一、说明文阅读理解的特征 一般说来,英语说明文与其它文体一样,文章所涉及的内容不外乎以下几个方面,即Who→What→When→Where→How→Why。
1. Who:问的是这篇文章的主体是谁?(即所要说明和描述的人或事物)
2. What:问的是主体做了什么事情?(即主体表现出的特性、功能和用途)
3. When和Where:是在何时何地发生的`?(即何时何地所表现出的特性、功能和用途)
4. How:通过什么方式表现出来的?
5. Why:这种特性功能用途的原因是什么?
做说明文阅读阅读的时候,一定要记住上面的Wh-word。边阅读,边搜记,牢记要点,把握全文。
二.说明文阅读理解的类型 掌握说明文阅读理解题的类型对考生来说非常有必要。一般来说,高考对阅读理解的命题类型主要有以下几种:
1. 细节理解题
说明文中考查的细节理解题大致与记叙文相似。命题区域都有其共同点。⑴在列举处命题。如用First(1y、Second(1y、Third(1yFinally、not only…but also、then、in addition等表示顺承关系的词语列举出事实。试题要求考生从列举出的内容中选出符合题干要求的答案项。⑵在例证处命题。句中常用由as、such as、for example、for instance等引导的短语或句子作为例证,这些例句或比喻就成为命题者设问的焦点。⑶在转折对比处命题。一般通过however、but、yet、in fact等词语来引导。对比用unlike、until、not so much…as等词语引导,命题者常对用来对比的双方属性进行考查。⑷在比较处命题。无端的比较、
相反的比较、偷换对象的比较,经常出现在干扰项中,考生要标记并且关注到原文中的比较,才能顺利地排除干扰。⑸在复杂句中命题。包括同位词、插入语、定语、从句、不定式等,命题者主要考查考生对句子之间的指代关系和语法关系。
细节类问题一般都能在原文中找到出处,只要仔细就可以在文中找到答案。但正确的选择项不可能与阅读材料的原文完全相同,而是用不同的语句成句型表达相同的意思。
2. 语义猜测题 说明文为了把自然规律,事物的性质等介绍清楚或把事理阐述明白,因此学术性强的生词较多,所以常进行生词词义判断题的考查。命题方式多以The underlined part “…” in Paragraph…refers to….或What does the underlined word mean?或What is the meaning of the underlined word?为设问方式。解题时考生应认真阅读原文,分析其对某些科学原理是如何定义、如何解释的,并以此为突破口抽象概括出生词词义。也可以通过上下文来猜测某个陌生词语的语意。或者找出某个词语在文章中的同义词。要注意破折号、同位语从句、定语从句、插入句等具有解释、说明作用的语言成分。说明文在阐述说明对象时易发生动作变换、人称转变的现象,这类题目常以 it,they,them 等代词为命题点,因此考生要根据上下文语境,认真阅读原文,分析动作转换背景,弄清动作不同执行者,以便准确判断代词的其实际指代对象。
3. 主旨理解题
说明文常用文章大意判断题考查考生对通篇文意的理解。即对文章的主题或中心意思的概括和归纳。主要考查考生对文章的整体理解能力。命题形式常以This passage mainly talks about ____.What is the main idea of the passage?为设问方式。这种试题多以This passage mainly talks about the major
surprising findings about….为回答方法。答题时首先阅读题干,掌握问题的类型,了解试题题干以及各个选项所包含的信息,然后有针对性地对文章进行扫读,对有关信息进行快速定位,再将相关信息进行整合、甄别、分析、对比,有根有据地排除干扰项,选出正确答案。
4. 判断推理题。
这种试题常以The passage is intended to...(2 The author suggests that...(3 The story implies that…(4 Which point of view may the author agree to?(5 From the passage we can conclude that...(6 The purpose of the passage is to...为设问方式。这种题型的答案在原文中不是直接就能找到的,它要求考生进行合理的推断。如因果关系,文中的某些用词、语气也往往具有隐含意义,考生要将这种含义读出来。说明文常出现图示判断题,这种试题可以事物之间正确的依赖关系为命题点,要求考生判断其正确的流程顺序相互关系等。考生一定要认真阅读原文,并对照原文介绍的情况,弄清图示的差异,根据题干需要最终做出正确判断。如:动物介绍性说明文常出现动物能力判断题,考查考生对特定动物所具有能力的判断。解题时考生应认真阅读原文对动物形态活动能力的判断,了解动物的生存环境和是否会使用工具,是否善于爬行、飞翔和游泳等。
观点态度题也是判断推理题考查的内容之一。说明文的对象为客观事实,但设题以议论的表达方式抒发对该说明对象的想法。如对某种新发明的赞赏,或对某个事物的批判。这类题目常见的题干表达方式有"What was the author?s attitude towards ...?" 等。
【实例探究】 Northwest China is part of the sandstorm centre in Central Asia. Sandstorms begin in desert areas. Sandstorms in China appear to have increased in recent years as a result of "desertification". This is a process that happens when land becomes desert because of climate changes and because people cut down trees and dig up grass.
