在文章中被考到的單詞或短語會被用陰影標識出來
☆ In the case of a word, the question might be :
The word X in the passage is closest in meaning to
☆ In the case of a phrase, the question might be :
In stating X, the author means that
The phrase X in the passage is closest in meaning to
其中，以第一種形式，也就是考察考生某單詞在文章上下文中意思的問題型別最為常見。
具體該如何回答託福閱讀詞彙題呢?
1. 在文章中定位到陰影標識的`單詞或短語。
2. 仔細閱讀該詞或短語所在句子。
3. 在句子中尋找可以幫助理解陰影標識的單詞或短語的具體意思的線索。
4. 選擇答案，並將所選擇的單詞或短語放入原文進行檢驗，以確認這個句子在全文中仍是有意義的。
選擇答案時，不要僅僅因為某個選項符合該單詞的某一個正確意思就將其作為正確選項;題目考察的是作者在文章上下文中使用了那一個詞義。
如何利用各種託福閱讀詞彙題中的線索
☆ 結構線索(即指明句子中各成分之間關係的特定單詞、短語和語法結構)
1. 對比
Example: OG Practice Set 5, question 6
Passage 5: In this newly emerging economic order, workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life. Craftworkers such as carpenters and tailors formed union s and in 1834 individual union s came together in the National Trades’ union . The labor movement gathered some momentum in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor’s strength collapsed…
The phrase gathered some momentum in the passage is closest in meaning to
○ made progress
○ became active
○ caused changes
○ combined forces
解析：單詞readily所在的文章句子中出現轉折詞but, 根據文章中but後面的內容我們可以得出短語gathered some momentum在此句中的意思為made progress。
2. 例子
Example: OG Practice Set 4, question 10
Passage 8: One cognitive theory suggests that aggravating and painful events trigger unpleasant feelings. These feelings in turn, can lead to aggressive action, but not automatically. Cognitive factors intervene. People decide whether they will act aggressively or not on other people’s motives. Supporting evidence comes from research showing that aggressive people often distort other people’s motives. For example, they assume that other people mean them harm when they do not.
The word distort in the passage is closest in meaning to
○ mistrust
○ misinterpret
○ criticize
○ resent
解析：distort所在的文章句子後出現for example, 根據for example中的內容，我們可以得出distort在此句中的意思為misinterpret。
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