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考研英語(yǔ)閱讀理解備考的內(nèi)容
第一、堅(jiān)固的基石——扎實(shí)的英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)
考生首先要把大綱規(guī)定的5500英語(yǔ)詞匯全部吃透,學(xué)習(xí)詞匯時(shí)要把握詞匯的內(nèi)涵和外延。對(duì)于內(nèi)涵來(lái)講,不能僅限于單詞的第一層含義,更要注意一詞多義現(xiàn)象,尤其是在考研英語(yǔ)中的基本含義,因?yàn)楹芏嗫佳性~匯的漢語(yǔ)意思是考生以前不曾遇到的。例如2000年的最后一篇文章,19題的答案對(duì)應(yīng)點(diǎn)是原文第二段的pushing,可是許多考生不清楚它有“有野心的”意思。再如:2000年passage5第一段中的distinction一詞,很多同學(xué)知道它表示“區(qū)分、區(qū)別”,但在文章當(dāng)中,該詞應(yīng)當(dāng)被解釋為“名聲、威望”。此外,短語(yǔ)的多義現(xiàn)象也不例外:2003年passage3第四段 It’s a theory to which many economist subscribe當(dāng)中,subscribe to這個(gè)短語(yǔ)第一次考到“同意”的意思,而并非其基本意“訂購(gòu)、訂閱”。所以,考生在復(fù)習(xí)詞匯的過(guò)程中,一定不要只顧記憶難詞,還要重視簡(jiǎn)單詞的橫向意義。
對(duì)于外延來(lái)講,要能夠把握單詞在句子中給我們的信息暗示。例如 A is a response (reaction) to B,該句型中response (reaction)本意是“反映”,但這個(gè)詞在句子中給我們的信息暗示則為B是A的原因。2001年第一篇文章第四題The direct reason for specialization is _______.該題答案對(duì)應(yīng)原文:Specialization can be seen as a response to the problem of an increasing accumulation of scientific knowledge.同年第五篇文章最后一題 According to the passage, downshifting emerged in the US as a result of__________.該題答案對(duì)應(yīng)原文While in America the trend started as a reaction to the economic decline.如果考生知道 be response to 這個(gè)考點(diǎn)的話,這類題就會(huì)迎刃而解。因此,考研學(xué)生一定要對(duì)詞匯復(fù)習(xí)加大重視度,如果連大綱要求的詞匯都沒有認(rèn)識(shí)完全,那么“順利通過(guò)考試”就成了“無(wú)米之炊”了。
很多考生誤認(rèn)為考研不考語(yǔ)法。考研英語(yǔ)取消了詞匯和結(jié)構(gòu)部分后,語(yǔ)法的考查力度確實(shí)下降了一些,但在閱讀理解中對(duì)語(yǔ)法的考查還是隨處可見。很多同學(xué)單詞都認(rèn)識(shí),但整句話不理解,其癥結(jié)在于相關(guān)語(yǔ)法知識(shí)的缺乏?忌鷳(yīng)該系統(tǒng)整理基本語(yǔ)法知識(shí),歸納熟悉特殊語(yǔ)法現(xiàn)象。考研英語(yǔ)的基本語(yǔ)法其實(shí)在高中階段就已大體學(xué)完,本科階段補(bǔ)充了一些?佳芯嚯x高中為時(shí)已久,而大學(xué)階段許多同學(xué)對(duì)語(yǔ)法的學(xué)習(xí)不夠重視,因此,語(yǔ)法薄弱的考生可以尋找一本權(quán)威的高中語(yǔ)法指導(dǎo)材料,用兩周的時(shí)間系統(tǒng)精讀從句概念、虛擬語(yǔ)氣、非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞等閱讀中的重點(diǎn)語(yǔ)法概念。不要放過(guò)例句,要把語(yǔ)法現(xiàn)象和例句充分結(jié)合在一起加以體會(huì)。閱讀、完形、翻譯中都會(huì)出現(xiàn)較多的長(zhǎng)難句,需要考生分析解剖,因此在大量接觸真題前有必要對(duì)語(yǔ)法知識(shí)進(jìn)行透徹的復(fù)習(xí)。
第二、大廈的框架——分析出題思路,把握做題技巧
最能反映出題者思路的復(fù)習(xí)材料只有真題。無(wú)論是出題難度還是出題思路,歷年的真題的質(zhì)量都非常高。許多考生在沒有把真題徹底吃透的情況下花了大量的時(shí)間和精力去做許多模擬試卷。這種復(fù)習(xí)方法不僅耗時(shí)耗力、事倍功半,而且甚至?xí)驗(yàn)槟M題的仿真程度??同學(xué)們不要玩題海戰(zhàn)術(shù),而應(yīng)該搞懂真題題目和基本的出題思路。從嚴(yán)格意義上講,目前市面上的模擬題沒有一本是接近真題的,大量做模擬題只能起到安慰劑的作用。但是模擬題又不能不做,因?yàn)殚L(zhǎng)時(shí)間反復(fù)做真題,會(huì)失去第一次拿到新題的新鮮感。故此,做題的總體思路是90%真題,10%模擬題。
