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,、作者評論comment這幾類,。在本篇講解中，我們先來看這樣幾類題型,，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 　　對于此類題目,，我們需要把選項中的詞匯帶回原文,，選擇適合原文語境的選項，也就是說,，同義詞的選項不一定是正確的選項,。值得注意的是，在尋找原文的語境時,，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!” 　　在這個例子中,，我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)，文章要表現(xiàn)對于“父親”不停車的事實表示憤怒,，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是A和C, 我們把每個選項帶回原文中,，發(fā)現(xiàn)A項是正確的,。 　　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. 　　在這個例子中，我們可以找到homely所在句子的前后有對比的含義,，也就是說“在homely的語錄中蘊含著幾代人的智慧”,。因此，我們要找的含義為“簡單”,、“單調(diào)”等等,，與homely同義的選項有A和B項，正確的答案為A,。 　　還有一個明顯偏離同義選項的例子: 　　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 ... 　　在這個例子中,，visited的同義選項為A項，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，通過排除法可以判斷出,，選擇的是E項,。 　　二,、寫作基調(diào)tone 　　對于寫作基調(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,、難過等等，其他的題目涉及的基調(diào)則種類比較多樣,，比如堅定,、欣賞、分析,、樂觀等等,。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,。 　　再來看下面的例子: 　　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. 　　在原文的兩個句子中,，我們可以分析出，句子為陳述句,，而且為下定義的語氣,，因此答案選擇D項。 　　第三個例子: 　　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)測的含義,，因此，根據(jù)原文含義,，我們可以選擇D項,。 　　（未完待續(xù)）