一、考研英语词汇练习 【同源精句140】That does not affect their electrical conductivity, but nanoscale particles like this are known to scatter and obstruct the passage of heat through imperfectly understood quantum-mechanical processes.
二、考研英语一真题长难句练习 【典型难句】In an experiment published in 1988, social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of Würzburg in Germany asked volunteers to hold a pen either with their teeth—there by creating an artificial smile—or with their lips, which would produce a disappointed expression. 【结构图解】
[attach]301123[/attach] 【要点注释】本句后半部分用破折号引出的插入语表示结果;which引导的定语从句,其先行词是前面整个短语,这种形式上的定语从句,在意义上相当于状语。 【难句精译】社会心理学家弗里茨·施特拉克在1988年公开了一项实验报告,他在德国维尔茨堡大学要求志愿者用牙齿咬住钢笔——从而形成一个笑验——或者用嘴唇衔住钢笔,从而表现出失望的表情。
本句来源于考研英语(一)2011年真题,Section Ⅰ Use of English 第四段;考研英语一真题超细解《考研真相》Page.455.
三、考研英语二真题长难句练习 【典型难句】The Newark Community Foundation, which was launched last month, announced on August 14th that it will help pay for Community Eye, a surveillance system tailored towards gun crime. 【结构图解】
[attach]301122[/attach] 【要点注释】本句的难点在于确定句子的主干,因为主语与谓语动词之间穿插着一个which 引导的非限定性定语从句,修饰主语The Newark Community Foundation,此处容易干扰视线。此外,that引导的从句作谓语动词announced的宾语,其中Community Eye之后的名词短语是它的同位语。 【难句精译】上个月刚刚成立的纽瓦克社区基金会在8月14日宣布,将帮助支付“社区电子眼”的相关费用,这是一种专门针对枪击犯罪的监视系统。
本句来源于考研英语(二)2008年真题,Section Ⅲ Reading Comprehension Text 2 第二段 ;考研英语二真题超细解《考研圣经》Page.510 .