反面陈述解法

反面陈述是以一否定句式再加上一个与正面内涵相反的概念作出的表述，如"He is not a bad person"或 "It is wrong to say that he is a bad person"。很大一部分GRE填空题前后两部分是互为重复或互为说明性质的，其思路大抵均沿袭正面陈述和“否定之否定”的反面陈述这一模式。例：

During the opera’s most famous aria the tempo chosen by the orchestra’s conductor seemed ----------, without necessary relation to what had gone before.

(A) tedious

(B) melodious

(C) capricious

(D) compelling

(E) cautious

〖解答〗

本题空格后的"without necessary relation"作一反面陈述，代入空格的词汇应表达与necessary relation相反的内涵。答案为(C)。