下面是运用定位法对09年12月四级真题的具体解析,供考生理借鉴和体会。
Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.
The current approach which 67 on younger people and on skills for employment is not 68 to meet the challenges of demographic (人口结构的) change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is 69 spent on the oldest of the population.
The 70 include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in 71 , that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are 72 state pension age.
“ 73 needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources 74 young people cannot meet the new 75 ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.
The major 76 of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. 77 people are changing their jobs, 78 , partners and lifestyles more often than 79 , they need opportunities to learn at every age. 80 , some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.
People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to 81 to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (过渡) 82 retirement, which may now happen 83 at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.
And there should be more money 84 to support people in establishing a 85 of identity and finding constructive 86 for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.
67. [A] operates [B] focuses [C] counts [D] depends
68. [A] superior [B] regular [C] essential [D] adequate
69. [A] currently [B] barely [C] anxiously [D] heavily
70. [A] regulations [B] obstacles [C] challenges [D] guidelines
71. [A] enjoyment [B] retirement [C] stability [D] inability
72. [A] over [B] after [C] across [D] beside
73. [A] Identifying [B] Learning [C] Instructing [D] Practicing
74. [A] at [B] by [C] in [D] on
75. [A] desires [B] realms [C] needs [D] intentions
76. [A] measure [B] ratio [C] area [D] portion
77. [A] When [B] Until [C] Whether [D] Before
78. [A] neighbors [B] moods [C] homes [D] minds
79. [A] ago [B] ever [C] previously [D] formerly
80. [A] For example [B] By contrast [C] In particular [D] On average
81. [A] transform [B] yield [C] adjust [D] suit
82. [A] within [B] from [C] beyond [D] to
83. [A] unfairly [B] unpredictably [C] instantly [D] indirectly
84. [A] reliable [B] considerable [C] available [D] feasible
85. [A] sense [B] conscience [C] project [D] definition
86. [A] ranks [B] assets [C] ideals [D] roles
【答案】67-71 B D A C B 72-76 A B D C D 77-81 A C B A C 82-86 D B C A D
67.B)预测:选项是四个动词,考词义或固定搭配。Operate意为“操作”;focus意为“聚焦”,常与on搭配;count意为“计算”,可以与on搭配,count on意为“期望,指望,依靠”;depend意为“依赖,依靠”,常与on搭配。Depend on与count on意思物区别,可能都不选。定位:此处需填一个能与on搭配的动词。所给选项均可与on搭配,但只有focus与此处语意相符。验证:本句意为,目前以年轻人和雇佣技巧为中心的方法不能充分适应人口结构变化的挑战。
68.D)预测:选项是四个形容词,考词义或固定搭配。Superior意为“优秀的,出众的”,可与to搭配,意为“比……好”;regular意为“有规律的,有规则的”;essential意为“必需的,必要的”;adequate意为“足够的”。定位:根据结构,此处需填一个能接to的形容词;再根据句意可知,此处填adequate比较合适。验证:其它三个选项都不符合语意。
