例1:Like martinet, Norman______ his subordinates to______ rigidly to the rules.
(A) disciplined...adapt (B) constrained...adhere
(C) coaxed...refer (D) accustomed...object
(E) coerced...demur
真题翻译:像个守纪狂,诺曼____他的下属去严格地____规定。
(A)约束……适应 (B)强制、强迫……遵守、坚持
(C)哄骗……提到、相关、查阅 (D)适应……反对
(E)强制、威胁……提出异议、反对
解题关键:把这个重点关键词martinet划出来,后面重复的信息要和这个词保持一致,满足的只有B选项。在《韦氏大学词典》中,martinet的解释为:(1)a strict disciplinarian;(2)a person who stressed a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods.
点评:当然,这道题目如果你不认识martinet, 只要你认识subordinates, rigidly, rules或只认识rigidly, rules也可以把题目猜出来。对于怎样处理选项,在这种题目里面,由于大家词汇量弱,先集中精力瞄准一个空,尽量的使用排除法,所以,选项单词如果你只认识一半的单词,也不要紧张,很有可能通过排除会做对题目。
例2. Mrs. Williams found it ironic that her twelve-year-old son, who made all A’s on his report card, was so ____ at home, apparently unable to follow her most basic instructions concerning such commonsense matters as tidiness.
A stubborn B astute C candid D obtuse E sullen
真题翻译:令威廉姆斯太太觉得讽刺的是,她那12岁的儿子考试得了全A,在家却____连她提出的最基本的要求都达不到。
A.顽固的(倔的) B 精明的(精的) C坦率的(直的) D 愚笨的(笨的) E 愠怒的(气的)、忧郁的
点评:把重点核心词ironic首先划出,说明后面空与已知信息all A’s on his report card相反,与unable to follow her most basic instructions相同。所以满足的只有D选项。
总之,在平常训练中,希望大家瞄准两点准备这个考试题型,一是尽量的多背一些核心词汇;二是多训练解题方法。只要这两个方面搞好了,加上多练,这种题型拿个高分就没有问题。
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