巧用排除法解题
在有些情况下,考生如果不能很有把握地直接得出某一道题的答案,可以把排除法和词汇、语法分析结合起来运用,缩小选择的范围,提高正确率。如:
The woman looked carefully at me ___5___ through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice.
5. A. as usual B. for a while C. in a minute D. once again
【解析】这篇文章讲述的是没有工作经验的作者找到工作的故事。此题的解题关键词是carefully,既然是“认真地看”,就不会是in a minute (立刻、马上);既然互不相识,作者也未曾去找过工作,不会是as usual(像往常一样);前面没说已经打量过作者一次了,所以用once again(再一次)是不合理的。
He put the books into the return box. And after a brief ___6___ in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to meet Eric.
6. A. rest B. break C. walk D. stop
【解析】此题答案为D。人不可能在厕所里休息(rest, break)或是散步(walk),由此排除另外三个选项。
When I started playing ___19___ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous.
19. A. at B. by C. for D. around
【解析】此题用排除法,by 和around都有“在……旁边”的意思,要选都要选,故排除这两个答案,play at后接游戏名,是“做……游戏”的意思,也可排除。故答案为C。
14. A. don’t B. couldn’t C. can’t D. do
【解析】Why don’t you do sth?是表示建议的固定句型,意为“为何不……?”。