余佰香
筆者分析近三年的全國卷試題得知,文章體裁雖然以說明文為主,但也有議論文和記敘文;而主題涉及人與自我、人與社會及人與自然;話題涉及健康、成長、生活、交流等各個方面。側重考查考生的承上、啟下、語境、語義等思維能力。
每種題型都有其解答的技巧,而技巧的獲得和掌握,絕非老師講解而所能,而必須通過我們反復訓練、摸索才能獲得。我們以2021年新高考全國I卷為例,說明我們在解此題時需要哪些技巧。
My?husband?and?I?just?spent?a?week?in?Paris.???36???So?the?first?thing?we?did?was?rent?a?fantastically?expensive?sixth-floor?apartment?the?size?of?a?cupboard.?It?was?so?tiny?that?we?had?to?leave?our?suitcases?in?the?hallway.
The?place?wasnt?entirely?authentic,?though.?Unlike?a?normal?Parisian?apartment,?the?plumbing(水管)worked.???37???Our?building?even?had?a?tiny?lift?with?a?female?voice?that?said,?“Ouverture?des?portes,”in?perfect?French.?That?is?the?only?French?phrase?I?mastered,?and?its?a?shame?I?dont?have?much?use?for?it.
Parisians?are?different?from?you?and?me.?They?never?look?lazy?or?untidy.?As?someone?noted?in?this?paper?a?couple?of?weeks?ago,?they?eat?great?food?and?never?gain?weight.???38???French?strawberries?do?not?taste?like?cardboard.?Instead,?they?explode?in?your?mouth?like?little?flavor?bombs.
39???On?our?first?morning?in?Paris,?I?went?around?the?corner?to?the?food?market?to?pick?up?some?groceries.?I?bought?a?handful?of?perfectly?ripe?small?strawberries?and?a?little?sweet?melon.?My?husband?and?I?agreed?they?were?the?best?fruit?we?had?ever?eaten.?But?they?cost?$18!
In?France,?quality?of?life?is?much?more?important?than?efficiency(效率).?You?can?tell?this?by?cafés?life.?French?cafés?are?always?crowded.???40???When?do?these?people?work??The?French?take?their?35-hour?workweek?seriously?—?so?seriously?that?some?labor?unions?recently?struck?a?deal?with?a?group?of?companies?limiting?the?number?of?hours?that?independent?contractors?can?be?on?call.
A.?Not?all?the?customers?are?tourists.
B.?The?quality?of?life?in?France?is?equally?excellent.
C.?There?was?a?nice?kitchen?and?a?comfortable?bed.
D.?The?amazing?food?is?mainly?consumed?by?local?farmers.
E.?Thats?not?the?only?reason?the?French?eat?less?than?we?do.
F.?Our?aim?was?to?see?if?we?could?live,?in?some?way,?like?real?Parisians.
G.?The?food?is?so?delicious?that?you?dont?need?much?of?it?to?make?you?happy.
一、依據復現詞匯
詞匯復現通常指同一詞語在前后語境中重復出現,以便使文章前后意思連貫。它是保證文章前后銜接而經常使用的一種寫作手段。如第38題,依據前面一句they?eat?great?food?and?never?gain?weight中的food一詞在選項中找到D、G兩個選項。這樣,選擇的范圍大大縮小,加快了選擇速度。
詞匯復現除了同一詞的復現,即原詞復現外,還有同義詞復現、近義詞復現、反義詞復現等,我們也應該了解和掌握。
二、依據語義關系
文章中句子的意思總是前后相連,相互印證的,而絕對不是互不相干而獨立存在的,因此,在選擇中,必須從上下文的語義關系入手。如第38題在確定D、G兩個選項后,就應該根據后面句子French?strawberries?do?not?taste?like?cardboard來判斷。這個句子中的taste暗含選項應該與食物的“味道”有關,由此可知選G項。選項D講述食物的消費者,與此句無關,應該予以排除。
三、依據邏輯關系
文章中,前后句子之間必然存在某種內在邏輯聯系,如因果、順承、轉折、條件、結論、先后、遠近等。這樣,句子之間才會緊密連接,成為一個不可分割的整體。因此,解題時可從邏輯關系的理解出發(fā)進行分析和判斷。如第36題,前面一句My?husband?and?I?just?spent?a?week?in?Paris是說作者和其丈夫剛在巴黎呆了一周;而后面一句So?the?first?thing?we?did?was?rent?a?fantastically?expensive?sixth-floor?apartment?the?size?of?a?cupboard解釋他們所做的第一件事。由表示結果的so可知,空格句應是表示其原因,即說明:作者為什么要與丈夫在巴黎呆一周?為什么首先要租房子?由此很快找到選項F.?Our?aim?was?to?see?if?we?could?live,?in?some?way,?like?real?Parisians,作者跟丈夫那樣做的目的是看能否體驗像巴黎人那樣生活。
四、依據相關事物
現實生活中,一切事物都是按照一定關系而存在的,如教室、黑板、課桌、作業(yè)等經常會在一起出現。文章與現實一樣,上下文語境中所談的事物必須前后相關,因此,我們在解題時,可根據前后事物的相關性來做出選擇。如第37題,前面句子是Unlike?a?normal?Parisian?apartment,?the?plumbing(水管)?worked,而后面句子是Our?building?even?had?a?tiny?lift?with?a?female?voice,由此可見,空格句中的事物應該與apartment及building中的事物the?plumbing,tiny?lift類似,即生活設施,于是很快找到選項C.?There?was?a?nice?kitchen?and?a?comfortable?bed.
再如第40題,空格前面“You?can?tell?this?by?cafés?life.?French?cafés?are?always?crowded.”中的cafés?life和crowded可以聯系到顧客、服務等事情,根據詞匯(life)復現找到選項B,而根據相關事物找到選項A。再由下文的When?do?these?people?work??排除選項B,得出A項為正確選項。
五、根據解釋描述
英語文章中,首句往往是主題句,然后再圍繞主題句展開,即對首句進行解釋和說明等,因此,我們解題時,在根據首句推斷下文的同時,也要注意根據下文的解釋、說明來推斷首句。如第39題,這道題設計在段首。而后面句子內容描述作者與丈夫買水果的經歷。直到最后一句My?husband?and?I?agreed?they?were?the?best?fruit?we?had?ever?eaten.?But?they?cost?$18!?提到水果是最好吃的,but表示轉折,很貴。暗含之意:由于很貴,也是法國人少吃的原因,即這(指前段講的“食物美味,不需要吃得太多”)不是法國人吃得比我們少的唯一原因,顯然,答案為E項。
盡管從2021年新高考Ⅰ卷的解法來看,用到了以上5條依據,但是,具體問題還須具體分析,解題依據還有:代詞的替代關系;語篇標記語(如thus,?therefore,?so等);表示結構層次的firstly,?secondly,?thirdly等;表示改變話題的by?the?way等;表示遞進關系的besides,?whats?more等;表示時間關系的before,?so?far,?meanwhile等。
總之,我們在平時的解題中,不要局限于某種或某幾種方法或技巧,而要在解題中不斷思考、領悟和探索恰當的解題方法,方可提升解題能力。
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