一、快速閱讀
快速閱讀一開始的題目“what is the main topic of this passage?” 很容易讓考生誤解為標準主旨題而閱讀全文來運作,其實,快速閱讀,大的思路就是定位。因此,還是要回到常規(guī)運作思路上。而所謂的main topic的破解,并不是一定要讀全文的。
隨后的題目,大的特色就是大寫字母的出現(xiàn)。對于大寫字母的出現(xiàn),不需要做過多的分析,我們只要按照文章次序尋找相關內容作為解答題目的依據(jù)就可以了。
但是,快速閱讀的第五題和第七題會發(fā)現(xiàn),獲取答案的依據(jù)比較模糊,這種情況下,還是應該認真核實文章中相關句子,尋找到一個能夠與題目確切吻合的部分,作為解題標準來確定選項。應該說,快速閱讀丟分大的問題就是評判標準不夠清晰。
二、仔細閱讀
整體來看,仔細閱讀并不難。很多題目都可以在文章中找到明確的解答依據(jù)。而在這次考試的兩篇文章中,第二篇難度在下滑。這一點從一系列題目上可以看出:
What does a recent investigation by USA Today reveal?
What response did USA Today’s report draw?
What is the view of the 2004 report in journal pediatrics?
Of the dangerous in everyday life, the author thinks that people have most to fear from?
以上這些題目難度很低,而且,題干中特殊定位點也是非常清晰。因此,很容易獲取答案。
但是,題目進行中,考生應該會感受到一個很大的問題,就是整個試卷運作的流暢度、正確性與兩個重要的基本能力息息相關。
1.單詞。四級的考試通過,從詞匯角度是容易的,因為依托中學詞匯破解六級是可能的。但是,如果在此基礎上,對詞匯缺乏系統(tǒng)記憶,進入六級考試,會遇到閱讀速度慢,準確度低的困境。究其本質,是考生對詞匯的把握不夠精準。
2.句子理解。六級相比四級,句子明顯加長,長句沒有專門的訓練,很容易在閱讀進行中,為了**閱讀的節(jié)奏,會對句子生吞活剝。表現(xiàn)為:第一,對句子的理解不夠深入,只停留在表層意義;第二,因為句子意思不夠清晰,需要返回閱讀,消耗了時間。
因此,面對一份簡單的試卷,我們不能得到理想的高分的時候,應該有所思考。而大的經(jīng)驗,就是要系統(tǒng)學習,盡可能從基本功方面予以提高,這也是現(xiàn)實情況的需要。
參考答案:
Skimming and Scanning
1. B) benefits of the practice of teleworking
2. C) more employees work to full capacity at home
3. C) more businesses have adopted remote working solution
4. B) They look for reliable business-only provider
5. A) offering sophisticated voice services
6. D) support its employees with children to take care of
7. B) keep highly qualified staff
8. home life
9. productive
10. increase her own productivity
Passage Reading
52. D) the shrinking primary care resources
53. C) the more doctors taking care of a patient, the better
54. A) see more patients at the expense of quality
55. B) The current system works against primary care.
56. D) Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.
57. B) The air quality around Berkeley’s school campuses is poor.
58. B) Widespread panic
59. A) They didn’t know who to believe.
60. B) Attention should be paid to toxic chemical exposure
61. A) the uncertain
Short Answer Question
47. a driver’s attention
48. equivalent in difficulty to driving
49. more time
50. more complicated task
51. punishment