2011英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試閱讀指導(dǎo):巧做細(xì)節(jié)題
在最近幾次的四級(jí)考試當(dāng)細(xì)節(jié)題所占比例有所增加,從2006年題型改革之前的40%提高到50%。我們可以這么說(shuō),“得細(xì)節(jié)題者得天下”。不過(guò)非常可惜的是,考生們?cè)诩?xì)節(jié)題部分的得分率并不理想。
其實(shí)經(jīng)過(guò)一段時(shí)間的復(fù)習(xí)之后考生們已經(jīng)能夠?qū)σ恍┗窘忸}思路比較清楚,也能夠形成一套固定的解題流程。比如,解決細(xì)節(jié)題,首先就是在題干中尋找關(guān)鍵詞,然后將關(guān)鍵詞代入文章找到它在原文中的位置,接著仔細(xì)分析該句然后找到對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)。不過(guò),在多年的教學(xué)當(dāng)中筆者發(fā)現(xiàn),恰巧是最后一步——找到與原文對(duì)應(yīng)的選項(xiàng)成為了絕大多數(shù)考生的攔路虎。廣大考生所面臨的實(shí)際情況是,文章好像也看懂了,重點(diǎn)也找到了,但是四個(gè)選項(xiàng)看起來(lái)卻是“亂花漸欲迷人眼”讓人無(wú)所適從——癥結(jié)所在就是無(wú)法找到真正與原文對(duì)應(yīng)的最佳選項(xiàng),欠缺應(yīng)有的甄別能力。這個(gè)問(wèn)題該如何解決呢?這就是今天要向讀者朋友們介紹的方法:逐詞對(duì)應(yīng)法。下面筆者將結(jié)合一篇四級(jí)閱讀真題,對(duì)此加以說(shuō)明。
(段落和題目有刪節(jié)):
In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”We’re worried about our teachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ”
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The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman。
At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools。