雅思阅读中的十选五题型,也被称为段落信息匹配题,一直以来都是众多考生的痛点,它要求考生从十个备选段落中,为给出的五道题目选择合适的段落,这不仅需要考生对文章有全面的理解,还需要掌握一定的解题技巧,本文将详细介绍雅思十选五题型的特点、解题步骤以及实用技巧,帮++生攻克这一难关💪。
题型特点
- 乱序性十选五题型的答案在文章中是无序分布的,这意味着考生不能按照文章顺序依次寻找答案,需要在整篇文章中进行搜索🔍。
- 细节性通常是关于文章中某个具体的细节信息,要求考生准确找到与题目描述相符的段落,这就需要考生对文章内容有细致的理解,不放过任何一个可能的线索🧐。
- 同义替换与雅思阅读的其他题型一样,题目和原文中会存在大量的同义替换,考生需要具备敏锐的识别同义替换的能力,才能准确找到答案,题目中的“increase”可能在原文中被替换为“rise”“grow”“boost”等🔄。
解题步骤
- 浏览题目在开始阅读文章之前,先仔细浏览题目,明确题目所问的内容,注意题目中的关键词,这些关键词将帮助我们在文章中定位答案,如果题目是关于某种现象的原因,那么关键词可能是“reason”“cause”等;如果是关于某个观点的支持者,关键词可能是“supporter”“advocate”等👀。
- 分析关键词中的关键词进行深入分析,思考其可能的同义替换形式,这一步非常关键,因为在文章中,关键词很少会以原词的形式出现。“important”的同义替换可能有“crucial”“significant”“vital”等,还要注意关键词的词性变化,比如形容词可能会转化为名词形式,动词可能会转化为动名词形式等,通过对关键词的全面分析,我们能够更准确地在文章中找到与之对应的内容🎯。
- 阅读文章带着关键词开始阅读文章,采用快速阅读和精读相结合的方法,快速阅读文章的标题、首尾段以及每段的首尾句,了解文章的大致主题和结构,在阅读过程中,一旦发现与关键词相关的内容,就停下来进行精读,仔细阅读该部分内容,判断是否与题目相符📖。
- 对比与匹配将精读找到的内容与题目进行对比,看是否能够匹配,注意要全面理解原文的意思,不能仅仅根据个别词汇的相似就确定答案,要从整体上把握段落的主旨和细节,确保与题目所描述的信息完全一致,如果发现原文内容与题目存在同义替换,且意思相符,那么该段落很可能就是正确答案👍。
- 排除干扰项在选择答案的过程中,要注意排除干扰项,有些段落可能与题目有部分相似之处,但整体意思并不相符;有些段落可能涉及到文章中的其他话题,与题目无关,考生要保持清醒的头脑,仔细甄别,排除这些干扰项,提高答案的准确性❌。
实用技巧
- 利用信号词
- 转折词:如“but”“however”“nevertheless”等,这些词后面往往会出现重要信息,可能与题目相关。“The traditional view is that..., but recent research has shown...”,通过转折词“but”,我们可以知道后面的内容是重点,需要重点关注📢。
- 因果词:像“because”“so”“therefore”等,它们可以帮助我们找到因果关系的信息,如果题目是关于某个现象的原因,那么在文章中寻找因果词附近的内容可能会找到答案。“The decline in the number of bees is due to the use of pesticides”,通过“due to”我们可以明确蜜蜂数量下降的原因是农药的使用🧐。
- 举例词:for example”“such as”等,这些词后面的例子往往是为了说明前面的某个观点,如果题目涉及到某个观点的具体体现,那么通过举例词找到相关例子所在的段落,就可以更好地理解和判断该段落是否符合题目要求。“There are various factors that can affect the climate, such as deforestation and burning of fossil fuels”,通过“such as”后面的内容,我们可以更清楚地了解影响气候的因素有哪些🌡️。
- 关注段落主题句段落的主题句通常出现在段落的首尾句,它概括了段落的主要内容,在阅读文章时,要特别关注这些主题句,看其是否与题目相关,如果主题句与题目所描述的内容相符,那么该段落很可能就是答案所在,段落首句为“New technologies have had a profound impact on the way we live”,如果题目是关于新技术对生活的影响,那么这个段落就值得进一步精读👈👉。
- 注意特殊标点符号
- 引号:引号内的内容往往是重要信息,可能是题目关键词的原词或同义替换。“The term 'global warming' refers to the increase in the Earth's average temperature”,通过引号我们可以明确“global warming”这个术语的定义,这可能与题目中关于全球变暖的相关内容有关📛。
- 破折号:破折号后面的内容通常是对前面内容的解释或补充说明,如果题目涉及到某个概念的解释,那么在文章中寻找破折号附近的内容可能会找到答案。“The company's new policy - to reduce waste - has been well-received by the employees”,通过破折号我们可以了解到公司新政策的具体内容是减少浪费📊。
- 先易后难在解题过程中,如果遇到某个题目一时难以找到答案,可以先跳过,做其他相对容易的题目,等完成其他题目后,对文章有了更全面的理解,再回过头来攻克难题,这样可以避免在一道题目上花费过多时间,导致后面的题目来不及做🙅♀️。
- 多做练习提高雅思十选五题型的解题能力,关键在于多做练习,通过大量的练习,考生可以熟悉题型特点,掌握解题技巧,提高阅读速度和理解能力,在练习过程中要注意总结经验教训,分析做错的题目,找出自己的不足之处,加以改进📚。
- The description of an early timekeeping invention affected by cold temperatures.
- An explanation of the importance of geography in the development of the calendar in farming communities.
- A reason for the inaccuracy of early calendars.
- A description of the origins of the pendulum clock.
- Information about the importance of calendars in social and religious life.
