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06年GRE改革樣卷全分析 閱讀和填空題有變化
從GRE2006年改革的導向來看,大大強調考察詞匯在語篇中的意思,而不再考察單純的詞匯題,雖然類比反義詞匯題的取消可以減少考生在準備考試中背誦大量單詞的痛苦,但是從測試題的樣卷看,閱讀和填空題都有了一定的變化。 因此,不能簡單認為少準備單詞了以后的GRE考試就比現(xiàn)行的GRE考試要來的簡單。對題目進行一定的熟悉和練習,對針對培訓GRE這個考試項目是十分必要的當務之急。
筆者將全卷分析一下測試題中的Section 2,分為閱讀篇和填空篇,本文是閱讀短文篇。包括樣卷中出現(xiàn)的兩篇短文及題目,值得指出的是測試的考試類型是計算機上的機考,這意味著2006年GRE改革后可能會恢復機考的形式。當然,如果繼續(xù)實施目前的結合性考試的形式,那么考慮到機考和筆考之間的差異性題目類型,題目數(shù)量等細節(jié)上仍然可能會有微調。當然,也有可能保持東亞四考區(qū)目前的考試模式,這樣,有一些本文中提到的閱讀題型在筆考考卷上會有一些變化。
如下請看文章的實例:
文章一 短文章(130words,2 questions 文章130詞,文章之后有兩個問題要求考生回答)
The record industry tends to seize upon the latest youthful talent at the expense of older, more expressive artists. The celebrated jazz musicians of the last decade lack the individuality of authentic leaders: in setting craftsmanship as their highest goal, these neophytes resemble second-tier stars of the 1950’s and 1960’s, who made ideal sidemen but whose own recordings invariably lacked the ‘dark comes’ of character that separate great music from merely good. Whereas critics have historically been cast as guardians of the canon, sternly measuring new work against the timeless standards of the old, musicians now seem most interested in clinging to tradition, while critics chafe at the perceived dearth of fresh, adventurous voices.
問題1
The passage suggests which of the following about jazz critics today?
A They serve as guardians of the jazz canon
B They lament a perceived decline in the standards by which jazz is judged
C They are troubled by young musicians’ loyalty to traditional jazz
D They insist that craftsmanship should be the highest goal of a musician
E They tend to favor the latest youthful talent at the expense of older artists
問題類型:
細節(jié)問題,5選1題型
問題分析:
如何思考閱讀問題發(fā)問的方向,常常成為很多考生做閱讀題目時的思維瓶頸,很多考生為了提高閱讀部分的得分而做了大量的泛讀的材料,但是發(fā)現(xiàn)提高得很慢,收效甚微,這其中一個最主要的問題往往是因為泛讀的材料是沒有問題的。這點讓很多的考生很困惑,讀文章覺得都能讀懂,但是一做起題目來卻無法達到高正確率,覺得復習無實質性進展和提高,挫傷了復習的積極性和熱情。
那么如何真正提高閱讀的成績呢?或者說如何比較迅速的發(fā)現(xiàn)究竟文章后出現(xiàn)的題目是在問文章哪個部分的信息呢?
這里比較適合的是采用關鍵字定位法,做題目時讀完題干,立即問自己幾個問題:問的是誰(什么)做的事情和對誰(什么)做的事情(關注名詞),什么時間什么地點做的(關注限定詞),一般,這樣的兩個關注,可以很快地幫助定位。
比如這個問題,最關鍵的部分出現(xiàn)在最末尾的部分:jazz critics today,而之前的The passage suggests which of the following about則是一般細節(jié)問題的常用套話,可以說對解題沒有什么作用,或者說,看與不看是沒有什么區(qū)別的。
那么critics這個最值得注意的名詞,就成為了文章定位的關鍵詞,不難發(fā)現(xiàn)在倒數(shù)第三行有critics出現(xiàn),最后一行也有critics的身影,如此,應當把重點放在把這三行文字看懂,事實上如果你看不懂的話,看明白了文章的其他部分,這個問題仍然是無法解答的。
“Whereas critics have historically been cast as guardians of the canon, sternly measuring new work against the timeless standards of the old, musicians now seem most interested in clinging to tradition, while critics chafe at the perceived dearth of fresh, adventurous voices.”
其實這三行文字也不需要全部都看明白,有一些比較重要的關鍵詞把握住就行了,whereas開頭的句子表達的是一種轉折,讓步的關系,因此這道題可以通過這一點突破,轉折關系總是把陳述的重點放在后面,所以musicians now seem most interested in clinging to tradition, while critics chafe at the perceived dearth of fresh, adventurous voices就是答案的最好提示:“(爵士)音樂家現(xiàn)在更看重傳統(tǒng),而評論家們則煩惱于意識到缺乏新鮮,前衛(wèi)的聲音了。”
符合這個意思的答案也就是C了。復習中練習得當,勤于思考,多關注一些文章中的關鍵詞匯,讀文章做題目能變得更加有的放矢。
問題2
In the context in which it appears, guardians most nearly means
A Appraisers
B Authors
C Fathers
D Determinants
E Champions
問題類型:
詞匯題,五選一題型
問題分析:
就現(xiàn)行GRE考試的閱讀題目而言,詞匯題出現(xiàn)得并不多,詞匯題目中也主要考察類比關系和反義關系,而尋找同義詞或者近義詞則是TOEFL閱讀中常考察的題型,這里單獨考察詞匯題是牢牢扣緊了改革原則,考察詞匯在語篇中的意思而不是單純考察詞匯意思,同時這里選擇的詞匯比較冷僻guardian在m-w字典上的含義是take care of one person or property而答案里的father則更是GRE 典型的熟詞僻義的考察模式,沒有一個考生在看到father的時候會說自己不認識的,而這里做保護和監(jiān)護解的意思卻很少有知道的。或者說,遍尋GRE詞匯的各種參考書也很少能找到收錄father這個詞的,但是這是GRE考試考詞匯的特點,一定要注意。勤查字典,是考試獲得理想成績的基本保證。
文章二 短文章 (100words 2 questions 文章100詞左右,文章之后有兩個問題要求考生回答)
Objectively, of course, the various ecosystems that sustain life on the planet proceed independently of human agency, just as they operated before the hectic ascendancy of Homo sapiens. But it is also true that it is better or worse, been substantially modified by human culture. Nor is this simply the work of the industrial centuries. It has been happening since the days of ancient Mesopotamia. It is coeval with the origin of writing and has occurred throughout our social existence. And it is this irreversibly modified world, from the polar caps to the equatorial forests, that is all the nature we have.
問題3:
Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply. The credited response may be one, two or all three of the choices.
It can be inferred from the passage that the author would agree with which of the following statement?
A Overtime the impact of human culture on the natural world has been largely benign.
B It is a mistake to think that the natural world contains many areas of pristine wilderness.
C The only substantial effects that human agency has had on ecosystems have been inadvertent
問題類型:
問題3是一種新型題型——不定項選擇題。題目的要求是,在下面的三個選項中有一個,兩個或者三個都是可能是正確的,看來這種題型的評分中全部選對,部分選對(比如三個全是正確答案而只選擇了一個或者兩個)的評分將會不同。當然出題人也有一定的難度調整的想法,減少了選項的數(shù)量。不定項選擇如果有5個或者6個選項,這樣的題目從評分角度,也有不少的困難。
問題分析:
而這樣
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