英語四六級精確閱讀轉折邏輯關系題型在真題中的運用
所謂得閱讀者得天下,這句形容雖然有些浮夸,卻說明了一個不爭的事實--首先,在各類英語考試中,閱讀理解分值大,牢牢占據著核心地位;其次,多數同學從英語學習的起步階段就開始接觸閱讀這種考題,對于這類題型最為熟悉,從中拿分的把握最高。雖然,在去年八月中旬發(fā)生了震驚兩千三百多萬考生的改革,但是絲毫沒有撼動閱讀理解在這個全國關注度最高,覆蓋面最廣的英語考試中的核心地位。首先,從分值上看,閱讀理解占據了35%的比重,細分到三大題型分別為:詞匯運用5%,長篇閱讀10%,精確閱讀20%。其次,從得分的角度分析,對于絕大部分考生來說,搞定一道閱讀要比做對一道聽力容易的多。尤其是單位分值最高的精確閱讀(該部分共兩篇文章,10道題,平均每道題占2%的分值),若我們準備充分一些,處理恰當一些的話,必然會成為考生戰(zhàn)勝四六級的基石。接下來,我們通過分析一些真題,來看一看轉折邏輯關系在真題中的運用。
分析一:先來看一道四級真題(2008年6月passage one)
60. The author believes that, since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol,____.
A. politicians have started to do something to better the situation
B. few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy use
C. reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warming
D. international cooperation has contributed to solving environmental problems
根據題干的內容,我們把位置卡在文章的第四段:
No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom that might cut back global warming. Still, politicians want to show theyre doing something. Consider the Kyoto Protoco.It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didnt. But it hasnt reduced CO2 emissions,and many signatories didnt adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2023 targets.
文中關于京都議定書的內容提到:It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didnt. But it hasnt reduced CO2 emissions,and many signatories didnt adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2023 targets.這是四六級閱讀中常考的細節(jié)題,要求考生根據題目,對文章的細節(jié)信息做出正確的理解,那么,明確重點內容就成為解決這類題型的關鍵所在!這里出現了明顯轉折詞but,說明有關京都議定書的重點內容應該位于but之后,而but之后的信息告訴我們,京都議定書的簽訂并未降低二氧化碳的排放量,且多數簽字國并未實施有力的政策去實現他們2008年到2023的環(huán)保目標。對比選項,我們不難發(fā)現B項:few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy use正確描述了轉折之后的內容,為該題目的正確答案。
再看一道六級真題(2009年6月passage two),就會發(fā)現規(guī)律總是驚人的相似:
57. Whats the opinion of economists about going to college?
A. Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.
B. It doesnt pay to run into debt to receive a college education.
C. College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.
D. Going to college doesnt necessarily bring the expected returns.
根據題干,我們定位到文章第一段:There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.文中再次出現轉折詞but,雖然前文指出,沒有什么活動能夠比輸入大學學費計算器并得出一個六位數的總和更使人感到清醒,但是在but之后,經濟學者指出大學會產生很大的收益。因此,在對比選項中我們不難發(fā)現C項:College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs正確對應了原文轉折之后的信息,為該題目的正確答案。
結論一:轉折之后為重點強調內容,經常給出細節(jié)題的答案!
分析二:來看一道四級真題(2008年12月passage two)
63. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying the shopper must also find a replacement ?
A. New customers are bound to replace old ones.
B. It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.
C. Most stores provide the same kind of service.
D. Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too.
根據題干中給出的位置,我們回到文中第四段:Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers, said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group. the store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.這是四六級閱讀中常考的語義題,要求考生結合上下文的理解,來推理引號內容的言外之意,因此,擅于把握句與句之間的邏輯關系就顯得格外重要!從文中看出,but前的內容告訴我們,商店失去了顧客,流失顧客對于商店而言造成了一定的傷害,我們都知道所謂轉折前后,含義相反,那么but后這句話字面含義是顧客也必須找到替代品,通過轉折前后,含義相反的方式理解,不難得出其內涵是站在顧客這個角度來分析顧客的麻煩,由此我們可得出正確答案為D項:Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too。
再來看一道六級真題(2009年6月passage one),就會發(fā)現這一思路完全同理可證
53. What does the author mean by Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness ?
A.Nature is quite fair regarding the survival of turtles.
B.Turtles are by nature indifferent to human activities.
C.The course of nature will not be changed by human interference.
D.The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection.
我們根據題目給出的位置回到原文:For hundreds of millions of years, turtles have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches, long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them, or GPS satellites and marine biologists to track them, or volunteers to hand-carry the hatchlings down to the waters edge lest they become disoriented by headlights and crawl towards a motel parking lot instead. A formidable wall of bureaucracy has been erected to protect their prime nesting on the Atlantic coastlines. With all that attention paid to them, youd think these creatures would at least have the gratitude not to go extinct.
But Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness, and a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service showed a worrisome drop in the populations of several species of North Atlantic turtles, notably loggerheads, which can grow to as much as 400 pounds. The South Florida nesting population, the largest, has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to Elizabeth Griffin, a marine biologist with the environmental group Oceana. The figures prompted Oceana to petition the government to upgrade the level of protection for the North Atlantic loggerheads from threatened to endangered-meaning they are in danger of disappearing without additional help.看到如此畫面,多數同學頓時淚奔,心想莫非要把如此多的文字全部啃下來才能做對這道題嗎?實則不然!我們只需要重點關注一個叫but的小伙伴,因為這個可愛的小家伙可以明確指出上下文邏輯和含義的向反性!but前告訴我們人類在以各種各樣的方式保護海龜,以免海龜走向絕種,而but后這句話字面意思是大自然對于人類的公平概念是冷漠的,我們通過轉折前后,含義相反的思路來理解,不難得出其內涵為:人類雖付出了很多努力,但努力并未奏效,海龜還是在走向絕種,因此復合我們判斷的選項只有D項:The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection。
結論二:轉折前后,邏輯表意相反,巧用轉折,可正確推理語義題的言外之意!
綜上所述,轉折邏輯是我們在精確閱讀中砍分的利器!因此,當文章中出現:but,however,while,yet,instead(of),still,on the contrary等表示轉折邏輯的單詞或短語時,請大家打起十二分精神,因為答案正在向你走來!
兩周沖刺計劃
一、充分利用真題
1.回顧總結已做完所有真題中的錯題,并分析出錯的根本原因;
2.以兩天一套題的節(jié)奏高質量完成13年的6套真題,把高昂的狀態(tài)保持到考前;
3.掃蕩真題中所有的生詞。
二、其它方面的準備
1.合理飲食,規(guī)律作息,切勿通宵熬夜進行突擊式復習(no zuo no die);
2.考試必備品匯總:準考證,學生證,身份證,2B鉛筆(至少兩根,不要削太細),橡皮,膠帶紙,黑色中性筆或鋼筆兩支,調頻耳機兩個,手表,以及一顆必勝的決心。
所謂得閱讀者得天下,這句形容雖然有些浮夸,卻說明了一個不爭的事實--首先,在各類英語考試中,閱讀理解分值大,牢牢占據著核心地位;其次,多數同學從英語學習的起步階段就開始接觸閱讀這種考題,對于這類題型最為熟悉,從中拿分的把握最高。雖然,在去年八月中旬發(fā)生了震驚兩千三百多萬考生的改革,但是絲毫沒有撼動閱讀理解在這個全國關注度最高,覆蓋面最廣的英語考試中的核心地位。首先,從分值上看,閱讀理解占據了35%的比重,細分到三大題型分別為:詞匯運用5%,長篇閱讀10%,精確閱讀20%。其次,從得分的角度分析,對于絕大部分考生來說,搞定一道閱讀要比做對一道聽力容易的多。尤其是單位分值最高的精確閱讀(該部分共兩篇文章,10道題,平均每道題占2%的分值),若我們準備充分一些,處理恰當一些的話,必然會成為考生戰(zhàn)勝四六級的基石。接下來,我們通過分析一些真題,來看一看轉折邏輯關系在真題中的運用。
分析一:先來看一道四級真題(2008年6月passage one)
60. The author believes that, since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol,____.
A. politicians have started to do something to better the situation
B. few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy use
C. reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warming
D. international cooperation has contributed to solving environmental problems
根據題干的內容,我們把位置卡在文章的第四段:
No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom that might cut back global warming. Still, politicians want to show theyre doing something. Consider the Kyoto Protoco.It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didnt. But it hasnt reduced CO2 emissions,and many signatories didnt adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2023 targets.
文中關于京都議定書的內容提到:It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didnt. But it hasnt reduced CO2 emissions,and many signatories didnt adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2023 targets.這是四六級閱讀中常考的細節(jié)題,要求考生根據題目,對文章的細節(jié)信息做出正確的理解,那么,明確重點內容就成為解決這類題型的關鍵所在!這里出現了明顯轉折詞but,說明有關京都議定書的重點內容應該位于but之后,而but之后的信息告訴我們,京都議定書的簽訂并未降低二氧化碳的排放量,且多數簽字國并未實施有力的政策去實現他們2008年到2023的環(huán)保目標。對比選項,我們不難發(fā)現B項:few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy use正確描述了轉折之后的內容,為該題目的正確答案。
再看一道六級真題(2009年6月passage two),就會發(fā)現規(guī)律總是驚人的相似:
57. Whats the opinion of economists about going to college?
A. Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.
