2013年职称英语考前完形填空通关技巧(9)
<p> 上下文语义。</p><p> 空格所缺为实义词,测试重点不是选择项之间词义和词形的比较辨异,也不是它们的语法内容或惯用搭配,而是短文的理解。这类空缺脱离了上下文就无从确定选哪项。只对空格所在句句子的理解是不够的,考生只有在理解上下文的基础上,才能进行答题,这类空格在各类水平考试的完形填空中占相当大的比重。如下例是<span word="MET">MET</span>中的完形填空,其中有14题属于上下文语义题:</p><p> <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span>,<span word="Aristotle">Aristotle</span> <span word="was">was</span>1<span word="t">t</span>0 <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="t">t</span>0 <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="classifY">classifY</span> <span word="them">them</span>,<span word="to">to</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span>2<span word="life">life</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="observation">observation</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="methodswork">methodswork</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catfish">catfish</span> <span word="ale">ale</span> <span word="typical">typical</span>3<span word="his">his</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>4<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="al">al</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stern">stern</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>5<span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lesbos">Lesbos</span> <span word="t">t</span>)<span word="n">n</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aegean">Aegean</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="leaning">leaning</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="out">out</span>6<span word="the">the</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>,<span word="shallow">shallow</span> <span word="water">water</span>,<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catfish">catfish</span> <span word="that">that</span>7<span word="its">its</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reeds">reeds</span>.8<span word="he">he</span> <span word="watched">watched</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="steadywith">steadywith</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="pole">pole</span>9<span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="away">away</span>.<span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="oI">oI</span>1 0<span word="he">he</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="dayafter">dayafter</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stern">stern</span> 0<span word="f">f</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shore">shore</span>.<span word="Aristotle">Aristotle</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> 0<span word="f">f</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="world">world</span>11<span word="itself">itself</span>.<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span>12<span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="before">before</span>.<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>,13<span word="this">this</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="t">t</span>0 <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="then">then</span>14<span word="had">had</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> 0<span word="f">f</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>15<span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undemtand">undemtand</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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