【问题设计】
According to the passage which is NOT likely to cause "desertification"?
A. Climate changes. B. Cutting down trees.
C. Digging up grass. D. Saving water.
知识管理是一种有意的策略,以促使合适的人适时地获得适当的知识,并协助人们分享信息以及展开行动,增进组织效能。知识管理是个不断螺旋循环的复杂过程,涉及了知识的收集、组织、分享、调适、使用、创新等。英语学习策略的知识管理可遵循以下步骤:
(一)学习策略知识的收集
学习策略是个人长期积累而来的、智能、秘诀等,是一种体验性知识,难以从外表察觉,属于高度个人化的隐性知识。知识管理的第一步就是要收集、确认学生使用的各种各样的英语学习策略。这个过程其实就是将隐性的学习策略知识转化为显性知识的过程。要收集真实可行的学习策略,教师可以通过问卷调查、行动研究、直接观察法、访谈法、自我反省等方法,了解学生在不同的情境或学习任务下,会使用哪些学习策略;也可以在学生实际执行某项学习任务时,要求他们边做边说出整个认知历程,以分析他们所使用的学习策略(有声思考法);或者采用同侪教导法,即在成绩好的同学教导成绩差的同学或高年级学生教导低年级学生时,记录整个过程下来,从所教内容推知其所拥有的学习策略。
(二)学习策略的整理和归类
收集到学习策略知识后,应对其进行整理和归类。首先要对所收集到的学习策略加以分析,判断和筛选出有价值的策略以便传递和共享,并根据学习策略的类型加以归类。例如,可以借鉴学习策略研究专家Oxford对英语学习策略的分类[61:
(1)记忆策略(Memorystrategies):帮助学生存取信息;
(2)认知策略(Cognitivestrateiges):用于学习语言活动中,包括学习者如何接受语言材料、如何组织语言知识、如何理解语言结构、如何提高语言操作的技能等;
(3)补偿策略(Compensationstrategies):使学生在自身语言知识不足的情况下仍然能够进行交流,例如利用非语言线索猜测意思、用同义词替代或迂回解释表达等;
(4)元认知策略(Metaeognitivestrategies):用于对自己学习策略的使用进行评价、管理和监控;
(5)情感策略(Afectivestrategies):帮助学生控制自己的情绪、动机、态度,保持信心;
(6)社交策略(Socialstrate.iges):使学生为了争取更多的交际机会、维持交际以提高交际效果而采取的各种策略。
(三)学习策略知识的保存
整理和归类的过程是将显性知识转化为更为复杂或更为系统化显性知识的过程,然后需要再将这种形成团体共识的知识加以外显化,成为具体、明确且可有效使用的组织知识,这就是知识的保存。学习策略知识的保存方法有两种:一种是制作成学习策略使用手册,这种保存方式简便易行;另一种是运用信息科技,将知识编码,储存在计算机数据库中,并创建网页提供在线学习,这种方式能突破时空限制,便于检索,并能提供即时反馈。
(四)学习策略知识的传播与共享
知识管理所面临的最大挑战在于促进组织更有效地分享隐性知识。唯有通过密切的交流与分享,知识才能充分获得发展并发挥最大价值,进而提高学习成效。学习策略的传播方式主要有四种:直接训练、经验总结与分享、同侪教导、个别诊断与辅导的动态评价(主要是针对个别学生,先进行问题诊断再接学习辅导)。其中,第一种途径最为普遍。
直接进行策略训练常用的方法包括:讲座与讨论、讲习班、将策略编人教科书中、基于策略的英语教学,也可以将策略训练融人课堂教学中去。不少研究发现,策略训练能弥补学生因认知能力的不足而造成对学习的不利影响,当学生再次遇到类似学习任务时,就知道如何应用,也能获得较佳的学习效果。因此专家建议,学习策略的教学应采取直接教授为佳。要在课堂上渗透英语学习策略,教师可以采用隐藏式训练方式,即通过设计好的.材料和活动训练学生使用某策略。例如,通过完成课本中的练习,学生在学习中自行确定、模仿和自我评估诸如自我监控、记}乙、合作等各种学习策略。这样,策略训练就与常规课堂教学有机地结合在—起。教师也可以在学习过程中对某一策略进行详细解说,让学生辨析策略的使用,并示范如何将该策略应用于不同的学习情境,同时系统地给学生提供练习和自我评估的机会,让他们能将所接收到的知识加以组合与理解。下表以Ofxord归纳的六种学习策略为例,举例说明了这些策略在英语的听、说、读、写各项教学活动中可进行的训练方式。当然,根据学生所处的不同学习阶段和各自特点,教师可有选择地进行策略训练。随着学习策略训练时间的增加,学生的策略意识逐渐提高,就会发展出成功组织和进行自主学习的技巧“。他们对学习策略越熟练,就越能将学习策略加以迁移到新的学习情境。这样,教师在学生学习过程中所扮演的角色会逐渐减轻,而学生的学习责任则会日渐加重,符合现今“以学习者为中心”的教育潮流。
(五)学习策略知识的创新
知识管理的最终目的是知识的变革与创新,唯有将知识创新融入到教育中,教育才能持续发展与革新。要实现学习策略的创新,一方面在直接训练或分享他人经验的基础上,学生通常能创造出新的策略知识,而这些知识又能成为下一轮收集的对象。整个流程是一个周而复始的动态循环过程。另一方面,教师之间也可以进行知识的分享与合作,捕捉实际授课过程中激发的创意,发现新的适用的学习策略。就这样,新的知识又被创造出来,继而加以传播和分享,应用于实际的教学内容与情境之中,促使全体学生不断提高学习效益。
首先,历年考试真题是必备的资料,真题是一个标准,做真题可以把握试题难度,出题角度,了解命题重点。其次,考研阅读辅导书,这种资料贵精不在多。做完后,我们应该反复的研读真题,思考不同类型文章的出题风格,从中摸索规律以提高阅读水平与做题技巧。
After reading Jane Eyre, I think Jane Eyre is a great woman. Through a serious of troublesome situations between Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester, the author set up a great female image before readers: insisting on maintaining an independent personality, pursuing individual freedom, advocating equality of life and being confident before hard conditions.
