又如2014年5月10日的一道三空題,原題如下:
The cowbird can seem a rather comical creature with a slow, awkward walk and often upraised tail. Less_________ is the cowbirds‘ habit of laying their eggs in the nests of other birds. The ________ nesters will usually accept the cowbird egg and raise the baby cowbird as their own. Unfortunately, cowbird eggs hatch sooner than the eggs of other species and the young cowbirds _________, using their size to their advantage in getting more food from the parents.
Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii)
A. amusing D. feckless G. grow quickly
B. painful E. resistant H. leave the nest
C. galling F. unwitting I. share their food
(spank解說:
本題以cowbird把鳥蛋生在別人的鳥窩裡為主要內容,rather和Less都在修飾同個adj.,
所以第一個空格只要選comical的近義詞即可,選A, amusing。第二個空格,
根據題意選F, unwitting= 不知情的。第三個空格根據題意選G, grow quickly 。
除第一個空格外本題幾乎無需邏輯分析,主要以題意為主,第一格以題意主導也可猜到答案為A)
其實在老GRE題目當中,此種題材也早已考察過,題目如下:
If animal parents were judged by human standards, the cuckoo would be one of nature's more____creatures, blithely laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, and leaving the incubating and nurturing to them.
(A) mettlesome
(B) industrious
(C) domestic
(D) lackluster
(E) feckless
(spank解說:
blithely漫不經心地,﹐毫不在乎地。根據題意,選E, feckless不負責的)
所以詞彙解釋和一些考察意向都未曾改變,也體現出了GRE考試的連續性和考試成績長期的穩定性.
~to be continued~