题目
This is an incomplete sentence and four choices marked A., B., C. and D. Choose the best one of them to complete the sentence.Their statistics show that there isn't a direct ___ between poverty, violence, conflict and terrorism.A. correlatedB. correlationC. non-correlation
This is an incomplete sentence and four choices marked A., B., C. and D. Choose the best one of them to complete the sentence.
Their statistics show that there isn't a direct ___ between poverty, violence, conflict and terrorism.
A. correlated
B. correlation
C. non-correlation
题目解答
答案
B. correlation
解析
本题考查词汇的词性及词义辨析。解题的关键在于判断句子中所缺成分的词性,然后根据各选项词汇的词性和词义来选择合适的答案。
- 首先分析句子结构,“a direct...”在句子中作“there isn't”的宾语,这里需要一个名词。
- 接着看选项:
- A选项“correlated”是动词“correlate”的过去式和过去分词形式,也是形容词,意为“相关的;有相互关系的”,不符合此处需要名词的要求,所以A选项错误。
- B选项“correlation”是名词,意为“相互关系;关联”,“a direct correlation”表示“直接的关联”,符合句子的语法和语义要求,所以B选项正确。
- C选项“non - correlation”虽然也是名词,但意为“不相关;无关联”,与句子中表达的“有直接的……”语义不符,所以C选项错误。