2021考研英语完形之词义辨析(2)
考研完形中比较重要的一类题目是词义辨析，下面我们来看一些例子，并学会采取相应的方法。
3. Research on animal intelligence also makes us wonder what experiments animals would____ on humans if they had the chance. (2008)
[A] deliver [B] carry [C] perform [D] apply
解析：第一步，看选项，动词辨析。动词辨析，找名词。将what 疑问句还原变成 animal would____what experiments，因此找到名词 animal 和experiments，因此只能选C。
4. Although the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is ____. (2006)
[A] inflating [B] expanding [C] increasing (C)
[D] extending
解析：第一步，看选项，动词辨析。动词辨析，找名词。找到number，因此只能选C。
三.形容词辨析找名词。
1. Strangely, some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another, while others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate __10__ smell receptors in the nose. (2005)
[A] unusual [B] particular [C] unique (B) [D] typical
解析：第一步，看选项，形容词辨析。形容词辨析找名词。找到名词smell receptors，这里的smell receptors 特指上文出现的，因此只能选择B，只有B有特指的作用。
2. At the very least, the court should make itself ____to the code of conduct that apply to the rest of the federal judiciary. (2012)
[A] resistant [B] subject [C] immune [D] prone
解析：第一步，看选项，形容词辨析。形容词辨析找名词。找到附近名词 itself 和the code of conduct，itself 在这里指的的 the court。因此，本题需要填的就是 the court 和 the code of conduct之间的关系。A和C语义一致排除，因此答案为B。
3. The justices must address doubts about the court’s legitimacy by making themselves ____to the code of conduct. (2012)
19. [A] accessible [B] amiable [C] agreeable [D] accountable
解析：第一步，看选项，形容词辨析。形容词辨析找名词。找到名词 themselves 和the code of conduct，themselves代指前面的the justices。因此，本题需要填的就是 the justices 和the code of conduct之间的关系，因此只能选D。
4.The idea arose because of the____behavior of the women in the plant. (2009)
4. [A] controversial [B] perplexing [C] mischievous [D] ambiguous
解析：第一步，看选项，形容词辨析。形容词辨析找名词。找到名词 behavior，因此只能选B。A用来形容“观点”，D用来形容“意思”，C指的是小孩或动物的行为。
英语中有各种不同的词性，名词、动词、形容词、副词、连词、介词等，其中重要的三类词性当属名词、动词和形容词，因此考研完型中词义辨析的重点集中在对这三类词的辨析。而在这三类词性中，更为常见的考查方式是考查动词，所以同学们在记单词的时候有必要对一些重点单词进行重复性记忆。考研完型三大题型中的另外两种题型分别是：固定搭配和逻辑关系。而词义辨析在这三种题型中居于首要地位。