词语同现是指在意义上相关联的词汇有可能共同出现在同一语篇中，构成以某一话题为中心的词汇链，也有人称之为语义场。如：
若是一篇以学校生活为话题的文章，像teacher, student, classmate, monitor, book, classroom, dormitory, canteen, lab, desk, teaching building等意义与school life相关联的词语就有可能同时出现在这篇文章中。
完形微技能——词语同现
除了这种“语义相关联”词语可能同时出现外，还有“反义关联”的词也有可能同时出现在一个语篇中。如一篇以学习方法为主题的文章，作者谈到“男生”应如何学习，接下来就有可能谈到“女生”应如何学习。又如在谈到某人几点“离开”了教室，就有可能会谈到他什么时候“回到”教室。此外，还有“修饰相关联”的或“搭配相关联”的词也有可能同时出现，如population可能与large或small同现，但一般不会与many, few同现。
词语同现是解答完形填空的重要策略。在解答完形填空时，要注意在上下文中寻找这些相关联的词，并理清好它们之间的关系，才能快速锁定答案。 请利用词语同现策略解答以下题目： 1. Though I had a lot of working experience and
a Master’s degree, I could not find ______ work.
hard
B. satisfying
C. interesting
D. legal
解析： 因与“丰富的工作经验”“硕士学位”同现的应是“令人满意的(satisfying)工作”，故选B。还要注意though一词，前后是让步关系、转折意义。 B 2. “Why has my life become so hard?” I thought ________. hopefully
B. suddenly
C. painfully
D. carelessly
解析：由上下文可知，与hard同现的应是painfully，故选C。
C 3. A man was trying to take a photo of a crow（乌鸦）that had a nest in a tower, but the crow always left when she saw his coming. The bird did not ________until the man left the tower.
A. relax
B. recover
C. react
D. return
解析：return与left相对，“离开”“返回”这两者属于词语同现，故选D。
D 请运用上述所学到的解题方法来完成以下的练习。 1. At the meeting, everyone is _______ ideas in a heated discussion. thinking
B. bringing
C. exchanging
D. talking
解析：C
在会议上应是“交换”意见，其余三个动词与idea搭配不当，不合语境。 即学即用 C 2. The president of our school delivered an inspiring _______ at the opening ceremony of the new term. present
B. speech
C. party
D. celebration
解析：B
与“发表(deliver)”搭配的应是“演讲(speech)”，才与“新学期的开幕式”的语境相符。
B 3. I asked her what time it was, but she didn’t ___. A. respond
B. say
C. face
D. share 解析：A
与asked同现的应是respond。
4. Jackson was elected Prime Minister and came to ___________. A. action
B. life
C. power
D. effect 解析：C
与was elected(被选为)同现的应该是“开始执政”。 A C 5. Without an umbrella, we were all caught in the heavy ___________. water
B. river
C. wind
D. rain
解析：D
与umbrella同现的应是“雨”。
D 6. Our meetings were not __________: our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels. A. normal
B. necessary
C. pleasant
D. possible
解析：C
与arguments and quarrels同现的应是“不愉快(not pleasant)”。
C 7. When my teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team, at first I thought it was a crazy _________.
A. idea
B. plan
C. belief
D. saying
解析：A
与suggested同现的应是“观点(idea)”。
A 8. Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks _______ than words.
straighter
B. louder
C. higher
D. harder
解析：B
能修饰speak的应是louder或straighter，又因“说直话”与某种语言无关，故只有louder正确。
B 9. If you drive your car at full __________, you’ll risk losing your life. A. time
B. speed
C. length
D. price
解析：B
与drive和risk losing your life同现的应是“全速 (at full speed)” 行驶。
B 10. The __________ visited a large number of scenic spots and had a better understanding of the local culture. A. passengers
B. customers
C. tourists
D. servants
解析：C
与scenic spots(旅游景点)同义的应该是“旅客”。
C 11. Each student expects to get full ______ in exams. A. marks
B. exercises
C. crosses
D. subjects
解析：A
与“考试(exams)”同现的应是“分数(marks)”。
A 12. My uncle has very little schooling. However, he has a strong desire for ________ and is eager to learn more. A. information
B. chances
C. advice
D. knowledge
解析： D
与schooling和learn more同现的应是“知识(knowledge)”。
D 13. I thought hard and finally came up with a _________ to the problem. A. solution
B. entrance
C. path
D. road
解析：A
与problem同现的应是“解决方法(solution)”。 A 14. In the ___________, while the teacher is writing on the blackboard, all the students are listening to him and taking notes with great attention. A. cinema
B. park
C. classroom
D. playground 解析：C
与teacher, student, blackboard等同现的应是classroom。
C 15. When you go traveling, you’d better take some __________ with you in case you catch a cold during the trip.
books
B. medicine
C. water
D. coats
解析：B
与catch a cold同现的应是medicine。 B