以下是對(duì)2012年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試的閱讀和完形部分的簡(jiǎn)要評(píng)析,希望對(duì)大家備考英語(yǔ)六級(jí)有所參考借鑒。

快速閱讀

選材:
本次六級(jí)考試的快速閱讀文章標(biāo)題為:The Three-year Solution,從標(biāo)題上看基本沒(méi)有太值得關(guān)注的信息,但是此標(biāo)題確實(shí)可以引起讀者的興趣,到底是怎么樣的一個(gè)三個(gè)解決方案。通過(guò)閱讀文章會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn),本篇文章主要是講一些大學(xué)開(kāi)始采用三年學(xué)制來(lái)替代四年學(xué)制,全文從各方面分析了三年學(xué)制的利弊。本文是選自美國(guó)的新聞周刊(Newsweek)2008年5月的一篇文章,從選材方面來(lái)說(shuō),這依然沿用了六級(jí)的熱門(mén)選材范圍中的高等教育類(lèi),中規(guī)中矩。

命題:
此次快速閱讀的十道考題都非常合乎以往考試中的快速閱讀的命題特點(diǎn),大部分題目都可以在原文中比較清晰地定位,并且可以利用原文信息,進(jìn)行少量的同義替換對(duì)應(yīng)到選項(xiàng),在句子填空方面的三道題也不需要對(duì)原文信息進(jìn)行改寫(xiě),直接抄寫(xiě)原文信息即可。值得一提的是第2,4,9題。
2. By quoting Stephen Trachtenberg the author wants to say that__________.
A. American universities are resistant to change
B. the summer vacation contributes to student growth
C. college facilities could be put to more effective use
D. the costs of running a university are soaring

根據(jù)題干信息可以定位到原文第二段的這句:
Former George Washington University president Stephen J. Trachtenberg estimates that a typical college uses its facilities for academic purposes a little more than half the calendar year.
而要解決本題,需要對(duì)此句作一點(diǎn)理解,此句的重點(diǎn)是講大學(xué)的Facilities(設(shè)備,器材)只能為學(xué)術(shù)目的使用半年多一點(diǎn)的時(shí)間,那也就是說(shuō)這些設(shè)備還有更多的使用的可能。于是此題應(yīng)該將C. college facilities could be put to more effective use作為最佳答案。此題的難點(diǎn)在于定位完成后,需要對(duì)本句的信息做一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)換,也就是把原文中講到時(shí)間的內(nèi)容轉(zhuǎn)化成更有效使用。在快速閱讀中,這對(duì)考生是個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)。

4. What is said about the new three-year degree program at Hartwick?
A. Its students have to earn more credits each year.
B. Non-credit courses are eliminated altogether.
C. Its faculty members teach more hours a week.
D. Some summer courses are offered free of charge.

根據(jù)題干信息可以定位到原文第八段第一句:
For all of these reasons, some colleges like Hartwick are rethinking the old way of doing things and questioning decades-old assumptions about what a college degree means.

但是很遺憾,在這句中,我們無(wú)法找到四個(gè)選項(xiàng)與原文相對(duì)應(yīng)的信息。這也是正是本題的難點(diǎn)所在,于是只能選擇擴(kuò)大定位的范圍,繼續(xù)尋找原文中的支持信息,最終將在下一段,也就是全文第九段的第二句:By eliminating that extra year, three-year degree students save 25 percent in costs. Instead of taking 30 credits a year, these students take 40. 找到答案。也就是說(shuō)Hartwick的學(xué)生要拿更多的學(xué)分。對(duì)應(yīng)到選項(xiàng):A. Its students have to earn more credits each year.

