GRE閱讀中的極端詞匯

　　GRE閱讀錯誤選項極端詞匯

　　一般來說，ETS會隨意地在GRE閱讀的選項中加入一些極端語言來編制錯誤選項。集中表現(xiàn)為含有最高級，唯一性以及比較級的詞匯。換句話說，含有這三類詞匯的選項錯誤的幾率很高。具體說：

　　1. 最高級詞匯：best , the most important, the least useful, uttermost, foremost, uppermost, always ,never, often, usually，primarily，primary，exact(ly)，complete(ly) . entire(ly) absolute(ly) extremely, unmitigated . unrestrained . unchecked. first等

　　2. 唯一性詞匯：only, alone, exclusively, sole(ly), unique(ly)

　　3. 比較級詞匯：more useful than, less beneficial than, better , worse than ，as ..as, the same with, similar to 等等。

　　極端用詞錯誤選項實例說明

　　例子1：

　　According to the passage, Hurston, Brooks, and Marshall are alike in that they

　　(A) did not examine the effects of White culture on their characters’ lives

　　(B) were heavily influenced by the protest novels of the early twentieth century

　　(C) used Black communities as the settings for their novels

　　(D) wrote primarily about the difficulties their characters encountered in White culture

　　(E) wrote exclusively about female characters and the experiences of women

　　分析：此處的D選項和E選項中的“primarily”以及“exclusively”都屬于比較極端的詞匯。

　　例子2：

　　It can be inferred that the author of the passage would describe Brown Girl, Brownstones as being

　　(A) completely different from novels written before 1959

　　(B) highly influenced by novels written in the early twentieth century

　　(C) similar to the protest novels that preceded it

　　(D) important in the late 1950’s but dated today

　　(E) an important influence on novels written in the 1970’s

　　分析：此處的A選項中的“completely” 也屬于比較極端的詞匯。