F.表示比較或?qū)Ρ?下文要開始轉(zhuǎn)折)
如:(un)like,similarly,likewise,in the same way,in spite of,despite,on the contrary,by comparison,in contrast,but,however,although,on the other hand,yet,nevertheless,conversely,otherwise等。
G.表示結(jié)論和概括意義
如:to conclude,to sum up,in sum,in conclusion.In short,in brief,on the whole等。
在文中遇到此類詞匯一定要做標記,考點也常常在這些地方出現(xiàn)。
三、找到中心思想
一個句子、一段文章雖然能提供許多信息,但它的中心意思通常只有一個。其它細節(jié)都圍繞這個意思,說明這個意思。要提高閱讀速度有一個最根本的要求,就是要找到并抓住這個中心意思。抓住了中心意思才能正確地理解句子、段落或通篇的基本內(nèi)容。下面幾組詞,每一組都有一個中心詞:
A.apple fruit orange
B.animal cat dog bird
c.green red yellow color
D.chair table furniture couch
E.nurse profession teacher lawyer
段落的中心意思與句子的中心意思是類似的。一般有兩種情況:一種是表明的中心意思,另一種是隱含的中心意思。表明的中心意思常常用一個或幾個句子來表示,隱含的中心盡想需要讀者用自己的話去概括、歸納整篇或整段的含義。
要想在考試中在閱讀理解部分取得高分,首先必須學會尋找中心思想、抓住中心思想,特別是段落的中心思想。主題句的位置比較靈活,有的在段首。有的在段末,有的則居段中,但主題句在段首的比較多。例如:
As the sun went down , the scene from the bridge was beautiful, It had been a perfect day. Up and down on either side of NY the bright blue water lay gently rippling, while to the south it merged into the great bay and disappeared toward the sea. The vast cities spread away on both sides. Beyond rolled the hilly country until it was lost in the mists of the sky. All up and down the harbor the shipping, piers , and buildings were still gaily decorated. On the housetops of both Brooklyn and NY were multitudes of people.
主題句就是第一句。其他的句子只是細節(jié),都是解釋、說明第一句的。
不論主題句在句首也好,在句末也好,都是用一個完整的句子表達這一段的中心意思的,在這一類的文章中,識別主題句進而抓住中心意思是比較容易的,比較困難的是識別、尋找隱含的中心意思,例如:
Tennis is not a difficult game to play , and you do not need a lot of equipment to play it. There must be two or four players. Each player should have a comfortable tennis racket. The players will also need some tennis balls. Of course, it is necessary to have a tennis court.
這一段的中心意思沒有用主題句表示出來,而是包含在這一段的上下文中,需要我們用自己的話進行概括、歸納?梢钥闯觯@一段的中心意思應(yīng)該是:Players need a court,rackets,and tennis balls。
四、正確處理閱讀中出現(xiàn)的生詞,提高閱讀速度
個別生詞不會影響我們對全文的理解,而且大綱中也允許有3%左右的生詞。對有些與答題無關(guān)的生詞一般可以忽略過去。如果有個別生詞影響了對全篇的理解和做題,就需要去猜測詞義。在考試中當然是無法求助于字典的,一般可以有兩種方法:第一是根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法判斷詞義。這種方法需要認識大量的詞根,否則一切猜測都無從談起;第二種是根據(jù)與上下文的關(guān)系推測其詞義,生詞不是孤立的、封閉的,它所出現(xiàn)于其中的句子、段落都會提供很多的暗示和線索,其中最常見的上下文暗示或線索有以下五種:
1.同義詞或復(fù)述線索。在同一句子中使用另外一個詞,該詞與生詞具有基本相同的意義;或者,使用幾個詞來復(fù)述生詞的意義。例如:
下面黑體字與畫框的字意義相同:
A.The woman found herself in a difficult situation.In fact her plight was so serious that she decided to get help.
B.Children often try to emulate or copy the behavior that they.see on television.
2.比較/對照線索,一個句子可能包含有這樣一個詞,它與生詞具有相反的意義。作者有時使用on the other hand,however,although,unlike,yet和but等轉(zhuǎn)折語,提醒讀者注。意他要使用一個與生詞具有相反意義地詞語。
下面黑體字與畫框的字意義相反:
A.Some people like to walk quickly home after work,but I prefer to stroll home and look at the store windows along the way.
B. Although the doctor usually performed the operation perfectly.the nurse knew he had slipped when she saw the patient's blood pressure suddenly rise.
3.例釋線索。作者有時給出一些例子,指示或解釋生詞的含義。
請閱讀下列句子,并通過每一句中的例子判斷黑體字的意義。
A.There was a kind of detachment about the old man's behavior.It appeared as if he didn't care what you were saying to him.as if what you were saying were of no interest to him.
B.In a battle situation he always appeared calm and relaxed.It was this calm demeanor that earned him the respect and admiration of the other soldiers.
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