本題是整個(gè)快速閱讀中最難的一題,難點(diǎn)1:定位范圍太大,整個(gè)用到八、九兩段; 2信息轉(zhuǎn)換,原文給的是數(shù)字信息,30和40,選項(xiàng)是文字描述。但好的一面是這也本篇唯一的難題,其它題目均相對(duì)較容易。另外本題也給未來(lái)的考生一點(diǎn)啟示:個(gè)別的六級(jí)快速閱讀題也有難題,考場(chǎng)上要大處著眼,碰到這樣的題可以先選擇跳過(guò),待其它題目解決后再回頭解決難題。

9. Universities are increasingly aware that they must adapt to a rapidly changing world in order to __________.
根據(jù)題干信息,本題定位到原文的第十六段,即倒數(shù)第二段:Whether they experiment with three-year degrees, offer year-round classes, challenge the tenure system—or all of the above—universities are slowly realizing that to stay competitive and relevant they must adapt to a rapidly changing world.

題目問(wèn)的是目的,而原文句中也用了可以表示目的的不定式,故答案抄寫(xiě)自原文stay competitive and relevant即可,難度較小。需要注意的是在定位的時(shí)候,要看明白increasingly aware,和原文的slowly realizing也是一種替換。

簡(jiǎn)答題:
本次簡(jiǎn)答題文章是環(huán)保類(lèi)題材,主題很明確:減少二氧化碳的排放,即減排,算是一個(gè)老生常談的話題,所以對(duì)于考生來(lái)說(shuō),看懂是很輕松的,但作答起來(lái)也需要大家嚴(yán)重注意格式,因?yàn)榇蠹乙欢梢园岩馑急磉_(dá)清楚,但細(xì)節(jié)的語(yǔ)法要求可能會(huì)成為廣大考生失分的主要原因。以第47和48題為例:

47. What are suggested as renewable and less-polluting energy alternatives?

本題定位到第一段的第二句:But while much of the research and innovation has concentrated on finding less-polluting energy alternatives, it may be decades before clean technologies like wind and solar meet a significant portion of our energy needs.

從這里我們可以看出答案應(yīng)該是風(fēng)能和太陽(yáng)能。但是作答時(shí)要注意答案應(yīng)該是以句子的形式出現(xiàn),即首字母要大寫(xiě)。所以建議答案為:Clean technologies like wind and solar。

48. What does the author say is a forward thinking strategy concerning the reduction of CO2 emissions?

本題定位到第三段的第三句:That forward thinking strategy is gaining support.但是這句開(kāi)頭的That又提示出了答案應(yīng)該來(lái)自于它之前的文字,最終可以找到第三段的第一句:That sense of urgency has increased interest in capturing and storing CO2,which the IPCC says could prove provide the more than 50% reduction in emissions thought needed to reduce global warming.那么本題應(yīng)該作答:Capturing and storing CO2。還是和上題一樣,注意,首字母要大寫(xiě)。

深度閱讀:

第一篇文章講設(shè)定目標(biāo)也有消極作用,第二篇文章講中國(guó)和印度的發(fā)展能歐美的啟示。從文章選材來(lái)說(shuō),完全符合六級(jí)文章選材以往的風(fēng)格,一篇社科類(lèi),一篇政經(jīng)類(lèi),六級(jí)選材就是這樣,要么讓大家都看得懂,要么就是都看不懂。

從命題角度看,本次深度閱讀整體難度與往年也基本相當(dāng),題目定位比較明顯,大部分題干中都包含專(zhuān)有名詞,這無(wú)形中降低了定位的難度,因?yàn)閷?zhuān)有名詞在文章中極為顯眼。而選項(xiàng)對(duì)應(yīng)程度也整體較高,如:

52. What message does the author try to convey about goal-setting?
A. Its negative effects have long been neglected.
B. The goals increase people’s work efficiency.
C. Its role has been largely underestimated.
D. The goals most people set are unrealistic

對(duì)應(yīng)原文第二段:
What’s far less understood by scientists, however, are the potentially harmful effects of goal-setting.?直接對(duì)應(yīng)到選項(xiàng):A. Its negative effects have long been neglected.

又如:
59. What stopped the American economy from collapsing in 2007?
A. Self-regulatory repair mechanisms of the free market.
B. Cooperation between the government and businesses.
C. Abandonment of big government by the public.
D. Effective measures adopted by the government.

