i. 大量选用多音节词。 以NMET99为例, 构成各单词的字母数超过7个的单词有9 个, 占到90%：
umbrella, recognize, average, necessary, passenger, declare, familiar,
restaurant, recently
ii. 词意较为生僻或使用率偏低。
average, declare, familiar
iii. 根据语境要求, 填入所写英文单词的适当形式有4道。
recognized, passengers, declared, restaurants
3. 从NMET96始, NMET把对单词拼写的测试置于句子之中。研读近年NMET单词拼写试
题, 我们会发现单词拼写在语境的作用下, 出现多元变化。这表现在:
i. 英语屈折语的变化
The National Games were well (组织).
→(organized) 用动词的过去分词形式, 形成被动语态。
ii. 辨义词语的变化 [accept] / receive (高考英语97第76题)：
iii. 确认句式或短语的变化
The patient kept (咳嗽) all night.
→(coughing) 句式 [keep doing＝keep coughing]
iv. 词性转换的变化 (舒服"comfort") → [comfortably"舒服地"]
I changed into my sports shoes so that I could walk more (舒服).
→(comfortably)
据此, 可以看出单词拼写题型应重新定位, 其确切含义应是"单词拼写与单
词用法"。此外, 在NMET必考1929词中, 有部分词汇由于教材等原因成为盲点‘或
称为消极词汇, 考生对其或不认，或会认却不会用，在需要的时候，不能及时地
将该词从记忆中调出, 如:
majority, thorough, pour, beyond，ceiling，coast，envy，frequently,
mass，modest，port，shortcoming，sleeve，thunder，wealth，trick，
stocking, pressure, etc.。
二 NMET单词拼写的解题过程
1. 首先要仔细审题, 即在句子缺词的情况下, 尽量弄懂句子的大意, 并根据句子已
给出的语境, 判断出所缺的单词, 试将该单词放入句子当中, 看看是否能使句子
完整, 句意明确。
2. 在解题过程中要特别注意根据句子中所缺成分, 判断所缺单词的词类,应是名词、
动词还是形容词、副词等。注意动词的变化形式, 和词类转换过程中单词所产生
的特殊变化。
3. 完成英语单词的拼写后, 要把句子重读一遍, 检查句子是否通顺, 单词拼写是否
准确无误。
4. 实例演示
i. The workers demanded an i_____ reply from their boss.
【解】先读全句, 根据已给出的词语, 得知句意为" 工人们要求老板答复", 什么
样的答复? 由此可知,句中缺少一个形容词。试填入immediate。重读全句,
意思明确: 工人们要求老板立即答复。
ii. Water f_____ at zero degree centigrade.
【解】先读全句, 根据已给出的词语, 得知 "水在摄氏0度时……", 句子中缺的
是动词。根据常识我们知道水在零度时结冰,再反过来想想结冰英语为：
freeze,主语是water, 应用第三人称单数形式 freezes。写出单词后, 将
freezes放入句中再读一遍, 进行检查。
三 值得关注的一些NMET必考词汇
---具有NMET单词拼写试题风格的单词选编
说明:
1. NMET2000词汇共1929个, 必考短语405条。
2. 以下词汇及短语全部选自NMET99词汇表, 共计248条, 其中包括词汇约238个,
短语约11条。
3. 词汇及短语的挑选基于如下考虑:
① 需要关注拼写的单词
② 需要关注发音的单词
③ 需要关注词义的单词或短语
④ 需要关注用法的单词或短语
4. 以下词汇或短语中箭头所指部分为作者所添加的部分。
5. 以下词汇及短语会对NMET语音试题、单词拼写、单项填空、短文改错以及书面
表达等题型的解题产生积极影响。
A) admire →admiration admit →admission adventure
afford altogether announce→announcement
arrival →on one’s arrival ashamed→be ashamed of
assistant attempt
attract average
apologize →apology n. appear →appearance
B) baggage bargain beyond
broadcast (broadcast, broadcast) bury →burial
C) cabbage capital carry on/out
ceiling celebrate central
chimney cigarette clerk
clothing collar companion
composition content conductor
congratulation construction contain
convenient cousin curious
curtain custom customer
comfortable →comfortably
D) decision declare delay
delicious delight deliver
depth description desire
destroy determine devote →devotion
disadvantage disappointed district
disturb divide
E) take it easy effect electricity
encourage energy engineer
entire entrance envelope
envy equal quipment
escape especially European
excellent except exhibition
expensive experience explanation
explode exploit expression
extremely
F) false familiar so far
favo(u)rite fierce figure
flight forgive → forgive sb.for sth.
forbid → forbade, forbidden；forbid sb.to do...
fortnight fortunate →be fortunate to do...
fountain freedom frequently
fridge (refrigerator)
frighten →be frightened about/at sth.
furniture → a piece of furniture
G/H) garage geography go out (put out)
government handkerchief hang (hung, hung)
height help oneself to
I) imagine immediately include
increase industry information
insist →insist on doing sth. institute
instruction interrupt introduce
invite →invitation
J/K/L) join in journey kitchen
knowledge lightning lively
M) majority marriage medal
memory mental merely
message metal model
the moment →the moment that...＝as soon as...
N/O) nationality natural necessary
normal nowadays object
opinion opposite ordinary
organize
P) particular passage passenger
patient pattern perform
permit →permission persuade
pilot politics pollution
popular population possibly
pour practical precious
prefer president probably
pretty →可作副词＝very produce
production program(me) pronunciation
protect purpose
Q/R) quarrel quarter rather than
realize/realise recognize reduce
refer regular Remember me to
request require →be required to do sth.
restaurant
S) salt satisfaction satisfy
scientific scold score
be seated secret secretary
seek seize separate
service settle silence
silver similar simply
smooth society special
splendid square stage
standard starve straight
succeed sugar supply
T) take food/medicine technical technique
telegraph telephone/phone temperature
therefore thirsty tobacco
toilet tongue track
tractor traffic transport
treasure truth twelfth
U/V/W) uniform universe vacation
valuable variety various
vegetable victory voyage
wealth →wealthy adj. weight → weighty adj.
as well as well as
worth → How much is it worth to you?