GCT考试英语辅导教材--阅读(5)
发布时间：2010/1/29 10:35:04 来源：城市学习网 编辑：紫藤
细节题例1
原文：As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counter-clockwise motion.
The counter-clockwise swirling of the hurricane is brought about by ______.
A. the low-pressure area in the center of the storm
B. the force of waves of water
C. the trade winds
D. the increasing heat
根据原文的As the heat increases，我们知道正确答案为D：反时针方向的旋涡是因为热度加大而造成的。
细节题例 2
原文：In a barter economy it would be necessary to determine how many plates were worth one hundred weight of cotton, or how many pens should be exchanged for a ton of coal, which would be a difficult and time-consuming task.
A barter economy is one in which ___.
A. value is decided by weight
B. value is decided by number
C. goods are exchanged and money is not used
D. money is used and goods are not exchanged
根据原文的上下文，我们可猜测出barter economy就是“物物交换经济”，由此可知正确答案为C：货物被交换，而不是用货币
3. 词汇题
此类题旨在考查考生对某些关键词语或句子在特定的语境中含义的理解能力；通过上下文或构词法猜测判断某些超纲词汇或表达方式的意义的能力。因此考生所掌握的词汇量的大小直接影响这一类题的得分率。这类考题的正确答案往往是相应词语的同义词语，或是对相应语句的解释、复述或概括。其余三个选项，往往是对原相应表达方式的不正确的改写，或故意丢三拉四，或半对半错，或曲解原意。这些干扰项有时会使用较多的原句中的表达方式，给人似是而非的误导。
语义题的常见出题形式有：
1．The phrase……. in paragraph X most probably means__________.
2．1The word ……in Line X Paragraph Y can be best replaced by ____________.
3．According to the author, the word …… means___________.
4．The sentence ……. . in paragraph X refers to__________.
5．According to this passage, the expression…… can be interpreted as___________.
6．What does the author probably mean by …… in the first paragraph?
7．The first two sentences in the second paragraph tell us that _________.
8．From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that ________.
词汇题例1
原文：A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12-inch downpours resulting in sudden floods.
Apparently the word "downpour" in the last paragraph means _____.
A. heavy rainfallB. dangerous waves
C. the progress of water to the hurricane centerD. the energy produced by the hurricane
根据上下文brings 6 to 12-inch….resulting in sudden floods可知道此处的downpour为倾盆大雨，因此正确答案为A。
词汇题例2
原文：Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere.
The phrase “sour the pleasures of society” most nearly means _____.
A. have a good taste to the pleasures of society
B. aren′t content with the pleasures of society
C. feel happy with the pleasures of society
D. enjoy the pleasures of society
根据下文的offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable我们知道sour一词在此处为贬意词，因此可选择B：对社会的愉悦感到不满意
词汇题例 3
原文： There are no large worthwhile reserves of potential farmland remaining, and good fertile land is continually being changed into industrial use. Moreover, erosion of the soil takes a constant toll.
“Erosion” in the last sentence of the second paragraph probably means _____.
A. “washing away” B. “taking away”
C. “digging up” D. “picking up”
根据上下文可知erosion为“侵蚀”之意，所以正确答案为A.
