《英语考试技巧》PPT课件.ppt
完形填空,1.Topic:主题或议题。明确指示段落的内容,起到限定主题范围的作用。2.Opinion:反映作者对待主题的观点、印象、态度,起到限定段落基调的作用。,知道了英文主题句的特点之后,我们在阅读完型填空文章的第一句话时,就不应该只是读懂其字面中文意思,而是要透过首句来预测文章的中心内容,为接下来做题把准方向。比如1994年考题的首句是:The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relation to language is the word.这就是一句非常有效的主题句。据此,我们可以大胆地预测文章的主题是讨论词汇(word)与语言表达(language)的关系。作者的态度通 过first and smallest就说明作者认为词汇对于语言的重要意义。实际上,该篇文章的确是围绕词汇与语言的关系展开的。由此可见,精读第一句对于理解和把握整个文章的中心意义和作者的行文的脉络是非常有效的。这就为我们往下做题指明了方向!,3.通读全文,掌握大意,粗选答案有相当一部分同学在没有通读全文、弄懂大意的情况下 就急忙边阅读边依空选择。这是一种不良的答题习惯。而且那些错误的答案会在大脑中先入为主,在复查时很难发现,同学们在做题之前必须先集中精力将短文精读 两遍,掌握其大意,同时要记住短文里的人物、时间或 地点,尤其要注意首句和尾句的含义。这样,答题时才能心中有数。此时可以边阅读边粗选答案,这是为了尽量减少空格,帮助更透彻地了解全文.,4、从上下文寻找信息词完形填空所选的文章都是具有逻辑关系、意义相联的语篇,而词语的重复出现、同义词和反义词的使用是重要的连句成篇的词汇纽带,因此,在行文中不可避免地会出现词语的复现、前后同义词、反义词相互照应等现象。警示:在答题时,不要急于求成。而要充分利用上下文信息词,在继续阅读中寻找和斟酌答案。充分利用文章的上下文和前后句,找到对选择有提示作用的词或句。这些词有时可能是同义词或反义词。,例如:1)Some parts of the water are very shallow.But in some places it is very very.A.deep B.high C.cold D.dangerous根据转折连词but的提示,所填入的词应与shallow相反,因此答案为A。2)Mrs ONeill asked questions and she didnt scold us either.A.no B.certain C.many D.moreand是一个并列连词;either为副词,用在否定句或否定词后加强语势,由此可以确定所填的词也应是一个否定意义的词,因此答案是A。,5.形意结合,前后参照 完形填空所要求填的答案在意义上必须和短文内容相符,形式上必须符合语法规则和习惯用法。有些同学之所以失分较多,其中一个很重要的原因就是顾此失彼。同学们在选择答案时,应先从意义上判断其是否与短文内容相吻合,然后再从形式 上(如时态、语态、非谓语动词、主谓一致、固定搭配 等)判断所选答案是否恰当,前后参照,连贯考虑,提高选择的准确率。,比如:Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩).She is no 41 chimpanzee,though.Scientists are doing a research 42 her.They want to see how civilized she can 43.Already she does many things a human being can do.41空的选项是foolish/ordinary/special/simple,均为形容词,都能修饰chimpanzee,根据下文,此黑猩猩在接受驯化,已经能做人能做的许多事,从而便可确定,她不再是普通的(ordinary)黑猩猩了.如果不前后参照,去辨别四个词的用法,是无法选出正确答案的.,6.先易后难,迂回解题 做完形填空时,对于一时没有把握的题目,可以采用“迂回战术”,在题号前标上记号,先绕过去做下面的题目。在做完较容易的题目之后再回过头来思考那些难题,同时把已确定好了的答案代入短文,帮助理解。这样,也许难题就不难了。,7、把握文章组织结构主要是针对语篇题。做题时,要把准文章作者发展脉络,文章的起承转合,要注意段落与段落之间,句与句之间的内在逻辑联系,领悟暗示,选对答案。,Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries.Yet much had happened _21_.As was discussed before,it was not _22_ the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic _23_.(2002)21.A.between B.before C.since D.later22.A.after B.by C.during D.until23.A.means B.method C.medium D.measure答案:21.A.22.D.23.C 分析:我们注意到文章讲了两个时间:20世纪和15、16世纪,而19世纪显然是处在两者之间,故21填between。22题是一语法结构题,固定结 构:It was not until-that-。23题属于前面介绍的信息词题。上文中出现的:television,printing,newspaper均说明该题应填medium,8.了解生活常识,确定相关知识。Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the paper to 30(1998)A.check B.read C.keep D.sign 分析:外国人早上有读报的习惯,其中paper即为报纸.这是理解本文细节的关键,有了这些文化背景知识,可迅速推断出正确答案为B,9.必要时采用排除法,根据已知条件和信息去推断未知事物 10.全文贯通,复查核定做完题目后,要仔细复查核定。全方位,多角度地检查所选答案,看能否使全文连贯畅通,内容清晰,主题突出.对于个别拿不准的答案,应根据语感完成.复查可以采用两种方法:1.不看已选的答案,再把所有的题目做一遍,然后看看两个答案是否一致,如不一致,再仔细比较鉴别;2.把答案代入短文细读一遍,看所选答案是否与短文整体相吻合,再把每个空白 处与它相对应的4个答案一一对照。,常见的错误:第一方面:孤立地就题答题,不重视语境;第二方面:不会运用背景知识和生活常识进行解题;第三方面:不能把握句子之间的内在逻辑关系第四方面:没有全局观念,忽视语篇情感。第五方面:不能把握文章的主旨大意,合理推测,在做完形填空和阅读理解题时,不用看文章和题干,只是简单的比较四个选项,就能瞬间选出正确答案。辽宁卷2010年第36题When I first entered university,my aunt,who is an English professor,gave me a new English dictionary.I was 36 to see that it was an English-English dictionary,also known as a monolingual dictionary.36.A.worried B.sad C.surprised D.nervous正确答案是C,ABD都是一个人状态不好的倾向词,而C则为中性词,表述态度不一致者是答案。.,第52题:I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.52,I have come to see what she meant.52.A.Largely B.Generally C.Gradually D.Probably正确答案是C,ABD都是含义不肯定的副词,排除表述不明确的选项,答案就水落石出了.,第56题It was a village in India.The people were poor.However,they were not unhappy.After all,their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.56.From Paragragh 1 we learn that the villagers.A.worked very hard for centuries B.dreamed of having a better life C.were poor but somewhat content D.lived a different life from their forefathers正确答案是C,选项中表述的内容前后相互矛盾的是答案!,模棱两可和看不懂,无论任何人,在考试中,总会遇到吃不准选项的题,或可以称之为不会做的“难题”,那么,遇到“难题”,如果是“瞎猜”,其正确率仅是25%,是可想而知的低!那么,如何“猜”才能有高的准确率呢?35.A.eat up B.deal with C.throw away D.send out35题在B和C模棱两可处到底选哪个?当然选范围大的,能包括另一个的,即选B.,As I found out,there is,46,often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two 47 in two languages.My aunt even goes so far as to 48 that a Chinese“equivalent”can never give you the 49 meaning of a word in English!47.A.words B.names C.ideas D.characters很简单,选A,勿须有任何的犹豫,为什么?复现法则!,The moment he was about to 47 the hospital,he saw on the desk the 48 new book,just as he had left it one 49 ago.48.A much B still C hardly D quite很简单,选B,为什么?答案高频词汇倾向归纳让你笑逐颜开!高频形容词 副词:suddenly,even,finally,first,last,again,also,however,though,although,yet,instead,even though,but,still等.,如果对文章似懂非懂,那么,在文章中寻找答案线索就像大海捞针一样的难,更谈不上做对题!请记住!在英语完型填空和阅读理解题的选项中,从头到尾都充满了暗示点,善于利用这些暗示点,可以快速做对题!作为一种标准化考试,选择题本身是有很多缺陷的,这些缺陷就是暗示点,就是解题的突破口!,阅读理解,考试大纲对阅读理解的主要要求是:1掌握所读文章的主旨和大意以及用以说明主旨和大意的事实和细节;2既理解具体的事实,也理解抽象的概念;3既理解字面意思,也理解根据字面意思可以推断出来的没有明确说出的深沉含义,包括作者的态度、意图等;4既理解某句、某段的意义,也理解全篇的逻辑关系,并据此进行推理和判断;5既能根据文章所提供的信息去理解,也能结合中学生自己应有的常识去理解。,阅读理解主要考查形式主要有四大类:1细节理解题。即要求考生对阅读材料中的某一具体事实和细节进行理解。