26. Business-method patents have recently aroused concern becauseof
[A] their limited value to business
[B] their connection with asset allocation
[C] the possible restriction on their granting
[D] the controversy over authorization
老三樣,關(guān)鍵詞有 Business-methodpatents,recently, concern,這里定位就出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)問題,我們可以在第一段找到這樣幾個(gè)詞thousands ofpatents,businessmethods,而我們?cè)诘诙我部梢园l(fā)現(xiàn)Business-methodpatents,那究竟是看第一段還是看第二段呢?我認(rèn)為,就都看看嘛,在這里要提醒大家一點(diǎn),看文章的時(shí)候一定要有個(gè)大局觀念,不能過于局限于一個(gè)詞或者是一句話,而要注重于文章的整體的結(jié)構(gòu),比如在這里的第一段第一句話后就是一個(gè)三個(gè)例子的并列,如果你能注意到這一點(diǎn),明顯第一段我們就不應(yīng)該花太多時(shí)間去看(除非你搞不懂第一句話在說啥,需要例子來進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充理解),而如果你沒有注意到這一點(diǎn),這些例子里涉及到的一些專業(yè)詞匯和品牌名稱會(huì)使你覺得看起來很吃力的。好,我們現(xiàn)在發(fā)現(xiàn)了第一段不過是例子的堆砌,而第一句話好像也并沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)到底是什么arousedconcern,我們?cè)倏吹诙蔚谝痪銷ow the nation’stop patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-methodpatents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10years ago. 很好,有now(recently)還有Business-method patents,看來位置是找對(duì)的,唯一的不足是,啥是scale back 呢,么見過呢,這就需要大家充分發(fā)揮想象了(大家一定要敢于猜)scale規(guī)模,back回,規(guī)?;?,差不多就是規(guī)模縮小嘛,好再來看選項(xiàng),ac是很容易排除的,先pass,cd誰對(duì)呢?不好判斷,那就用我們之前總結(jié)的出題手法來檢查檢查,看看時(shí)間點(diǎn)對(duì)不對(duì),好問題出來了,我們的關(guān)鍵詞是recently(now),但是d好像說的是十年前吧,果斷的,d pass掉??纯?,前半句是正確的,后半句就開始來騙你了,看來還是越接近關(guān)鍵詞越安全啊^_^,出題人知道你不敢只看半句啊,陷阱放在后面是狡猾大大滴。時(shí)間點(diǎn)的錯(cuò)誤很容易讓大家迷惑,我稱其穿越型,大家一定要小心應(yīng)對(duì)。
27題:
27. Which of the following is true of the Bilski case?
[A] Its ruling complies with the court decisions
[B] It involves a very big business transaction
[C] It has been dismissed by the Federal Circuit
[D] It may change the legal practices in the U.S.
關(guān)鍵詞Bilski case,很快可以定位到這一句話 In reBilski , as the case is known , is “a very big deal”, says Dennis’D. Crouch ofthe University of Missouri School of law. It “has the potential to eliminate anentire class of patents.”當(dāng)然,后面的段落里也出現(xiàn)了這個(gè)詞,但是還有一個(gè)原則,一般英語考試它的出題順序都是從上到下,不會(huì)跳段,考研英語也遵循 這個(gè)原則,大家不用擔(dān)心這個(gè)問題。雖然后面的段落也出現(xiàn)了這個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞,但是由于距離較遠(yuǎn),所以還是定位到這句,這里插一句,看到這個(gè)表達(dá)方式 saysDennis’D,這個(gè)詞是say等常用詞的時(shí)候你知道是什么意思,當(dāng)它變成moan等不常用詞(相對(duì)來說)的時(shí)候,你還認(rèn)識(shí)嗎?這句話實(shí)際上了兩句話, In reBilski is “a very big deal, It “has the potential to eliminate an entireclass of patents.”這句話大家就不要費(fèi)勁去讀了:saysDennis’D. Crouch of the University of Missouri School of law. 好,在來看選項(xiàng),一眼掃過去(大家當(dāng)然還是要一項(xiàng)一項(xiàng)的讀),我發(fā)現(xiàn)在d項(xiàng)竟然有一個(gè)may,再看看意思,可能改變美國(guó)的司法實(shí)踐,這里,如果你對(duì)美國(guó)的司法有那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)了解的話,d今天就跑不了了(背景知識(shí)還是很有用的?。贿^即使這樣確定,大家也一定不能放松對(duì)其它選項(xiàng)的認(rèn)真甄別,這個(gè)是原則,要知道很多錯(cuò)誤都是這樣犯下的,對(duì)于這么個(gè)奸詐到幾點(diǎn)的對(duì)手,你只能小心小心再小心。
28題:
28. The word “about-face” (Line 1, Paro 3) most probably means
[A] loss of good will
[B] increase of hostility
[C] change of attitude
[D] enhancement of dignity
這種猜詞義的題目難度也比較大,不過我認(rèn)為,對(duì)于這種類型的題目,最需要把握的一點(diǎn)是,一定要在邏輯上保持和上下文一致,特別是下文,也就是一定要和下文的態(tài)度能對(duì)上調(diào),這并不是說一定和下文態(tài)度一摸一樣,而恰恰是一定要注意比如but等有明顯轉(zhuǎn)折語氣的詞,大家一定要具體情況具體分析。大家要牢記這一點(diǎn),要內(nèi)化為自己的做題習(xí)慣,否則你開始看題目的時(shí)候還記得,看了幾個(gè)選項(xiàng)被糊弄的七葷八素的時(shí)候就忘了。好,看about-face后面的話, because itwas...... itself, 因?yàn)檫@是某某自己干的,在聯(lián)想到face臉,所以前面的詞當(dāng)然是變化(變臉)的意思啦。其它選項(xiàng)我就不一一甄別啦,不過在考場(chǎng)上還是一定要看的啊。
29. We learn from the last two paragraphs that business-methodpatents
[A] are immune to legal challenges
[B] are often unnecessarily issued
[C] lower the esteem for patent holders
[D] increase the incidence of risks
這題的關(guān)鍵詞當(dāng)然沒話說就是the last twoparagraphs, business-methodpatents,但是定位好像不太容易,那沒辦法,就一段段的讀唄,先第一段,不行就上第二段,每個(gè)選項(xiàng)如上述的方法來排除,時(shí)間啊邏輯啊什么的。這里就不詳訴了。提醒一點(diǎn),如果你能注意到最后一段too many 這個(gè)詞,貌似這題也不是太難。