考研的成敗不僅與實(shí)力相關(guān),也與技巧密不可分。英語(yǔ)知識(shí)的學(xué)習(xí)沒什么技巧,但考試卻有,考研也不例外。技巧可以從三個(gè)層面來(lái)講:
第一個(gè)層面是,做閱讀時(shí),到底是應(yīng)該先讀問(wèn)題還是先讀文章。不同的人有不同的答案。我們認(rèn)為,采用什么樣的順序和每個(gè)人的水平有關(guān)。對(duì)于閱讀能力很高的人來(lái)說(shuō),先讀文章比較好。讀完了文章,對(duì)文章的內(nèi)容有了基本的理解、甚至記住了幾乎全部的內(nèi)容,再去做題時(shí),就會(huì)比較有把握了。而事實(shí)上對(duì)于廣大考生來(lái)說(shuō),多數(shù)人對(duì)文章不能做到基本理解,或者雖然表面文字看懂了,但是做題時(shí)大腦一片空白,對(duì)有效信息掌握薄弱。鑒于此,我們認(rèn)為應(yīng)該先讀問(wèn)題,帶著問(wèn)題中的關(guān)鍵詞去讀文章。這樣做的好處在于:首先,讀完問(wèn)題,通過(guò)題目中的大寫字母、數(shù)字、標(biāo)志性內(nèi)容詞等會(huì)對(duì)文章所涉及的內(nèi)容有個(gè)大概的了解;然后帶著問(wèn)題有針對(duì)性地去讀文章,有的放矢。
第二個(gè)層面是,讀文章時(shí),應(yīng)該采用什么樣的閱讀方式。基于對(duì)試題的研究,我們發(fā)現(xiàn),在讀文章的時(shí)候,應(yīng)該把握重點(diǎn):對(duì)于文章來(lái)講,首段、各段首句、末句是重點(diǎn);對(duì)于句子來(lái)講,轉(zhuǎn)折句、因果句、長(zhǎng)難句、比較句和“絕對(duì)話意義”的句子往往是出題的方向。讀完一篇文章后要問(wèn)問(wèn)自己:文章主要圍繞什么問(wèn)題闡述?作者對(duì)文章的態(tài)度大體方向是什么?讀懂文章雖然不是做題正確的核心,但卻是做題正確的前提。
第三個(gè)層面是:以什么樣的思路去應(yīng)付考題。從閱讀材料后面的題目來(lái)看,問(wèn)題可以分為以下幾大類:主旨題、推理題、細(xì)節(jié)題、例證題、態(tài)度題、原因題、舉例題和猜詞題。每個(gè)大題型又可以繼續(xù)細(xì)分。考生應(yīng)該對(duì)這些題型的正解特征加以歸納總結(jié)。例如:考研英語(yǔ)中多次涉及的主要原因題,其題目形式是:
The passage (author)………….mainly because____?
Which of the following is chiefly responsible for……..?
…………is largely due to________?
What is the main reason for ________?
由上述真題題目我們可以看出,題目特征相當(dāng)明顯,都出現(xiàn)了表示“主要的”標(biāo)識(shí)詞。那么題目特征會(huì)引發(fā)我們?cè)鯓拥乃伎寄?既然是主要原因,就表明在原文中原因的闡述是不唯一的,至少有兩個(gè)以上的原因才具備出主要原因題的前提。在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,可能同時(shí)會(huì)有若干個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是正確的原因,但正確答案是最主要的原因。那么,什么樣的原因才是主要原因呢?我們可以從原文對(duì)應(yīng)句中找到規(guī)律:主要原因題正確選項(xiàng)在原文中的對(duì)應(yīng)句往往含有如下標(biāo)識(shí)詞:比較級(jí)、最高級(jí)、轉(zhuǎn)折詞、above all等。我們一起看一下以往的例題:
1.原文:Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world round it is changing.The commercial TV channels—ITV and Channel 4—were required by the Thatcher Government’s Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs.But it is the arrival of new satellite channels—funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers’ subscriptions—which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.
The foremost reason why the BBC has to readjust itself is no other than ______________.
