生可根據中心詞與修飾語之間這種常見的固定關系和具體語境來選擇正確的答案。
例5 When I was 50,my weight problem began toaffect me 19 I didn't want to live the rest of my life withthis extra weight any more.
19.A.temporarily
B.recently
C. seriously
D.secretly
解析:affect通常與修飾語seriously,greatly和deeply連用,且根據語境和語意(我的肥胖問題嚴重地影響了我的健康),可知選C項。
例 6
Stepping out not only helped a brother in__59,it also gave my kids the sweet taste of'helping oth-ers. It'll go a long way with them.
59.A.fear
B.love
C.need
D.memory
解析:help sb.in need是一個常見的表達,介詞短語in need作后置定語,修飾動詞短語help sb.中的賓語。根據上下文和本句語意“走出去不僅僅幫助了在危難中的兄弟,也讓孩子們嘗到了幫助別人的甜頭”,可知選C項。
例7 4l
January 26,Billy and three other chil-dren had died.
41.A.From
B.On
C.By
D.After
解析:從題干來看,謂語動詞為過去完成時,引導時間狀語的介詞只能用by。因為在四個選項中,只有“by+過去時間”才能修飾過去完成時,所以選C項。……