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1、针对选词填空的解题方法分为三步： 1. 预览选项，了解词义并把选项分为四大类词性：名词n，动词v，形容词a，副词ad，在每个选项后作词性的简要标记； 2. 精读全文开头，把握文章主题，并以三个空或一个段落为一个单位，利用前后文判断每空的词性； 3. 把对应词性的选项逐一带回原文，含义通顺，时态、主谓搭配一致的为正确选项。1.Achanges Bflexible Cdecrease Drecent Epush Freduce Grelatively Hsafety Iresistant Jexpensive Kforce Laccordingly MintensityNsecurity Oopp
2、osedAfter the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll(死亡人数) could have been much worse. More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, and earthquake of similar _1_ that shook America in 1998 claimed 25,
3、000 victims.Injuries and deaths were _2_ less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. On a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highway. In addition, _3_ made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the citys buildings and highways,
4、making them more _4_ to quakes.In the past, making structures quake-resist-ant meant firm yet _5_ materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to _6_ the i
5、mpact of ground vibrations. The most _7_ designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquakes vibrations. When ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would _8_ the building to s
6、hift in the opposite direction. The new designs should offer even greater _9_ to cities where earthquakes often take place.The new smart structures could be very _10_ to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.2.ApossessionBsaveCbestDappli
7、anceEmaterialFfromGsimpleHwithIinJelementKmodelLitemMeasyNadoptOreasonableWise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The way you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually _1_ you money or can add to the cost. Take the _2_example of a hairdryer. If you a
8、re buying a hairdryer, you might think that you are making the _3_ buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest_4_price. But when you get it home you may find that it takes twice as long as a more expensive_5_to dry your hair.The cost of the electricity plus the cost of y
9、our time could well make your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.So what principles should you_when you go out shopping? If you keep your home, your car or any valuable 7_ in excellent condition, youll be saving money in the long run. Before you buy a new 8_ , talk to someone who owns one .If y
10、ou can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular purpose. Before you buy an expensive 9_ , or a service, do check the price and what is on offer. If possible, choose 10 _three items or three estimates.3.A) poseB) exaggeratedC) acceleratingD) extinctE) existF) perceptionG) wealthyH) magn
11、ifiedI) starvingJ) headK) runningL) predictedM) abundantN) conceptionO) reducing For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. They have developed a hitlist of our main fears: natural resources are 1_ out? the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat? species are b
12、ecoming 2_ in vast numbers, and the planets air and water are becoming ever more polluted.But a quick look at the facts shows a different picture. First, energy and other natural resources have become more 3_ not less so, since the book The Limits to Growth was published in 1972 by a group of scient
13、ists. Second, more food is now produced per 4_ of the worlds population than at any time in history. Fewer people are 5_ . Third, although species are indeed becoming extinct, only about 0.7% of them are expected to disappear in the next 50 years, not 2550%, as has so often been 6_ . And finally, mo
14、st forms of environmental pollution either appear to have been 7_ , or are transient - associated with the early stages of industrialization and therefore best cured not by restricting economic growth, but by 8_ it. One form of pollution - the release of greenhouse gases that causes global warming -
15、 does appear to be a phenomenon that is going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is unlikely to 9_ a devastating (令人心神不安的) problem. A bigger problem may well turn out to be an inappropriate response to it.Yet opinion polls suggest that many people nurture the belief that environmental standards are declining and some factors seem to cause this disjunction between 10_ and reality.4.What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat, but we feel _ 1
