职称英语词汇选项题应对方法（三）

　　借助推理、语法、句意表述内容

　　注意：做题时，要*大限度地利用考试部位以外的信息，从中捕捉关键词语作为正确选项的依据。这种关键词语就是确定选项的参照词语。

　　(1)Photojournalist Margaret White became famous for her coverage of significant events during the Second World War.(G2②)

　　A.baggage B.orphanage C.reportage D.usage

　　答案C。摄影记者Margaret White因在二次世界大战中对重大事件的报道而出名。答案C. reportage可替代划线词。

　　(2)America's emphasis on the importance of education for everyone has spurred scientific research.(G2①)

　　A.encouraged B.endangered C.endorsed D.enlarged

　　答案A。在美国，人人接受教育得到重视，这促进了科学研究。答案A. Encouraged(激励，鼓励) 为划线词的同义词。

　　(3)Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to remedy headaches.(G3⑨)

　　A.disrupt B.diagnose C.evaporate D.cure

　　答案D。几百年以前，丁香花用来治疗头痛。可从整句意思上推断出来答案为D。

　　(4)In order to improve our standard of living, we have to accelerate production.(G4(11))

　　A.step up B.decrease C.stop D.control

　　答案A。为了提高生活水平，我们必须加快生产步伐。后一句可从前一句推断出来意思。答案只能为A。

　　(5)It is hard for the young people to imagine what severe conditions their parents once lived under. (G10(15))

　　A.sincere B.hard C.strict D.tight

　　答案B。现在的年轻人很难想象他们的父母曾经生活在多么艰苦的条件下。从整个句子的意思可以判断出划线词的意思。答案为B。