三、 雅思阅读实力提升
阅读实力的提升绝非一朝一夕之功。单词量和对英语语法的熟练程度是各类英语阅读考试高分的基石。雅思亦是如此。通常来说,达到大学英语六级水平的考生,其单词量(5500左右)和语法程度达到雅思阅读的基本要求,再通过对雅思阅读特点和方法的掌握,可望在短期内达到6分以上的水平。
单词
根据自己的英语基础制定出每天能够坚持的、切实可行的背单词计划。
结合阅读文章记忆单词是颇为有效的方法。如脱离语言环境,孤立地背词汇,就很容易把单词的意义和正确用法遗忘或混淆。而且枯燥的单词书、字母表很容易让人疲倦和产生挫败感。在精读雅思文章的同时背单词,除了单词的收获,还能深入理解文章中的各类人文常识、趣味科普知识,从而产生每天坚持阅读、坚持背单词的兴趣和动力。另外,有效背记单词的另一个重要原则是:一定要反复多遍。背过的单词一定要定期的重复复习。
语法
雅思的语法掌握侧重对句子的理解,应学会从句子的主干成分主谓结构入手,对并列句、比较句、指代句、复合句和双重否定句有充分的把握,注意人称、语态在句子中的变化,并结合句子上下文,正确地掌握其要表达的意思。要逐渐培养将一个长句子读成一个相对短的句子,即长句短读的能力。读完一个长句后自己能总结归纳,提炼其陈述的要点。
加大阅读广度
以往在和雅思阅读8分以上的高分学员的交流中发现:学员们的单词量大小可能有所差异,但共同点却很明显:英语的累积阅读量大。有的是考前通读过多种雅思阅读材料;有的是过去读过TOEFL、GRE和GMAT的各类文章,有的是因为工作的需要每天上网快速阅读英文参考文献,所以,积累和扩大自己的英语阅读量是迈向高分的必由之路。G类考试的阅读中前两部分通常是实用性强的功能性短文,如菜单、产品说明、通知、住宿安排和广告等,非常贴近西方的实际生活,但对国内绝大多数考生而言很陌生。建议争取每天阅读一定量的原版英文报刊、书籍,如Time、Readers Digest等,尤其注意其中的各类广告。而A类阅读则注意多阅读篇幅较长的科普文章或学术性议论文,建议每天坚持半小时以上
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