SAT备考：SAT填空题统一逻辑关系之因果关系

在SAT填空中，同义逻辑关系中的因果关系是常见的题目。因果关系句子中的因和果是有同义的关系，在做SAT填空题时，通过因果关系逻辑词语识别因果逻辑关系，判断两句是同义关系。

常见因果关系逻辑词语because, because of, for, as, since, in that, so, therefore, thereby, as a result, consequently, accordingly, thus, hence，result from，result in, lead to，so that

例题The commentator characterized the electorate as _________ because it was unpredictable and given to constantly shifting moods.

(A) mercurial

(B) corrosive

(C) disingenuous

(D) implacable

(E) phlegmatic

例题解析：正确答案是A。本题目because连接两个句子，属于同义逻辑关系，两句话意义是一致的，由"it was unpredictable and given to constantly shifting moods.""不可预测和不断的变换情绪。"可以推断出the electorate的特点。五个选项(A) mercurial 善变的(B) corrosive腐蚀的(C) disingenuous不真诚的 (D) implacable难平息的

(E) phlegmatic 冷淡的，综合分析，A选项是符合题意的。

例题The sound produced by the youth orchestra was so _________that even its least experienced members were abashed.

(A) cacophonous

(B) syncopated

(C) harmonic

(D)collaborative

(E) mellifluous

例题解析:正确答案是A选项，题目中的so…that是解题关键，属于因果关系，两句话是褒贬一致的，由于the sound "使最没有经验的乐队成员都感到尴尬的"因此声音是不好的声音。五个选项(A) cacophonous粗腔烂调的(B) syncopated切分音的 (C) harmonic协和的 (D)collaborative 合作的，协作的。 (E) mellifluous 甜美的 综合分析是A选项。

例题：No longer narrowly preoccupied with their own national pasts, historians are increasingly _____ in that they often take a transnational perspective.

(A) conciliatory

(B) bombastic

(C) mendacious

(D) cosmopolitan

(E) jocular

例题解析：正确答案是D选项，题目中的in that是因果关系标识词语，in that 前后两端的句子属于同义逻辑关系。因为"they often take a transnational perspective" "历史学家采取的是跨国的观点"，和"No longer narrowly preoccupied with their own national pasts""不在集中于自己国家的过去"所以历史学家的观点应该是与"transnational"是近义词。五个选项(A) conciliatory 安抚的(B) bombastic 夸夸其谈的(C) mendacious 说谎的，虚假的(D) cosmopolitan 世界性的(E) jocular爱开玩笑的。综合分析，只有D选项是符合题意的。