(1996年passage2第4題)
A.the emergence of commercial TV channel
B.the enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the government
C.the urgent necessity to reduce costs and jobs
D.the challenge of new satellite channels
2.原文:Among the many shaping factors, I would single out the country’s excellent elementary schools; a labor force that welcomed the new technology; the practice of giving premiums to inventors: and above all the American genius for nonverbal, “spatial” thinking about things technological.
According to the author, the great outburst of major inventions in early America was in a large due to _______.
(1996年passage4第1題)
A.elementary schools
B.enthusiastic workers
C.the attractive premium system
D.a special way of thinking
3.原文:But that may have more to do with Japanese lifestyle.
According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society? (2000年passage4第2題)
A.Women’s participation in social activities is limited.
B.More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.
C.Excessive emphasis has been placed on the basics.
D.The lifestyle has been influenced by western values.
4.原文:Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be hit with a round of huge rate increases.The railroad industry as a whole, despite its brightening fortunes, still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its surging traffic.Yet railroads continue to borrow billons to acquire one another, with Wall Street cheering them on.
According to the text, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused by _______.
(2003年passage3第5題)
A.The continuing acquisition.
B.The growing traffic.
C.The cheering Wall Street.
D.The shrinking market.
5.原文:The researchers studied the behavior of female brown capuchin monkeys.They look cute.They are good natured, co-operative creatures, and they share food readily.Above all, like their female human counterparts, they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of “goods and services” than males.
Female capuchin moneys were chosen for the research most probably because they are _____.
(2005年passage1第3題)
A.more inclined to weigh what they get
B.attentive to researchers’ instructions
C.nice in both appearance and temperament
D.more generous than their male companions
上述例題均很好地印證了這類題的做題規(guī)律,而且長(zhǎng)達(dá)十年這一規(guī)律都沒有發(fā)生任何變化?忌陂喿x復(fù)習(xí)過(guò)程中要注意題目的橫向聯(lián)系,不僅要按篇章來(lái)閱讀,還要把歷年的同一類型考題放到一起進(jìn)行總結(jié),從而發(fā)現(xiàn)做題技巧和規(guī)律,這樣才能更好地保證復(fù)習(xí)的效率。
第三、大廈的內(nèi)外裝修——不可不知的陷阱
考研既然是一種選拔性的考試,就有區(qū)別于其他英語(yǔ)考試題??案,而是會(huì)有一個(gè)思考和比較的過(guò)程?佳袥]有真正意義的正確選項(xiàng),但有相對(duì)的better choice。在考研的選項(xiàng)中,很多選項(xiàng)都是陷阱,貌似很正確,其實(shí)有漏洞。對(duì)于這部分選項(xiàng),考生應(yīng)該了解一些出題者常用的陷阱設(shè)置,以便在今后做題過(guò)程中避免此類錯(cuò)誤。
一、正話反說(shuō)?佳杏⒄Z(yǔ)閱讀題中很多出題思路是“在是當(dāng)中說(shuō)非,在非當(dāng)中說(shuō)是”。
我們以2000年第一篇文章第四題為例:The author seems to believe the revival of the U.S.economy in the 1990s can be attributed to the ________.
A.turning of the business cycle
B.restructuring of industry
C.improved business management
D.success in education
根據(jù)原文:Few Americans attribute this solely to such obvious causes as a devalued dollar or the turning of business cycle.可以看出,美國(guó)人并不認(rèn)為devalued dollar or the turning of business cycle是導(dǎo)致美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的主要原因,很多同學(xué)就首先排除了選項(xiàng)A,但是,A恰恰是本題的正確答案,作者的觀點(diǎn)恰恰有別于一般美國(guó)人,在是當(dāng)中說(shuō)非,在非當(dāng)中說(shuō)是。
二、“正確≠答案”——大多數(shù)考生的誤區(qū)
我們以2003 年的一道考研真題為例:
The author begins his article with Edmund Burk’s words to __________.
A.call on scientists to take some actions
B.criticize the misguide cause of animal rights
C.warn of the doom of biomedical research
D.show the triumph of the animal rights movement
從文章來(lái)看,四個(gè)選項(xiàng)似乎都有道理,可以說(shuō)前三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是對(duì)的。但是正確絕不是最優(yōu),而面對(duì)這種局面大多數(shù)考生往往不知所措,難以從中選出正確的選項(xiàng)。上述的例子還只是比較簡(jiǎn)單的,偏重于對(duì)文章主旨的考查,而現(xiàn)在考研的難度日益加大,這種出題思路會(huì)越來(lái)越多,分辨將會(huì)越來(lái)越難,所以在看懂全文的基礎(chǔ)上時(shí)不時(shí)還是要在心里提個(gè)醒,別一不小心掉進(jìn)了陷阱。
三、首段大意≠全文主旨。很多同學(xué)做全文主旨題往往以首段的段落大意作為根據(jù),其實(shí)這是個(gè)陷阱。我們用1994年第二篇文章的一道題做例證:
What is this passage mainly about?