69. A)预测:选项是四个副词,考词义。Currently意为“目前”;barely意为“仅仅,勉强”;anxiously意为“焦虑地”;heavily意为“沉重地”。定位:根据句意可知,此处是强调目前的情况,该段句首的current是提示词,所以选currently。验证:本句意为,现在只有1%的教育预算是用于老年人的。
70.C)预测:选项是四个名词,考词义。Regulation意为“规则,调节”;obstacles意为“困难,障碍”;challenges意为“挑战”;guidelines意为“指导方针”。定位:根据结构可知,此处的词应能概括后面的fact的同位语从句的内容,所以正确答案是challenges。验证:本句意为,事实上,大部分人期望他们三分之一的生命时间是在退休中度过的,这是其中的一个挑战。
71. B)预测:选项是四个名词,考词义。Enjoyment意为“高兴,享受”;retirement意为“退休”;stability意为“稳定”;inability意为“不稳定”。定位:分析句子结构可知,该空后的that从句是对空格内容的补充说明,超过59岁的人当然是退休人员,所以选retirement。验证:句意见上题。
72. A)预测:选项是四个副词或介词,考词义或固定搭配。定位:根据固定搭配,修饰age的只能是over,所以选over。验证:over state pension age意为“超过了国家规定的退休年龄”。
73. B)预测:选项是四个动词的现在分词,考词义。Identify意为“识别,认明”;instruct意为“指导”。定位:根据文章的意思,整篇文章讲的都是关于老年人学习的情况,所以应该选learning;另外,首段的首句话中的learn是提示词。验证:本句意为,学习的需要时终生的。
74. D)预测:选项是四个介词,考词义或固定搭配。定位:空前有concentration,常与on搭配,所以正确答案是on。验证:本句意为,我们以往对年轻人在政策和资源上的关注已不能迎合新的需要。
75. C)预测:选项是四个介词,考词义。定位:meet the new needs是固定搭配,意为“迎合新的需要”,所以选needs。验证:固定搭配,具体句意见上题。
76.D)预测:选项是四个名词,考词义。measure意为“检测,措施”;ratio意为“比例”;area意为“区域”;portion意为“部分”。定位:根据句子成分可知,此处的空需受our education budget修饰,所以选择portion,意为“我们教育预算的大部分”。验证:该句意思是,我们的大部分教育预算都花在了25岁以下的年轻人身上。
77.A)预测:选项是四个连接词,考词义或逻辑关系。定位:该句使用现在进行时,应该选择when。验证:本句意为,当人们比任何时候更频繁地更换工作、搬家、结识新同事和改变生活方式时,他们在任何年龄都需要机会来学习。
78.C)预测:选项是四个名词,考词义。Moods意为“情绪”,minds意为“心智”。定位:根据语法结构可知,该空与jobs, partners和lifestyles是并列成分,且意义上互有关联,所以应该选homes。验证:句意见上题。
79.B)预测:选项是四个副词,考词义。Previously意为“以前”;ago意为“以前”,指从现在起的“以前”;formerly意为“从前,以往”。定位:该处是比较级结构,所填空与often是对比对象,必须保持一致,都表示频率,所以只能选ever。验证:句意见77题。
80.A)预测:选项是四个短语,考意义。By contrast意为“相比之下”,in particular意为“特别地”,on average意为“平均,通常”。定位:根据句子间的结构可知,该句应该是对上一句的举例说明,所以应该选for example。验证:本句意为,例如,有些人在50多岁甚至更晚时才开始从事新的职业。
81.C)预测:选项是四个动词,考词义或固定搭配。Transform意为“转换,使……变形”,常与into搭配;yield意为“产生,投降”,常与to搭配;adjust意为“调整,使……适于”,常与to搭配;suit意为“适合”,可与to搭配。定位:此处需选一个能与to搭配的动词,根据句意应该选adjust。验证:本句意为,人们需要机会来做“中年回顾”,以便适应其后阶段的工作生活。
82.D)预测:选项是四个介词,考词义或固定搭配。定位:空前有transition,该词常与to搭配,意为“过渡到……”,与此处语意相符。验证:本句意为,为向退休生活转变做计划。
83. B)预测:选项是四个副词,考词义。Unfairly意为“不公平地”,unpredictably意为“不可预测地”,instantly意为“立即地,即刻地”,indirectly意为“间接地”。定位:此处意为“现在,退休可能发生在50岁到90多岁的任何时候,这是不可预测的”,所以选unpredictably。验证:其它几个选项与句意不符合。
84.C)预测:选项是四个形容词,考词义或固定搭配。Reliable意为“可靠的”,常与on搭配;considerable意为“可观的,重要的”;available意为“可用的,有效的”,常与to或for搭配;feasible意为“可行的,可能的”,常与to搭配。定位:根据结构,此处可选available和feasible;再结合句意,可知正确答案是available。验证:本句意为,应该投入更多可用的钱来帮助人们树立身份意识。
85. A)预测:选项是四个名词,考词义或固定搭配。Sense意为“意识”,conscience意为“良心”,project意为“工程,项目,事业”,definition意为“定义”。定位:根据句意,此处应该选sense;a sense of identity意为“身份意识”。验证:句意见上题。
86. D)预测:选项是四个名词,考词义或固定搭配。Rank意为“头衔,级别”,asset意为“资产”,ideal意为“理想”,role意为“角色,作用”。定位:根据结构,此处应该填一个能被constructive修饰的词,所以只能选roles。验证:本句意为:……发现在“第三年龄”阶段(他们在退休后健康地度过的20年或更长的时间)的积极作用。作者: wwee3688 时间: 2010-2-23 08:00
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