(第二种题型：多项选择题II)
Sample Multiple-choice Questions — Select One or More Answer Choices
Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply。
2. The passage suggests that extensive use of sequestration would, over time, have which of the following consequences?
A. The burning of fossil fuels would eventually cease to produce atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide。
B. The proportion of the delivered price of electricity due to generation would rise and then decline。
C. Power plants would consume progressively lower quantities of fossil fuels。
Answer: B
解析：首先，从文章中可以看出，没有什么方法可以“停止”大气中二氧化碳的累积，所以A选项中所提到的“The burning of fossil fuels would eventually cease to produce atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide。”显然是错误的。另外，整个文章中也并没有提供一种方法可以使得电厂可以 “减少化石燃料的使用量”，所以C选项显然不符合题意。由于文章中的最后二句话中指出：“But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution, delivered prices will rise less, by no more than 50 percent. Research into better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide will undoubtedly lead to lowered costs。”所以，随着化石燃料使用量的增加，未来可以预期的发电成本将会先增加后减少。应该选择选项B(The proportion of the delivered price of electricity due to generation would rise and then decline。)由此可以看出，尽管新GRE考试中出现了新的多项选择题型，但是并没有在实质上改变原有的命题核心思想。即考察考生的对文章事实的理解和推断进一步信息的能力。所以，原有的解题方法的运用不仅是可能的，也是必要的应对新GRE考试的工具。
(第三种题型：段中点选题)
Sample Select-in-Passage Question
3. Select the sentence that explains why an outcome of sequestration that might have been expected would not occur。
Answer:
"But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution, delivered prices will rise less, by no more than 50 percent."
面对这三种全新的题型，我们需要具备的能力和准备的方向又该如何呢?除却传统GRE复习过程中对于语篇结构和句法的把握之外，段中点选题(Select-in-Passage Question)又为我们提出了新的要求。这种题型要求我们准确把握文章中各个句子之间的逻辑关系。由于传统GRE阅读理解考试当中很少涉及此类信息的考察，句际关系就成了多数考生思维上的盲点。事实上，英文作为一种“形合”的语言，它的起承转合之间经常依赖逻辑关系词的介入和辅助。以第三题为例，此题表面上是考察考生对句子的理解和信息搜索能力，而实际上则是考察问题中所涉及的结论在原文当中是如何被解释的。如果各位能够注意到提干当中的“…explains why an outcome of sequestration…”，那么，就可以迅速而直接地定位到原文的表示原因的句式(…But because sequestration…)当中。这种why和because之间的微妙对应关系可以泛化到广阔的同类命题当中去。笔者对在新GRE考试中可能出现的句际关系做了以下总结(请见表4)，相信这些信号词的总结会给广大考生在应对新GRE考试阅读理解部分时带来帮助。
1 分类式中的标志词
categories classification groups
sorts classes
2 排序式中的标志词
first now later
last
3 列举式中的标志词
1 2 3 4 another next
first, second also
4 (1) 比较式中的标志词
compare like/alike resembles
in the same manner
4 (2) 对比式中的标志词
although however but
different
5 (1) 表原因的标志词
because for this reason since
attribute to traceable
5 (2) 表结果的标志词
as a result in effect therefore
reflection motivation expansion
6 定义式的标志词
define the term means we mean
is defined as that is i.e。
7 例证式的标志词
for example for instance to illustrate
specifically such as
8 (1) 表示问题的标志词
problem duskiness fogginess
phenomenon dilemma mistiness
8 (2) 表示解决的标志词
solution remedy therapy
resolve resolution
