考察點規(guī)范
考察的詞匯百分之百全是大學(xué)英語教學(xué)大綱上列出的詞匯及其與常見的前綴、后綴組合而成的詞匯和大綱上規(guī)定要求掌握的短語。其中, 4%左右的題目考察考四級詞匯,60%的題目考察5-6級詞匯。
題型容易把握
歷年來的六級詞匯選擇題可以分為四種題型,即近義詞辨析、形近易混詞辨析、詞義識別、短語搭配。近義詞辨析即選項詞匯中有2-3個詞匯的漢語含義比較接近,需要根據(jù)詞匯的準確的英語解釋和上下文的語言環(huán)境確定正確選項,這類題目難度較大,但比例并不很高,例如2006年1月第67題:
67. They’re going to build a big office block on that __ piece of land.
A) void B) blank C) vacant D)shallow
A、B、C選項均有“空的”意思。
形近易混詞辨析題即選項詞匯在字母組合上具有一定的相似性,但含義相距甚遠。例如大多數(shù)字母相同(compliment/complement, irritate/irrigate)、詞根相同(repel/compel/propel)、前綴或者后綴相同(spontaneously/simultaneously/homogeneously/instantaneously)。
詞義識別題即選項詞匯在形和義兩方面均沒有相似性,單純考察詞匯是否認識以及是否能夠根據(jù)上下文選擇最恰當?shù)脑~匯。例如2006年1月第68題:
68. It is my hope that everyone in this class should __ their errors before it is too late.
A) expel B) exclude C) refute D)rectify
短語搭配題即掌握大綱規(guī)定的各類短語的含義及用法,選項可能就是一個短語,也可能是短語的一部分已經(jīng)在題干中。前者例如2006年1月第62題,后者諸如2006年1月第69、70題。
62. While fashion is thought of usually __ clothing, it is important to realize that it covers a much wider domain.
A) in proportion to B) by means of C) in relation to D)on behalf of
69. Police and villagers unanimously __the forest fire to thunder and lightning.
A) ascribed B) approached C) confined D) confirmed
考察ascribe…to和confine…to的用法。介詞to已經(jīng)在題干中,和選項詞匯隔開。
70. Without any hesitation, she took off her shoes, __up her skirt and splashed across the stream.
A) twisted B) tucked C) curled D)revolved
考察tuck up和curl up的用法。介詞up已經(jīng)在題干中,和選項詞匯隔開。
解題技巧容易掌握
根據(jù)題干中確定的信息,尋找其和選項未知詞匯的關(guān)系,進而根據(jù)具體的語言環(huán)境,確定答案,題干中的信息和選項的常見關(guān)系有:
1.并列或者解釋關(guān)系,例如:
41. As a _______actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A) flexible B) versatile C) sophisticated D) productive
58. Somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of ________at people.
A) glancing B) peering C) gazing D) scanning
2.轉(zhuǎn)折/強對比關(guān)系,例如:
44. Competition, they believe, _______ the national character than corrupt it.
A) enforces B) confirms C) intensifies D) strengthens
50. I think she hurt my feelings _________ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A) virtually B) deliberately C) literally D) appropriately
3.條件/因果關(guān)系,例如:
61. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective
62. The mayor was asked to ________his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain B) conduct C) condense D) converge
4. 搭配關(guān)系,包括介詞搭配和動賓搭配等,介詞搭配又分為動詞緊跟介詞和動詞遙控介詞兩種,例如:
63. The morning news says a school bus ________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped B) collided C) crashed D) struck
動詞遙控介詞,例如:
45. The accident _______ him of his sight and the use of his legs.
A) excluded B) disabled C) deprived D) gripped
動賓搭配例如:
46. On weekends my grandma usually _______ a glass of wine.
A) subscribes to B) engages in C) hangs on D) indulges in
除此之外,中學(xué)所學(xué)過的詞匯,除個別熟詞僻義外,如果在選項中出現(xiàn),對的可能性很小。例如:
62. This is the ______ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.
A) true B) original C) real D) genuine
AC選項都不對。
考察詞匯的重復(fù)率很高
根據(jù)統(tǒng)計,2006年1月 6個題的正確選項詞匯在1997年1月到2005年6月的留級詞匯考試中沒有考過,僅占總題量的20%;32個選項此沒有考過,占總選項詞匯的26%。2006年6月六級考試中,詞匯題的重復(fù)考察的詞匯比例也高達80%。如果再加上最近幾年在閱讀中出現(xiàn)過的詞匯和短語,再則重復(fù)考察的比例接近90%。
六級詞匯題高分建議
1.從1997年1月至今的考試真題中的詞匯題,認真做3遍。做第一遍何第二遍時,不要在書本上標注答案。核對完選項后,認真分析做錯的題目的原因并記錄,要搞清楚每一個選項詞匯的含義,包括干擾選項詞匯的含義。然后按照相同的方法做第二遍。爭取在做第三遍時題目能夠全部作對。這樣,對于考試中重復(fù)考察的詞匯和短語,就可以輕松拿下。
2.在閱讀中消滅大多數(shù)六級詞匯,特別是最近十年的閱讀真題文章,包含了大量的六級詞匯中的重要考點。
3.完成上述任務(wù)后,在六級考試前2個星期左右,瀏覽一遍六級考試大綱詞匯表,查漏補缺,從而為作對部分沒有考察過的詞匯題進而取得絕對高分奠定基礎(chǔ)。