H1 I. 雅思阅读简介 i. 答题时间(包括涂答题卡)为1小时,三篇文章,每篇文章字数一般在1,000单词左右,13-14道题目,
总计40道题目,相当于要求考生每1.5分钟答完一道题目; ii. 雅思阅读文章一般来源于以下报刊杂志:New Scientist, The Economist, American Scientist, National
Geographic;
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iv. 雅思阅读要求考生的应试能力:词汇量,英文逻辑思维能力,总结文章主旨能力,迅速定位细节能力。 II. 体裁 i. 雅思阅读文章以说明文为主,有时会有夹叙夹议的情况; ii. 科学:生物/建筑/医疗保健/自然环境/化学/其他
现象
雅思阅读(说明文+夹叙夹议) 人文:语言文化/历史文明/城市交通/语言/教育学习/经济管理/
其他
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III. 题型介绍 2011年出现频率排名 1 2 3 4 5 6
IV. 2011年雅思阅读总结
大陆考试47场,考查文章共计141篇,其中30%,即44篇文章为新文章,剩下的70%,即97篇为之前08,09,10年考过的旧文章,其中73篇为旧文旧题。文章内容以科技类为主,人文类为辅。 V. True/False/Not Given OR Yes/No/Not Given题型简介与解题技巧
简介: i. 题目之间具有题文同序的特点; ii. 同一套题内,True/Yes, False/No, Not Given一般都存在,按照几率统计,True/Yes情况最多,其次是
False/No, Not Given最少。 解题技巧: i. 分析题目,划出定位词;定位词:视觉上比较明显,可以利用其回到原文定位出题位置的词汇,常用的有
年代,地点,姓名等专有词汇或者特殊符号,如果没有这些视觉上明显的词汇,那么定位词首选名词,其次是动词和形容词;题目中的定位词很多时候不是原封不动出现在原文中,需要进行同义或者同类词替换。 ii. 划出考点词;考点词:即在此题型中比较容易成为考点的关系,例如:比较关系,肯否关系,时间关系,
以及一些修饰关系,包括:程度,频率,范围等等。
iii. 利用定位词去原文找出题位置,在其附件检验题目的考点是否与原文一致。 iv. 没有明显定位词的题目可以利用题文同序最后完成。 v. TRUE/YES:①原文的同义表达;②根据原文的一句或多句话做出的合理推论或者总结; vi. FALSE/NO:①与原文直接相反;②原文中有多于一个并列条件,但是题目中只列出一个条件或者忽略全
部条件;③原文是人们关于事物的一种理论(theory)或者感觉(feeling), 题目变成了关于该事物的客观事实(fact);④绝对化词汇一般都是错误的,例如:all, always, perfect, unique, never, impossible, only, solely, completely, fully, absolutely以及最高级词汇;⑤对于原文中表示范围,频率,可能性的夸大也是错误的,例如:sometimes vs. often/ usually
vii. NOT GIVEN:①原文中没有提及(定位词或者考点词);②题目中出现将来时态的判断句一般为NG;③原
文是人们的目标,目的,愿望,或者誓言等,题目将其写成了事实,一般为NG;④原文中没有两个事物的比较,但是题目中出现了比较,一般为NG;⑤题目中涉及的范围要比原文的范围小,一般为NG,例如:原文为Printers in this area are cheap;题目为:Color printers in this area are cheap.
VI. 操练真题一:Cambridge 8,Test 2, Passage 1,‘Sheet Glass Manufacture: the Float Process’:Questions 9-13
题型 True/False/Not Given Multiple Choice Summary Matching List of Headings 得分 做题技巧+做题速度 定位+技巧 定位能力+同义转换能力+语法 定位能力+词汇量+同义转换能力 雅思惯用文章结构+技巧 Sentence Completion, Short-Answer Questions, 难度低,出现频率少,因此尽量Diagram Label Completion, Flow-Chart Diagram, Table 达到出现了就能答对,主要考察Completion 定位+语法
步骤一:分析题目,划出定位次(红色)和考点词(绿色);
9 The metal used in the float process had to have specific properties. 10 Pilkington invested some of his own money in his float plant.
11 Pilkington’s first full-scale plant was an instant commercial success.
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12 The process invented by Pilkington has now been improved. 13 Computers are better than humans at detecting faults in glass.