Her early life at Gateshead was terrible, everyone seems harsh on her. She survives her parents at an early age, and has to live with her ugly aunt and three cousins. She suffers large quantities of bad conditions that others may not experience. However, she does not give up in despair, she does not destroy herself mentally, instead, Jane Eyre is filled with unlimited confidence, and she is a strong spirit, a victory over the inner personality.
She is then forced to send to Lowood Institution, unfortunately, life there turns out to be terrible, too. She is still under physical and spiritual punishment. Mr Brocklehurst insults her to be a liar before all pupils and teachers. But there she meets one sincere friend Helen Burns and one sincere teacher Miss Temple. They always treat her well. She then behaves very well and get many people’s recognition. Six years later, she makes a teacher there.
After two years teaching life at Lowood Institution, she plans to leave there to pursuit her own life and happiness. She was in a position of governess through a letter from Thornfield. Her life was totally changed after that. There she met a lovely girl, Adele and her master, Mr. Rochester. She has a special feeling about them. With the development of the plots, Jane Eyre succeed a large sum of money from his uncle, and through all bitter things which was caused by Rochester’s wife in Thornfield, Jane Eyre and Mr.Rockester finally get married and lead an ideal life.
I think Jane Eyre is an autobiography of Charlotte Bronte. Although the story is made up, the heroine and people's life and the environment in the story were taken from the details of real people around and experience. Charlotte Bronte described a young girl’s struggling life to express her inner thought: everyone is equal regardless of his or her gender. The uniqueness of Jane Eyre is not only lies in its truth and the strong artistic appeal, but also lies in the particular female image. The love story of Rochester and Jane Eyre vividly shows the fire of passion and sincere heart strongly reveals their notions of love. She looks down upon the upper class who only use their power to do what they intend to do and laughs at their stupid to show her independent character and beauty dream.
In the actual fact, she wasn’t pretty, even herself knows that, and of course, the ordinary appearance make others have bad opinion on her, even her own aunt dislike her. And some others even thought that she was easy to look down upon and tease, but she was totally much more than “the plain and ugly tutor”. And as a little governess she said to her master: “Do you think my poor, obscure, plain, and little has led me to be a soulless and heartless person? You have done a wrong thing!”Underneath these lines sees the equality of human in Jane Eyre’s mind. She has affection towards her master, Mr. Rochester, but when she finds that he has already had a wife, she leaves him and her love place without consideration. Although God did not grant her a beauty and wealth person, instead, God gave her a kind mind and a thoughtful brain. Her idea of equality and self-respect impressed us extremely much and make us feel the power inside her small body.
In my mind, a person’s beauty on the face can only make others feel that he or she is attractive or charming, if his or her mind isn’t the same noble as the appearance, beauty of this kind cannot last for a long time, because other people will one day find that the beauty which had charmed them was only a superficial one, it’s not sincere, they will not like the person any more. For a long time, only a person’s great virtue, a noble soul, a beautiful heart can be called as an everlasting beauty, just as Albert Einstein said: “A person must be held accountable for their biological survival or all of the meaning or purpose, from an objective point of view, I think it is ridiculous. Everyone can have a certain ideal, which determines the ideal and his efforts to determine the direction. In this sense, I never easy and the enjoyment of life as an end in itself, the ethical basis of this, I call it the ideal pigsty. I lit up the road, and continue to give me new courage to face up to the pleasure of the ideal life is good and the beautiful and true. If it were not for like-minded between the warm feelings, but focus on the objective world, the arts and sciences in the field of work will never reach the target, and then it seems to me that life would be empty. There are efforts to pursue the goal of the vulgar - property, vanity, luxury living, I think it is despicable.”
Now I get a better understanding of what real beauty is, as we are all human-beings, so we should distinguish whether a man is noble or vulgar.
Jane Eyre’s story makes me thinking about our future life and I learn much from her experiences, I know everyone will have a better tomorrow if one holds his beliefs, regardless of one’s status and the situation he is in.
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