Reading & Writing:Fill in the blanks #1 Definition of Country

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What is a country, and how is a country defined? When people ask how many countries there are in the world, they expect a simple answer. After all, we've explored the planet, we have international travel, satellite navigation and plenty of global organizations like the United Nations, we should really know how many countries there are! However, the answer to the question varies according to whom you ask. people say there are 192 countries, but others point out that there could be more like 260 of them. So why isn't there a straightforward answer? The problem arises because there isn't a universally agreed definition of 'country' and because, for political reasons, some countries find it convenient to recognize or not recognize countries.

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本题 PTE Core 核心词汇(词义 + 原文解析):

 

define / defined:动词,意为“下定义”。

例句:how is a country defined?(国家是如何被定义的?)这里是被动语态的用法。

expect:动词,意为“预期,期望”。

例句:they expect a simple answer(他们希望有一个简单的答案)。

straightforward:形容词,意为“直接的,简单易懂的”。

例句:why isn't there a straightforward answer?(为什么没有一个简单明了的答案?)

universally:副词,意为“普遍地”。

例句:a universally agreed definition(一个被普遍认可的定义)。

arises:动词“arise”的第三人称形式,意为“产生,出现”。

例句:the problem arises because...(问题的产生是因为……)。

recognize:动词,意为“承认,认可”。

例句:recognize or not recognize other countries(是否承认其他国家)。

convenient:形容词,意为“方便的”。

例句:find it convenient to do sth(觉得做某事更方便)。

 

本题 PTE Core 固定搭配:

 

point out that...:指出(某个观点或事实)。

例句:others point out that there could be more like 260 of them.

according to:根据,依照。

例句:varies according to whom you ask.

find it convenient to do sth:觉得做某事很方便。

例句:some countries find it convenient to recognize...

ask how many...:问有多少(构成间接问句)。

例句:When people ask how many countries there are...

 

正确答案解析:

(whole):搭配“the whole planet”为固定表达,表示“整个地球”,语义完整自然。

(so):表示因果关系,引导“我们理应知道”的结论。

(most):用于修饰复数名词“people”,表达“大多数人”这一主流观点。

(other):固定搭配“other countries”,表示“其他国家”,符合语境中关于外交承认的讨论。

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