B. It doesnt pay to run into debt to receive a college education.
C. College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.
D. Going to college doesnt necessarily bring the expected returns.
根據題干,我們定位到文章第一段:There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.文中再次出現轉折詞but,雖然前文指出,沒有什么活動能夠比輸入大學學費計算器并得出一個六位數的總和更使人感到清醒,但是在but之后,經濟學者指出大學會產生很大的收益。因此,在對比選項中我們不難發(fā)現C項:College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs正確對應了原文轉折之后的信息,為該題目的正確答案。
結論一:轉折之后為重點強調內容,經常給出細節(jié)題的答案!
分析二:來看一道四級真題(2008年12月passage two)
63. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying the shopper must also find a replacement ?
A. New customers are bound to replace old ones.
B. It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.
C. Most stores provide the same kind of service.
D. Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too.
根據題干中給出的位置,我們回到文中第四段:Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers, said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde group. the store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.這是四六級閱讀中常考的語義題,要求考生結合上下文的理解,來推理引號內容的言外之意,因此,擅于把握句與句之間的邏輯關系就顯得格外重要!從文中看出,but前的內容告訴我們,商店失去了顧客,流失顧客對于商店而言造成了一定的傷害,我們都知道所謂轉折前后,含義相反,那么but后這句話字面含義是顧客也必須找到替代品,通過轉折前后,含義相反的方式理解,不難得出其內涵是站在顧客這個角度來分析顧客的麻煩,由此我們可得出正確答案為D項:Not complaining to the manager causes the shopper some trouble too。
再來看一道六級真題(2009年6月passage one),就會發(fā)現這一思路完全同理可證
53. What does the author mean by Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness ?
A.Nature is quite fair regarding the survival of turtles.
B.Turtles are by nature indifferent to human activities.
C.The course of nature will not be changed by human interference.
D.The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection.
我們根據題目給出的位置回到原文:For hundreds of millions of years, turtles have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches, long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them, or GPS satellites and marine biologists to track them, or volunteers to hand-carry the hatchlings down to the waters edge lest they become disoriented by headlights and crawl towards a motel parking lot instead. A formidable wall of bureaucracy has been erected to protect their prime nesting on the Atlantic coastlines. With all that attention paid to them, youd think these creatures would at least have the gratitude not to go extinct.
But Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness, and a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service showed a worrisome drop in the populations of several species of North Atlantic turtles, notably loggerheads, which can grow to as much as 400 pounds. The South Florida nesting population, the largest, has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to Elizabeth Griffin, a marine biologist with the environmental group Oceana. The figures prompted Oceana to petition the government to upgrade the level of protection for the North Atlantic loggerheads from threatened to endangered-meaning they are in danger of disappearing without additional help.看到如此畫面,多數同學頓時淚奔,心想莫非要把如此多的文字全部啃下來才能做對這道題嗎?實則不然!我們只需要重點關注一個叫but的小伙伴,因為這個可愛的小家伙可以明確指出上下文邏輯和含義的向反性!but前告訴我們人類在以各種各樣的方式保護海龜,以免海龜走向絕種,而but后這句話字面意思是大自然對于人類的公平概念是冷漠的,我們通過轉折前后,含義相反的思路來理解,不難得出其內涵為:人類雖付出了很多努力,但努力并未奏效,海龜還是在走向絕種,因此復合我們判斷的選項只有D項:The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection。
結論二:轉折前后,邏輯表意相反,巧用轉折,可正確推理語義題的言外之意!
綜上所述,轉折邏輯是我們在精確閱讀中砍分的利器!因此,當文章中出現:but,however,while,yet,instead(of),still,on the contrary等表示轉折邏輯的單詞或短語時,請大家打起十二分精神,因為答案正在向你走來!
兩周沖刺計劃
一、充分利用真題
1.回顧總結已做完所有真題中的錯題,并分析出錯的根本原因;
2.以兩天一套題的節(jié)奏高質量完成13年的6套真題,把高昂的狀態(tài)保持到考前;
3.掃蕩真題中所有的生詞。
二、其它方面的準備
1.合理飲食,規(guī)律作息,切勿通宵熬夜進行突擊式復習(no zuo no die);
2.考試必備品匯總:準考證,學生證,身份證,2B鉛筆(至少兩根,不要削太細),橡皮,膠帶紙,黑色中性筆或鋼筆兩支,調頻耳機兩個,手表,以及一顆必勝的決心。