托福实战全攻略(3)_新浪教育

托福实战全攻略(3)

http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/11/09 00:33 海外求学

读提纲，把握题型，找到中心词　　接下来一步，就需要快速地浏览一下9道选择题的题干了。阅读题干可做到对第二次阅读目的了然于胸。托福的考查方面一般来说有几点：文章主旨、文章细节、词汇理解。从近几年的托福题中不难发现，大约30%甚至更多的考查重点都是词汇方面的，而真正的细节或主旨考查题最多占到40%。也就是说，考生可以根据题目将第二次阅读的重点有所机动。　　上文题目　　1. What does the passage mainly discuss﹖ (文章主旨题) 　　A　 The planned development of Seattle＇s public park system 　　B　 The organization of the Seattle city government 　　C　 The history of the OImsted Brothers architectural firm 　　D　 The design and building of the University of Washington campus 　　2. The word ″engaged″ in line 2 is closest in meaning to (词汇) 　　A　 trained B　 hired C　 described D　 evaluated 　　3. The word "subsequent" in line 8 is closest in meaning to(词汇) 　　A　 complicated B　 alternate C　 later D　 detailed 　　4. Which of the following statements about parks does NOT reflect the views of the Olmsted Brothers firm﹖ (细节) 　　A　 They should be planted with trees that grow locally. 　　B　 They should provide a quiet restful environment. 　　C　 They should be protected by limiting the number of visitors from the community. 　　D　 They should be designed to conform to the topography of the area. 　　5. Why does the author mention ″local parks and squares″ in lines 13-14 when talking about the Olmsted plan﹖ (理解) 　　A　 To emphasize the difficulties facing adoption of the plan 　　B　 To illustrate the comprehensive nature of the plan 　　C　 To demonstrate an omission in the plan 　　D　 To describe Seattle＇s landscape prior to implementation of the plan 　　6. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about how citizens of Seattle received the Olmsted Report?(细节) 　　A　 They were hostile to the report＇s conclusions. 　　B　 They ignored the Olmsteds＇ findings. 　　C　 They supported the Olmsteds＇ plans. 　　D　 They favored the city council＇s seeking advice from another firm. 　　7. According to the passage when was the Olmsted Report officially accepted as the master plan for the Seattle public park system﹖ (细节) 　　A　 1903 B　 1907 C　 1909 D　 1913 　　8. The word "sums"in line 20 is closest in meaning to (词汇) 　　A　 problems B　 amounts C　 services D　 debts 　　9. According to the passage which of the following was most directly influenced by the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition?(理解) 　　A　 The University of Washington 　　B　 Brookline Massachusetts 　　C　 The mayor of Seattle 　　D　The Seattle Parks Board 　　例如本文，9道题中有3道是考查词汇的近义词的；1道文章主旨题(通常是每篇文章必考的，出现于第一题或最后一题)；3道细节题；2道理解题。文章主旨题通过第一遍阅读考生就应已经形成了一个基本的概念，第二次阅读只是验证和加强理解的过程。3道词汇题对于词汇量较大的考生来说，可能不需再看文章就能做答。但是由于英语词汇通常不只有一个意思，建议考生还是应该把该词在文章中的位置找出，结合上下文确认其真正词意。　　对于细节题和理解、推理方面的题型，抓住题干中的中心词，找到其在文章中相对应的篇幅非常重要。例如第4题，其中的中心词为the views of the Olmsted Brothers firm。用快速scanning的方法，集中注意力于出现这个词组的地方，在原文中很容易找到与题干中中心词相对应的 ″He and his brothers believed″ ，详见原文下划线处。　　与题目对比　　A　 They should be planted with trees that grow locally. 　　B　 They should provide a quiet restful environment. 　　C　 They should be protected by limiting the number of visitors from the community. 　　D　 They should be designed to conform to the topography of the area. 　　原文中提到了local topography the area＇s trees and shrubs escape from the city quite restful　，唯独没有C项。所以答案很容易找出。　　除了以上三点，掌握准确的定位方法对做题也非常关键，有关详细内容请读者参见中国宇航出版社出版的《寄托托福实战教程·阅读卷》。　　(作者王益奋是寄托天下托福频道专栏作者，留英硕士，有多年托福教学经验) <上一页 [1] [2] 3

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