閱讀中的詞匯題通常會(huì)有兩種情況，一種是考生一看到所考的單詞立刻心跳加速：“完了，這個(gè)詞不認(rèn)識(shí)，大綱上也沒有?！边€有就是一看到單詞，立刻欣喜不已：“哈哈，這么容易的單詞?！钡谝环N情況下考生往往會(huì)隨便猜一個(gè)選項(xiàng)，錯(cuò)誤率很高。而第二種情況下，考生往往落入命題專家的陷阱，不知不覺地失了分，原因是考生并沒有掌握閱讀詞匯題的基本命題原則。在閱讀部分的詞匯題要考的并不是考生認(rèn)不認(rèn)識(shí)題中所考的單詞，否則便是命題失效。此處要考的是考生閱讀中的推斷能力，也就是說(shuō)題中所考單詞的詞義必定能根據(jù)上下文推斷出來(lái)。所以考生在遇到閱讀中的詞匯題時(shí)，一定要冷靜，去上下文中細(xì)找，推斷出詞義后，可將詞義代入原文看是否通暢。
例1
Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone's cost. If railroads charged all customers the same average rate， they argue， shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or other forms of transportation would do so， leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line. It's a theory to which many economists subscribe， but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. “Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace？” asks Martin Bercovici， a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shippers.
The word “arbiters” most probably refers to those.
［A］ who work as coordinators［B］ who function as judges
［C］ who supervise transactions［D］ who determine the price［2003年54題］
B［正確答案］
例2
For any job search， you should start with a narrow concept—what you think you want to do—then broaden it. “None of these programs do that，” says another expert. “There's no career counseling implicit in all of this.” Instead， the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in a particular database； when you get E_mail， consider it a reminder to check the database again. “I would not rely on agents for finding everything that is added to a database that might interest me，” says the author of a job_searching guide.
The expression “tip service” most probably means .
［A］ advisory［B］ compensation
［C］ interaction［D］ reminder［2004年43題］
D［正確答案］
例1
Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone's cost. If railroads charged all customers the same average rate， they argue， shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or other forms of transportation would do so， leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line. It's a theory to which many economists subscribe， but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. “Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace？” asks Martin Bercovici， a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shippers.
The word “arbiters” most probably refers to those.
［A］ who work as coordinators［B］ who function as judges
［C］ who supervise transactions［D］ who determine the price［2003年54題］
B［正確答案］
例2
For any job search， you should start with a narrow concept—what you think you want to do—then broaden it. “None of these programs do that，” says another expert. “There's no career counseling implicit in all of this.” Instead， the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in a particular database； when you get E_mail， consider it a reminder to check the database again. “I would not rely on agents for finding everything that is added to a database that might interest me，” says the author of a job_searching guide.
The expression “tip service” most probably means .
［A］ advisory［B］ compensation
［C］ interaction［D］ reminder［2004年43題］
D［正確答案］