【摘要】表格式任務型閱讀是南京市中考英語卷的必考題型之一。本文以南京市2015-2021年中考英語表格式任務型閱讀題為樣本,依次介紹了copy、change、create三種解題方法。
【關鍵詞】任務型閱讀;表格式;解題方法
【作者簡介】王繼虎,男,江蘇省南京市雨花臺中學初中部,中小學一級教師。
一、Copy,摘錄原詞
此類題在任務型閱讀題中最為簡單。學生只要能夠將表格信息與原文進行對比,在原文中鎖定關鍵信息即可。但通過近些年的中考試題來看,命題者為了增加此類題的相對難度,命題時會設置丟分陷阱,因此需要學生們具備較強的觀察能力與分析能力。
【例題1】原句:When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. (2015南京中考卷)
題目:Noah Webster and the? ?56? ?American Dictionary
分析:原句是原文第五段的第一句。因為處于段首這一特殊位置,學生們很容易鎖定關鍵詞first,但是題目在表格中被設置為標題,標題中所有實詞的首字母需要大寫。所以正確答案應是First,而非first。
【例題2】原句:Electric vehicles do not have tailpipe emissions, making them more friendly to the environment, too. (2020南京中考卷)
題目:● Having no tailpipe emissions, they are more environmentally? ?61? .
分析:原句中的friendly用作賓語補足語,但題目中的答案friendly用作表語。命題者將同一個單詞在不同的句子中用作不同的成分,使得學生不敢輕易照搬原詞。
【例題3】原句:Call psychological hotline to share your worries and get help from others going through the same experience. (2021南京中考卷)
題目:Turn to psychological hotline and those in the same boat for? ?64? .
分析:題目將原句中的others going through the same experience替代為those in the same boat,并從句末調至句中,增加了學生答題的難度。
二、Change,轉換舊詞
此類題在任務型閱讀題中最為常見。命題者設置題目時,通常在原文的基礎上變換題干,使得題目與原文看上去相似,實則不同。這需要學生們具備較強的辨識能力與信息處理能力。
1. 轉換詞形
【例題4】原句:However, the most harmful effect sleeping in class is missing out on important points. In the long run, sleepers may end up failing classes. (2019南京中考卷)
題目:◆ Students who sleep too much in class may miss out on important knowledge and? ?64? ?in their study.
分析:fail在原文中用作賓語,故采用動名詞形式。但在題目中fail用作謂語,句子時態(tài)是一般現(xiàn)在時,且主語Students為復數(shù)形式,故答案由動名詞形式轉換為動詞原形。
【例題5】原句:Exams are a fact of school life for most people. Almost everyone worries about them and feels stressed, although they have prepared well. (2021南京中考卷)
題目:◆ 56? ?about exams is a real fact for almost everyone at school.
分析:worry在原句中用作謂語,句子時態(tài)是一般現(xiàn)在時,且主語是everyone,故采用動詞的第三人稱單數(shù)形式。但在題目中worry用作主語,故答案由動詞的三單形式轉換為動名詞形式。
2. 轉換詞性
【例題6】原句:Another major problem is litter. In the parks it is a particular danger to animals. (2017南京中考卷)
題目:◆ Litter is? ?64? ?to animals. Fires caused by broken glass can damage large areas very quickly.
分析:原文中danger的前面有不定冠詞a,但題目中刪掉了a, 因此,該題不能直接將名詞danger照搬過來,而應該將名詞danger轉換為形容詞dangerous。
【例題7】 原句:Monet's train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master, made his train station famous until even now. (2018南京中考卷)
題目:◆ His train scenes made not only his career? ?65? ?but also the train station famous.
分析:原文中success的前面有不定冠詞a,但題目中刪掉了a, 因此,該題不能直接將名詞success照搬過來。分析題目發(fā)現(xiàn),not only...but also...表示并列關系,not only后面的橫線部分用作his career的賓語補足語,but also后面形容詞famous用作the train station的賓語補足語,故該題答案由名詞success轉換為形容詞successful。
3. 轉換詞義
【例題8】原句:There are certainly benefits to both electric cars and gasoline cars. It's good to know that there is an option. (2020南京中考卷)
題目:Both electric cars and gasoline cars have their own benefits. which provides people with a? ?65? .
分析:原文中option的前面是不定冠詞an,但題目中橫線部分的前面是不定冠詞a,因此,該題不能直接將option照搬過來,而應該將option轉換為近義詞choice。
【例題9】原句:Claude Monet created a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877.
