托福阅读中的句子简化题很多同学都做不太好,要不就是没看懂句子原意,要不就是找不准句子的重点没法选出正确选项。下面小编就通过3个实例,为大家讲解托福阅读句子简化题中通过把握作者意图来解题的实用技巧,一起来看。
托福阅读句子简化题解题思路实例分析
例1 [结果]These plants are termed opportunists because [原因]they rely on their seeds’ falling into settings where competing plants have been removed by natural processes, such as along an eroding riverbank, on landslips, or where a tree falls and creates a gap in the forest canopy.
A. Because [原因]their seeds grow in places where competing plants are no longer present, [结果]dandelions are classified as opportunists.
B. [结果]Dandelions are called opportunists because [原因]they contribute to the natural processes of erosion and the creation of gaps in the forest canopy.
C. The term opportunists apply to plants whose seeds fall in places where they can compete with the seeds of other plants.
D. The term opportunists apply to plants whose falling seeds are removed by natural processes.
你发现原句中有个because,就知道这句话是在解释,必定有因有果。我们先去找因和果。结果是这些植物被称为机会主义者,原因是它们依赖种子掉进一个环境,后面说这个环境里竞争性的植物已经被移除了,即没有竞争性的环境。对句子稍做整理后变成,因为它们依赖自己的种子掉进一个没有竞争性的环境,所以这些植物被称为机会主义者。
有同学会问,后面的such as要怎么处理。一般我们有个原则,在句子当中如果是补充的信息,那很重要;如果是重复的信息,应该是不重要的。所以看such as只要明白一点,它到底给前面的什么内容举例。看例子的内容,会发现说的都是地方,说明是给setting举例,那么就可以把它放在一边。
于是,我们明白作者原句的意图是在解释有因果的关系,那么四个选项中正确的答案必定在逻辑关系和讲话的意图上和原句是一样的。发现A、B、C、D中只有A和B是有因果的,再进一步看具体的内容,可知A的原因和结果都与原句一致,为正确选项。
例2 [转折前]Estimates indicate that the aquifer contains enough water to fill Lake Huron, but unfortunately, [转折后]under the semiarid climatic conditions that presently exist in the region, rates of addition to the aquifer are minimal, amounting to about half a centimeter a year.
A. Despite the current impressive size of the Ogallala aquifer, the region’s climate keeps the rates of water addition very small.
B. Although the aquifer has been adding water at the rate of only half a centimeter a year, it will eventually accumulate enough water of fill Lake Huron.
C. Because of the region’s present climatic conditions, water is being added each year to the aquifer.
D. Even when the region experiences unfortunate climatic conditions, the rates of addition of water continue to increase.
这个题目原句中有一个but unfortunately,说明这句话前后有一个转折,那么它最核心的意义是作者前后表示的不同。
看转折前:aquifer地下蓄水层还有足够的水来填满休伦湖。虽然我们不知道休伦湖有多大,但你明白作者的意图是说水很多。
转折后:在这个半干旱的条件下,补充率很小。Amounting to后面给出补充率的数字,是重复内容不重要。
所以明确转折前说水量大,转折后说补充率小。然后我们看四个选项,正确答案一定在逻辑关系的表达上是跟But属于同一个范畴。A有despite,表示转折、让步;B有although,让步;C有个因果,原文没有存在因果;D有even表示让步。所以在四个选项中我们会优先考虑A、B、D这三个选项。
仔细看A选项,despite后的内容表示水量大,和原句转折前相同;而逗号后的内容表示补充率小,和原句转折后相同。所以A是正确选项。
例3 Numerous insects occupy the marsh, feeding on living or dead cordgrass tissue, and redwing blackbirds, sparrows, rodents, rabbits, and deer feed directly on the cordgrass.
A. Insects feed only on dead cordgrass, while most other marsh inhabitants feed on live cordgrass.
B. The marsh is a good habitat for insects, but a relatively poor one for birds and animals.
C. Although cordgrass provides food for birds and animals, it gives insects both food and a place to live.
D.Cordgrass provides food for numerous insects, birds, and other animals.
这个题目中有一个and,表示并列的关系。那么我们需要考虑并列前和并列后两部分的内容。并列的内容我们往往会取同,打包处理。原文意思是,and前说很多昆虫占据沼泽地,它吃这样的一种植物,and后说这些鸟类去吃这种植物,两部分并列在一起。
看四个选项,A选项中有个while,表示对比,逻辑关系不对;B有个but表示转折,逻辑关系不对;C有个although表示让步,逻辑关系不对。所以在逻辑关系上唯一比较符合原句的就是D选项。具体来看D选项,意思是这种植物给昆虫、鸟类、其他的动物提供了食物。
如果仔细阅读,你会发现C选项其实说得也很有道理:尽管这种植物给鸟类和其他动物提供了食物,但它给昆虫既提供食物又提供住的地方。似乎这句话更能够表示原文的意思,但是大家不要忘记,虽然它翻译成中文在语义上与原句差不多,但在作者讲话的逻辑意图和句子表示的功能上有所不同。原文没有用任何的转折、让步、比较这样一种取反、表示不同的逻辑关系表达,所以你就不能考虑although。大家要注意,内容说起来差不多,但是作者讲话的逻辑关系、意图不对,我们自然不考虑。所以这道题的答案选D选项。
以上就是托福阅读句子简化题中把握作者意图思路技巧的实例讲解,希望能够给大家提供一些帮助参考。