扫除雅思听力中的一切死角

　　雅思听力无论是选择题还是填空题很重要的一个考点就是同意替换，顾名思义同意替换就是用意思相近的词来替代题干中的关键词，考察的就是学生对于常见近义词和反义词的积累，在此上海新航道就给大家列举雅思听力中的常见的同意替换词。

　　read: have a look/look through

　　such as: like

　　over: more than

　　due: deadline

　　attractive: appealing

　　cold: chilled/iced

　　food: snack

　　understaffed: staff shortage

　　mounting pressure: increasing pressure

　　rely on: depend on

　　method: way

　　theft: steal

　　unimportant: insignificant

　　important: significant/essential/crucial/vital

　　large: massive

　　single person: living alone/living by themselves

　　go back: return

　　reserve: book

　　reservation: booking

　　in advance: ahead of time/beforehand/a few days ahead

　　about: approximately

　　dangerous: risky/hazardous/threatening/jeopardous

　　boring: tame

　　elementary: babyish

　　abandon: give up

　　basic: beginner/introductory

　　type: category/classification

　　sort(v): categorize/classify

　　advantage: merit/virtue/edge/excellence/ positive side/benefit/good point/predominance

　　disadvantage:weakness/drawback/shortcoming/flaw/vulnerability/demerit/problem/negative side

　　free: free of charge/no extra charge/no extra cost

　　expensive: costly/cost you

　　disturbing: annoying

　　spouse: couple

　　overheads: expense

　　vocabulary: word

　　limited: demand exceeds supply/a few/restricted

　　allocation: distribution

　　lack of: not enough/fewer

　　first event: begin with

　　private: individual

　　change: alter

　　close: shut down

　　overcome its problems: recover

　　reduce: phase out/decrease/decline/shrink/cut down

　　cheap: little extra cost

　　assess: evaluate

　　separate: different/independent/respectively

　　double: twice

　　inform: notice

　　eligible: qualified

　　prosperous: flourish

　　inhabitant: resident

　　people: population

　　entrance: entry/access

　　add: a few more

　　dated after: later than

　　start: embark upon

　　remove: take away

　　cross: walk through/go over

　　go up to: climb up to

　　investigate: look at

　　pull: draw

　　viewed: regarded as

　　typical: traditional/representative

　　above a certain level: exceed

　　up to: maximum

　　start at: minimum

　　when water is short: in times of drought

　　taxi: cab

　　single: one way (transportation)

　　most: the majority of

　　(free) gift: (thank you) present

　　discount: % off

　　develop: help encouraging

　　early on: right at the beginning

　　cope with: deal with

　　positioned: location: where we are

　　the purpose of: aims to

　　extremely beautiful: awesome beauty

　　was part of: away from the rest of

　　impressive size: sheer volume

　　aiding: helping

　　tactics: strategies

　　larger relevant field of: bigger area of

　　no military: peace

　　next to: beside

　　midday: noon

　　look at the audience: keep eye contact with the audience

　　know each other well: familiar with each other

　　many different: great range of

　　especially: particularly

　　update: be more current

　　divide up: break into

　　one: single

　　除了同意替换之外，另外一个容易被我们忽视的知识点就是常考地名，我们主要可以从英国，澳大利亚，美国，加拿大这几个国家入手，下面就为大家列举一些常考地名：

　　1.UK/the United Kingdom/Great Britain

　　London

　　England

　　Liverpool

　　Manchester

　　Sheffield

　　Birmingham

　　Coventry

　　Leeds

　　Scotland

　　Glasgow

　　Edinburgh

　　Wales

　　Cardiff

　　North Ireland

　　Belfast

　　2. Ireland

　　Dublin

　　3. Australia

　　Canberra

　　Queensland

　　Brisbane

　　New South Wales

　　Sydney

　　South Australia

　　Adelaide

　　Victoria

　　Melbourne

　　Perth

　　4. New Zealand

　　Wellington

　　5. Canada

　　Ottawa

　　British Columbia

　　Victoria

　　Vancouver

　　Alberta

　　Edmonton

　　Ontario

　　Toronto

　　Quebec

　　Montreal

　　6. The United States of America

　　Washington

　　New York

　　Boston

　　Atlanta

　　Seattle

　　Los Angeles

　　Chicago