A.Approaches to the commercial use of computers.
B.Conveniences brought about by computers in business.
C.Significance of automation in commercial enterprise.
D.Advantages of credit cards in business.
這道題可以說(shuō)是經(jīng)典的主旨陷阱題了。如果僅從全文第一段來(lái)看,D選項(xiàng)是絕對(duì)正確的。但是文章從第二段進(jìn)行擴(kuò)展,由信用卡擴(kuò)展到了計(jì)算機(jī)在商業(yè)社會(huì)中的應(yīng)用,故此,B才是最佳答案。我們提醒各位考生,主旨題需要通過(guò)首段和各段首句共同判斷,千萬(wàn)不能以偏概全。
四、千萬(wàn)注意“似是而非、局部正確”的選項(xiàng)
我們先來(lái)看看 1998 年的一道真題:
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Environmentalists were blamed for antiscience in an essay.
B.Politicians are not subject to the labeling of antiscience.
C.The “more enlightened” tend to tag others as antiscience.
D.Tagging environmentalists as “antiscience” is justifiable.
這是一道設(shè)計(jì)非常巧妙的考題,據(jù)說(shuō)當(dāng)年答對(duì)本題的考生不到 5% 。這道題考查了全文一半多文章的閱讀量,而且涉及很多的細(xì)節(jié),每一個(gè)選項(xiàng)都有似曾相識(shí)的感覺,而選項(xiàng)本身就暗藏著陷阱。本題的直接依據(jù)是文中的這樣一句話:But surely that does not mean environmentalists concerned about uncontrolled industrial growth are antiscience, as an essay in US News & World Report last May seemed to suggest.但是簡(jiǎn)單根據(jù)這句話又會(huì)造成歧義,還必須依據(jù)“根據(jù)下文說(shuō)上文的原則”,通過(guò)下文來(lái)判斷邏輯:The environmentalists, inevitably, respond to such critics.The true enemies of sciences are those who question the evidence supporting global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer and other consequences of industrial growth.這里提醒所有考生注意一點(diǎn):當(dāng)你感覺到每一個(gè)選項(xiàng)似乎都對(duì)、都不對(duì)的時(shí)候,千萬(wàn)不要盲目憑借印象和感覺,要學(xué)會(huì)到原文中尋求每一個(gè)選項(xiàng)的證據(jù),只有確鑿的證據(jù)才是判斷正誤的法寶。
總而言之,要攻克考研閱讀,就要在備戰(zhàn)考研的過(guò)程中不斷努力深入地研究,循序漸進(jìn)地實(shí)踐、演練,才能在考場(chǎng)上成功施展才華!考研的意義絕不僅僅是考試,而是挑戰(zhàn)自我、磨練意志的過(guò)程。相信各位考生定能在這條充滿荊棘的道路中堅(jiān)定信念、調(diào)整心態(tài),摸索出成功之道。
考研英語(yǔ)閱讀理解沖刺策略
其實(shí),成功的考研沖刺只分兩步。
成功沖刺第一步——制定計(jì)劃、按部就班、從容不迫。
距離考研雖然只有一個(gè)月了,但制定計(jì)劃依然重要,因?yàn)橛辛擞?jì)劃就可以避免亂抓一氣時(shí)帶來(lái)的無(wú)謂的時(shí)間浪費(fèi)。此時(shí)的計(jì)劃應(yīng)該首先確定每天能拿出多少時(shí)間復(fù)習(xí)英語(yǔ)(建議:基礎(chǔ)較好的考生,每天3-4個(gè)小時(shí);2年沒有怎么學(xué)過(guò)英語(yǔ)的考生需要每天至少拿出6個(gè)小時(shí)),并且確定這些小時(shí)在一周中每天的分布,千萬(wàn)不要完全連在一起,但也不要拆分過(guò)多,一個(gè)時(shí)段的最佳時(shí)長(zhǎng)是1.5-2小時(shí)。不論英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)好壞,不論現(xiàn)在做真題正確率高低,都需要考生始終保持平常心按照計(jì)劃、到點(diǎn)就進(jìn)入應(yīng)該進(jìn)行的項(xiàng)目。
成功沖刺第二步——分項(xiàng)攻擊、識(shí)別弱項(xiàng)、專抓錯(cuò)題。
