四级长难句剖析在大学英语四级考试的阅读理解中，我们常常会碰到一些长而难的句子长难句往常含有许多、较长的修饰成分、并列成分或从句长难句的丰富内容和复杂构造常常会致使理解的困难理解长难句的重点是认识长难句的种类，理清句子成分，抓住句子中的重点部分第一我们先来认识制造长句的几个重点一词汇：核心词汇+一般词汇二语法构造1．从句：定语、同位语、表语、宾语、状语2．并列构造3．插入语4．倒装5．重申6．省略：分词作定语，独立主格构造2008-61．Buttherealtruthisthatwedon'tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and——withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs——wecan'tdomuchaboutit.2. Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit'sreallyanengineeringone.精选文库3．PrivacyeconomistAlessandroAcauistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrenderpersonalinformationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-offcoupon(优惠卷)4. Thedigitalbreadcrumbs(碎屑)youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoreconstructwhoyouare,whereyouareandwhatyoulike.2007-124．Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly“guided”bymeintoalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.5.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-optingmydaughter’sexperience.6. Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked.2007-67. Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.2精选文库8.Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting(转瞬即逝的)thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.9.ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupastyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting.”10. Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourscreen.11. Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou’vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.12. Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.13. Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatitworkinafielddominatedbymen.3精选文库14.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus(相关于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培养),Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.15.Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations:Idonttalkabout’thatanymore.16. Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidndealwithgenderissues.2006-1217. Infact,NewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.18. Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensive.19.AccordingtoanarticleinTheStreetJournal,someofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualsell,listingbrandsonthemenuwithoutprices,andpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinersiftheywantit.4精选文库20. Regardlessofhowit’ssold,thepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealth,ourwishtoappearcultivated,andevenalongingforlostpurity.21. Aswehaveseen,thefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdisease—especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviors,suchaspooreatinghabits,smoking,andfailuretoexercise.22. Imagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweight,butdoesnoteatverynutritiousfoods,whofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionally,whogoestoworkeveryday,butisnotanoutstandingworker,whodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunk,andwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcounts,butsleepsalotandoftenfeelstired.23.Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerely“notill”andsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody’sspe24.Inrecentyears,however,somehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplytheterms“well“wellness”onlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.25.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicap(缺点)maybe“well,”inthi。