这一题型常见的命题方式有:事实认定题、排序题图形辨认题、数字运算题等。2推理判断题。这类题主要考查学生根据文章的字面意思,通过语篇逻辑关系,研究细节的暗示,推敲作者的态度,理解文章的寓意等。推理判断题属于主观性较强的高层次阅读理解题。3主旨大意题。该类题主要考察学生对所读材料中心思想的概括。其考察形式有很多,如概括标题、主题、中心思想等。4词义猜测题。即要求考生根据一定的上下文猜测生词的词义。,做题顺序,1扫描题干,确定题型,划出关键信息词。2扫描文章,划出以下内容。【阅读文章的主要目的:抓框架,抓考点】(1)首段、各段首句、末段末句(2)与提干信息词相关内容(3)因果关系(because,thus,therefore等)(4)转折关系(but,however,yet)(5)强调信息:1)绝对词汇 2)比较级最高级 3)强调句 4)强信息词(6)并列/列举:扫过标记(7)举例:扫过,知目的(8)指示性的具体信息:1)时间对比 2)专有名词 3)数字3再次阅读题目,联系文章,解决简单题目。4对于难以确定的题目,再次回原文反复的看相关的信息点。,略读 一篇文章的主题信息通常会出现在以下几处:,文章各段的首句和尾句 这些处于较明显、较特殊位置的句子往往是段落和文章的主题句,具有相当大的重要性;强转折处 通常以but,however,rather,yet,instead等词为标志,这些词汇后面的句子是主题性信息;因果关系处 通常以therefore,as a result,thus,so,That is why等词语或句式为标志,这些词汇或句式后面的句子是主题性信息;递进处 通常以moreover,furthermore,whats more,whats the most important,most important of all,most importantly等词汇或短语为标志,这些词汇或短语后面出现的信息是被强调的信息,即主题信息出现的地方;例证处 通常以for example,for instance,Lets take,Consider等词汇、短语或句式为标志,这些词汇、短语或句式表示举例,也是支持性的细节信息,位于例子前后的句子一般都是例子要说明的主题;并列处 通常以firstly,secondlyfinally,someothers,for one thingfor another,on the one handon the other hand等组合为标志,这些组合都是支持性的细节信息,位于这些组合前后的句子一般都是这些细节信息所要支持的主题。,跳读可以分为以下三种形式:,根据特殊的标点符号提示,采用跳读法 文章中的标点符号都有其一定的含义。如:两个逗号之间是插入成分或同位语;括号内表示举例或补充说明;冒号通常用来列举事物、附加解释说明性内容;破折号通常放在解释性分句或句子前,或是用来列举前面总括的若干内容,或是放在解释性的插入语之前或之后等。阅读时,可以将两个逗号之间的部分、括号内的部分、冒号后的部分、破折号后的部分和两个破折号之间的部分省略不读;根据句法结构,采用跳读法 主要是在遇到长难句时,抓住句子的主干部分,即主语部分、谓语部分和宾语部分,而其它补充成分,即定语(从句)、状语(从句)和补语部分可以略去不读;根据文章结构和组织形式及段落间逻辑关系、主题句等,采用跳读法 阅读时,重点关注主题句、表明作者观点的词句,对于举例论证、引用论证、数据论证、正反论证、比喻论证等部分则一带而过,跳过不读。,出题顺序,题目顺序基本与行文顺序一致解题技巧:一般情况下,总体的试题顺序与文章的行文顺序一致的。把握题目顺序与行文顺序一致的基本规律,将节省我们的寻读时间。数字、年代解题技巧1 数字和年代在文章中通常以阿拉伯数字的形式出现,在周围都是英文字母的背景中就显得比较突出。因此,如果考题中含有数字,往往可以用来快速定位题目的出处。解题技巧2 数字和年代在文章中通常以阿拉伯数字的形式出现,但题干中可能对数字的形式有一定改动,如在数字的精确性和模糊性上变化。这时需要主义从逻辑关系上正确理解数字之间的包含与被包含关系。1998.10开会定节日月,第一次庆第一次出现的人名、地名等专有名词解题技巧:专有名词以大写字母开头,在文章中显得比较突出,容易寻找。但是如果通篇都是讲与这个专有名词有关的事情时,这个专有名词有可能在全文中多次出现,而题目中也多次出现,这时就不建议用它来定位题目出处,而应该使用其他的定位词。,题型与信息词,1.主旨题:询问主旨无需信息词;放于最后答题2.词汇题:询问词汇、短语或句子含义询问内容为信息词 3.细节题:询问文中具体细节信息词不确定4.态度题:询问作者或他人对某物的态度一般无信息词5.推断题:对段落或全文进行推理信息词不确定,快速阅读原文作路标(划关键词),明确题型找题区(与题干有关的句子或段落),大部分题目的题干都在原文题区的基础上进行了变通,使用了不同的表达方式:词性转化、同义、近义替代、反义叙述、状语提示、概括总结、例子证明观点等。解答细节理解题,定位能力很重要;最基本方法是:定位+改写=正确答案,就近原则,核心名词,缩小范围,同义替换!照抄原文的不是解,同义替换的是解。,原文、问题、选项三者相比较,重要性最高的是问题!其次是选项!最后是原文!必要性思维正确选项未必能充分完整地表达原文意思,而只要沾边即可。反之,不沾边的必错!问题中的细节和小词是关键!注意小词,比如:题干主语是people 就在文章中找we,they;题干中有used to就要找含过去式的was,而不是is,即使就近含关键字;题干中有now 就到文章中找today,题干中有toy lions就找shopping而不是parks或forests,定位+改写=正确答案!,概括的、抽象的、与中心思想核心名词沾边的是正确选项。