剑桥雅思的阅读真题中,判断题涉及的常考考点包括因果、目的、数字、比较等。如考生重点突破比较关系类的判断题并掌握此考点的解题方法,将能有效提升解题正确率及解题速度。本文将重点讲解如何解答雅思阅读中考察比较关系的判断题。
一、判断题题干有表示比较关系的词,考生需注意题目重点考察比较关系。
常见的比较关系词:
比较级:more/ less /adj-er than…
同级比较:as…as…/the same as…/equal/ like
试题中若出现以上比较关系词,需标记题中的比较对象(A 、B),并明确比较逻辑(如A比B更聪明),即可快速完成审题。如:
39. It is easier to find meaning in the field of science than in the field of art.
– Test 2, Cambridge IELTS 11
审题步骤:
1.确定比较对象:A – field of science (科学领域)、B – field of art (艺术领域)
2.确定比较逻辑:科学的含义比艺术的含义更容易被人们理解(easier to find meaning)。
除了上述较明显的比较关系词外,出题人还会使用较隐晦的表达阐述比较关系,用以干扰考生的判断。因此,在审题时还需注意下列具有隐含比较关系的表达:
prefer to…
compare to/compare with/contrast
similar to…/similarly
superior to/inferior to
unusual
同样,考生在判定题干存在比较关系后,需标记题中的比较对象并明确比较逻辑。如:
35. Teachers say they prefer suggestopedia to traditional approaches to language teaching.
– Test 1, Cambridge 7
1.确定比较对象:A – suggestopedia(暗示教学)、B – traditional approaches(传统教学方法)
2.确定比较逻辑:暗示教学比传统教学方法更受老师喜欢(teachers say they prefer)。
二、借助以下2种解题思路辅助解题:
1.题干中A、B存在比较关系但原文A、B不存在比较关系时,答案应为未提及——NOT GIVEN。
先看个简单的例子:
题干:喜茶比星爸爸贵得多。
原文:我的意中人是个盖世英雄,有一天他会踏着七彩祥云,排好几个小时的队,左手拿着喜茶,右手拿着星爸爸,送过来给我喝。
分析:题干对“喜茶”和“星爸爸”的价格进行比较,得出“喜茶”更贵的结论。而原文中虽有出现两家网红饮品店的名字,但并比较两家店的产品价格,也没有提及与钱相关的信息,由此可判断该题答案为NOT GIVEN。
再看剑桥真题:
39. It is easier to find meaning in the field of science than in the field of art.
“abstract art offers both a challenge and the freedom to play with different interpretations. In some ways, it’s not so different to science, where we are constantly looking for systems and decoding meaning so that we can view and appreciate the world in a new way.”
– Test 2,Cambridge IELTS 11
分析:
如前文提到,该题题干的比较关系是:科学的含义比艺术的含义更容易被人们理解。原文也的确提到了艺术(abstract art)和科学领域(science),但未就两个领域破译(decoding)的难易程度进行比较,所以本题答案为NOT GIVEN。
2.题干A、B存在比较关系且原文A、B也存在比较关系时,即可排除NOT GIVEN。这时,可通过对比两者的比较方式以确定答案应为TRUE/YES还是FALSE/NO:
1)如题干和原文使用相同的比较逻辑,则可判定题目答案为TRUE/YES。如:
40. In the follow-up class, the teaching activities are similar to those used in conventional classes.
“Some hours after the two-part session, there is a follow-up class at which the students are stimulated to recall the material presented. Once again the approach is indirect. The students do not focus their attention on trying to remember the vocabulary, but focus on using the language to communicate (e.g. through games or improvised dramatisations). Such methods are not unusual in language teaching. “
– Test 1, Cambridge IELTS 7
分析:
通过题干中similar to(隐含比较关系)可判定本题为比较关系—— follow-up classes(跟进课堂)和conventional classes(传统课堂)两者的教学活动相似。很多同学会由于原文没有明显对比词就两者的教学活动进行比较而误判为NOT GIVEN。但原文第3句介绍了跟进课堂为“not focus their attention on trying to remember the vocabulary, but focus on using the language to communicate(不死记单词,用语言来交流)”;且第4句提到这些方法“not unusual(不罕见)”,即这些方法十分常见。由此可推断跟进课堂使用了与传统语言教学相似(similar)的教学方法,比较逻辑一致,可判定答案为 TRUE。
2)若题干和原文的比较逻辑相反或相斥,则可判定答案为FALSE/NO。如:
40. A manager’s approval of an idea is more persuasive than that of a colleague.
“If your project is being resisted, for example, by a group of veteran employees, ask another old-timer to speak up for it. Cialdini is not alone in advocating this strategy. Research shows that peer power, used horizontally not vertically, is much more powerful than any boss’s speech.”
– Test 1, Cambridge IELTS 10
分析:
题干就比较对象manager(管理人员)以及colleague(同事)进行比较:管理人员对项目的认可比同事的more persuasive(更有说服力)。原文第1句“如果项目被资深员工否决,那就争取另一个资历更老的人的支持”,以此说明来自员工支持的重要性。下一句提到“peer power(同事的力量)”比“any boss’s speech(任何一个老板的话)”都更加有力,即同事提出的意见比老板更有说服力,与题干的比较逻辑相反,由此可判定答案为NO.