步骤二:开始按照题目顺序做题,由于第12题没有明显定位词,因此可以在做完11和13题目之后,回头在原文中11和13题出题位置之间寻找第12题答案。
9 The metal used in the float process had to have specific properties. 利用metal定位到正文第三段,开始扫读,考点出现在绿色部分:
‘...Pilkington had been experimenting with improving the melting process, and in 1952 he had the idea of using a bed of molten metal to form the flat glass, eliminating altogether the need for rollers within the float bath. The metal has to melt at a temperature less than the hardening point of glass (about 600°C), but could not boil at a temperature below the temperature of the molten glass (about 1500°C)...’ 题目是原文的同义改写,因此是TRUE.
10 Pilkington invested some of his own money in his float plant.
带着money这个定位词,在原文中从第9题出题位置后开始扫读,至第五段:
‘Pilkington built a pilot plant in 1953 and by 1955 had had convinced his company to build a full-scale plant. However, it took 14 months of non-stop production, costing the company £100,000 a month, before the plant produced any usable glass.’ 原文中的£100,000是money的另一种表达形式,但是原文中没有提到Pilkington是否有没有将自己一部分钱投资到了工厂中,因此为Not Given。
11 Pilkington’s first full-scale plant was an instant commercial success.
在做第10题时,考生应该同时注意到第11题的定位词first full-scale也出现在了第10题定位区间内,应此定位应该没有问题,那么接下来扫读,绿色部分为验证考点的部分。
‘Pilkington built a pilot plant in 1953 and by 1955 had had convinced his company to build a full-scale plant. However, it took 14 months of non-stop production, costing the company £100,000 a month, before the plant produced any usable glass. Furthermore, once they succeeded in making marketable flat glass, the machine was turned off for a service to prepare it for years of continuous production. When it started up again it took another four months to get the process right again. They finally succeeded in 1959 and there are now float plants all over the world, with each able to produce around 1000 tons of glass every day, non-stop for around 15 years.’ 截止到1955年Pilkington建立了大规模的工厂,但是到了1959年历经波折才取得成功,因此不是instance success, 此题为False。
13 Computers are better than humans at detecting faults in glass.
因为鉴于之前对题目的分析,第12题没有明显定位词,因此现着手做13题。带着定位词computers去原文中第11题后的区间进行定位,computers没有原词出现,但是同类词automated on-line以及technology出现,因此题目区间在倒数第2段,接下来扫读,绿色部分用来判断考点。
‘...Automated on-line inspection does two things. Firstly, it reveals process faults upstream that can be corrected. Inspection technology allows more than 100 million measurements a second to be made across the ribbon, locating flaws the unaided eye would be unable to see...’ 原文同义改写,虽然部分词汇变动较大,例如:computers≈ inspection technology, unaided eye≈human,因此此题为True。
12 The process invented by Pilkington has now been improved.
第11和13题分别在原文第5段和第7段找到,因此第13题出题区间应在在第6段至第7段’...Occasionally, a bubble is not removed during refining, a sand grain refuses to melt, a tremor in the tin puts ripples into the glass ribbon.’之间的区间内。经过定位和扫读,第6段即可判断出题目正确与否。
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‘Float plants today make glass of near optical quality. Several processes-melting, refining, homogenizing-take place simultaneously in the 2000 tones of molten glass in the furnace...’ 经过判断和推断,可以得出题目中的结论,因此本题为True.
VII. 操练真题二:Cambridge 4, Test 2, Passage 2,’Alternative Medicine in Australia’ :Questions 16-23
步骤一:分析题目,划出定位次(红色)和考点词(绿色);
16 Australians have been turning to alternative therapies in increasing numbers over the past
20 years.
17 Between 1983 and 1990 the numbers of patients visiting alternative therapists rose to
include a further 8% of the population.
18 The 1990 survey related to 550,000 consultations with alternative therapists. 19 In the past, Australians had a higher opinion of doctors than they do today. 20 Some Australian doctors are retraining in alternative therapists. 21 Alternative therapists earn higher salaries than doctors. 22 The 1993 Sydney survey involved 289 patients who visited alternative therapists for
acupuncture treatment.
