除了有關找中心思想的題目是paper 1常遇見的題型,paper 1亦常測試同學對詞彙(vocabulary)的理解。今天想和同學們分享一下應如何處理它們。
測試同學對詞彙掌握的題類憐h,大概可以分為兩大類:
1. 找同義詞(synonyms)
題目可以簡單問題(simple question)或multiple-choices(多項選擇題)的形式出現。例如:Find ONE word in the text which could replace XXX / Which meaning of XXX is closest to the meaning used in line 20? / XXX (lines 50-51) refers to...等等。
這類題目主要要求考生從文中找replacement(替代詞)。如測試polysemous word(一詞多義)時,考題可能要求考生在不同的詞義中作選擇。
2. 找相反詞(antonyms)
題目也可能要求考生找出相反詞。例如:
Look for a word which is the opposite in meaning to XXX.
找相反詞的題目會比找同義詞的題目較困難一點。
要取得好分數,請記住以下幾點:
1. 詞義通常可從上文下理估出來。
2. 找真正的replacement。在2012 年的練習卷中,題目要求同學找出對nature's ambassadors的replacement。因ambassadors是人或生物,倘若同學的答案意思相似但不是人或生物,就會失分。 (之三)■Dr. A Chan
哲學博士,哲學碩士,英語講師。熟悉公開考試之出題模式與評分準則,任教英語。
Practice
Read the following paragraph. Then answer the MC question.
"Till now, home prices have been fluctuating greatly, and with transaction volumes ascending, home prices are under greater upward pressure," remarked a real estate analyst.
In the above paragraph, what is the meaning of "ascending" ?
a. stagnant
b. decreasing
c. fluctuating
d. increasing
Answer
d
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