选择题 24.【上下文的归纳】提及的报告都是澳大利亚的报告,并非“worldwide”;“extensive interests to find a living thylacine ”是对整个段落的总结,包含政府和私人组织的努力,也包含报告的增多。|不是一句话的归纳,看细节处就会选错。 26.【上下文归纳】看however后的表达,“Mooney treats all reports on face value”,“on face value”即就表面意思来说,即暂且相信报告所说的东西;而后,又提到不会立刻就去行动。
Accidental Scientists
Heading 29.【上下文理解】举了多处Examples,说明“how much of scientific discovery was unplanned and even accidental” 30.【上下文理解】“some…;some…;many others…”讲述了人们对于serendipity的误解。 31.【上下文理解】industry=business sector
选择题 33.【一句话的同义表达】accept chance discoveries = see what turns up 34.【结合上下文】Medawar讲这句话的目的与“serendipity”是否是一个skill完全不相关 36.【细节信息、上下文】作者想用Irving的例子说明serendipity的重要性
Otters
匹配题 5.【细节部分的理解,也算“同义替换”】shy 和 wary(小心)并且no other otter already in residence(领地意识)—–social characteristics 8.【一句话的同义替换】law= legislative act 9.【一句话的同义替换】heat loss、compensate for = thermal underwear
Summary 12.【上下文理解】一般otters活动范围12 and 80km,coastal otters 只有几公里,→最小
Wealth In A Cold Climate
Heading 16.【上下文内容】提到了exceptional cases,但这不是主要内容,也不是其他researchers的研究内容。 —–The positive correlation between climate and wealth 17.【细节部分,结合23题细节题来做】认为该段落主要在讲institution—-误选The importance of institution in traditional views. 该段落虽然提及到institution,但是只讲到institution是众多other factors其中之一,还有access to trading routes.—–Other factors besides climate that influence wealth 20.【上下文+细节】该段明显提到other researchers,也提到新加坡的例子来说明地理决定论不可取。 rule out:排除
Summary 23.【定位错误】improve institution/governments 原文”climate…combines with other factors…such as …access to trading routes” 对应题目“besides excellent surroundings and climate”| do well = long prosperity 24.【定位错误】 resembling weather conditions = climates are similar 25.【一句话的同义表达】没看到for corn it took twice as long for corn to spread from Mexico to what is now the eastern United States = 题目:faster than from South America to the North. 26.conditioning: 空调