英语四级四级长难句

四级长句分在大学英语四级考试的阅读理解中，我们经常会遇到一些长而难的句子。长难句通常含有较多、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结构往往会导致理解的困难。理解长难句的关键是了解长难句的类型，理清句子成分，抓住句子中的关键部分。首先我们先来了解制造长句的几个要点一词汇：核心词汇+普通词汇二语法结构1从句：定语、同位语、表语、宾语、状语2并列结构3插入语4倒装5强调6省略：分词作定语，独立主格结构2008-61Buttherealtruthisthatwedon'tenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and——withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs——wecan'tdomuchaboutit.2.Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisitbecomeamoralproblemwhenit'sreallyanengineeringone.

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精品文库beneficialimpactthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylife.2006-627.ButHancocksaysitalsocrucialwhetheraconversationisbeingrecordedcouldbereread,andwhetheritoccursinrealtime.28.ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakewereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheyasiftheywerebeingtreateddisposablegoods.▲29.Wesayingwewanttointheseplaces,’regoingtolookotherwayintermsofwhatlawsare,thenwhenitconvenientfororwhenwecantrytomakepointintermsnationalsecurity,especiallyafterSept.11,thenyou’redisposable.30.IfSept.11hadneverhappened,theairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probablyindefinitely.2006-6旧31’seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen’scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.32Parentsinlow-incomecountriestoinvesttheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotthemtoaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse’sfamilyandbearchildren.欢迎下载

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精品文库33Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrotherssenttoschool-theaviciouscircleofneglect.

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精品文库39.Thenthereisthegeneral,coveringapology,whichavoidsthenecessityofidentifyingaspecificactthatwasparticularlyhurtfulorinsulting,andwhichthepersonwhoisapologizingshouldpromisenevertodoagain.40.Parentswhowishtoteachtheirchildrenapologizeshouldseeitasaofstrength,thereforenottothesepseudo-apologies.实战演练1Buttheresearchpaperalsogivesyouachanceindividualizeaschoolassignment,tosuitapieceofworkyourowninterestsandabilities,toshowothersyoucando.2.Todeterminetheconsequencesofsleepdeficit,researchershaveputsubjectsthroughasetofpsychologicalperformancetestsrequiringthem,forinstance,toaddcolumnsofnumbersorrecallapassagereadtothemonlyearlier.3.Recentstoriesinthenewspapersandmagazinessuggestthatteachingandresearchcontradicteachthatresearchplaystooprominentapartinacademicpromotions,andthatteachingisbadlyunderemphasized.4.Househadtobesited“withineasywalkingoftherailroadstation,assomeoldresidentswouldpointout;onlythosewealthyenoughtoaffordahorseandacarriagedaredtopenetratefartherintotheopencountry.5.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.6.Butyoumustknowdifferenthavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings,andyouwillthereforebeoffendedifyourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennotbethesameasyours.7.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentswritefalselettersofrecommendationinthecompetitionfor欢迎下载

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精品文库admissiontograduateschool.8.Thismeansthatsoonerhashegotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeisspentneitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.9.Therecentgrowthofexportsurplusesontheworldfoodmarkethascertainlybeenunexpectedlygreat,partlybecauseastrangesequenceoftwograinharvests.10.Itwouldhaveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe18thEnlightenment

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