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SAT英语重点考察对单词和语法的了解,尤其是对单词中的Analogy语言元素类型比较的形式。今天我们来讲词汇类比的不同形式的第二课。
Types of Analogy
词汇类比的形式
Analogy is a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
SSAT Analogies test students’ ability to determine the relationship between words.
Associated Characteristic:
Definition: An Analogy of Associated Characteristic is an analogy in which an X (a feature, a feeling, a state, etc.) is an attribute of a Y (a person, an animal, an object, a state, etc.).
Example: Liar is to dishonest as genius is to intelligent: Dishonesty is an attribute of a liar as intelligence is an attribute of a genius.
Example: Attack is to aggressive as donate is to generous: An aggressive person is ready to attack as a generous person is ready to donate.
1. Cathedral is to grandiose as
a. hovel is to shack
b. cordial is to polite
c. palace is to luxurious
d. lacklustre is to inspire
e. buttress is to support
2. Gill is to fish as
a. lung is to mammal
b. scale is to reptile
c. ocean is to beaver
d. wing is to bird
e. fin is to penguin
3. Logo is to company as
a. emblem is to country
b. face is to book
c. target is to shop
d. copyright is to claim
e. gift is to car
4. Priest is to charitable as
a. grace is to forgive
b. banana is to fruit
c. suitcase is to travel
d. gymnast is to deft
e. cobbler is to shoemaker
5. Credulous is to dupe
a. wealthy is to monarch
b. insensitive is to boor
c. argumentative is to lawyer
d. spontaneous is to extrovert
e. extravagant is to miser
6. Flake is to snow as
a. storm is to hail
b. drop is to rain
c. field is to wheat
d. stack is to hay
e. cloud is to fog