SAT閱讀詞匯題與寫作基調(diào)題型解析(廣州智美教育 吳艷)
對(duì)于SAT閱讀部分的考試,題型的難易是有差別的,。在SAT的眾多題型中,,比較容易把握住的題型是詞匯word meaning、寫作基調(diào)tone,、作者態(tài)度attitude,、作者評(píng)論comment這幾類。在本篇講解中,,我們先來(lái)看這樣幾類題型,,幫助大家把容易拿到分?jǐn)?shù)的題型先熟悉并且解決,這樣,就可以在閱讀考試中增加正確率,,也可以提高做題的速度,。
一、詞匯題Word meaning
對(duì)于此類題目,,我們需要把選項(xiàng)中的詞匯帶回原文,,選擇適合原文語(yǔ)境的選項(xiàng),也就是說(shuō),,同義詞的選項(xiàng)不一定是正確的選項(xiàng),。值得注意的是,在尋找原文的語(yǔ)境時(shí),,不可只看題干詞匯所在的那一句或是半句,,而是要結(jié)合上下文,至少是題干詞匯所在位置前后的2-3句話,。
廣州智美教育 老師舉例:
In line 43, “fair” most nearly means
A. right
B. attractive
C. impartial
D. adequate
E. moderate
原文:Finally, I felt the sullen rage of one whose suggestions have been systematically rejected and I exploded. “Why don’t you stop? It’s not fair to look at people and then not stop!”
在這個(gè)例子中,,我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn),文章要表現(xiàn)對(duì)于“父親”不停車的事實(shí)表示憤怒,,所以劃線部分應(yīng)該選擇“合理”,、“正確”之意,貼近于題干同義詞的選項(xiàng)是A和C, 我們把每個(gè)選項(xiàng)帶回原文中,,發(fā)現(xiàn)A項(xiàng)是正確的,。
舉例2:
In line 74, “homely” most nearly means
A. simple
B. ugly
C. domestic
D. secure
E. comfortable
原文:She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit. That in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations.
在這個(gè)例子中,我們可以找到homely所在句子的前后有對(duì)比的含義,,也就是說(shuō)“在homely的語(yǔ)錄中蘊(yùn)含著幾代人的智慧”,。因此,我們要找的含義為“簡(jiǎn)單”,、“單調(diào)”等等,,與homely同義的選項(xiàng)有A和B項(xiàng),正確的答案為A,。
還有一個(gè)明顯偏離同義選項(xiàng)的例子:
In context, the word “visited” (line 35) most nearly means
A. called on
B. shared an experience with
C. resided temporarily with
D. haunted
E. afflicted
原文:This was a hard thing to bear, but this was nothing. I had not advanced another two hundred yards, when, to my inexpressible terror, amazement, and indignation, I again beheld Trabb’s boy approaching. He was coming round a narrow corner. His blue bag was slung over his shoulder, honest industry beamed in his eyes, a determination to proceed to Trabb’s with cheerful briskness was indicated in his gait. With a shock he became aware of me, and was severely visited as before; but this time his motion was rotatory, and he staggered round and round me with knees more afflicted, and ...
在這個(gè)例子中,,visited的同義選項(xiàng)為A項(xiàng),但是根據(jù)原文的意思,,不應(yīng)該選擇“被拜訪的”含義,,根據(jù)本句及上文的內(nèi)容,通過(guò)排除法可以判斷出,,選擇的是E項(xiàng),。
二、寫作基調(diào)tone
對(duì)于寫作基調(diào)的題目,,我們可以概括地講,,比例略大一些的題目是選擇比較消極的基調(diào),,比如諷刺,、后悔,、難過(guò)等等,其他的題目涉及的基調(diào)則種類比較多樣,,比如堅(jiān)定,、欣賞、分析,、樂(lè)觀等等,。這種題的做題方法是在原文中尋找?guī)в忻黠@感情色彩的詞匯或句子,或者看原文的句式及標(biāo)志性的詞匯,,根據(jù)這些提示性的內(nèi)容判斷文章的基調(diào),。我們來(lái)看下面的例子:
Overall, the narrator’s tone in the passage is best described as
A. celebratory
B. reverent
C. confident
D. condescending
E. regretful
原文:
I had sold out.
I hadn’t played square with my myth.
I had betrayed that order.
It was no good soothing myself with...
在上面的句子中,通過(guò)sold out/ hadn’t played square/betrayed/no good soothing首先可以判斷出,,選擇消極的基調(diào),,然后根據(jù)含義,選擇E項(xiàng),。
再來(lái)看下面的例子:
The tone of the opening sentence of each passage is best described as
A. pensive
B. ironic
C. hyperbolic
D. assured
E. reverent
原文:
Variable work schedules are an inexpensive way for employers to offer their workers greater flexibility.
Fusion of home and work will bring an end to weekends.
在原文的兩個(gè)句子中,,我們可以分析出,句子為陳述句,,而且為下定義的語(yǔ)氣,,因此答案選擇D項(xiàng)。
第三個(gè)例子:
The author’s tone in the final paragraph is best described as
A. impatient
B. anxious
C. apologetic
D. optimistic
E. emotional
原文:Perhaps my brown rice needs packaging, a frame that links the natural food community with a Japanese American sensibility. I imagine a type of brown rice sushi, with the rice encased within nori seaweed, a literal and symbolic wrapping within Japanese tradition. Brown rice then would no longer substitute for white rice on a dinner plate but rather be a creative, alternative form of making and serving food.
劃線的部分出現(xiàn)了比較多的積極,、預(yù)測(cè)的含義,,因此,根據(jù)原文含義,,我們可以選擇D項(xiàng),。
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