在遇到两个意思很相近的选项时:特别是假设A选项正确,还能推出B选项也正确的时候,究竟选哪个?要选B项!因为B项的范围包括了A,即B大于A,所以B正确。,some Much same certain still different。被动 measures should be taken 系表结构 It is in danger!There be句型将来时 3G mobile phone is coming首末句原则,即首段和末段原则(不要怕重复和回读)首段的作用:中心段 抛砖引玉.定位+改写=正确答案!,定位+改写=正确答案!务必要用排除法。排除法在此类题型中发挥着不可磨灭的作用。根据在文章中找到的事实依据和常识排除错误信息,再排除和文章中一词不差的信息(文章里的原句不会是推理判断出来的结果,但通过同义词或句型转换过的选项有可能是正确答案),最后再排除无关或偏离信息,正确答案就不言而喻了。,解的十个特征,1.体现中心思想(包括段落中心)的是解;2.照抄原文的不是解,同义替换的是解;3.含义不肯定的是解,如:can could may usually might most more or less be likely to;含义绝对的不是解:must always never the most all any none 含义相反的是解;4.具体的不是解,概括性的、抽象的是解;5.带有some的是解:someone somebody sometime something certain;,6.简单的不是解,复杂的是解,字面意思不是解,含义深刻的是解;7.带虚词的解:another other more either both also beside additional extra different same nearly not enough;8.“变化”是解:change delay improve increase;9.“重要的、基础的”是解:important necessary essential basis be based on;10.二选一:反义项有解;形似项有解;近义项有解,主旨题,1)读文章时重点关注文章的首段和首末句。按照西方人习惯性的思维方式和写作习惯,他们惯用的是演绎法:即文章一开始先扔出自己的核心观点,然后具体一步步论证。根据统计,每一段的第一句、第二句和最后一句话为本段的主题句的概率分别为50%、20%、20%,三句话成为主题句的概率超过九成,当然也就成为我们阅读的重中之重。2)关注一篇文章或者一段话中有没有重复出现的词或词组、有没有黑体字或者是斜体字。如果有,通常这就是文章的核心概念。3)问句不会是主题句。问句通常作为过渡或者是引子,因此应该忽略,真正的主题应该是这个问题的答案。,4)关注一些表征强转折关系的连词“but,yet,however,infact,indeed,practically,virtually”等,这些词后面连接的通常都是一段话的主题句。5)关注一些表征总结性,结论性的词:“inbrief/short,above/in/after/allinall,conclusion,tosum”等,这些词后面连接的通常也都是一段话的主题句。6)如果主题句含有show和suggest等词,重点看其后的宾语从句。7)掌握一些词组强调的重点。“notonly,butalso*,*aswellas,more*than,less,than*(*为强调的重点)”。,A.根据文章第一段或首句确定文章的主旨。新闻报道的第一段一般首先概括全文的中心,另外有些说明性或议论性文章也会开门见山地提出文章的中心或阐述的观点,文章的第一句话或第一段就是对全文主旨大意的概括。后文对此进一步解释说明,一般上具体的事例或信息,全文具有先总后分的特点。我们在捕捉文章的主题句时,应该对包含主题句的段落进行适当的分析。,例:Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess if they are properly used.If fire didnt hurt when it burned,children would play with it until their hands were burned away.Similarly,if pain existed but fear didnt,a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before.A really fearless soldier-and some do exist-is not a good soldier because he is soon killed;and a dead soldier is of no use to his army.Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out.Q:The best title for this passage should be_.A.No pains,No Gains B.Pain and ActionsC.The Value of Fear D.The Reason Why People Fear分析:文章的第一句话就开门见山点明了主题:如果利用得当,恐惧和痛苦是人和动物拥有的两样最有价值的东西。后文就此展开论述,说明恐惧的价值。C 为答案,B.主题句在篇尾。主题句位于段末的文章的特点是作者采用了先摆事实,后下结论的写作手法。作者在表述细节后,归纳要点、结论、建议或结果,以概括主题。我们在做题时,要判断所读内容是细节性的描述还是对所涉及问题的集中表达。如果文章首先提及的内容多为一般性的事实、细节的描写或具体的事例,则对文章中心的归纳或作者观点及意图的体现极有可能在最后,可以重点细读最后一段,然后回过头来利用主题句进一步理解文章的细节。