眾所周知,考研英語(yǔ)分?jǐn)?shù)最多的項(xiàng)目是閱讀理解。因此,幾乎所有的考生都要再閱讀上花費(fèi)大量的時(shí)間,畢竟一個(gè)題目2分。很多考生抱怨,真題已經(jīng)做過(guò)幾遍,答案已經(jīng)背下來(lái)了,現(xiàn)在不知應(yīng)再該做些什么題,于是開始亂找模擬題。這里需要強(qiáng)調(diào)的是,離考試最近的1個(gè)月是反復(fù)研究真題和鞏固技巧的時(shí)候,不能再大量做模擬題了。對(duì)真題的復(fù)習(xí)不僅僅是要把正確答案選出來(lái)那么簡(jiǎn)單,考生還需要按照以下幾點(diǎn)進(jìn)行逐項(xiàng)核查,檢測(cè)是否已經(jīng)達(dá)到每一項(xiàng)的要求。以下均為2008考研英語(yǔ)大綱對(duì)閱讀理解的要求:
1.詞匯:即是否仍有不認(rèn)識(shí)的單詞或搭配。離考試只有一個(gè)月的復(fù)習(xí)方法是這樣的:先把歷年考研真題的電子版從網(wǎng)上下載,然后黏貼到一個(gè)word文檔里面,之后使用“查找”功能,把自己不熟悉的單詞、不知道其他意義的單詞邊記邊查找,看一看這個(gè)詞在歷年考試中出現(xiàn)了多少遍,而每一次其用法都是什么,自己是否都能掌握了。在詞,教考生一個(gè)猜測(cè)詞義的方法:小品詞猜詞法。所謂“小品詞”就是介詞和副詞,而常見的是:on, in, at, as, off, out, into, out of, for, to 等。很多動(dòng)詞和他們搭配時(shí),詞組的意義往往和這些詞密切聯(lián)系,因此即便不認(rèn)識(shí)動(dòng)詞,也能大概猜出其整體意思來(lái)。比如: regard A as B表示“把A當(dāng)成B”。但如果regard變成dismiss, disparage等難詞,考生就犯難了。其實(shí),無(wú)論動(dòng)詞是什么,只要符合以下結(jié)構(gòu)“vt +A+as+B”,都可以把動(dòng)詞翻譯成為“把……”,因此整個(gè)詞組的意思就是“把A當(dāng)成B”,這樣就不會(huì)影響對(duì)上下文的理解了。
2.信息:即單詞通過(guò)語(yǔ)法組合到一起后,其意思是否能夠翻譯正確。這需要有一本對(duì)歷年真題進(jìn)行詳解的輔導(dǎo)書,推薦使用《2008考研英語(yǔ)歷年真題解析與應(yīng)試對(duì)策》(高等教育出版社出版)?忌梢园衙恳黄恼伦鳛榫x,并進(jìn)行翻譯。如果時(shí)間比較緊張,把解決每篇文章后面5個(gè)題的原文進(jìn)行詳細(xì)翻譯和掌握就可以了。
3.根據(jù)具體信息進(jìn)行推理和判斷:即換一種英文表達(dá)方式,而不改變?cè)。比如:原文句子是:Nothing prevents us to be natural more than the desire to appear so.就要用英文表達(dá)成:The more we try to look natural, the less natural we will be.或者:The biggest obstacle on our way to be natural is our wish to be that way.當(dāng)然,這些句子其實(shí)就是真題題干和正確選項(xiàng)放在一起,和原文中的出題點(diǎn)正好是上述的同義轉(zhuǎn)化。
下面再舉一個(gè)真題的句子:(2006年Text3) The large,slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction.Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.在問(wèn)題中變成:The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest that large sea animals may face the same threat today.畫下劃線的句子正好就是同義轉(zhuǎn)化。當(dāng)然,這種情況在考研英語(yǔ)中到處都是,幾乎每一個(gè)題目都符合此規(guī)律。建議沖刺段的考生列出下面的表格來(lái)復(fù)習(xí),這樣效果會(huì)更加明顯。
4.區(qū)分論點(diǎn)和論據(jù):即每一個(gè)段落的中心句在哪里,具有什么特征?后面的論據(jù)是如何提供的?這些都是需要區(qū)分和掌握的內(nèi)容。
5.掌握文章的主旨:多數(shù)考生的問(wèn)題在于看完文章后說(shuō)不出文章中心思想。其實(shí),可以把每個(gè)段落的中心句加起來(lái)就構(gòu)成文章中心了,這對(duì)解決主旨題至關(guān)重要。比如,2001年第三篇文章的開頭就問(wèn)“why...?”這就證明文章中心一定在解釋某種現(xiàn)象的原因,而第一題就問(wèn):What is the passage mainly about?因此,聰明的考生可以立刻選出B答案:causes of the public disappointment about newspapers.