23 All the patients in the 1993 Sydney survey had long-term medical complaints.
步骤二:开始按照题目顺序做题,由于第19和21题没有明显定位词,因此建议按照题目顺序做其他题目,最后在原文中18和20题出题位置区间寻找第19题答案,在20题和22题之间出题位置区间寻找第21题答案。
16 Australians have been turning to alternative therapies in increasing numbers over the past
20 years. 利用past 20 years作为定位词,并定位于正文第二段:
‘Disenchantment with orthodox medicine has seen the popularity of alternative therapies in Australia climb steadily during the past 20 years.’ 题目是原文的同义转述,因此为Yes.
17 Between 1983 and 1990 the numbers of patients visiting alternative therapists rose to
include a further 8% of the population. 利用1983和1990两个年代做定位,并且从上一题出题点之后,即正文第二段第二句开始:
‘...In a 1983 national health survey, 1.9% of people said they had contacted a chiropractor, naturopath, osteopath, acupuncturist or herbalist in the two weeks prior to the survey. By 1990, this figure had risen to 2.6% of the population. The 550,000 consultations with alternative therapists reported in the 1990 survey represented about an eighth of the total number of consultations with medically qualified personnel covered by the survey, according to Dr Laver and colleagues writing in the Australian Journal of Public Health in 1993...’ 根据原文,题目将数值与后面的定语相混淆,因此为No。
18 The 1990 survey related to 550,000 consultations with alternative therapists. 虽然根据分析,related to 550,000 consultations是考点词,但550,000同时也可以被用作定位词,做过第17题后会很自然定位到正文第2段第四句话:
‘...The 550,000 consultations with alternative therapists reported in the 1990 survey....’ 题目含义与原文一致,因此为Yes。
20 Some Australian doctors are retraining in alternative therapists. 由于第19题没有明显定位词,为节约时间,直接做20题,用doctors和retraining作为定位词,扫读第18题在原文中出题之后的区间,在正文第二段结尾,和第三段可以定位本题出题位置:
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‘....The high standing of professionals, including doctors, has been eroded as a consequence.’
‘Rather than resisting or criticizing this trend, increasing numbers of Australian doctors, particularly younger ones, are forming group practices with alternative therapists or taking courses themselves, particularly in acupuncture and herbalism.’ 题目为原文的同义表达,因此为Yes。
19 In the past, Australians had a higher opinion of doctors than they do today.
做20题的时候,定位的第一句The high standing of professionals, including doctors, has been eroded as a consequence 即与第18题相关,因此回头做18题,并且多看几句上下文,即:
‘A better educated and less accepting public has become disillusioned with the experts in general, and increasingly skeptical about science and empirically based knowledge, they said. The high standing of professionals, including doctors, has been eroded as a consequence.’ 经过上下文验证,此题为Yes。
22 The 1993 Sydney survey involved 289 patients who visited alternative therapists for
acupuncture treatment. 做之前的题目时,the 1993 Sydney survey就已经作为定位词用过了,因此在做此题是,借助的主要定位词是289,1993为辅,定位到文章第四段:
‘In 1993, Dr Laver and his colleagues published a survey of 289 Sydney people who attended eight alternative therapists’ practices in Sydney. These practices offered a wide range of alternative therapies from 25 therapists...’ 原文的意思是289个人参加了由25位技师提供的8种治疗,而题目的意思是289人来就医的目的就是做针灸,因此为No。
23 All the patients in the 1993 Sydney survey had long-term medical complaints.
做完第22题后,会发现23题其实和第22题讨论的是同一个survey里的同一批人,因此从第22题在原文中的出题点后扫读进行定位即可,定位在第22题出题点后一句:
‘...Those surveyed had experienced chronic illnesses, for which orthodox medicine had been able to provide little relief...’ 虽然原文中没有出现与all对应的绝对化词汇,但是those surveyed就代表了那参与的289人,所以与原文意思一致,long-term是chronic的近义替换,因此本题为Yes。
21 Alternative therapists earn higher salaries than doctors. 按照题文同序原则,第21题定位区间应该在第20和22题之间,即:
‘Part of the incentive was financial, Dr Laver said. The bottom line is that most general practitioners are business people. If they see potential clientele going elsewhere, they might want to be able to offer a similar service.’ 此区间唯一提到钱的地方就是part of the incentive was financial,后面的文字解释了具体原因,即没有任何一处提到alternative therapists与doctors之间工资的对比,所以本题为Not Given。
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