,例:Free time increased considerably following the shortening of the working week,i.e.from six days to five days,and from ten hours to eight hours a day.In fact,the working day couldnt be too long,otherwise people wouldnt have the time to spend their money.The amount of a familys budget spent on outside entertainment,such as parties,films and concerts has increased from just under 6%in Fords day to about 9%today.On the other hand,we spend only a quarter of what our great-grandparents paid for reading materials.It is difficult to see how our spending patterns may change in the future.We already know that our population is aging and this will have an effect on the amount of money we spend on medical care.Q:What is the subject discussed in the text?A.Changing patterns in spendingB.Changes in family planningC.Decrease in food demandD.Increase in family income分析:文章最后一段第一句就是全文讨论的主题-消费方式的变化。选A。,C.主旨出现在文章的中间。在有些议论文或说明文中作者首先列举或说明人们的错误观点或认识误区,然后再点明自己的观点或说明的中心,最后点题,这样文章的主题句就出现在篇中。,例:A close friend said:“If I could only figure this out,I think I could find happiness.”I have heard this before and will hear it again I am sure.Many people believe that finding happiness is all about finding something else they want.Not many have ever found long term happiness by achieving another goal.The answer to finding happiness is to look within yourself.In other words,happiness is a completely inside job.The most important piece to finding happiness is to comprehend happiness is a choice and not the result of an experience.If all happiness could be found as the result of an acquisition(成就),meeting a goal,or having anything,then a persons happiness would always be subject to something else.,Q:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.Look within to find happiness.B.Happiness,a choice or the result of an experience?C.The definition of happinessD.How can we create happiness?分析:A.作者首先引用别人的观点,然后在第二段点明主题.我们要从自己的内心去寻找幸福。B项表示不确定的两种观点,与作者意图不符;C项仅仅是文章的细节;D项不是文章论述的中心。,细节题,正确选项答题方法:(1)同义改写词汇转换,含义相同(2)同义转述含义不同,本质相同答题方法:干扰项(1)无中生有(2)偷梁换柱(3)自相矛盾(4)过于绝对第一、二种是出题人常常采用的方法,尤其以第二种最难,对于干扰项,一定要掌握“像”这个特征,这是核心。关键信息词定位:同义、同形、混合定位。绝对词出现的处理方式:(1)文章中:作为重点信息标记出。(2)题干中:作为关键信息词标出。(3)选项中:只有与文章一致方为正确选项。(4)选项中:一般作为干扰选项出现;假如与文章标记一致,才是正确选项。绝对词:must,always,never,the most,all,no,each,only,have to,any(任何),completely,totally,hardly,every,rarely,seldom不肯定语气词(作标记):can,could,may,might,should,some,usually,might,most,often,more or less,relatively,be likely to,possible,possibly,perhaps,maybe,to some degree,seem,A.