一：解释关系

信号：冒号 “：” ，伴随动词ing, 定语从句

1. Dangerously high winds______ attempts to begin the space shuttle mission on schedule, delaying the launch by nearly a week.

(A) thwarted

(B) forfeited

(C) implemented

(D) discharged

(E) redoubled

delaying 拖延伴随从句解释 (A)thwart 阻止

二：并列递进关系

并列递进信号词 : or and “,”

1. Soon after the first vistors arrived, increasing numbers of the residents of the remote island thought it possible that the outside world, instead of being______ , could be_____ andworth exploring.

(A) insular….. unlimited

(B) friendly….wicked

(C) amiable… cooperative

(D) threatening….fascinating

(E) forbidden… harmful

and 前后同意 worth exploring 和 fascinating 同感情色彩

三：转折对比关系

常规信号: though/ but/ although/ since/ whereas /nevertheless/however/while/on the contrary

非常规信号：surprisingly/ seemingly/actually/ sadly/contrast

21. The speaker announced that her primary focus would be on board global concerns rather than on _____issues.

(A) contemporary

(B) substantive

(C) disputatious

(D) pervasive

(E) parochial

rather than 表转折 board global 和 parochial 反义

四：主体与对象关系(什么样的人做什么样的事)

好东西产生好影响坏东西产生坏影响 好人做好事 坏人做坏事 坏人做好事使人惊讶 好人做坏事使人惊讶

1. Cito Gaston, one of the least _____ baseball mangers, surprised reporters by weeping openly after his team won the play-offs.

(A) somber

(B) demonstrative

(C) insufferable

(D) bountiful

(E) wistful

使人惊讶(surprised)必有转折 weeping的反义= least demonstrative表示最不爱显露感情

五：因果关系 (because, so…..that, such…..that, since, as a result, result in, )

1. Because of the____ effects of the hot springs, tourists suffering from various ailments flocked to the village’s thermal pools.

(A) succulent

(B) redolent

(C) cerebral

(D) mandatory

(E) therapeutic

because跟原因,第二个分句表结果

六：目的与行动 关系 (to 不定式)

1. To reflect the _____ of that nation’s spoken languages, its writers often make use of a mixture of dialects.

(A) articulation

(B) intonation

(C) spontaneity

(D) profundity

(E) heterogeneity

to后面跟结果第二个分句跟行动有什么样的目的就有什么样的行动

七：上下分句的关系 (我喜欢上你了， 你被我看上了)

1. The beauty of Mount Mckinley is usually cloaked: clouds ____ the summit nine days out of ten.

(A) release

(B) elevate

(C) entangle

(D) shroud

(E) attain

上下分句的重复被动不变主动 be cloaked变主动的shroud

以上就是在SAT填空题中的七大逻辑关系总结，都是大家平时最常见的。在解答SAT填空题的时候，大家可以根据自己的实际情况，参照这些关系的类型进行总结和分类，这样经过一段时间的练习之后就能应用了。