1. 六级阅读技巧总结.ppt

例二（2008.6） 原文 Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and Ambition. But it’s not the only indicator and, paradoxically, its significance is declining. The reason: so many similar people go elsewhere. Getting into college is not life’ only competition. Old-boy networks are breaking down. Princeton economist Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph.D.program. High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in; degrees of prestigious universities didn’t. 题目 59.What does the author mean by ”kids count more than their college“(Line1,para.4?）A. Continuing education is more important to a person success. B. A person happiness should be valued more than their education. C. Kid’s actual abilities are more important than their college background. D. What kids learn at college cannot keep up with job market requirements. * 解析： 本题在比较处设题。从字面意思看，该句意思是”孩子比他们的大学更重要“。作者指出，上大学的重要性已经开始下降，除了上学以外，孩子们还面临着很多竞争，有时候GRE的高成绩会比名牌大学的学位更起作用，由此可知，作者此话意思是”孩子们的实际能力比他们的大学背景更重要”。 * 五、观点态度题 观点态度题主要测试考生根据文章内容发现或推断出对某人或事物的观点或态度、作者的行文基调、文中某人或机构对某人或事物的观点或态度的能力。常见题干表现形式如下： It’s the author’s view that _____ What’s the author’s attitude toward__ Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage? According to …,….. * 可帮助判断态度的词有形容词、副词、情态动词。考生应分清楚并熟悉选项中的褒义词、贬义词和中性词。 常见褒义词： positive supporting praising enthusiastic optimistic concerned advisable sympathetic 常见贬义词： pessimistic critical depressed negative ironic(讽刺的) arbitrary（武断的） sarcastic（挖苦的） disappointed 常见中性词: neutral compromising indifferent objective subjective informative impartial（不偏袒的） descriptive explanatory * 解答观点态度题要辨清文章的文体。 议论文中，文章的主题句一般会表明作者的态度； 说明文因其体裁的客观性，作者的态度也往往采取中立 描述性文章中，文章观点往往不直接提出，而作者在写作时常会带有某种倾向性，因此阅读时要细心捕捉表达或暗示情感态度的词或短语，捕捉那些烘托气氛、渲染情感的词句。 * They are using fewer of the very deferential “women’s” forms, and even using the few strong forms that are know as “men’s.” This, of