因此,不能简单认为少准备单词了以后的GRE考试就比现行的GRE考试要来的简单。对题目进行一定的熟悉和练习,对针对培训GRE这个考试项目是十分必要的当务之急。
笔者将全卷分析一下测试题中的Section 2,分为阅读篇和填空篇,本文是阅读短文篇。包括样卷中出现的两篇短文及题目,值得指出的是测试的考试类型是计算机上的机考,这意味着2006年GRE改革后可能会恢复机考的形式。当然,如果继续实施目前的结合性考试的形式,那么考虑到机考和笔考之间的差异性题目类型,题目数量等细节上仍然可能会有微调。当然,也有可能保持东亚四考区目前的考试模式,这样,有一些本文中提到的阅读题型在笔考考卷上会有一些变化。
如下请看文章的实例:
文章一 短文章(130words,2 questions 文章130词,文章之后有两个问题要求考生回答)
The record industry tends to seize upon the latest youthful talent at the expense of older, more expressive artists. The celebrated jazz musicians of the last decade lack the individuality of authentic leaders: in setting craftsmanship as their highest goal, these neophytes resemble second-tier stars of the 1950’s and 1960’s, who made ideal sidemen but whose own recordings invariably lacked the ‘dark comes’ of character that separate GREat music from merely good. Whereas critics have historically been cast as guardians of the canon, sternly measuring new work against the timeless standards of the old, musicians now seem most interested in clinging to tradition, while critics chafe at the perceived dearth of fresh, adventurous voices.
问题1
The passage suggests which of the following about jazz critics today?
A They serve as guardians of the jazz canon
B They lament a perceived decline in the standards by which jazz is judged
C They are troubled by young musicians’ loyalty to traditional jazz
D They insist that craftsmanship should be the highest goal of a musician
E They tend to favor the latest youthful talent at the expense of older artists
问题类型:
细节问题,5选1题型
问题分析:
如何思考阅读问题发问的方向,常常成为很多考生做阅读题目时的思维瓶颈,很多考生为了提高阅读部分的得分而做了大量的泛读的材料,但是发现提高得很慢,收效甚微,这其中一个最主要的问题往往是因为泛读的材料是没有问题的。这点让很多的考生很困惑,读文章觉得都能读懂,但是一做起题目来却无法达到高正确率,觉得复习无实质性进展和提高,挫伤了复习的积极性和热情。
那么如何真正提高阅读的成绩呢?或者说如何比较迅速的发现究竟文章后出现的题目是在问文章哪个部分的信息呢?
这里比较适合的是采用关键字定位法,做题目时读完题干,立即问自己几个问题:问的是谁(什么)做的事情和对谁(什么)做的事情(关注名词),什么时间什么地点做的(关注限定词),一般,这样的两个关注,可以很快地帮助定位。
比如这个问题,最关键的部分出现在最末尾的部分:jazz critics today,而之前的The passage suggests which of the following about则是一般细节问题的常用套话,可以说对解题没有什么作用,或者说,看与不看是没有什么区别的。
那么critics这个最值得注意的名词,就成为了文章定位的关键词,不难发现在倒数第三行有critics出现,最后一行也有critics的身影,如此,应当把重点放在把这三行文字看懂,事实上如果你看不懂的话,看明白了文章的其他部分,这个问题仍然是无法解答的。
“Whereas critics have historically been cast as guardians of the canon, sternly measuring new work against the timeless standards of the old, musicians now seem most interested in clinging to tradition, while critics chafe at the perceived dearth of fresh, adventurous voices.”