The sense relation of the following pair of sentences (see X and Y) is__________. X. Mary has been to Japan. Y. Mary has been to Asia.
- AX entails Y
- BX presupposes Y
- CX is inconsistent with Y
- DX is synonymous with Y
The sense relation of the following pair of sentences (see X and Y) is__________. X. Mary has been to Japan. Y. Mary has been to Asia.
考查语句之间的关系。A项表示“蕴含关系”,如果当X为真,Y一定为真的时候,则X蕴含Y。该题中Mary去过日本为真,Mary去过亚洲肯定为真,日本是亚洲的一部分,因此选A。B项表示“预设关系”,预设通常被认为是一种背景信息,也就是说话者假设听者已经知道的信息。如:X.The king ofFrance is bald.Y.The king ofFrance is not bald.预设信息是有一位法国国王。inconsistent“反义关系”,synonymous“同义关系”。