例：El Nino is the name given to the myster ious and often unpredictable change in the clima te of the world. This strange __47__ happens e very five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific O cean and is thought to be caused by a failure i n the trade winds, which affects the ocean curre nts driven by these winds. As the trade winds le ssen in __48__ , the ocean temperatures rise, c ausing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5°C
The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot , humid air over the ocean cau ses severe __49__ thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America __50__ floods to Peru. In the West Pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts or the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and __51__.
El Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. T he 1982-83 El Nino brought the most __52__ w eather in modern history. Its effect was worldwid
e and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billon pounds __53__ o
f dam age. The 1990 El Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists __54__ this to be the longest El Nino for 2,000 years.
Nowadays, weather expert are able to forec ast when an El Nino will __55__, buy they’re sti ll not __56__ sure what leads to it or what affe cts how strong it will be.
备选：
A) estimate I) completely
B) strength J) destructive
C) deliberately K) starvation
D) notify L) bringing
E) tropical M) exhaustion
F) phenomenon N) worth
G) stable O) strike
H) attraction
第一步：先将选项按词性划分：
名词有B) strength F) phenomenon H) attract ion K) starvation M) exhaustion N) worth;
动词有A) estimate D) notify L) bringing O) s trike;
副词有C) deliberately I) completely;
形容词有E) tropical G) stable J) destructive
英语四级阅读理解中15选10
解题步骤：
鉴于以上分析，笔者给出题型步骤如下：
一．标注词性，预先分组把题目中给出的15
个备选答案词汇进行词性分组。
二．浏览全文，预测答案快速扫描文章，预测缺省信息的词性，对个别题目作出预测。
三．同性比较，选择唯一对相同词性词汇与原文意思进行比照，选择唯一的答案。
利用上下文线索，词的褒贬色彩，平行结构，单复数，时态等解题。
四．带入选项，通读检查带入已选答案，重新通读文章以核对其是否逻辑语意正确。
Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients
__47__ of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.
Times have changed. Today, we take pain __48__. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in __49__ a person’s
well-being.We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person’s life, causing
problems that __50__ from missed work to depression.
That’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who __51__ in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social __52__ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often
__53__ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理医生) a nd psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.
This modern __54__ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a __55__ number of drugs available, and many of them caused __56__ side effects in older people, including dizzines s and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: the medications
helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.
A) result I) determining
B) involves J) limited
C) significant K) gravely
D) range L) complained
E) relieved M) respect
F) issues N) prompting
G) seriously O) specialize
H) magnificent
名词后缀：tion/sion/ness/ment/er/or/ist/ism
形容词后缀：able/al/ant/ent/tive/sive/ous/less/ed/ing
动词后缀:ate/lize/ing/ed
副词后缀：ly/ward/wise
在历年真题中只要出现ly一定为副词，这是频率
分类：
名词单数：A) result D)range M) respect
名词复数：F) issues
动词原形: O)specialize M) respect D)range
动词进行时：I) determining N) prompting
动词过去式：J) limited L)complained E) relieved
可能的动词单三：B)involves
形容词：C) significant H)magnificent
J) limited有限的
副词：G) seriously K) gravely。