2011英語四級考試閱讀指導:巧做細節題
在最近幾次的四級考試當細節題所占比例有所增加,從2006年題型改革之前的40%提高到50%。我們可以這么說,“得細節題者得天下”。不過非?上У氖牵忌鷤冊诩毠濐}部分的得分率并不理想。
其實經過一段時間的復習之后考生們已經能夠對一些基本解題思路比較清楚,也能夠形成一套固定的解題流程。比如,解決細節題,首先就是在題干中尋找關鍵詞,然后將關鍵詞代入文章找到它在原文中的位置,接著仔細分析該句然后找到對應選項。不過,在多年的教學當中筆者發現,恰巧是最后一步——找到與原文對應的選項成為了絕大多數考生的攔路虎。廣大考生所面臨的實際情況是,文章好像也看懂了,重點也找到了,但是四個選項看起來卻是“亂花漸欲迷人眼”讓人無所適從——癥結所在就是無法找到真正與原文對應的最佳選項,欠缺應有的甄別能力。這個問題該如何解決呢?這就是今天要向讀者朋友們介紹的方法:逐詞對應法。下面筆者將結合一篇四級閱讀真題,對此加以說明。
(段落和題目有刪節):
In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”We’re worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ”
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The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman。
At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools。
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