2013/05/3004:36关键词:巧妙回避同义词在雅思阅读中的陷阱(下)
巧妙回避同义词在雅思阅读中的陷阱第二部分内容见下文,希望北京新航道小编为同学们整理的内容能过切实帮助大家阅读成绩。
三、句子的转换
考试中涉及到的句子转换一般是指句子结构或语态的转换或者是对原文的概括,即用一两句话对于原文的多句话进行一个总结概括。但还有一种形式是题目中出现的某个单词在原文中以句子或句子的一部分进行了代换。下文中朗阁海外考试研究中心将就两种情况分别举例说明。
Example 1:
原文:The Internet has often been criticized by the international society as a newly-emerging dangerous tool in the hands of terrorists.
题目:The international society has often criticized the Internet because it is not safe.
原文的被动语态在题目当中变成了主动的语态。但是因为题目缺少了条件状语in the hands of terrorists, 所以题目的正确答案为NOT GIVEN。
句子转换的另一种形式是对原文的总结概括。Summary或者T/F/NG题目当中,有时候会出现原文和句子之间是总结概括关系。
Example 2:
原文:It has been proved that a rapid response leads to a great likelihood of arrest only if it is 1-2 minutes after a call is received by police. When the response time increases to 3-4 minutes, the likelihood of an arrest is substantially reduced.
题目:A delay of 1-2 minutes in response may have substantial influence on whether or not a suspected criminal is caught.
这道题目源自一篇讲反应速度的文章。原文中的两句话讲述的内容为,如果警察在接到电话后的1-2分钟反应,抓住罪犯的可能性就大;如果3-4分钟反应,拘捕的可能性就会降低。这样的意思在题目当中被概括为一句话,即延后反应一到两分钟会降低抓住罪犯的可能性。
Example 3:
Q4/Test 1/Cambridge V (T/F/NG):
4、The fact that children’s ideas about science form part of a larger framework of ideas means that it is easier to change them.
该句的定位由于符合顺序原则,许多同学还是能轻松定位到第二段,但是接下来确认信息的过程就让一些综合阅读理解能力相对薄弱的同学不能从容应对,因为对于larger的同义代换不能识别从而导致错误答案。
事实上,单词large被原文中不止一个单词替换,综合在一起,成就了larger的意思:
These misconceptions do not remain isolated but become incorporated into a multifaceted, but organised, conceptual framework, making it and … …
虽然没有确切的某个单词表达了larger 的意思,但multifaceted, but organised, conceptual三个词合起来则充分准确地表达了该意思,不能不称之为巧妙。
Example 4:
Q26/Test 1/Cambridge IV (Short Answer):
26、Which of the senses is best developed in cetaceans?
句中best developed 显然是关键词,但是无论按照顺序原则还是其他方法都很难准确定位到某个句子,因为完全被代换成了句子。在最后一段的首句中:
Although the senses of taste and smell appear to have deteriorated, and vision in water appears to be uncertain, such weaknesses are more than compensated for by cetaceans’ well-developed acoustic sense.
虽然看上去well-developed可以充当题目中best developed的同义代换,但笔者认为并非如此,二者在表达的程度上是有差异的,如何做出准确的判断还是有赖于对上述整个句子的理解,并且在和其他的感官发育情况做了对比之后,情况就更加清晰,答案是acoustic sense.
综上,能偶辨识出统一和替代两原则,可能会帮助节约时间,效率,但同学们备考雅思阅读时还要学会难易结合。最后北京新航道预祝大家考试成功!
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