1.复现
复现是一种词汇衔接手段,它通过原词、同义词、反义词、上义词、下义词、同源词或同根词等形式,重复出现来表达某一概念,使整篇文章上下连贯,有机地衔接在一起。因此,考生可根据文章的具体情况,理解文章的结构和语境,利用文章中的复现现象来选择正确答案。
(1)原词复现。为了表达需要,在具体的上下文中同一个单词重复出现。
All of a sudden I started to feel rather ___1___. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of ___2___. I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience. 1. A. encouraged 2. A. place
B. dissatisfied C. helpless
D. pleased
B. job C. advice D. help
(2)同义词、近义词复现。同义词、近义词复现是借助意思相同或相近的表达方式,或解释性的语言使上下文的语义得以连接起来。如: That is what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the ______ of it. The value in dollars is not important; we do it for the pleasure it gives us.
A. benefit B. good C. fun D. interest
(3)反义词复现。语意的连贯有时是通过对比结构而采用反义复现的手段,或者是以反义的方式对前文加以解释,考生可以从反义的角度判断正确的选项。如:
Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn’t ______ your money; it only tightens it.
A. loosen B. weaken C. decrease D. reduce
(4)同源词或同根词复现。对于上下文语义复现的表达,还可借助复现信息的同源词或同根词。如:
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students. If a long reading assignment is given, the instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading……When research is _________, the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum guidance.
A. collected B. assigned C. distributed D. finished
[解析] 该部分作者通过两个例子说明,应该有学生负责自己的学习,都是从\布置作业\方面解释。说明布置阅读作业时要求学生如何;布置研究作业时又该要求学生如何。两个例子概念类似,借助于give reading assignment的表达方式,可以确定选B,构成assign research的结构。
(5)上义词复现。上义词具有概括的作用。在篇章中,有时为了表达的需要,作者会先概述,再分述。概述时用的为上义词,分述则用比较具体的下义词,两者为总分关系。如:
Other times, he would join student groups to discuss a variety of _______: agriculture, diving and mathematics. A. questions B. subjects C. matters D. contents
[解析] 冒号后自然是对上文的解释,从解释的内容来看,三者统一于一个概念之下,即都属subjects。故答案为B。 2.同现
同现指意义上相互联系的单词同时出现在同一句话或同一语篇中,以确保语篇的和谐性、得体性。由于单词意义的差别、所使用的语境不同,因此所使用的上下文也各有差异。
(1)场所同现。如:
On _______ days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy
[解析] 有“heavy clothes”,“woolen gloves”就有“snowy days”,所以“厚棉衣”“羊毛手套”和“雪天”是场所同现或情况(背景)同现,故选D。 (2)修饰同现。如:
Although these wide modern roads are generally _______ and well maintained, with little sharp curves and many straight ________, a direct route is not always the most enjoyable one.
A. stable B. smooth C. splendid D. complicated