- 答案:C
- 解析:题目关键词为“early timekeeping invention”和“affected by cold temperatures”,C段提到了早期计时发明日晷和水钟,并且指出它们在地中海地区运行良好,但在北欧多云寒冷的天气中却不能总是可靠运行,与题目描述相符。
- 答案:A
- 解析:关键词是“importance of geography”和“development of the calendar in farming communities”,A段提到在低纬度地区,日历受月球周期影响更大;在北方气候地区,由于实行季节性农业,太阳年变得更为关键,说明了地理因素对农业社区日历发展的重要性。
- 答案:E
- 解析:关键词为“reason”和“inaccuracy of early calendars”,E段明确指出由于地球轨道的椭圆性,太阳年长度不同,所以基于太阳年的早期农业日历不准确,解释了早期日历不准确的原因。
- 答案:F
- 解析:关键词是“origins of the pendulum clock”,F段提到最早有记录的由重锤驱动的机械钟建于1283年,还介绍了其关键部件擒纵机构,以及14世纪早期德国一些城镇建造了类似时钟等信息,说明了摆钟的起源相关情况。
- 答案:G
- 解析:关键词为“importance of calendars in social and religious life”,G段通过埃及人将季节规律与法老的节日和工作周期对齐,以及罗马帝国和中世纪欧洲教会对日历的影响等例子,说明了日历在社会和宗教生活中的重要性。
实例分析
下面我们通过一个实例来具体说明雅思十选五题型的解题过程。
文章
A. Before the invention of artificial light, the moon had greater social impact. And, for those living near the equator in particular, its waxing and waning was more conspicuous than the passing of the seasons. Hence, the calendars that were developed at the lower latitudes were influenced more by the lunar cycle than by the solar year. In more northern climes, however, where seasonal agriculture was practised, the solar year became more crucial. As the Roman Empire expanded northward, it organised its activity chart for the most part around the solar year.B. Centuries before the Roman Empire, the Egyptians had formulated a municipal calendar having 12 months of 30 days, with five days added to approximate the solar year. Each period of ten days was marked by the appearance of special groups of stars called decans. At the rise of the star Sirius just before sunrise, which occurred around the all-important annual flooding of the Nile, 12 decans could be seen spanning the heavens. The co++ic significance the Egyptians placed in the 12 decans led them to develop a system in which each interval of darkness was divided into a dozen equal parts. These periods became known as temporal hours because their duration varied according to the changing length of days and nights with the passing of the seasons. Summer hours were long, winter ones short; only at the spring and autumn equinoxes were the hours of daylight and darkness equal. Temporal hours, which were first adopted by the Greeks and then the Romans, who disseminated them through Europe, remained in use for more than 2,500 years.C. In order to track temporal hours during the day, inventors created sundials, which indicate time by the length or direction of the sun's shadow. The sundial's counterpart, the water clock, was designed to measure temporal hours at night. One of the first water clocks was a basin with a small hole near the bottom through which the water dripped out. The falling water level denoted the passing hour as it dipped below hour lines inscribed on the inner surface. Although these devices performed satisfactorily around the Mediterranean, they could not always be depended on in the cloudy and freezing weather of northern Europe.D. The advent of the mechanical clock meant that although it could be adjusted to maintain temporal hours, it was naturally suited to keeping equal ones. With these, however, arose the question of when to begin counting, and so, in the early 14th century, a number of systems evolved. The schemes that divided the day into 24 equal parts varied according to the start point chosen. Most cities began their count at midnight. However, when Paris adopted the same hourly division as London, this was not because of administrative efficiency - it was to synchronise clocks with those of the powerful Church.E. When the earth's orbit is more elliptical, the earth is actually closer to the sun during part of the year. So the earth moves faster at those times and days go by faster. This is the reason why solar years are not all the same length. A seasonal calendar based on the revolution of the earth around the sun will thus be inaccurate. In early agricultural calendars, the days were arranged to coincide with the solar year. But the differences between solar years meant that the calendars were always a little off.F. The earliest recorded weight-driven mechanical clock was built in 1283 in Bedfordshire in England. The revolutionary aspect of this new timekeeper was neither the descending weight that provided its motive force nor the gear wheels (which had been around for at least 1,300 years) that transferred the power; it was the part called the escapement. In the early 14th century, a number of German towns had built similar clocks. The earliest recorded public clock was installed in 1335 in Milan.G. The importance of the calendar in social and religious life is illustrated by the fact that the Egyptians attempted to align the regularising of the seasons with the pharaoh's feasts and work cycles. This correlation between the calendar and the pharaoh's rule was maintained in the Roman Empire, where the Emperor's birthday, for example, was an important official holiday. In medieval Europe, the Church's influence on society was so great that the calendar was adjusted to fit the Christian festivals.H. The pendulum clock was invented in 1656 by Christiaan Huygens. His clock was powered by a pendulum, a swinging weight. The pendulum clock was more accurate than previous timekeepers, and it led to the development of a new era in timekeeping. Before Huygens' invention, the most accurate timekeeping devices were sundials and water clocks.I. The Chinese were the first to use a sundial, dating back to the 13th century BC. They also developed the clepsydra, a water clock. In addition, they made significant contributions to the development of the mechanical clock. The Chinese invented the escapement mechani++, which was later used in European clocks.
答案解析
雅思十选五题型虽然具有一定难度,但通过掌握正确的解题步骤和实用技巧,并进行大量的练习,考生是可以提高解题能力,取得理想成绩的,在解题过程中,要保持耐心和细心,充分利用各种线索,准确理解文章内容,相信自己能够攻克这一难关,在雅思阅读中取得优异的分数💯,希望本文的介绍对广大考生有所帮助,祝愿大家都能在雅思考试中取得成功🎉!