1.transaction /transition /transformation /transmission
transaction:"交易,事务,事项";"办理,执行"
transition:"过渡,过渡时期"
transformation:"改变,改观,改造"
transmission:"传送,传递,传达,传导"
典型考题分析:
[例1]The ____?from childhood to adulthood is always a critical time for every-body.(2001.6)
A)conversion B)transition
C)turnover?D)transformation
[题解]题意是:对每个人而言,从儿童到成人的过渡是一个关键时期。选项conversion意思是"变换,转变",而turnover意思是"成交量,营业额;人员调整"。根据题意,答案为B)。
[例2]Cultural ____ indicates that human beings hand their language down from one generation to another.(2001.1)
A)translation?B)transition
C)transmission D)transaction
[题解]题意是:文化继承是指人类将其语言代代相传。根据题意,答案为C)。
[例3]He attends to the ____of important business himself.(1998.6)
A)transaction B)transition
C)transmission D)transformation
[题解]题意是:他亲自参与重要商业贸易的处理。故答案为A)。
[例4]There is much I enjoy about the changing season ,but my favorite time is the ____ from fall to winter.(2000.6)
A)transmission B)transformation
C)transition D)transfer
[题解]题意是:我喜欢季节的更替,但我最喜欢的是秋冬之交。选项transfer意思是"调动,转移",故答案是C)。
2.concession /recession
concession:"让步,妥协;授予"
recession:"后退,撤回;商业暂时衰退现象,萧条"
典型考题分析:
[例5]It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a ____.(2001.6)
A)concession?B)recession
C)submission?D)transmission
[题解]题意是:很难预测我们的经济是繁荣还是衰退。选项submission意思是"屈服,顺从",而且由boom可知空格处需要一个与它意思相反的词,故答案应为B)。