如:
題目:Children of average ability seem to need more direction from teachers because they do not have _______.
原文:There appears to be a qualitative difference in the way the intellectually highly able think, compared with more average-ability or older pupils, for whom external regulation by the teacher often compensates for lack of internal regulation.
這個題目原文的句子對于有些考生來講,應(yīng)該難度挺難,不太好理解,但是,只要你注意并且識別同義替換, do not have= lack of,這樣就可以做出答案了,答案是:internal regulation.
但是,閱讀考試中的所有同義替換有很多種方式替換的。
舉例1:關(guān)于一件事情或觀點,95%的人agree, 5%的disagree。 如果你能這樣改:Themajority of people agree..., 說明你的詞匯量還是很不錯的。但是,雅思考官的“雅思語言”很可能是這樣呈現(xiàn)的: The overwhelming consensus is that....
關(guān)于consensus,我們閱讀班的詞匯串講講過,這個單詞從后往前看:us(我們)+sense(感覺,感知)+con(一致;一起):就是“共識”的意思。“雅思語言”呈現(xiàn)出來就是:壓倒性的共識是...
舉例2:關(guān)于一個發(fā)展變化:such developments have been criticised as..., but the success of other similar development suggests that the majority of the public does not share this opinion.
如果要改寫這句話,雅思考官會這樣改寫的:Mixed views on the the change... 這里的mixed views到下次改寫的時候,還有可能被考官改寫成:conflicting views, 或是 opposing views about sth.
舉例3:原文: We may envy geniuses’ achievement and fame, but we should also recognize the price they have paid in terms of perseverance, single-mindedness, dedication, restrictions on their personal lives, the demands upon their energies and time, and how often they had to display great courage to preserve their integrity or to make their way to the top.
你以為考官在改寫的時候,會一個詞一個詞的把上面的句子都改寫一遍嗎?當然不會,你以為雅思考官傻嗎?雅思考官的“雅思語言”直接這樣:Geniuses often pay a high price to achieve greatness. 這是一種類似summary樣的同義替換方式,“雅思語言”的這個特點,你get到了嗎?
“雅思語言”不熟悉,是導致考生地位不準出現(xiàn)錯誤的原因。如:California has replaced a range of firefighting tools. (判斷題)
這個判斷題很多考生判斷為NOT GIVEN,因為考生在文中讀爛也沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)tools這個詞,就判斷為NG。文中是有對應(yīng)點的,“雅思語言”是這樣呈現(xiàn)的:California state promises to provide more up-to-date engines, planes, and helicopters to fight fires have been fulfilled.題目中的firefighting tools其實考官同義替換了engines, planes, and helicopters 這些可以滅火的工具,這是一種上下義詞之間的同義替換,“雅思語言”的這個特點,需要大家多加注意哦。