以下笔者将分别演示两套题目的解题过程,检验按照传统观点设计的一种解题方法在多大程度上可行。两题目均来自于封面上印有“GRE General Test 1995—2003”的白皮题册。 第一套为“GRE最新练习题一”:说明:笔者在分析该套题目时只给出线索、思路而不给出答案,请读者自行体会由所提供的线索推出答案的可行性。
1.A computer program can provide information in ways that force students to ?1 learning instead of being merely ?2 of knowledge. (A) store up .. reservoirs (B) accede to.. consumers (C) participate in .. recipients (D) compensate for., custodians (E) profit from .. beneficiaries 解:instead of 提示对比,近似于反义to ?1→being merely ?2
2. The form and physiology of leaves vary according to the ?in which they develop: for example, leaves display a wide range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture. (A) relationship (B) species (C) sequence (D) patterns (E) environment 解:for example提示上下义关系,?≈degrees of light and moisture的上义词。
3. One theory about intelligence sees ?1 as the logical structure underlying thinking and insists that since animals are mute, they must be ?2 as well. (A) behavior., inactive (B) instinct., cooperative (C) heredity., thoughtful (D) adaptation., brutal (E) language., mindless 解:and前后构成类比关系,?1:thinking ≈ mute:?2