雅思阅读对于烤鸭们的难点是是什么?找不到定位词?生词太多?长难句太多?语法结构复杂?这些都不是最难的，最难的是同义替换。有些烤鸭反馈，单词大部分都认识，一篇文章从头读到尾还是找不到答案。问题就出在同义替换这个环节。对于雅思考试而言,同义替换词的掌握显得尤为重要。更多雅思备考策略和技巧，请关注新东方在线雅思名师公益课，报名占座 (每周一到周五 晚上8点-9点)

　　同义词替换举例：

　　例1： 剑8

　　原文：Although these devices performed satisfactorily around the Mediterranean, they could not always be depended on in the cloudy and often freezing weather of northern Europe.

　　题目：a description of an early timekeeping invention affected by cold temperatures

　　例 2：剑8

　　原文：…，the Egyptians had formulated a municipal calendar having 12 months of 30 days..

　　题目：They devised a civil calendar in which the months were equal in length.

　　分析：formulated= devised; municipal= civil

　　例3：剑8

　　原文：…the Babylonians began to measure time, introducing calendars to coordinate communal activities, to plan the shipment of goods and, in particular, to regulate planting and harvesting.

　　题目：They created a calendar to organise public events and work schedules.

　　分析：organise= coordinate=plan=regulate

　　以下为新东方在线顶级名师陈好老师总结出的剑桥雅思考试中高频的同义替换词，建议大家熟记。

　　1. be referred to as=be named as

　　2. famous and rich=fame and fortune

　　3. underlying=ground

　　4. response=react

　　5. promptly=immediately

　　6. resemble=look like

　　7. incomplete=fragmental

　　8. indicate=show up

　　9. worldwide=international

　　10. policy=strategy

　　11. achievement=success

　　12. affect=influence

　　13. comparatively=relatively

　　14. result in=cause=lead to=give rise to=bring about

　　15. cut down=reduce

　　16. be affected by=be determined with=couldn’t not be depended on=depend on

　　=rely on

　　17. imitation=mimic

　　18. change=alter

　　19. organize=coordinate

　　20. agree=concur=go along with =fall in with=go with

　　21. advocate=supporter

　　22. significance=impressive=meaning=sense=supremacy=connotation

　　23. trial=experiment=test

　　24. limit=minimize=maximum=the most=ceiling=cut-off point

　　25. pick out=identify=recognize=know=tell

　　26. invention= creation=innovation

　　27. farming=agriculture

　　28. simultaneous=at the same time=together=at once=at one time

　　29. uniform=equal=homogeneous

　　30. devise=formulate=invent=create=come up with=make up=conceive=coin

　　=dream up

　　31. new=revolutionary=innovation=fresh=novel=be in its infancy

　　32. prompt=motivate=make sb. do something=cause/lead/induce sb. to do sth.

　　33. categorize=class / type=sort=classify=be grouped=grade

　　34. indicate=detect

　　35. discover=probe

　　36. select=identify

　　37. speed=rate

　　38. discover=explore

　　39. atmosphere=air

　　40. be aware of=realize=be conscious of

　　41. importance=essential role

　　42. personal relationship=social bonding

　　43. remain=stay=keep=continue to be=still

　　44. fault=flaw=defect=trouble=bug=virus=be something wrong with

　　=be something matter with

　　45. enough=sufficient = adequate = cover = meet somebody’s need

　　46. intense=strong=passionate=powerful=deep

　　47. trade/commodity=business

　　48. relate to=associate with=link to=connect to=identify with

　　49. feeling=emotional response=sensory=a sense of=passion

　　50. unappreciated=undervalued