BEC中级阅读第二部分

1、BEC中级阅读第二部分讲义文章篇幅比第一部分要长，所给出的被选项要多于题目个数，该部分的正文一般 都有很清楚的思路或者论据，考察的是一种逻辑关系.解题步骤：1. 先读题目要求的第一句，初步了解主题.2. 将例子所对应的选项划去3. 利用语法知识确定句子缺失成分，重点阅读空格前后的句子利用各种衔接手段 选择正确的选项填入空格.4. 认真阅读选项，并找出关键词与空格进行搭配.人们讲话或写文章时，常常要把前后讲的或写的内容加以联系。联系的方式有几类，它们为语言的应用提供粘合(cohesion)。取得粘合最常用的方式是返指(referring back)已经提及的事项。取得粘合的另一方式就是预指(re

2、ferring forward) 将要说及的事项。返指方法一：使用名词词组返指前文中的具体名词，避免重复，并从意思上进行具体解释。返指方法二：在名词(或名词词组)前使用the这一特指限定词，返指前文中提到的名词或词 组。返指方法三：使用副词来指代前文中提到或讨论到的时间。返指方法四：用this； that和他们的复数形式these和those清楚地返指前文中提到的事物和 事实；用such作为限定词或形容词返指刚刚提及的事物。返指方法五：所谈的行为或情况在前面已经提及时，可用so来替代。返指方法六：使用人称代词和物主代词。在A-H备选句中一旦出现代词，就应该在前文中找到对应。否则该句就不能成 为

3、答案。一句际关系的分析1.并列关系:空格前后的句子基本属于同一主题，没有发生转折Example 1All banks pay interest on savings accounts. _ _4_ Banks also pay interest at different times. _ _5_ Suppose, for example, that on January 1, you deposited $ 1,000 in a bank that paid 4 1/2 perce nt in terest semia nnu ally. By July 1,you would have ea

4、rned $ 22.50 in terest. This in terest would automatically be credited to your account; and of you left it in the bank, along with your original deposit, you would receive in terest on $ 1,022.50 for the n ext six-mo nth period. That is, your in terest would be compo un ded.A. But the majority of th

5、em pay semiannually, that is, every six months. 5B. The interest rate varies from bank to bank, but the general range is from 4 1/2 to 6 percent. 4C. This means that passbook contains an actual record of all tran sact ions made and that you know the exact amount of sav ings you have at any one time.

6、D. One of these is check ing acco un ts.E. First you would be asked to fill out a sig nature card.F. But most banks pay in terest at the end of a year.G. One of the most importa nt of these is regular passbook sav in gs.Example 2You state on February 13th that New Mexico has “fewnatural resources ”，

7、 exampleIn 1991 New Mexico ranked fourth in the United States in productionof natural gas, seventh in oil and tenth in non-fuel minerals8Non-fuelminerals contributed about $ 1 billion and coal $509 million.A. That it has a broadly based tax structure is an importa nt point.B. In 1992 it produced mor

8、e oil tha n Colorado and Kan sas comb in ed.C. However, the extractive mineral industry in New Mexico is one of the state s stron gest econo mic forces.D. During fiscal year 1992 New Mexico raised permanentfunds worth about $6.1 billi on.E. The combined value of oil and gas production was $ 2.8 bill

9、ion.F. Some 16,000 employees work in the extractive industries and their wages are among the highest of any major in dustry.G. The $39 million earned by these funds in 1991 was used to finance education and other public services.Example 3The Cash-free Societyexample. Theft of cash would become impos

10、sible. Bank robberies and cash-register robberies would simply cease to occur _ ( 8 ) _. Purse sn atch ingswould become a thi ng of the past. Urba n streets would become safer _ ( 9 ) _.Security costs and in sura nee rates would fall. Property values would rise Neighborhoods would improve.A. A n ati

11、 onal electr onic-money system would operate as a debit-card system.B. Retail shops in once dangerous areas could operate in safety. 9C. As a result, in come tax rates could be lowered or the n ati onal debt reduced.D. The use of cash has dimini shed substa ntially since World War II.E. Attacks on s

12、hopkeepers, taxi drivers, and cashiers would all end. 8F. The emerge nee of electro nic fun ds-tra nsfer tech no logy makes it possible to cha nge the n ature of money and to divorce it from evil.G. Almost every prese nt-day cash tran sact ion can be duplicated electro nically.2.总分关系(举例关系)Example 1A

13、 modern bank provides many services other than checking accounts _ _1_If you went to a bank to open a savings account, you would go through almost the same procedures followed in appl ying for a check ing acco unt.A. But the majority of them pay semia nnu ally, that is, every six mon ths.B. The inte

14、rest rate varies from bank to bank, but the general range is from 4 1/2 to 6 perce nt.C. This means that passbook contains an actual record of all tran sact ions made and that youknow the exact amount of sav ings you have at any one time.D. One of these is check ing acco un ts.E. First you would be

15、asked to fill out a sig nature card.F. But most banks pay in terest at the end of a year.G. One of the most important of these is regular passbook savings.Example 2Unfortun ately, tech no logical developme nts in equipme nt for docume nt man ageme nt seem more impressive tha n they really are. (12)N

16、ew tech no logical soluti ons aren eeded to tackle the problem, to help drive bus in essesforward to improve their productivity and output.A. These new methods of handling paperwork have already greatly improved efficie ncy.B. This would be a key way of improvi ng white collar productivity.C. It wil

17、l help them to make better use of all office employees.D. However, this eno rmous inv estme nt has not improved productivity as expected.E. Laser printers have many limitations, and photocopiers have few applications.F. Most tech no logy has concen trated its atte ntio n on the first two of these st

18、ages.G. These figures are hardly surprising since documents convey nine-tenths of all in formatio n.3. 转折关系：空格前后的句子在含义上发生转折Example 1Electricity is a sig nifica nt source of export in come for Canada.9 , But in the1970s ,Ca nadia n exports rose sharply to addressthe U. S. dema nd for cheaper and more

19、 reliable.A. Besides, electricity from coal and nu clear is 50% to 75% cheaper tha n many other in dustrialn ati ons.B. Gen erated primarily by water, our power supplies have attracted and supported en ergy inten sivein dustries such as mining.C. It also ranks among the top three electricity produce

20、rs in the world, behind the U. S. andRussia.D. Next to electricity, Can adia n paper exports came to 900 milli on US dollars every year in the1960s.E. Two large nu clear power pla nts bega n to gen erate electricity.F. Canada and the U. S. imported and exported power in almost equal measures after 佃

21、 01.G. Therefore, the Can adia n gover nment has little in flue nce on these forces.Example 2The power of pers onal computers has in creased dramatically, and the uses of software have expa nded too. Compa nies both large and small have spe nt large sums of money on impro ving office computer facili

22、ties.)t seems that bus in ess has failedto apply the developme nts in tech no logy to greater effect, to in crease the amount of time which office workers have available for non-rout ine tasks. To do this, we n eed to un dersta nd how in formati on is processed in bus in ess ven tures.A. These new m

23、ethods of handling paperwork have already greatly improved efficie ncy.B. This would be a key way of improvi ng white collar productivity.C. It will help them to make better use of all office employees.D. However, this enormous investment has not improved productivity as expected.E. Laser printers h

24、ave many limitations, and photocopiers have few applications.F. Most tech no logy has concen trated its atte ntio n on the first two of these stages.G. These figures are hardly surprising since documents convey nine-tenths of all in formatio n.表示转折关系的词汇：But/yet/however/unlike/rather than/no but/on the contrary/ in contrast with/conversely4. 因果关系：如果