经过总结剑桥雅思系列丛书,发现有不少的选择题存在着比较的考点,有的比较了如指掌,而有的比较则比较隐约,在审题时若能及时发现标题中的比较考点,并做好准备,那么解题就没有那么艰难了。
在这里,专家把雅思里的比较分为三类:直接比较,即标题中包含有比较级和最高级的表达方式的标题;间接比较,即标题中并没有直接的比较级和最高级,但是有诸如major,majority,main,mainly等可能会用比较来停止论述的词汇的标题;隐含比较,即题干中未包含比较关系词,但是选项内包含比较的标题。那么,下面我就逐个停止总结!
第一类:直接比较
例1 剑7 Test 2 Q 34
A German study showed there was greater ‘mixed handedness’ in musicians who
A started playing instruments in early youth
B play a string instrument such as the violin
C practice a great deal on their instrument
思绪透析:题干中包括greater这个明显的比较级,要提示考生们留意的是,在实践的听力中,比较级的用词能够发作同义转换,但是这种比较关系的表达一定在听力文本中是存在的,所以要特别关注在听力内容中比较的表达方式,答案就在其中。这与填空题是分歧的,在填空题中如若发现比较表达方式,那我们能够把它当特殊关键词来看待,耐烦等候听力素材中的比较表达后即可得到答案。
实践做题:在实践做题中,当听到Germany study 时肯定做题位置。
原文:keyboard players had high levels of mixed handedness, whereas string players like violinists strongly favored one hand. Also those who started younger were more mixed handed.
解题:从原文中我们不难看出,小提琴演奏者的用手习气比较倾向于某一侧。所以扫除B。紧接着呈现的整句话里呈现了两处比较级,more mixed handed 与greater mixed handedness 构成同义转换,younger 与选项A中的early youth 对应,所以正确答案为A。
例2 剑7 Test 1 Q 12
The company has most camping sites in
A France
B Italy
C Switzerland
思绪透析:题干中包含有most sites 这个最高级的表达方式,故做好准备去听比较关系同义转换即可得到答案。
实践做题:当听到300 sites 以及Italy 等信息后能够定位做题位置
原文:In Italy we now have some 64 sites that we either own, or have exclusive use of 。 France is where we have the majority of sites, and we currently have a project to expand into Switzerland.
解题:不难发现majority 和most 之间存在同义转换,故答案为A。
例3 剑2 Test 3 Q 31
The driest continent is
A Australia
B Africa
C Antarctica
思绪透析:题干中有driest 这个最高级,要高度留意比较关系的同义转换。
实践做题:听到Australia 后肯定做题位置。
原文:As I have said, Australia is a dry continent, second only to Antarctica in its lack of rainfall.
解题:不难发现答案是C,但值得我们留意的是,second only to 是一种特殊的比较表达方式。
第二类:间接比较
例4 剑3 Test 1 Q 32
According to the speaker, the main cause of back pain in women is
A pregnancy
B osteoporosis
C lack of exercise
思绪透析:在审题中发现有main cause 这样的间接比较提示词,那此题很显然要列出几个形成女性背疼的缘由,但是要停止比照得出谁是主要缘由。
实践做题:听到women 就肯定了做题位置。
原文:The majority of our patients at the clinic tend to be women. They are especially vulnerable because of pregnancy but also because of osteoprosis, which I personally believe to be the major cause of problems for women.