第7题：The word vast in the passage is closest in meaning to_________

　　(A) random

　　(B) very large

　　(C) surprising

　　(D) relatively small

　　这题就是很容易的“熟词熟义”，根据上下文就可以判断选B。 　　

　　第11题仍然是熟词熟义，所以很容易选出答案A。原文：The temple controlled the pooling of labor and resources for communal enterprises, such as the building of dikes or irrigation ditches, and it collected and distributed a considerable part of the harvest. All this required the keeping of detailed written records. Hence, we need not be surprised to find that the texts of early Sumerian inscriptions deal very largely with economic and administrative rather than religious matters, although writing was a priestly privilege.

　　#11 The word considerable in the passage is closest in meaning to_________

　　(A) substantial

　　(B) fixed

　　(C) valuable

　　(D) limited 　

　　从以上四个词汇题看出，我们在解答这类题目时，有以下几个环节需要注意:首先，尽量在高亮词汇出现的地方阅读，利用上下文线索推敲快速找到该词对应意思，这样可以节省时间。其次是如果发现该词汇是熟词就要注意区分是熟义还是生义，而上下文的解释会很快帮助你正确判断。最后，这样的题目也可以按照阅读课中我们已经归纳的方法来解题。