根据题干中确定的信息,寻找其和选项未知词汇的关系,进而根据具体的语言环境,确定答案,题干中的信息和选项的常见关系有:
1.并列或者解释关系,例如:
41. As a _______actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A) flexible B) versatile C) sophisticated D) productive
58. Somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of ________at people.
A) glancing B) peering C) gazing D) scanning
2.转折/强对比关系,例如:
44. Competition, they believe, _______ the national character than corrupt it.
A) enforces B) confirms C) intensifies D) strengthens
50. I think she hurt my feelings _________ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A) virtually B) deliberately C) literally D) appropriately
3.条件/因果关系,例如:
61. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective
62. The mayor was asked to ________his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain B) conduct C) condense D) converge
4. 搭配关系,包括介词搭配和动宾搭配等,介词搭配又分为动词紧跟介词和动词遥控介词两种,例如:
63. The morning news says a school bus ________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped B) collided C) crashed D) struck
动词遥控介词,例如:
45. The accident _______ him of his sight and the use of his legs.
A) excluded B) disabled C) deprived D) gripped
动宾搭配例如:
46. On weekends my grandma usually _______ a glass of wine.
A) subscribes to B) engages in C) hangs on D) indulges in
除此之外,中学所学过的词汇,除个别熟词僻义外,如果在选项中出现,对的可能性很小。例如:
62. This is the ______ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.
A) true B) original C) real D) genuine
AC选项都不对。
考察词汇的重复率很高
根据统计,2006年1月 6个题的正确选项词汇在1997年1月到2005年6月的留级词汇考试中没有考过,仅占总题量的20%;32个选项此没有考过,占总选项词汇的26%。2006年6月六级考试中,词汇题的重复考察的词汇比例也高达80%。如果再加上最近几年在阅读中出现过的词汇和短语,再则重复考察的比例接近90%。