托福阅读考前点睛系列(三):句子简化题
在新托福考试当中,阅读是第一个部分,一共会考到3篇或者4篇文章,每篇文章700-800字左右,每篇文章之后会有13-14个题目。很多同学面对这样托福阅读文章,感觉无从下手,甚至有时即使看懂了文章,题目也无法选对,那么应该如何应对这种情况呢?在这个系列中,给大家就托福阅读的具体解题技巧进行剖析讲解,作为考前冲刺,给大家考试助力,点睛指导!
本期主要介绍新托福考试新题型之句子简化题
III 句子简化题 Sentence Simplification questions
句子简化题是新题型之一,在这里我们相信的讲解一下。对于句子简化题,有一些题目如果句子不长,我们做题的基本原则就是:同义替换。找到原句中的关键的词在选项当中进行同义替换。例如,
In evolutionary history, the development of language set humans apart fromthe rest of the animal kingdom.
Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. Humans evolved as the most powerful species after they are developed language.
B. The creation of human language has its origins in the language of animals.
C. The emergence of language distinguished early humans from other animals.
D. Humans and animals developed completed different systems of communication.
先来看题干:Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
该题要求从选项中选择一个能够表达原文阴影句子核心信息的句子。很多同学采用翻译的方法做题,即首先翻译原句,然后逐个翻译四个选项。这种做法不仅浪费时间,而且对我们的读句子的能力要求极高。更好的做法是,首先判断句子的核心信息。这是考题当中为数不多的原句比较简单的句子释义题,原句的核心概念在于强调区分(apart from)。因此找到同义替换,即是C项当中的distinguished。但是大多数题目的原文不会是一个简单句,多数是带有逻辑关系的复杂句。那么简单的同义替换技巧就无法操作了。如何快速解决这种题型呢?我们主要分两个部分来解析。