文章编辑:广州雷哥GRE填空导师Cheryl
Rather在GRE中的考察:
Rather在GRE填空中主要考察以下两种含义:
1. used to give more accurate information,更确切地说,表示确实;
2. used to mean ‘fairly’ or’ to some degree’,表示相当,在某种程度上;
3. Used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that you have stated previously,相反,反而,而是。
因此我们发现,rather既有表示递进的顺承含义,也有表示相反的对比含义。判断取同还是取反的方式如下:
当rather单独出现时,表示递进,取同;
当rather than一起出现时,表示对比,取反。
下面来看两个例题:
例1
It is___and rather, surprising, for someone with a considerable background in philosophy, that Taylor fails to distinguish adequately between forms of communication and forms of knowledge.
A.reprehensible
B.inexplicable
C.deplorable
D.dangerous
E.typical
F.characteristic
这个题目rather单独出现,表示递进,空格和surprising取同,表示令人震惊的,不该出现的,选择一组表达震惊、糟糕含义的词,即AC。整句话说的是:令人震惊的是,作为一个有相当多哲学背景的人,T无法准确区分沟通和认知。
例2
Britain’s deteriorating economy after 1945 was mishandled by politicians who favored the manufacturing sector over the service sector: rather than attempting to (ii)___the decline of manufacturing, they should have promoted service industries.
这是一个双空题,rather than出现在空二前面,相比于空二制造业的下降,他们更应该促进服务业的上升,rather than一起出现表示对比,空二decline of manufacturing和promote service industries取反,表达的是相对于抑制制造业的下降,应该把关注点更多放在刺激服务业上。选择arrest。
以上就是广州雷哥GRE Cheryl老师给大家分享的关于填空高频词汇Rather的干货分享,希望对大家有所帮助啦~有兴趣的同学可以了解下Cheryl老师的一对一课程噢~
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