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3、读题干、选项并定位
4、(排除干扰选项后)按照文字对应原则选答案
下面我们通过对几道题目的重点讲解来讲解一下后面这两个做题步骤。
1.The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) compare competing new approaches to understanding the role of women in ancient societies.
(B) investigate the ramifications of Bachofen's theory about the dominance of women in ancient societies.
(C) explain the burgeoning interest among historians in determining the actual status of women in various societies.
(D) analyze the nature of Amazonian society and uncover similarities between it and the Greek world.
(E) criticize the value of ancient myths in determining the status of women in ancient societies .
此题为主旨题,对选项先竖看,后横看,竖看主要比较各个选项的主动词。compare, investigate, explain, analyze均与原文结构不甚符合,只有E选项的criticize(to find fault with)比较符合原文意图,只看E选项的后半部分就可以了,其余选项不用细看。E中,ancient myths是B观点的前提,the status of women in ancient societies是B的主要观点,故,E选项正确。
2. All of the following are stated by the author as problems connected with the sources for knowledge of premodern cultures EXCEPT
(A) partial completeness.(B) restricted accessibility.
(C) difficulty of interpretation. (D) limited quantity.
(E) tendency toward contradiction.
此题为Except题,看到Except,读者应当首先找原文中的列举标记,L6-7 L:
定位后,将原文sources are restricted in number, fragmentary, difficult to interpret, and often contradictory.与各个选项相比较,restricted in number对应limited quantity,fragmentary对应partial completeness,difficult to interpret对应difficulty of interpretation,contradictory对应tendency toward contradiction,故B为正确答案。
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the probable reactions of many males in ancient Greece to the idea of a society ruled by women could best characterized as
(A) confused and dismayed.
(B) wary and hostile.
(C) cynical and disinterested.
(D) curious but fearful.
(E) excited but anxious.
此题是态度题,问的是males in Greece对a society ruled by women的态度,此考点正在原文所做标记之列,L45—(原文负态度标记),在原文中标记态度时之所以要关注态度持有者,就是为了定位之用,原文L45的负态度持有者是male Greek recorders,和题干所问是同一群人。原文中,males in Greece把那些脱离传统社会的女性群体看作是destructive and dangerous(具有破坏性且危险的)。选项D,E应该首先被排除,因为but是反映复杂态度的特征词,A选项的confused and dismayed(困惑且沮丧),C选项中的disinterested(漠不关心)均和原文所述不符,故答案B,wary and hostile(警觉且带有敌意)为正确答案。
做完题目,考生不妨按照下面的方式做一个小结,例如,考生可以借此机会将原文与文章所属结构类型的特点相结合做一个总结性的回顾,这篇文章是“全文论证一个观点”型文章,这类文章的结构特征及TS和SE的知识要点如下:
1) 旧观点2) 旧观点特征及缺陷的论述(也可能没有)
3) 新观点4) 对新观点的具体论述
5) 对新观点的让步(也可能没有)
此外,我还想借此机会给读者推荐几篇值得如此分析、总结的文章,读者可以以这些文章作为起点,进入用系统的做题方来指导自己提高的新阅读阶段:1992年4月section4短,GRE No.7第二套section2长, 1994年2月section2短。
有了上述两种能力的锻炼和准备,读者便扫清了基本的障碍,可以开始阅读练习了,具体的练习方法,我们将在下次连载中介绍。
(作者魏宇燕是寄托天下GRE频道专栏作者、清华大学出版社《GRE阅读39+3全攻略》一书的作者,对GRE阅读有3年的研究经验)

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