新托业分析及备考建议之三
Part 5: 完成句子 (Incomplete Sentences)这个部分属于对考生语法知识和词汇量的考察。
例如：
1. A late fee will be applied to your account _______ payment is not received by March 31.
(A) and
(B) whether
(C) but
(D) if
点评：这是一道典型考察句与句之间关系题，空格的前后都是完整的句子，所以你需要选择的是一个连词来反映前后句之间的关系。而whether用于引导定语从句，定语从句中一定有一个部分是缺失的，因此B排除。A选项是用于连接两个具有类似意思的项，此处明显不符合。本句主句和从句存在的逻辑上，是一种条件：如果费用在3月31日之前收不到，就会对你的账户收取迟交费用。因此，答案是D。
2. The award is given to an individual who has made_______ contributions to the community through volunteer work.
(A) detailed
(B) significant
(C) secure
(D) updated
点评：这是一道典型的考察词汇题，在contribution（贡献）这个词的前面进行的修饰词符合逻辑的只有significant（巨大）。
3. Last year, Andrea Choi _______ the Choi Economic Research Center at Upton University.
(A) to establish
(B) established
(C) was established
(D) establishing
点评：本题考察了对单句结构的掌握。本句话中明显缺少谓语动词，需要填充对应的形式。动词不定式(to do something)，动名词(doing something)都不能充当句子的谓语动词，从句子的主语来看，Andrea是一个人可以作为动作的发出者，答案是B。
新托业分析及备考建议之三
Part 6: 完成篇章 (Text Completion)本部分是信托业考试改革后的新题型，与以往的句子改错(Error Identification)相比，难易程度有不小的变化。
例文：
To: All Employees
From: Camille Raynes
Date: December 14
Re: Performance bonus
Dear Employees,
As you know, the past year was a great success for us. To reward you for your excellent performance, the Board of Directors has approved a bonus for all employees. This bonus will be ______ in your next paycheck.
(A) (A) involved
a) joined
b) composed
c) included
______, we are now calculating wage increases for the upcoming year. Each employee’s performance
(B) (A) Instead
a) In addition
b) Beforehand
c) Otherwise
will be examined carefully as we determine the appropriate increase. All full-time employees are eligible for this increase. Your supervisor _________you of the amount of your increase during the first week of January.
(C) (A) informed
a) to inform
b) will inform
c) was informing
Thank you again for making last year such a success!
Sincerely,
Camille Raynes
Human Resources
从以往对单个句子的考察开始，ETS也发现在实际商务语言中，对句群的掌握的准确度要超过对某一个单句的理解。例如上面例文中的142题，考察了应试者对于上下文意的掌握，142题前面提到了要发放奖金(approve a bonus for all employees)，在142题对应空格的后面说了要提薪(wage increase)。两句话是一种延续的关系，所以正确答案B in addition——另外最为符合。143题是考察了在句群中考生对于时态的掌握。这种能力比单句考察时态更加有效也更能准确反映应考者的能力。从上下文来推理，主管(supervisor)显然还不可能通知Carmille相关信息，从during the first week of January也可以看出这将会是在未来发生的事情，因此答案C will inform就顺理成章了。
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