對(duì)應(yīng)原文第三段第三句:Of course, when the markets came crashing down in 2007, it was decisive government intervention that saved the day.

直接對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng):D. Effective measures adopted by the government.

以上兩題只要考生可以準(zhǔn)確定位,一定可以輕松找到答案。

當(dāng)然也有相對(duì)較難理解的題目,如:
54. How did Sears’ goal-setting affect its employees?
A. They were obliged to work more hours to increase their sales.
B. They competed with one another to attract more customers.
C. They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota.
D. They improved their customer service on a company wide basis.

根據(jù)題干可以定位到原文第七段第二句:Such was the case, Schweitzer says, in the early 1990s when Sears imposed a sales quota on its auto repair staff.

而定位句沒(méi)有講到對(duì)雇員的影響,故擴(kuò)大范圍看它的下一句:It prompted employees to overcharge for work and to complete unnecessary repairs on a companywide basis.本句中給出的說(shuō)法是:它促使雇員們過(guò)量工作,并在公司范圍內(nèi)完成了不必要的修復(fù)工作。原文用詞是unnecessary(不必要的),于是選項(xiàng)中最為恰當(dāng)?shù)氖荂. They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota。這個(gè)替換對(duì)于小部分考生來(lái)說(shuō)是比較難的,因?yàn)椴徽J(rèn)識(shí)unethical(不道德的),其實(shí)這個(gè)詞在文章前面給出了中文提示。所以提醒未來(lái)的考生朋友,閱讀題文章中給出的中文提示,一定要必須要高度重視,因?yàn)檫@個(gè)一定是有用的,不然出題人就不用費(fèi)盡提示了。

完形填空

本次完形填空選材比較新穎,聽(tīng)音樂(lè)對(duì)大腦的好處。選自《科學(xué)美國(guó)人》雜志,文章的原名是:Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind。聽(tīng)音樂(lè),磨思緒。算是出題人給考生的一點(diǎn)輕松,在最后解決完形的同時(shí),也能增長(zhǎng)見(jiàn)識(shí)。

在命題方面,本次完形分別考查了7道動(dòng)詞題,5道名詞題,2道形容詞題,1道副詞題,2道介詞題和3道連詞題。這樣的配比非常符合往年的出題比例。介詞和連詞共5題是每年四六級(jí)完形的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)設(shè)計(jì),算是相對(duì)容易的題目。動(dòng)詞題一定要占到絕對(duì)多數(shù),因?yàn)閯?dòng)詞的考查更全面,更能反映出考生的實(shí)際英語(yǔ)運(yùn)用能力。

本次命題所選擇考查的單詞難度較低,如62題:notice, notion, note, notification; 67題:subtle, elementary, sensitive, original; 69題:effort, impulse, object, attention; 74題:subjects, models, causes, lessons; 77題:trouble, transform, distract, disclose; 79題:proceed, process, prefer, predict等等?;径际菤v年四六級(jí)的??荚~匯,希望各位未來(lái)的考生能高度重視歷年真題,把考過(guò)的詞做到萬(wàn)無(wú)一失,那實(shí)際考試的分?jǐn)?shù)肯定是高分。

其實(shí)在實(shí)際考試,完形部分最大的難度不是題目會(huì)與不會(huì)的問(wèn)題,往往是時(shí)間問(wèn)題,很多考生容易出現(xiàn)時(shí)間不夠的情況,建議大家在平時(shí)的備考過(guò)程中,每次做題都限時(shí)做,深度閱讀就限定在12分鐘左右,而完形就限定在8到10分鐘。每次限定好時(shí)間,習(xí)慣這樣的時(shí)間安排,在真正考試時(shí)肯定不會(huì)慌亂,而且每道題都會(huì)有充分的時(shí)間思考解題,成績(jī)必然也會(huì)穩(wěn)步上升。

最后的幾天六級(jí)備考,希望大家好好抓緊時(shí)間,拒絕裸考。

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