6.把握文章的核心概念:文章必然圍繞一個(gè)核心展開,而這樣的核心概念從詞匯角度看就是反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的那些單詞所表達(dá)的概念,對(duì)把握文章主旨有巨大幫助作用。如果考生碰到選項(xiàng)猶豫不決時(shí),就可以挑選包含文章中反復(fù)提到的核心概念詞匯的那個(gè)選項(xiàng)。
7.掌握文章的結(jié)構(gòu):這一點(diǎn)對(duì)新題型7選5指導(dǎo)意義最大。要搞清楚段落與段落、句子與句子之間的關(guān)系,比如主題一致、關(guān)鍵詞重現(xiàn)、語(yǔ)義互補(bǔ)等。
8.清楚作者的觀點(diǎn)和寫作意圖,即要抓住作者對(duì)所寫問(wèn)題的看法。比如,作者的理想一定與作者敘述的現(xiàn)實(shí)問(wèn)題相反。作者如果寫污染現(xiàn)狀,他的目的就是號(hào)召人們保護(hù)環(huán)境;作者如果寫的是人們并不公開推崇野心和抱負(fù),那么作者的觀點(diǎn)就是應(yīng)該公開推崇野心和抱負(fù)。如果掌握了這一點(diǎn),有時(shí)可以瞬間解決很多問(wèn)題。比如:2004年考研英語(yǔ)真題第四篇關(guān)于“美國(guó)學(xué)校貶低才智”的文章。該文在全文首句使用判斷句式說(shuō)明說(shuō)明社會(huì)現(xiàn)狀:“Americans today don’t place a very high value on intellect”。而通常作者所要表達(dá)的觀點(diǎn)都是與社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)相反的,因此,我們就可以瞬間解決后面的兩個(gè)題目,如下:
57.We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of ______
A.undervaluing intellect
B.favoring intellectualism
C.supporting school reform
D.suppressing native intelligence
根據(jù)上述方法,我們很快就把A選出來(lái)了,因?yàn)閡ndervalue就等于don’t place a very high value on.
60.What does the author think of intellect?
A.It is second to intelligence.
B.It evolves from common sense.
C.It is to be pursued.
D.It underlies power.
根據(jù)前面所述,作者的觀點(diǎn)往往與現(xiàn)實(shí)相反,如果現(xiàn)實(shí)是“人們不重視intellect”,那么作者觀點(diǎn)肯定是希望人們重視intellect。因此,可以直接把C選項(xiàng)選出。
以上是大綱層面對(duì)閱讀的要求,下面從技巧層面談一下閱讀中需要注意的問(wèn)題,F(xiàn)在考生需要關(guān)注的不再是從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中找出正確答案,而是要知道這個(gè)選項(xiàng)為什么正確,而其他選項(xiàng)到底錯(cuò)誤在什么地方。當(dāng)英語(yǔ)功底薄弱時(shí),排除法是非常有效的辦法。因此,考生需要鍛煉的不是說(shuō)一定要認(rèn)識(shí)正確選項(xiàng),而是要能找出選項(xiàng)是否錯(cuò)誤,但是做到這一點(diǎn)其實(shí)多數(shù)依靠的不是功底,而是細(xì)心地把選項(xiàng)和原文進(jìn)行比對(duì)的能力。非語(yǔ)言本身的閱讀技巧在新東方的考研閱讀課上給大家總結(jié)過(guò),需要拿出來(lái)反復(fù)地看和研究才能熟練應(yīng)用。
建議考生在復(fù)習(xí)過(guò)程中要把錯(cuò)過(guò)的部分標(biāo)記出來(lái),最好記到本子上,每周反復(fù)看曾經(jīng)錯(cuò)過(guò)的內(nèi)容,這樣可以避免犯同樣的錯(cuò)誤。
希望以上的文字能夠幫助考生理清思路,也祝愿考生在考試中取得最理想的成績(jī)。
考研怎樣回答閱讀理解中的推理性問(wèn)題
關(guān)于推理性問(wèn)題(Inference)
推理性問(wèn)題與細(xì)節(jié)性問(wèn)題相似,也是對(duì)文章具體內(nèi)容的判斷。但推理不但要求掌握文章所表達(dá)的字面含義,還要掌握一定的邏輯判斷能力及寫作技巧知識(shí),從文章表面推出更深層含義,這部分往往出題分量大,難度大,出錯(cuò)也最多,歸根結(jié)底還是對(duì)文章內(nèi)容沒有做到真正的理解和掌握。
Inference類問(wèn)題主要包括Significance和Communication Techniques兩大類。
1.Significance
文字表面往往沒有明顯反映作者的全部意圖,有些含義需要讀者從字里行間去體會(huì),靠自己的邏輯推理能力去判斷,從上下文的聯(lián)貫及文中有關(guān)部分的暗示去明析作者隱含的意思。這類問(wèn)題的命題方式有:
(1)The writer implies but not directly states that__________-.
