新托福閱讀考試題型剖析
新托福閱讀考試中偶爾會(huì)出現(xiàn)的“新題型”往往會(huì)令許多考生感到茫然和恐慌,不過(guò)新托福考試名師認(rèn)為大家對(duì)“新題型”完全沒(méi)必要害怕,下面名師就將給我們?cè)敿?xì)分析新托福閱讀考試OG中沒(méi)出現(xiàn)的各種“新題型”。
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其實(shí)這些新題型并不是進(jìn)入2009年,2010年以或者是2011年新出現(xiàn)的題型。這些題型其實(shí)是新托??荚囎詮恼Q生之日起,就已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了的題型,但是由于ETS的官方指南一直沒(méi)有將這部分題型列入其中,因此是等到“新托福突破口——TPO”出現(xiàn)之后,才慢慢被人們知曉的,在這之前,只有傳言,但是都是捕風(fēng)捉影。話不多說(shuō),妙文開(kāi)始!
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新托??荚嘜G列出了閱讀的10種題型:
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1. Factual information questions (純粹細(xì)節(jié))
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2. Negative factual information questions (否定細(xì)節(jié))
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3. Inference questions (推理題)
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4. Rhetorical purpose questions (修辭目的題)
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5. Vocabulary questions (詞匯題)
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6. Reference questions (指代題)
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7. Sentence simplification questions (句子簡(jiǎn)化題)
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8. Insert text question (句子插入題)
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9. Prose summary (內(nèi)容摘要題)
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10. Fill in a table (表格歸類題)
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但實(shí)際上,新托福考試閱讀當(dāng)中還考了一些OG中沒(méi)列舉出來(lái)的題目:
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一.段間關(guān)系概括題:這種題目要求考生概括出2個(gè)自然段間的邏輯關(guān)系。比如說(shuō)《THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION》這篇文章的第6題。
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6. Which of the following best describes the relationship between Paragraph2 and Paragraph3?
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Paragraph2 puts forward several scientific claims, one of which is rejected in Paragraph3
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Paragraph2 poses several questions, and Paragraph3offers a possible answer to one of them
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Paragraph2 presents outdated traditional views, while Paragraph3presents the current scientific conclusions.
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Paragraph2 introduces a generalization that is illustrated by specific examples in Paragraph3
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二.修辭手法題:這種題目是修辭目的的變體。OG中大多數(shù)題目只考察一個(gè)詞組的修辭目的,而實(shí)際考試會(huì)對(duì)一句話甚至整段話的修辭目的進(jìn)行考察。一個(gè)是考修辭對(duì)象,一個(gè)是考修辭的手段。比如說(shuō),《Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction》這篇文章第2題:
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2. In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs had flourished for tens of millions of years and then suddenly disappeared?
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To support the claim that the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous is the best-documented of the dozen or so mass extinctions in the geological record
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To explain why as many as half of the species on Earth at the time are believed to have become extinct at the end of the Cretaceous
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To explain why paleontologists have always been intrigued by the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous
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To provide evidence that an impact can be large enough to disturb the environment of the entire planet and cause an ecological disaster
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三.段落結(jié)構(gòu)題:這里題目考查的是文章段落的構(gòu)架,可以算是新題型。比如:《THE ORIGINS OF THEATER》這篇文章的第9題,
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9. Which of the following best describes the organization of paragraph 5?
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The author presents two theories for a historical phenomenon.
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The author argues against theories expressed earlier in the passage.
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The author argues for replacing older theories with a new one.
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The author points out problems with two popular theories.
四. 段落主題題:這種題目考查的是整個(gè)段落的主題,可以說(shuō)是老托福段落主題題的延續(xù):
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比如《Petroleum Resources》這篇文章的12題:
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12.In paragraph 6, the author’s primary purpose is to
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Provide examples of how oil exploration can endanger the environment
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Describe accidents that have occurred when oil activities were in progress
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Give an analysis of the effects of oil spills on the environment
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Explain how technology and legislation help reduce oil spills
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五. 雙選題:其實(shí)不僅僅在聽(tīng)力考試之中有雙選題,閱讀考試之中也是有雙選題的,只是ETS有可能覺(jué)得這點(diǎn)并不重要,因此沒(méi)有通知偶們,例子請(qǐng)見(jiàn):《The Geologic History of the Mediterranean》這篇文章第5題。
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5. Select the TWO answer choice from paragraph 3 that identify materials discovered in the deepest part of the Mediterranean basin. To receive credit you must select TWO answers.
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Volcanic rock fragments.
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This silt layers
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Soft, deep-sea mud
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Crystalline salt
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以及《THE RISE OF TEOTIHUACAN》這篇文章第11題: