GRE填空难题破解之三空题名师详解
英语课
To pay for the extra spending under this international poverty plan, each American would have to contribute less than the cost of buying a premium 1 cup of coffee once a week. But financial aid is not(i)___, and even if the funding recommended here were to (ii)_____, the grandest objectives may well remain unfulfilled. Nonetheless, carefully targeted aid can reward responsible governments, (iii)_____individual initiative, and alleviate 2 suffering. Many will think that's worth a cup of coffee.
Blank(i) A.an impediment B.a panacea 3 C.a malady 4
Blank(ii) D.be insufficient 5 E.recede 6 F.materialize
Blank(iii) G. bviate H.temper I.encourage
【韩冰老师的分析】
第一空逻辑连接词为and，and表并列，并列的两个部分语义相同。 And后面是一个让步转折，让步转折的句子，意思的重点落在转折部分，即the grandest objectives may well remainunfulfilled. 这句话表达的是对这个扶贫计划的负态度，所以and前面也是体现负态度，又有个not, 所以选一个正评价的词，填B. panacea.
再看第2空。第2空的逻辑连接词为even if，引导让步转折。转折的部分是一个负面的评价，所以让步的部分应该是偏正面的评价。唯一一个偏正面的评价就是F. materialize.
最后一个空在一组并列动作中，前面有个reward responsible government 这显然是一个正面的事(用前面的nonetheless也可以看出来)，那么“空格个人创业”也应该是一件正面的事，所以显然选I. encourage.
【核心单词解释】
panacea n. a remedy for all ills or difficulties 万灵药
常考的表示万灵药的词还有cure-all, nostrum 7
【内容扩展】
temper v. to dilute 8, qualify, or soften 9 by theaddition or influence of something else : moderate
【翻译】
为了支付这个国际扶贫计划带来的额外支出，每个美国人只需要付出不到每周买一杯高级咖啡的钱。但是，金钱上的援助不是万能的，并且，即使计划中提出的资金能够到位，可能仍然无法实现最大的目标。但是，目标明确的资助能够带给负责人的政府以奖励，鼓励个体的积极性，并减轻贫困。很多人认为这值回了一杯咖啡的钱。
n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的
- You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
- Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。
v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)
- The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
n.万灵药；治百病的灵药
- Western aid may help but will not be a panacea. 西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。
- There's no single panacea for the country's economic ills. 国家经济弊病百出,并无万灵药可以医治。
n.病，疾病(通常做比喻)
- There is no specific remedy for the malady.没有医治这种病的特效药。
- They are managing to control the malady into a small range.他们设法将疾病控制在小范围之内。
adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的
- There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
- In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。
vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进
- The colleges would recede in importance.大学的重要性会降低。
- He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。
n.秘方；妙策
- He told the patient that he had a nostrum.他告诉病人他有秘方。
- Photography studio provide you with a few small nostrum you must use.为您提供一些小妙策你一定用的着。
vt.稀释，冲淡；adj.稀释的，冲淡的
- The water will dilute the wine.水能使酒变淡。
- Zinc displaces the hydrogen of dilute acids.锌置换了稀酸中的氢。
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