新英语四级考试注意阅读理解题型

　　解析：

　　47)：冠词 a判断本处应为名词，且可数。从下文线索I couldnt understand anything，判断，本处应为贬义色彩的名词。在名词性备选词A)、E)、G)、N)中，只有E) nightmare符合要求。

　　48)：通过句子结构判断，缺省信息为谓语动词，根据全文时态，备选项A)排除动词词性;通过and连接的平行结构可知，答案与came home in tears ， and thought about dropping out.并列构成贬义色彩。在动词备选词B)D)I)M)中，只有I)hid符合要求。

　　参考答案：

　　47)E 48)I 49)F 50)D 51)J 52)B 53)L 54)H 55)C 56)G

　　附二：新四级考试真题解析

　　EI Nino is the name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange 47 happens every five to eight years. It starts in the pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信风)， which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in 48 ， the ocean temperatures rise， causing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5℃。

　　The warning of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot， humid (潮湿的)air over the ocean causes severe 49 thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America， 50 floods to Peru. In the West Pacific， there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods， other parts face drought， poor crops and 51 .

　　EI Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 EI Nino brought the most 52 weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2，000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds 53 of damage. The 1990 EI Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists 54 this to be the longest EI Nino for 2，000 years.

　　Nowadays， weather experts are able to forecast when an EI Nino will 55 ， but they are still not 56 sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be.

　　A) estimate v. B) strength n. C) deliberately adv. D) notify v. E) tropical adj. F) phenomenon n. G) stable adj./n. H)attraction n. I) completely adv. J) destructive adj. K) starvation n. L) bringing v. M) exhaustion n. N) worth adj. O) strike n./v.

　　解析：

　　47)：空格前为一形容词，通常其后修饰名词，可推知空格处要填一单数名词。从前文可知，所填名词指代EI Nino(厄尔尼诺)这种奇怪的气候现象。选项中共有六个名词，而能指代EI Nino的只有F)phenomenon(现象)。

　　48)：从主谓搭配来看，空格处描绘信风在哪方面减弱(the trade winds lessen)，选项中剩下的五个名词中能形容风力减弱的只有B) strength(力量)。

　　参考答案：

　　47)F 48)B 49)E 50)L 51)K 52)J 53)N 54)A 55)O 56)I

　　附三：常见词性后缀辨析

　　副词

　　-ly slowly， quickly， really

　　-ward(s) westward， westwards， backwards

　　-wise clockwise， otherwise，

　　2.形容词

　　-able capable， acceptable

　　-ible visible， sensible， permissible

　　-al personal， internal， critical， accidental， continual

　　-ary necessary， primary， secondary

　　-ory satisfactory， illusory

　　-ful cheerful， useful， faithful

　　-ic realistic， specific， poetic， energetic

　　-ical physical， classical， economical

　　-ish foolish， childish， selfish

　　-ous envious， poisonous， courageous

　　-ious religious， furious， precious

　　-some lonesome， troublesome， handsome

　　-y dirty， healthy， rainy， thirsty， sunny

　　3.动词

　　-en deepen， soften， sharpen， hasten， widen

　　-ify unify， beautify， satisfy， simplify

　　-ize(ise) modernize， realize， realise

　　4.名词

　　-ability usability， capability

　　-iblity visibility， responsibility， stability

　　-age package， shortage， marriage

　　-ance importance， allowance， reliance

　　-ence presence， absence， confidence

　　-ant assistant， accountant， inhabitant

　　-ent president， resident， dependent

　　-cy bankruptcy， literacy， democracy

　　-ion construction， rebellion

　　-ition position， repetition， tuition

　　-ation consideration， realization， dictation， presentation

　　-ty loyalty， identity， cruelty

　　-ment movement， government， argument

　　-ness carefulness， illness， happiness

　　-ology physiology， sociology， zoology

　　-ship friendship， professorship， leadership， hardship

　　-sion confusion， decision， revision， discussion

　　-ure exposure， pleasure， failure， pressure， future