新gre填空增加了三空题型,自去年新gre改革以来更加侧重基础能力的考察,新gre填空三空题型更多的考察单词的用法和精确含义,同时天空中加深了阅读理解能力的考察,因此考生在备考gre填空时大量的阅读训练也必不可少。
- h% {+ X! ~; R: J, }7 m/ G% d 例12. (Revised GRE Practice Book Section 3 Q7)(BEG) 4 P7 i! ]' D$ `
Room acoustics design criteria are determined according to the room’s intended use. Music, for example, is best (i) ______ in spaces that are reverberant, a condition that generally makes speech less (ii) ______. Acoustics suitable for both speech and music can sometimes be created in the same space, although the result is never perfect, each having to be (iii) ______ to some extent. f$ v2 F% b" Z; B
BLANK (i) BLANK (ii) BLANK (iii) / L( D- m4 E: a9 @; C. L$ M
(A) controlled (D) abrasive (G) compromised 1 B/ B/ ?; _: j' H$ V+ d2 m
(B) appreciated (E) intelligible (H) eliminated 中 华 考 试 网6 {5 N" c+ m0 a5 I
(C) employed (F) ubiquitous (I) considered
3 H. j4 F/ V# ~3 ^* [( B k5 P (一) 选取第一个空格所在部分: 6 U$ E2 ~) X& @$ ?7 l& g6 a
Room acoustics design criteria are determined according to the room’s intended use. Music, for example,is best (i)______ in spaces … # h! w0 |+ ]5 h; m
第一句话说室内音响设计是依据房间的不同用途而定的,而后面的话通过for example表明是前一句话的解释说明,因而在这句话里面还应该有关于房间用途的说法,因而,对于music而言,其用法应该是“被听”
2 B/ I( j- x0 l& N6 f 选择与自主判读一致的词汇填空: , z- p* a/ C3 U
[1]. controlled:(控制) 来自www.Examw.com
- ]8 g# Q% I4 e' w3 L/ Z, w [2]. appreciated:(欣赏)to recognize with gratitude
' o' p; [- z0 ] U4 n! @% j. ^: S, M [3]. employed:(使用)to make use of
" u4 n& B# b9 S5 l R1 j (二) 选取第二个空格所在部分: % ^: ]2 ~. y1 I2 D. X9 X, F
Room acoustics design criteria are determined according to the room’s intended use. Music, for example, is best (i)______ in spaces that are reverberant, a condition that generally makes speech less (ii) ______. 6 R* a, Z! p. C# ~
Blank(ii)承接blank(i)的意思,在整个for example这句话中,分句之间没有任何反义关联元素,因而分句之间是同义关系,即:音响设计与其房间需求有着直接的关系,对于不同的目的应该有不同的音响设置。而对于music与speech而言,两者不是同一种东西,因而适用于music的环境就不适用于speech,因而后半句应该是表示“不适用于speech”的意思。 ) v. {1 I0 h6 D' {
然而,由于有less的存在,在一定程度上可以充当否定词,因而对于这里的词语,应该与blank(i)是同义关系,即“听”。
1 g/ [: O: A- k/ x* E 选择与自主判读一致的词汇填空:
3 e! u3 T$ X4 V* `) Z$ E; R [1]. abrasive:(粗糙的)causing irritation 中华考试网(www.Examw。com)
% y( C- p8 j, Q- F [2]. intelligible:(可以理解的)capable of being understood or comprehended
7 N/ S A: |/ [% R& }2 [0 F0 P [3]. ubiquitous:(遍布的)existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : WIDESPREAD |