Sentence Equivalence questions consist of a single sentence, one blank, and six answer choices. These questions require the examinee to select two of the answer choices. The examinee receives no credit for partially correct answers.
句子平衡问题包含一个句子、一个空格和6个选项。本题要求考生在其中选出2个答案。只选出一个正确答案不得分。
Sample Sentence Equivalence
Questions样题
Directions: Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
答题要求:在下面的问题中,选择两个答案来完成句子,所选的两个答案要符合句子的整体意思并且使所完成的两个句子的意思相近。”
1.Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as __________.
A. orthodox
B. eccentric
C. original
D. trifling
E. conventional
F. innovative
1.尽管这个成果也含有一些开拓性的理念,但是人们也很难将其视作是____
A.正统的、传统的
B.古怪的、异常的
C.原创的、有创造性的
D.不重要的、无价值的
E.传统的、死板的
F.革新的、创新的
中文释义来源:AHD美国传统辞典(双解版)
本句其实是在考查考生对于单词同义关系的把握能力,首先由“although(尽管)”引出让步状语从句,所以我们应该可以推断出后边的主句在感情基调上应该是与从句意思相反。从这个角度来讲,后边的正确选项应该为“pioneering”的反义词,如A选项orthodox或E选项conventional。但是在主句中又有一个表示否定的词“hardly(几乎不能)”,hardly与从句中的although其实构成了“双重否定”,双重否定可以理解为肯定,所以该主句中的形容词应该与从句的形容词一致才符合正常逻辑。所以本题的正确答案应该是C和F。