(2) It can be inferred from the passage that_________.
(3) The author strongly suggests that__________ .
(4) It can be concluded from the passage that________.
(5) The passage is intended to__________ .
(6)The writer indicates that__________ .
Example
Nursing at Beth Israel Hospital produces the best patient care possible.If we were to solve the nursing shortage, hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to follow Beth Israels example
At Beth Israel each patient is assigned to a primary nurse who visits at length with the patient and constructs a full-scale health ac-count that covers everything from his medical history to his emotion-al state.Then she writes a care plan centered on the patients illness but which also includes everything else that is necessary.
The primary nurse stays with the patient through his hospitalization, keeping track with his progress and seeking further advice from his doctor.If a patient at Beth Israel is not responding to treatment , it is not uncommon for his nurse to propose another approach to his doctor.What the doctor at Beth Israel has in the primary nurse is a true colleague.
Nursing at Beth Israel also involves a decentralized ( 分散的 )nursing administration; every floor, every unit is a self-contained organization.There are nurse managers instead of head nurses,` in addition to their medical duties they do all their own hiring and dismissing, employee advising, and they make salary recommendations.Each units nurse decide among themselves who will work what shifts and when.
Beth Israels nurse-in-chief ranks as an equal with other vice presidents of the hospital.She also is a member of the Medical Executive Committee, which in most hospitals includes only doctors.
It can be inferred from the passage that__________.
A)compared with other hospitals nurses at Beth Israel Hospital are more patient .
B)in most hospitals nurses get low salaries
C)in most hospitals nurses get low salaries
D) compared with other hospitals nurses have to work longer hour at Beth Israel Hospital
本題要求考生判斷4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中哪一個(gè)是根據(jù)文章可以推斷出的結(jié)論,要求考生根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容作出合理的推斷。從本題所提供的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)來(lái)看,文章并未談及 護(hù)士 的"耐心"(A);也未談及護(hù)士的"工資待遇"(Q),只是說(shuō)到護(hù)士的工資提升要由各科室推薦;更未涉及護(hù)士的"工作時(shí)間長(zhǎng)短"(D)),文章的第一段最后一句才是得出正確答案的依據(jù),這句的意思是:"如果我們確要解決護(hù)理工作不足的問(wèn)題,那么各地醫(yī)院的行政部門和醫(yī)生最好還是效法一下Beth Israel醫(yī)院",主句的虛擬語(yǔ)氣也說(shuō)明這一點(diǎn):迄今為止還未做到。由此可以推斷:①護(hù)理不充分是一個(gè)應(yīng)該解決的問(wèn)題;②這個(gè)問(wèn)題普遍存在,否則就沒有必要要求各地醫(yī)院行政部門和醫(yī)生效法這家醫(yī)院的做法。因此本題的正確答案為B),本題屬于局域型問(wèn)題的間接性問(wèn)題,這類問(wèn)題是考生出錯(cuò)最多的題型。在做這類問(wèn)題時(shí),切忌從篇章的個(gè)別句子中尋找答案,而應(yīng)把目光放在全篇的理解上:作者寫這篇文章的目的是什么,針對(duì)什么問(wèn)題,如何解決等。有許多考生可能都有這種體驗(yàn):有的問(wèn)題,第一遍閱讀時(shí)做對(duì)了,第二遍再細(xì)讀后,又改錯(cuò)了。這就是因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)谧x第二遍時(shí)注意了對(duì)篇章的個(gè)別句于的推敲,而忽視了整篇文章的大意。
2.Communication Techniques
文章中的每一句話都有它的作用和目的,都是為作者的寫作而服務(wù)的。有的是下層意思的鋪墊,有的是上旬話的結(jié)果,互相襯托,互相聯(lián)系。四級(jí)閱讀中常常就技巧性問(wèn)題提問(wèn),測(cè)試讀者對(duì)文章是否正確理解。這類題的命題方式有:
(1)The fact ...is mentioned by the author to show _________.
