2008年大學英語四級巔峰閲讀培訓(第十五講)

2 生詞的意思
　　解題技巧：
　　這類題考查的是超出四級詞滙大綱的生詞。在生詞前後經常會有其定義或進一步解釋說明，解題時需要對這些定義或解釋性的文字進行概括。其標志有：or,that is,in other words,namely等詞組；破折號、冒號、括號等；定語從句。對於沒有這種定義或說明的生詞，可以通過尋找這個生詞前後的文字中的詞滙關系和邏輯關系來確定答案，看看這些關系要求這個地方的詞具有什麽樣的意思。
　　練習：
　　“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.” said Dr. Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. While here’s no question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’re able to rise to the occasion can be good for you…
　　Q
　　The word “shun”most probably means _______.
　　A. cut down on
　　B. stay away from
　　C. run out
　　D. put up with
　　答案:
　　選B。
　　not..any more than…搆成平衡結搆。Humans should與they would對稱，avoid stress與shun food，love or exercise對稱，故shun應該與avoid相近。