[例1] Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女). Not all of these
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are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and … (2008年广东高考) A. babies
B. believers
C. fairies
D. supermen 一、同词复现 [解析]前句说是人们“相信有仙女”，后句“并非所有这些_______是友好的”，承前逻辑，空格处应填“仙女”了，故选C。 [例2] There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended
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A. cases
B. tools
C. steps
D. methods 二、同义复现 [解析]前句说“避免这类的事发生有许多方法(ways)”，冒号后的解释，“在小孩睡觉时在其头上悬挂一把刀，或者用其父亲的裤子盖着他，就是其中值得推荐的两种________”，承前逻辑，自然是其中的两种“方法”，与ways同义的是methods，故选D。 [例3] Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining, construction, and warfare as the inventor of dynamite (炸药) . …“Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became
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by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday.”
A. famous
B. sick
C. rich
D. popular 三、结构复现 [解析] Alfred Nobel引导定语从句的who指代的就是Alfred Nobel，两句是相似的,且两句的后部分的内容各为“发明了炸药”与“找到了更快的杀人方式”，可以想象，两者的意义何等接近！可见，与“变成百万富翁”对应的应当是“变成富裕”，故选C。 Wouldn’t it be great if we didn’t have to remember passwords ever again? If we could just sit in front of our computers and be automatically logged in? Crave mentions how NEC Soft Biode Logon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to Windows, rather than using a _______. A. face B. password C. software D. system 即时练习 前面说了“如果不必再记密码…”对此问的回答是“系统是如何用脸部识别技术来帮你登陆，而不是用________”。承前逻辑，此处应当是“而不是用密码”，故选B。
2. After doing a little research, I found this type of technology already available in English to consumers via a relatively inexpensive application called Face Code. The______ requires the use of a webcam to recognize and log PC users into their systems. (2007年广东高考27题) A. account
B. consumer
C. designer
D. software 答案为D。与application(应用软件)同义的是software，故选D。 3. Grasslands need time to recover when cattle and other animals feed on them. Moving animals from one field to another can provide the _______needed for new growth.
A. cattle
B. time
C. space
D. help 3. B。前句“当牛或其他动物吃了牧草地上的草后，牧草地需要时间才可恢复”，本句“动物的迁徙就可以提供草生长所需要的________”，承前句逻辑，可知空格处填“时间”，故选B。
4. On 27 February 2008, something unusual happened in Britain; there was a rather large earthquake. It was the ______UK earthquake in 25 years.
A. biggest
B. loudest
C. deadliest
D. scariest 4.A。前句“2008年2月27日，英国发生了一件不寻常的事，一场非常大的地震”，本句“是25年来英国最________的地震” 。承前逻辑，应当是“最大的”地震，故选A。 5. Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are?wrong. Everyone has _______, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to??make use of it. (原创) A. creativity
B. memory
C. imagination
D. limitation 5. C。前句说：“多数人认为他们自己没有想象力。他们的这种观点是错误的。”承前逻辑，“(事实上)每个人都有想象力，只是……”，故选C。 6. When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. He was about to?leave for the __________when he saw…
A. city
B. hospital
C. factory
D. university 6. B。前面说“当他回到父亲家时，初告知他父亲已住院一周了”，承前逻辑，他应是“去医院”，故选B。 7. Once adults understand what children are communicating through their behavior, they can respond better. When children feel respected and have their needs met, there is no longer a reason to use challenging _____ to communicate.
A. action
B. language
C. gesture
D. behavior 7. D。前句说，“成年人一旦懂得小孩通过行为要表达的意思，就会作出更好的应对。”承前逻辑，本句应为“当孩感觉得到尊重和满足需求时，他们就不再用挑战性的行为来交流了”。故选D。