SAT填空題解題步驟詳解(二).

第二步：邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)分析

根據(jù)上一步提取的句子主干結(jié)構(gòu)和表達(dá)邏輯關(guān)系的關(guān)鍵元素，分析與空格相關(guān)的邏輯關(guān)系，確定空格所填詞語的含義或者感情色彩。

（1）通過標(biāo)點符號判斷

很多題目可以根據(jù)題目中具有特征性的標(biāo)點符號判斷句子的邏輯關(guān)系。比如分號、冒號、逗號等。

24. Irony can, after a fashion, become a mode of escape: to laugh at the terrors of life is in some sense to ______ them. A. overstate B. revitalize C. corroborate D. evade E. license

25. Latoya’s ______ is shown by her ability to be ______: she can see her own faults more clearly than anyone else can. A. perceptiveness…self-centered B. objectivity…restrictive C. cynicism…self-destructive D. open-mindedness…complacent E. insightfulness…self-critical

26. Paradoxically, the senator was both a ______ and ______: she publicly dended the rights and wisdom of the people, but she often spoke with a disdainful air of superiority. A. demagogue…a maverick B. conservative…an anarchist C. populist…an elitist D. moderate…a reactionary E. partisan…a snob

27. Scientists require observable data, not ______, to support a hypothesis; sound science is grounded in ______ results rather than speculation. A. induction…diminutive B. experimentation…pragmatic C. intuition…fiscal D. bombast…theoretical E. conjecture…empirical

28. Sadly, the author never ______ the rewards of literary success during her lifetime; public recognition and appreciation of her talent were completely ______. A. predicted…conclusive B. reaped…posthumous C. acknowledged…fulsome D. appreciated…gratuitous E. pursued…discredited

29. The mountain road was distinctly ______: it twisted back and forth along the contours of the hillside. A. panoramic B. precipitous C. serpentine D. circumscribed E. retrograde

（2）通過邏輯連接詞判斷

關(guān)鍵要素比如邏輯連詞、介詞等等，可以反映句子的邏輯關(guān)系。

30. Since the island soil has been barren for so many years, the natives must now ______ much of their food. A. deliver B. import C. produce D. develop E. utilize

31. Since the author’s unflattering rerences to her friends were so ______, she was surprised that her ______ were recognized. A. laudatory...styles B. obvious...anecdotes C. oblique...allusions D. critical...eulogies E. apparent...motives

32. Although the minuet appeared simple, its ______ steps had to be studied very carully bore they could be gracully ______ in public. A. progressive…revealed B. intricate…executed C. rudimentary…allowed D. minute…discussed E. entertaining…stylized

（3）通過正負(fù)評價法進(jìn)行判斷

正負(fù)評價法是在邏輯分析中常涉及到的概念，所謂正負(fù)評價就基本相當(dāng)于我們漢語中的褒義貶義。我們可以根據(jù)關(guān)鍵元素的正負(fù)評價，來判斷空格的正負(fù)評價。這是一個解答SAT甚至GRE填空題非常有效的方法，另外閱讀理解中也可以運用此方法。

33. Given the ______ state of the published evidence, we do not argue here that exposure to low-level microwave energy is either hazardous or safe. A. inconclusive B. satisfactory C. dinitive D. immaculate E. exemplary

34. Unfortunately, his damaging attacks on the ramifications of the economic policy have been ______ by his wholehearted acceptance of that policy’s underlying assumptions. A. supplemented B. undermined C. wasted D. diverted E. redeemed

35. Any language is a conspiracy against experience in the sense that it is a collective attempt to ______ experience by reducing it into discrete parcels. A. extrapolate B. transcribe C. complicate D. amplify E. manage

36. No computer system is immune to a virus, a particularly malicious program that is designed to ______ and electronically ______ the disks on which data are stored. A. prepare…improve B. restore…disable C. infect…damage D. preserve…secure E. invade…repair

37. This final essay, its prevailing kindliness ______ by occasional flashes of savage irony, bespeaks the ______ character of the author. A. illuminated…imperturbable B. marred…dichotomous C. untainted…vindictive D. exemplified…chivalrous E. diluted…ruthless

38.The success of Notes of a Native Son ______ author James Baldwin as one of the most ______ essayists of his time. A. buoyed…irrelevant B. established…prominent C. surrendered…prolific D. decried…cynical E. categorized…mundane

第三步：選詞填空

按照剛才幾步的邏輯分析，選擇正確的詞匯填入空中，并且將句子讀通順。但是對于句子意思不要深究。

39. Even though the basic organization of the brain does not change after birth, details of its structure and function remain ______ for some time, particularly in the cerebral cortex. A. plastic B. immutable C. essential D. unavoidable E. static