1）读题干句，了解整句的意思，分析句子间的内在关系，推测残缺信息。
2）读完题干句后，接着快速浏览四个选项，初步掌握选项的信息，借以判断出题的类型。
3）分析选项，做出正确的选择。
利用句子间的内在关系
解答词汇题除了掌握以上三个步骤外，还应充分利用题干句本身所提供的各种线索，分析句子间的内在关系，以更为准确地做出选择。
1）因果关系
例27 As it had not rained for several months, there was a ____ of water. A) waste B) shortage C) drop D) loss 关联词"as"引导的从句表示原因：（因为）好几个月没有下雨了，主句表示由此而导致的结果--（因此）"缺"水，答案为B）。
例28 The car won't start because the battery was ____. A）run up B) run over C) run down D) run into 本句先给了"果"，要求由此推出"因"。汽车发动不起来的原因是由于电池电力减弱。run down的意思正好是"减弱"，因此选C）。
例29 The boy, wanting to be independent, ____his father's offer to help. A) turned down B) turned on C) turned off D) turned up 本句中虽然没有表示因果关系的关联词如because, as, for, since等，但句中的现在分词短语wanting to be independent却含蓄地表示出原因："想自立"，因此，"拒绝父亲提供的帮助"，答案为Ａ）。
2）转折关系 有些词汇题通过转折连词连接前后两个句子，体现出句意的转折关系。
例30 Jim is not ____, but he did badly in the final exams last term. A) bright B) awkward C) dull D) tedious 本题后半句的主要意思是"Jim考得不好"，如果把它作为结果，按因果关系可推出前半句的意思为"Jim很笨"，但由于后半句中使用了转折连词but，前半句的意思就应该是"Jim并不笨"（但他在上学期的期末考试中考得不好），答案为C）。
例31 They ____ in spite of extremely difficult conditions. A) carried in B) carried off C) carried on D) carried forward 本题由in spite of引出的内容表示"尽管条件极为困难"，前面的内容表示"他们仍继续下去"，句中通过in spite of体现了转折关系。答案为C）。
其它常用方法
1) 优选法 有些词汇测试题，题干线索比较简单明了，在读题干的过程中就已经知道了答案应该是什么。这时只需迅速浏览选项，确定正确答案，无须对选项逐一分析。
例32 You can't afford to let the situation get worse. You must take ____ to put it right. A) decisions B) directions C) sides D) steps 答案是D)。根据题意，前一句说的是"不能再让局势恶化下去。"后一句便是"采取措施扭转局势。""采取措施"是take steps。 2）排除法 有时难以从四个选项中确定正确答案，这就需要根据信号词或关键词逐项排除，剩下的一项即为正确答案。
例33 The rain was heavy and ____ the land was flooded. A) consequently B) continuously C) constantly D) consistently 题干中前一个分句的关键词是heavy，后一个分句的关键词是flooded，前句说明的是原因，and引导的并列分句说明的是结果。B)continuously的意思是"连续地"；C)constantly的意思是"不断地"；D) consistently的意思是"一致地"。这三个词都不能表示结果，因此只有A)是正确答案。consequently的意思是"所以，因而"。
1. Quite a lot of people watch TV only to ____ time. A) waste B) kill C) spend D) pass
2. Frandfurt, Germany, is one of the most ____ populated region of west Europe. A) densely B) enormously C) vastly D) largely
3. The police set a ____ to catch the thief. A) plan B) trap C) device D) trick
4. Sixty percent of television viewers chose her as their ____ actress. A) fortunate B) favorite C) preferable D) favorable
5. He ____ to get some cards for his birthday, but none arrived. A) promised B) expected C) assumed D) supposed
6. Though they disagreed on details, they were in ____ agreement over the plan. A) sufficient B) main C) original D) substantial
7. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but half way in her speech, she suddenly ____ to another subject. A) committed B) favoured C) switched D) transmitted 8. Before you can start a business, you will have to raise the necessary ____. A) investment B) income C) savings D) capital
9. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion
10. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should ____ his findings in logical order and clear language. A) furnish B) propose C) raise D) present
11. Franklin's ability to learn from observations and experience ____ greatly to his success in public life. A) contributed B) owed C) attached D) related
12. There was a ____ drop in support for the Union in the 1974 election. A) delicate B) distant C) distinct D) downward
13. We had to ____ our picnic till the next Friday because of rain. A)conceal B) cancel C) postpone D) adopt
14. Some companies send representatives to ____ the factories from which they buy their cloth. A) respect B) inspect C) inspire D) restore
15. Many people are concerned about the growing ____ of plastics on the environment. A) effect B) affect C) effort D) emphasis
16. When she was asked about the missing mobile phone, the young lady ____ ever seeing it. A) denied B) refused C) objected D) opposed
17. These parts were then sent to several other factories throughout the United States where they were ____ into complete cars. A) made B) manufactured C) brought D) assembled
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