Others viewed the findings with______, noting that a cause-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
A) caution B) passion
C) optimism D) deliberation
此题好多同学不知cause-effect relationship为何物,于是束手无策,其实注意到现在分词结构当中宾语从句的谓语 remains to be shown即可索解,既然是一种有待证明的关系,当然要以谨慎态度(caution)对待!(阅读中遇到长句难句,破解方式之一也是找谓语,这点一定要引起大家重视。)
2003年1月55题
In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which________the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.
A) reclaim B) reconcile
C) rectify D) relieve
无数同学在这道题折戟沉沙,因为题干所述内容太过专业,看过后根本不知所云,但是如能注意到其中in order to引导的目的状语问题就解决了一半——目的既然是prevent stress,手段当然应该与之一致,而手段是在which引导的定语从句中由空格加stress表示的,于是找prevent的同义词,此处只有D选项(减轻、缓解)可以胜任。
最后我们再看一个用关联性解决的经典难题:
The______of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.