从原文直接找到答案所需的信息。在解答这类题时,我们可采用“对号入座”的方法。先找到原文的关键信息,然后把原文中的信息跟后面的题目对照,即可得到答案。,例:The new strategy involves fuel cells,which are devices that use chemical reactions to produce electrical currents.Researchers from St.Louis University used a type of protein called enzymes(酶).In the cells of living things,including people,enzymes are what spark chemical reactions.To keep up with the pace that our bodies demand,our cells constantly produce new enzymes as the old ones break down.Scientists had tried using enzymes in fuel cells before,but they had trouble keeping the electricity flowing.Thats because,unlike the enzymes in our cells,the enzymes in fuel cells break down faster than they can be replaced.To get around this problem,the St.Louis researchers invented molecules that wrap around an enzyme and protect it.Inside this molecular pocket,an enzyme can last for months instead of days.Q:Researchers have molecules wrap around an enzyme in order to_.A.make the enzymes in fuel cells break down slowerB.produce enough enzymes to break downC.keep up with the pace that our bodies demandD.keep the enzymes in fuel cells from breaking down分析:A.从第二段最后一句Thats because,unlike,可知,其目的是使燃料电池中的酶的分裂速度降低.,B.对信息进行加工。这类题目我们能够在文章中找到信息,但原文信息又不是做题所直接需要的,需要我们对原文信息进行合理的加工处理,据此作简单推理。它是介于事实细节题和推理判断题之间的一种题型。,例:In the summer of 1941,I was 5 years old.It was a time when the Nickles Bakery sent salesmen in red-and-white trucks door-to-door in our town of Greenville,Pennsylvania,selling baked goods.One day,a Nickles salesman drove his truck,loaded with goodies,into our driveway.He opened the rear doors,took out his display of baked goods and went into our home to offer my mother the specialties of the day.While he was inside,I sneaked around to the rear of his truck,with its doors wide open,and I took a package of oatmeal(燕麦)cookies,hurried to the rear of the house and ate the entire package of cookies.Soon,the truck sped away,and I never gave what I had done another thoughtuntil 27 years later,during the summer of 1968.Q:In the 27 years after he ate the oatmeal cookies,the author_.A.felt sorry all the timeB.tried to find the salesman and pay himC.never thought about what he had doneD.often remembered the scene分析:C从文章第四段可知,作者在27年中把自己所做的事情忘记了,从来没有想过。“Soon,the truck sped away,and I never gave what I had done anther thoughtuntil 27 years later,during the summer of 1968”原文中是“never gaveanother thought”与C选项