相信大家从接触GRE以来,已经做过不少GRE阅读的练习,但在这当中,大家有没有认真想过以下几个问题:
1、 GRE阅读的本质是什么?
2、 GRE阅读究竟要考察的是什么?
有人可能认为这些问题与具体的题目无关,没有思考的意义,而我认为思考这些问题很有必要,因为这会影响你复习的方向和方法。如果你赞同我,那么请往下看——
首先,我们要搞清楚GRE阅读的文章都是什么样的文章,这个OG已经给出了回答:
The test contains approximately ten passages; the majority of the passages in the test are one paragraph in length, and only one or two are several paragraphs long. Passages are drawn from the physical sciences, the biological sciences, the social sciences, the arts and humanities, and everyday topics, and are based on material found in books and periodicals, both academic and nonacademic.
GRE阅读的文章主要取材学术著作和期刊论文,包含社会科学、人文科学和自然科学等学术领域,再加上ETS的变态加工,就成了你要做的考题。这是一个很重要的信息,既然这些文章主要是学术论文,我们就有必要像读论文一样的去做GRE的习题,这是GRE阅读文章同四六级、托福等其他语言类考试的阅读很重要的区别。花儿阅读中有对GRE阅读文章的详细分析,请参考相关章节仔细阅读。花儿阅读的下载链接: https://bbs.gter.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=467374&extra=page%3D1%26amp%3Bfilter%3Dtype%26amp%3Btypeid%3D112
花儿阅读,又名39+3,是GRE阅读的一本很权威的指导书,这本书对GRE阅读的讲解相当到位,能够帮助你对GRE阅读形成比较深刻而正确的认识,在备考的过程中大家一定要反复看,反复读,反复想。
那么,我们该怎么对待这些文章呢?我们在做GRE阅读的时候又需要哪些能力呢?有关GRE阅读所需要的能力,OG中提出了以下的要求:
Understanding the meaning of individual words
Understanding the meaning of individual sentences
Understanding the meaning of paragraphs and larger bodies of text
Distinguishing between minor and major points Summarizing a passage
Drawing conclusions from the information provided Reasoning from incomplete data, inferring missing information
Understanding the structure of a text, how the parts relate to one another
Identifying the author’s perspective
Identifying the author’s assumptions
Analyzing a text and reaching conclusions about it Identifying strengths and weaknesses
Developing and considering alternative explanations
OG中对这些要求的解释为:
As this list implies, reading and understanding a piece of text requires far more than a passive understanding of the words and sentences it contains — it requires active engagement with the text, asking questions, formulating and evaluating hypothesis, and reflecting on the relationship of the particular text to other texts and information.
我个人对这些要求概括为:理解、分析、判断,你不仅要读懂作者所想表达的信息,还要通过自己的独立思考对这些信息进行推理和判断,形成自己的认识。
我认为这也是我们再联系GRE阅读的过程中所要面对的困难:比起语言类考试,GRE阅读的文章在词汇和句子的难度上多上了一个很大的台阶,也就是,我们理解文章的困难加大了。而对文章进行分析、判断则是我们之前做的练习中没有接触过的,它需要更高的思维能力和技巧。
复习思路:单词的积累,句法的学习,长难句分析。
Understanding the meaning of individual words (词义)
Understanding the meaning of individual sentences (句义)1 I& g6 {5 @. g+ Z1 m
Understanding the meaning of paragraphs and larger bodies of text(段义) `( t( |- u1 r- j7 I! M* O/ r
复习思路:读文章找观点,训练由因到果的思维。
Distinguishing between minor and major points Summarizing a passage (文章的主要观点,次要观点)
Drawing conclusions from the information provided Reasoning from incomplete data, inferring missing information(根据信息推出结论,不论信息是完整的还是残缺的) 1 i: v& b1 q2 W5 [: N
Understanding the structure of a text, how the parts relate to one another(文章结构,上下文关系) ' z4 }: ?% b* d" {2 E
Identifying the author’s perspective (作者观点)! Q1 o7 S7 {( ^8 f8 @
Identifying the author’s assumptions (作者的假设)* B& P" S: ^" g1 @3 D5 z
复习思路:多思考,学会辩证的看文章。
Analyzing a text and reaching conclusions about it Identifying strengths and weaknesses
Developing and considering alternative explanations