閱讀表達試題主要是考查考生從文字材料中獲取信息、處理信息、分析問題、歸納總結、并準確使用英語詞匯、語法進行書面表達的能力。因此,該題型難度較大,區分度高,是四川省課程改革后英語高考中最為重要的新題型。
四川高考閱讀表達試題特點:1. 文章詞數300左右;2. 文章為描寫人物、故事,記敘文、議論文,一般不用科普文和應用文;3. 按文章內容順序設題,可考某段的大意,一般不考全文大意、標題和詞語解釋;4. 題目設置為一問一答,通常以wh-形式的特殊疑問句提問;5. 閱讀材料本身難度不大,略低于閱讀理解的5篇文章;6. 按規定詞數簡略回答,但均控制在10詞內。該題型對考生的能力要求很高,在2013和2014年高考中,考試此題得分率偏低。但我們只要了解了此題型的命題特點及解題技巧,就能較好地完成該題。現筆者就此題型解題步驟及思路總結于后,供大家參考。
一、先讀問題,通過問題預測短文的主要話題和內容
如2013年四川高考閱讀表達真題5個問題(見考例分析一)
通過閱讀這幾個問題,我們可以預測到以下信息:
(1)短文的主人公是Jackie,因為57-60四個問題中都提到了Jackie;(2)Jackie可能是一個護士,從57題中的nursing便知;(3)Jackie的職業領域可能是糖尿病,從58題中的in the field of diabetes得知(題干中的diabetes是生詞,短文中一定會出現,并極有可能標注了漢語解釋,學生讀到該詞時,可以瀏覽一下短文中標注了漢字的生詞);(4)從59題中Jackie向提建議可以推斷,她可能糖尿病領域經驗豐富且很權威的護士;(5)從60題她女兒的擔心可以推斷Jackie可能工作太累,或身體有病,或年齡太大;(6)NHS極有可能是個醫療健康方面的機構,從上述幾點的分析及56題中的was the NHS set up可以得知。
二、帶著問題和預測的信息去閱讀短文
帶著卷面上的5個問題和預測的信息去閱讀短文,針對性強,理解的準確性高,從而節約做題時間。
三、邊閱讀短文邊完成答題
由于閱讀表達題中的綜合歸納題極少,一般都是簡單的歸納。答案的依據通常是單獨分布在短文的某個地方,所以,在閱讀的同時,只要確認了某個題的答案,就可以先完成該題。一般情況下,5個問題的順序與文章展現的順序是一致的。
四、注意問題后的詞數要求
根據題后詞數要求,答題時,常常要經過簡要歸納,采用簡略回答。但一般不能照搬原文,一定要針對不同的疑問詞在問句中做什么成分,如作主語或賓語,我們就將相應文段中的相應表述改編成主語或賓語,如名詞、動名詞或不定式等來回答問題。疑問詞作表語或狀語也可以用類似方法。下面舉例說明。例一:
People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods.
How could we be healthier according to this paragraph ?(within 8 words)
【答案解析】 此題要在8個字以內回答就必須簡略回答。How 在問句中作狀語,我們只需把文段中相應表述改為狀語即可回答“By eating as those ancient people did”。
例二:
Just like any other eager college graduate, the elder Ochs can’t wait for life’s next challenge. “I’m going to seek employment on a cruise ship as a storyteller,” she said, smiling. The determined look in her eye leaves no doubt. She’s serious.
What is the elder Ochs’ next challenge of life (within 8 words)
【答案解析】 顯然此題要在8個字以內用完整句子回答是不可能的。也需要簡略回答。What 在問句中作主語,我們只需把文段中相應表述改變為主語,就回答主語部分即可。注意動詞作主語必須用動名詞或不定式。Being a storyteller on a cruise ship.
考例分析一
2013年四川省高考閱讀表達
A nurse of 78 this weekend celebrates 60 years of walking the wards—and she has no plans to retire.
Jackie Reid was 18 when she started work in 1953—when the National Health Service(NHS)was just five years old-and is believed to be the oldest nurse in Britain.
The diabetes(糖尿病)specialist had to retire at 65 but returned as a nurse within two weeks and still does up to four seven-and-a-half hour shifts(輪班)each week.
Mrs. Reid said,” Nursing is hard if you do it correctly but I love my job. Working for the NHS has been my life. I have no other hobbies because I have worked all my life.”
Jackie has worked at a number of different hospitals-including one in Scotland.
Her specialist field has been diabetes for the past 40years.She retrained after her 12-(下轉第285頁)
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year-old daughter Michelle developed the disease. She currently works at Southend Hospital, Essex.
Over the last 60 years she has treated tens of thousands of patients. Jackie believes nursing should be protected from government cuts. She said: “There’re lots of things I would say to the government. If you are going to get good care you have to have the resources(資源), you can’t do it without enough money. They shouldn’t need the cuts that there are in the NHS. It’s hard now because there’s a shortage of staff.”
Jackie has lived alone in Grays, Essex, since her husband died three years ago.
The couple have two daughters Michelle, 50, and Karen.
54. Jackie added, “My youngest daughter worries about me—she doesn’t think I should work as much as I do. I constantly say ’don’t worry about me, I’m fine’, but she never believes me. I don’t like the thought of giving it up and will try to keep going forever.”
55. In which year was the NHS set up? (within 2 words)
56. What does Jackie think of nursing? (within 6 words)58. When did Jackie retrain in the field of diabetes? (within 6words)
57. What does Jackie wish the government to do? (within 7 words)
58. Why does Jackie’s daughter worry about her? (within 8 words)