找正反就是句子的整体框架,有些特别明显地转折的标志一定要熟悉。不是说but\despite the fact这种。而是说比如 A clever boy as he is, ...后面肯定要讲他怎么不clever; Known as a reticent people,...后面就要小心是不是讲他不reticent的事情。反正就是要敏感。我第一遍看一个填空的句子一般都是看不懂的(尤其是三空这种),但是会强迫自己扫下去,关注这些转折或者承接(冒号啊什么的),关注完整的没有空的句子。第二遍读的时候就可以明白大概的框架这样。这一步就可以确定各个空之间的逻辑是正是反。
1. Get involved while reading
感觉读不下去就赶紧拿起笔,用简单的符号总结正在读的这一段写的是什么。
写得不好没有关系!写得不对也没有关系!重点是写的这个过程一定会让你的精神更加集中,就不会出现扫过去完全空白的状况。
初期可以每篇都写,后来比较通顺的不写也OK了——因为这个过程已经在脑中完成了。
2. Why is it wrong?
和填空一样,某个选项为什么错比为什么对更加重要。
细节题:不要理什么imply,基本就是不要imply,一定能在文中找到clue的。细节题我一般都是会回文中找对应的语段的对应的,凭印象比较不安心。具体的几种错误在书中有分类。一开始做题的时候可以把各种错误和书中的分类进行对应,但也不一定要僵化(比如我现在就已经不记得有哪些分类了)。楼主后来经常犯同一种错误:少看了一个词导致整个句子的看反了!这种错误真的好丢人的T T
主旨题:main purpose这种题一般就靠第一遍读下来的理解了,之前在纸上写的headline也会有用。要学会反问自己。作者真的有在recommend某个方法么?还是只是简单的introduce?事实是有的时候我们常常会把自己的情感色彩硬加给作者。所以有时间的话回文章找一找有评价色彩的词也可以。
3. Use your paper when answering
对了。。之前一直没有说,我的基本上所有练习都是在电脑上完成的,就是要模拟这种不能直接圈圈画画的环境。
阅读题,尤其是选项长的题目一定要在纸上做标记!
在纸上写好ABCDE,我的习惯是问strengthen/weaken的题标记+、—、O(无关),问imply的题标记√、×、O,不确定的先跳过也没关系。这样可以大!大!节!约!时!间!
反反复复看了好几遍明明已经确定的选项是很磨人的,楼主感受过一两次以后就养成了这个好习惯。
这样做的话,最后一般只需要重新读两个最多三个答案就好了。
吴中东是没有逻辑单题的。。。但楼主好像逻辑还行。。。就是按照Manhattan里说的,搞明白argument里面那些是evidence哪些是conclusion基于怎样的assumption就好了。个人觉得逻辑单题和写作的Argument有异曲同工之妙,每次看到逻辑单题的某些可以weaken the given argument的想法简直要拍案叫绝!我也觉得这argument有问题啊,可是他这个反驳也太妙了吧!
Requiring university students to take a variety of courses outside their major fields of study is the best way to ensure that students become truly educated.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
ARGUMENT
The following appeared in a memo from a vice president of Quiot Manufacturing.
"During the past year, Quiot Manufacturing had 30 percent more on-the-job accidents than at the nearby Panoply Industries plant, where the work shifts are one hour shorter than ours. Experts say that significant contributing factors in many on-the-job accidents are fatigue and sleep deprivation among workers. Therefore, to reduce the number of on-the-job accidents at Quiot and thereby increase productivity, we should shorten each of our three work shifts by one hour so that employees will get adequate amounts of sleep."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
有印象的考到的文章有 Herstory 和 Female in high position两篇讲女性的,但大致的中心思想都是:你们这些feminists都太偏激啦,之前明明有女性写history哒,female在高层并没有受到那么多阻力啊。= =
还有一篇长阅读讲的为啥地球上有液态水,一段一个一共四个Factor特别清晰!超级感动!