解题小技巧
1.of 前后填名词
The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get a better(30)pictureofheat absorption from surface to seabed. They gathered together temperature readings collected by everything from a 19th century(31)voyageofBritish naval ships to modern automated ocean probes.
【解析】of前后填名词,文章说研究者搜集了150年的海洋温度的数据,目的就是要了解从海面到海底热度吸收的情况。get a picture of sth.是一个固定搭配,意思就“对。。。有所了解”,因此,正确答案为picture。
【解析】of前后填名词。横线后的naval ships表明空处应与航海有关,在名词选项中只有voyage符合此处语义要求。
2.形容词要看其前后
When a treefirst starts growing in a certain area, it's likely that the(27)climaticenvelope—the temperature, humidity, rainfall patterns andso on—suitsit.
【解析】形容词要看其前后。破折号表示对前面内容的解释。the temperature, humidity,rainfall patterns都是与气候有关的词汇,因此climatic最符合语义要求。
3.名词之后填分词
“There’s a mountain of evidence (34) proving their importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function,” he toldThe Seattle Times.
【解析】H)。名词之后填分词,分析句子结构可知,该分词修饰前面的名词,作补充解释的作用。横线前的evidence经常与动词prove搭配,proving做主动关系,逻辑正确。
4.主谓宾, 分词(表结果)
In the 1960s, the United States (31) devoted nearly 17% of discretionary(可酌情支配的)spending to research and development, (32) reaping decades of economic growth.
【解析】主谓宾, 分词(表结果)。分析句子结构可知,空后的内容作作devote的结果状语。文章中说进行了投入,其结果当然是要活的经济的增长,reaping符合这样的判断。
5.并列用and/but,语法+内涵平行
Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while thereare some gender-based (29) similarities, many different types of brain can’t always bedistinguished by gender.
【解析】横线前的while表让步这一逻辑,前后一定是相反的。后面说有很多不同的种类,那么前面一定是相似性。所以答案为similarities。
We need more scientists who canexplain what they are doing in language that is (29) convincing and understandable to the public.
【解析】横线后面有and,所以前面和后面一定在语法、内涵上是并列平行的。understandable表示“可以理解的”,也就是“可以相信的”,那么前面的词一定也表示相似的内涵。convincing恰好表示这样的含义。