(2)The author achieves his purpose by depending mainly upon
(3)The writer talks about ...in order io_________ .
(4) In discussing ..., the author ._________
(5)The authors statement about ...is a ...for ...
Example :
If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame.Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are al-ways taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn.Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have.Skirts are lengthened or shortened, `necklines are lowered or raised, and so on.
No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes any thing really important to society.Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability.They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right.There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high- heeled shoes .
When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious.Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers.Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide .To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen as_________ .
A) a waste of money
B) waste of time
C) an expression of taste
本題問(wèn)題是:女士們把過(guò)了時(shí)的衣服改來(lái)改去,在作者看來(lái)是"浪費(fèi)金錢"(A));是"(女士對(duì)服裝的)喜好(品味)的表現(xiàn)"(C));是"(女士們)創(chuàng)造性的表現(xiàn)"(D));還是(B))所說(shuō)的"浪費(fèi)時(shí)間"。根據(jù)第二段所說(shuō)的"waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have。"(Para.2, Line 4~5,答案應(yīng)選B)。
【擴(kuò)展】
考研英語(yǔ)閱讀理解解題兩大技巧
一、文章組織結(jié)構(gòu)
文章和段落在長(zhǎng)度上有明顯不同,但是在結(jié)構(gòu)上是非常相似的。段落通常由一個(gè)主題句引出,接著是一系列說(shuō)明主題句的細(xì)節(jié),最后是結(jié)尾句。同樣,文章是由篇首段、主體段和結(jié)論段三部分組成。引言段揭示主題,正文部分對(duì)主題分點(diǎn)闡述,結(jié)論段對(duì)全文歸納總結(jié)。同時(shí),無(wú)論文章還是段落都要遵循一致性和連貫性的原則?梢哉f(shuō),文章是段落的擴(kuò)展, 段落是文章的縮影。
1.篇首段目的在于揭示主題,也就是說(shuō),引出文中要討論的核心問(wèn)題,從而起到統(tǒng)領(lǐng)全文的作用。
通常,篇首段由引語(yǔ)句和中心思想句兩部分組成。前者目的是引起讀者的興趣,同時(shí)使讀者對(duì)文章要討論的問(wèn)題在心理上有所準(zhǔn)備。后者向讀者交待該文的主題或?qū)懽髂康。總之,篇首段的作用就是使讀者順利地進(jìn)入正文。
2.主體段一般由若干段落組成,它們從不同的側(cè)面對(duì)文章的主題展開討論。各段闡述的內(nèi)容必須與主題一致,有助于說(shuō)明中心思想,但是只涉及主題的一個(gè)方面。
3.結(jié)尾段概括全文的內(nèi)容,使讀者對(duì)全文有一個(gè)完整、清晰的認(rèn)識(shí)。它往往使用不同的話重新闡述中心思想,從而與篇首段相呼應(yīng)。
二、段落組織與發(fā)展方式
段落的組織結(jié)構(gòu)
段落是若干相關(guān)句子圍繞一個(gè)中心思想或?yàn)楸磉_(dá)一個(gè)統(tǒng)一的主題而組合在一起的寫作單位。一般而言,段落結(jié)構(gòu)的組織有如下四種方式:
1.演繹型(general-specific):即段落開頭先給一個(gè)General statements,之后為Specific sentences.這種段落組織模式最為常見,而且多應(yīng)用于說(shuō)明、解釋類主題結(jié)構(gòu)的文章中。
2.匹配型(matching):段落的發(fā)展主線為兩種事物之間的類比,可以是兩種事物各自優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)的一一對(duì)應(yīng),也可以是先介紹完一個(gè)事物,再接著介紹另一個(gè)事物。這種結(jié)構(gòu)多用于比較類主題結(jié)構(gòu)的文章中。
3.假設(shè)-真實(shí)型(hypothetical-real):即作者先提出一種普遍認(rèn)可或某些人認(rèn)可的主張和觀點(diǎn),然后進(jìn)行澄清,說(shuō)明自己的主張和觀點(diǎn),或者說(shuō)提出反主張或真實(shí)情況。這種組織結(jié)構(gòu)常見于反駁類主題結(jié)構(gòu)的文章中。
4.問(wèn)題-解決型(problem-solution):首先陳述文章背景(situation),在該背景下問(wèn)題(problem)提出,然后給出問(wèn)題的解決方法(solution)或?qū)υ搯?wèn)題的反應(yīng)(response),最后評(píng)估該方法(evaluation)。該模式常用于科學(xué)論文和新聞報(bào)道主題結(jié)構(gòu)的文章中。
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