題目:◆ He created paintings of trains? ?61? ?January and March in 1877. (2018南京中考卷)
分析:原文中的to在題目中被換成了and,因此,該題不能直接將from照搬過來,而應該將from...to...轉換為同義詞組between...and。
【例題10】原句:Claude Monet's paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France. (2018南京中考卷)
題目:◆ Claude Monet was one of the Impressionist painters whose paintings were not the? ?56? ?as the popular art styles in the 1870s France.
分析:對比原文和題目發(fā)現(xiàn),題目中多了否定詞not,故答案應將原文中的be different from...轉換為反義詞組be the same as...。
4. 轉換語態(tài)
【例題11】原句:If these rules are followed, the National Parks will be protected and continue to give pleasure to many people for a long time. (2017南京中考卷)
題目:◆ People should? ?65? ?the rules of the Countryside Code.
分析:原文中從句的主語是rules,使用了被動語態(tài),但題目中主語由rules換成了people,故答案應由被動語態(tài)轉換為主動語態(tài)。
【例題12】原句:Korean children mix together many dishes and flavors at meals. It's common for their food to be hot and spicy. (2016南京中考卷)
題目:● Many dishes and flavors are? ?64? ?together at meals in hot and spicy tastes.
分析:原文中句子的主語是Korean children,使用了主動語態(tài),但題目中主語由Korean children換成了dishes and flavors,故答案應由主動語態(tài)轉換為被動語態(tài)。
5. 轉換句式
【例題13】原句:Though times have changed, falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence among teenagers. (2019南京中考卷)
題目:Times have changed,? ?56? ?falling asleep in class is still quite common.
分析:原文是由though引導的讓步狀語從句,意為“雖然……但是……”,但是題目將原文的讓步狀語從句轉換成了并列句,故用but表示轉折。
【例題14】原句:Many National Parks around the world cover huge areas of land where nobody lives. (2017南京中考卷)
題目:◆ Many National Parks around the world are huge in area but? ?59? ?any people.
分析:原文是定語從句,關系副詞where引導nobody lives修飾中心詞land,意為“無人居住的土地”。但是題目將原文的定語從句轉換成了簡單句,故用否定介詞without表示“沒有”。
三、Create,創(chuàng)造新詞
此類題在任務型閱讀題中難度最大。其答案不會直接出現(xiàn)在原文中,且無法僅通過某句話推斷出答案。學生們需要根據(jù)對某一段或數(shù)段甚至整個語篇的理解,用自己的語言加以總結。這需要學生們具備較強的語篇理解能力、邏輯推理能力和信息概括能力。
【例題15】(2017南京中考卷)
由上表可見,第56空和第58空皆為小標題,需要根據(jù)后面的具體信息逆向推斷。第56空后面的句子中to protect nature是由動詞不定式表示“目的”,故第56空的答案為Purpose。通過比較第58空后面的兩個句子,前者在談“全世界的多數(shù)國家公園”,其特點是地廣人稀,后者在談“英國的國家公園”,被用于農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)或其他活動。根據(jù)常識,農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)等活動是離不開人的,也就與前者產(chǎn)生了區(qū)別,故第58空的答案為Difference。
綜上,完成表格式任務型閱讀題時,可采用以下方法:
首先,通讀全文,了解全文大意與文章結構,隨后研究表格的結構,將兩者進行比對。根據(jù)表格的大標題與小標題可將全文劃分成若干部分,全文通常會采用“總——分——總”或“總——分”的寫作模式,此舉有助于縮小鎖定答題關鍵信息的范圍。題目的設置通常會按照文章從前到后的順序進行,但有時也會出現(xiàn)第一題的答案藏在最后一段或最后一題的答案藏在第一段的情況。
其次,當某道題的答案被鎖定在某一段甚至某一句中時,仔細比對原文與表格中題目的異同,尤其要留意句式或句中哪些單詞的形式發(fā)生了變化,正是這些變化決定了該題答案屬于哪種類型或該題將采用哪種轉換方式獲取答案。
最后,所有答案敲定以后,劃分答案類型,核實其是否符合本題的命題規(guī)律。表格式任務型閱讀題的答案通常會呈現(xiàn)出“兩頭小,中間大”的特點,即Copy型與Create型較少,Change型較多。如果Copy型與Create型答案過多,要檢查是否疏忽了轉換環(huán)節(jié)。
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