如何识别此类问题
词汇类问题很容易辨认，在文章中被考到的单词或短语会被用阴影标识出来，问题的提问形式通常为：
☆ In the case of a word， the question might be :
The word X in the passage is closest in meaning to
☆ In the case of a phrase， the question might be :
In stating X， the author means that
The phrase X in the passage is closest in meaning to
其中，以第一种形式，也就是考察考生某单词在文章上下文中意思的问题类型最为常见。
如何答题
1. 在文章中定位到阴影标识的单词或短语。
2. 仔细阅读该词或短语所在句子。
3. 在句子中寻找可以帮助理解阴影标识的单词或短语的具体意思的线索。
4. 选择答案，并将所选择的单词或短语放入原文进行检验，以确认这个句子在全文中仍是有意义的。
提醒考生注意，选择答案时，不要仅仅因为某个选项符合该单词的某一个正确意思就将其作为正确选项;题目考察的是作者在文章上下文中使用了那一个词义。
如何利用各种线索
☆ 结构线索(即指明句子中各成分之间关系的特定单词、短语和语法结构)
1. 对比
Example: OG Practice Set 5， question 6
Passage 5: In this newly emerging economic order， workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life. Craftworkers such as carpenters and tailors formed union s and in 1834 individual union s came together in the National Trades’ union . The labor movement gathered some momentum in the decade before the Panic of 1837， but in the depression that followed， labor’s strength collapsed…
The phrase gathered some momentum in the passage is closest in meaning to
○ made progress
○ became active
○ caused changes
○ combined forces
解析：单词readily所在的文章句子中出现转折词but，根据文章中but后面的内容我们可以得出短语gathered som...