新GRE考試改革有哪些應(yīng)對(duì)策略
20xx年x月x日開(kāi)始將實(shí)行改革以后的GRE考試(以下簡(jiǎn)稱新GRE),其中語(yǔ)文部分變化較大。本文以語(yǔ)文部分新增的文本完成題(Text completion questions)為例說(shuō)明如何應(yīng)對(duì)新GRE。
文本完成題對(duì)應(yīng)一段文章,有1至3個(gè)空,每個(gè)空對(duì)應(yīng)三個(gè)選項(xiàng)(只有整個(gè)段落僅包含一個(gè)空時(shí),才出現(xiàn)五個(gè)選項(xiàng)),與目前實(shí)行的GRE考試的填空題設(shè)置1-2空、每個(gè)空都對(duì)應(yīng)五個(gè)選項(xiàng)不同。而且,目前的GRE考試的填空題強(qiáng)調(diào)詞匯的辨認(rèn)與邏輯關(guān)系的把握。例如,
Number theory is rich in problems of an especially----sort: they are tantalizingly simple to state but----difficult to solve。
(A) cryptic.. deceptively中?華 考?試 網(wǎng)
(B) spurious.. equally
(C) abstruse.. ostensibly
(D) elegant.. rarely
(E) vexing ..notoriously
本題有兩個(gè)空,答案是E。本句的.意思是:“數(shù)論中所包含的大量問(wèn)題具有一種特別令人苦惱的性質(zhì):它們陳述起來(lái)簡(jiǎn)單得誘人,但是解決起來(lái)又是出了名的難!币龊帽绢},必須認(rèn)識(shí)題中的tantalizingly(逗引性地,誘人地)以及五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中、尤其是E選項(xiàng)中(vexing:令人苦惱的;notorious:臭名昭著的;眾所周知的)的高級(jí)詞匯。此外,還必須理解冒號(hào)的作用(后半部分解釋前半部分)以及but所連接的前后兩個(gè)部分之間的邏輯關(guān)系。
與之不同,新GRE的填空題除了上述要求外,正確答案還必須考慮整個(gè)段落作為一個(gè)語(yǔ)篇的要求以及句子內(nèi)部的邏輯關(guān)系。例如,
It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be BLANK by politics:? well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not permit them to BLANK his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations, and the BLANK, calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet。
Answer choices for question 1.
Blank 1 | Blank 2 | Blank 3 |
overshadowed | enhance | plausibility of our hypotheses |
invalidated | obscure | certainty of our entitlement |
illuminated | underscore | superficiality of our theories |
由首句中的冒號(hào)可知,前兩個(gè)空的答案應(yīng)該是同義詞,符合要求的分別是overshadowed(掩蓋)與obscure(掩蓋)。至于第三個(gè)空,空格之前的and暗示要填的答案與前面的gaps(空白)和sparseness(稀少)屬于同一個(gè)語(yǔ)義場(chǎng),即都表示“有不足”之義,有類似貶義傾向的只有superficiality of our theories(我們理論的膚淺),因此本段落的正確答案是:overshadowed、obscure與superficiality of our theories。注意:只要任何一個(gè)空選錯(cuò),整個(gè)段落的答案就算全部錯(cuò)誤。
由此可見(jiàn),只要抓準(zhǔn)了方向,就能在新GRE中立于不敗之地。 關(guān)于更多的新GRE對(duì)策,請(qǐng)繼續(xù)關(guān)注我們的系列文章——“狼真的來(lái)了嗎”。
(北京新航道學(xué)校GRE首席主講 李傳偉)
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