6. It is hard for the young people to imagine what severe conditions their parents once lived under.
A) sincere B) hard C) strict D) tight
B。分析:借助句意:“年轻人很难想象他们的父辈们曾生活在怎样。。的环境下。” 备选答案都是常见 词汇 ,其中hard是“艰苦的”,而 sincere是“诚挚的”, strict是“严格的”,tight 是“紧的”。所以从语义搭配上看,答案是hard。
severe: adj.严厉的, 严格的, 剧烈的, 严重的, 严峻的
synonyms: harsh, rough, hard, strict
7. He has a habit of scanning the morning papers while eating breakfast.
A) looked up B) looked down C) looked into D) looked over
D/C. 分析:借助短语构成成分基本含义解题。
look up v.向上看, 尊敬, 仰望, 查寻
look down v.俯视
look into v. 向...的里面看, 窥视; 浏览
look over 翻阅,浏览 (over adv.结束, 越过, 从头到尾)
look back v.回顾, 倒退
go over v.(渡过...)转变, (对...进行)仔细 检查 , 复习
come over v.过来
8. A mother will sacrifice her life for her children.
A) devote B) satisfy C) attend D) contribute
A. 分析:根据词语的习惯搭配使用特点解题:
devote one’s life/ time/energy/oneself to..
satisfy purposes/needs/requirements/ be satisfied with
attend a meeting/a class/ sb.
contribute books/ money/ clothes to..
9. Coal of all kinds originated from the decay of plants.
A) arose B) suffered C) heard D) died
A. 考点:考察结构相近的短语的辨别。
arise from v.起于
hear from v.接到...的信
suffer from v.忍受, 遭受
die from v. (病以外)因某事而死
完型填空题考点:
常见词/短语的含义和用法;
近义词/反义词的含义和用法辨析;
形近词/短语的含义和用法辨析;
上下文用词/文章中心词/短语结构;
涉及句子之间逻辑关系(逻辑连词/副词),句子之间内容上的呼应(代词);从句与主句逻辑关系(从句连词);表述修饰和被修饰成分之间的逻辑关系(介词);
2004年考题:
A: less is more
B: charter schools
但是文章后的问题发生了较大改变,B级和C级的完型部分的考察主要趋向于对常见的动词名词使用及搭配特点的考察,而A级中还涉及到了介词的习惯搭配及使用,连词,代词,副词的语法功能及其使用的考察。
完型填空例题解析:
难度B/C级
Public and private schools in the United States
Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States, and, as a result, are usually somewhat expensive to __1__, the large group of religious schools in America __2__ by the Roman Catholic Church, while religious schools tend to be __3__ expensive than private schools, there are usually some fees.