英语阅读的重要性对于大家不言而喻,作为一名从事一线英语教学二十多年的教师,对于英语阅读教学总是觉得自己好像什么都知道又好像什么都不知道似的,前面总像隔着一层玻璃,有种雾里看花的感觉。关于阅读的书我也不知道有看过好多种,但总不是自己想的那种。我想要的是古龙笔下那种一招致命的必杀技。可是,许多关于阅读的书却总给我一种太极高手的感觉,让人很难领悟其要旨。以下是自己平时在英语阅读教学中和同学们一起总结的关于如何学会写英语阅读笔记的一些探索,我觉得学会写英语阅读笔记真的非常重要,所谓“学而不思则罔”就是这个道理。希望这些小小的思想火花能够帮助那些还在阅读路上苦苦探索的同学们,不足之处,还请大家斧正。
方法一:准确审题,通过关键词定位
Question1:To fully develop the low-carbon markets,government can .(page72)
A.cut public expenses
B.forbid carbon emission
C.develop public resources
D.encourage energy conservation
要做好这一题,首先要审题,通过审题才能定位到文中相应的某一段。通过审题,题目中的develop和 government为关键词,我们可以定位到文章第三段。
Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets .First,they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy.Besides,stronger arrangements of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development.Finally,governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction ,and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to a sustainable one.
根據First,they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy.这句,我们可以轻松锁定答案为B.forbid carbon emission.
方法二:主旨大意题要找中心段
Question 5:what is the main purpose of the passage ?(page73)
A.To introduce a new business model.
B.To compare two business models.
C.To predict a change of the global market.
D.To advocate sustainable development.
这题很显然考察的是主旨大意题,解决主旨大意题最重要的就是思路,我们只要找到文章的中心段,问题就迎刃而解了。
根据我们的阅读策略,我们知道中心段一般位于文章的第一段或最后一段。我们去找一下第一段,果然是本文的中心段。
In a world with limited land ,water and other natural resources,the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise.Actually ,the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm.People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed ,and that we must be able to develop in sustainable ways.That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products.In other words ,we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.
根据最后一句,也是本段的中心句,我们可以轻松锁定答案为D选项。
方法三:标题选择根据“标题三原则”
所谓“标题三原则”,就是说我们在选择文章标题是要根据“概括性”“针对性”“醒目性”。把“醒目性”放在最后,是因为我觉得文化背景的不同,所以不同于中文标题“语不惊人死不休”,英语标题满足前两个条件就可以了。请看题:
Question4:Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage?(page70)
A.Mothers Club in China.
B.Babycare and Doctors.
C.American Company Model.
D.Educational Toys in China.
我们直奔本文的中心段,也就是第一段看看吧。
BEIJING(Associated Press美联社)——China has a growing middle class,a tradition of expecting education and 21 million new babies every year.Selling educational toys should be easy.
从这篇新闻的第一段,我们不难发现满足标题三原则的最佳答案非D项莫属了。
方法四:瞻前顾后,根据语境猜测词义
Question1:The underlined word “swimmingly” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .(page69)
A.early B.sweetly C.quickly D.smoothly
猜测单词的词意无外乎两种方法,一种是根据构词法知识来猜测单词的意思,一种是根据语境来猜测。高考英语全国卷每年都会有一两个词意猜测题,往往都是要根据语境来猜测。所谓语境,我觉得范围就是这个划线词所在句子前面的那一句和后面的那一句。如果在这个范围内还没有找到,就可能需要再扩大一下范围。
首先,我们来看一下本题所在的第一段。
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight.A recent research has found a new recipe of success.According to the study ,if they are introduced when still young .(less than 6 months for cats,a year for dogs ),it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly.Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog .
However,it was not all sweetness and light...
根據后面一句里面的单词positive,可以判断出swimmingly在本句中的意思和B选项相似。或者,把范围再扩大一些,下一段的开头第一句话也在提示我们,swimmingly就是sweet的意思。这样我们根据语境就顺利的猜出划线词的意思了。
“路漫漫长其修远兮,吾将上下而求索”,英语学习的路要靠自己走,不过希望在学习的路上我可以陪伴大家,做大家的好朋友和好向导。
参考文献
[1]九通英语专项训练——完形填空与阅读理解高二.
作者简介
陈家元(1987.06—),性别:男;民族:汉;籍贯:安徽肥西;最高学历:大学本科;单位:安徽省肥西农兴中学;职称:中学高级教师;研究方向:英语教育。
课题项目:高考制度改革下农村高中英语阅读教学实践的研究(课题编号HJG17035)。