揭露託福閱讀的隱藏陷阱培養做題的“感覺”
託福閱讀考試中陷阱重重，我們必須做好全面的準備才能順利過關。瞭解了ETS在設計題目時所使用的小陷阱，我們纔可以很好地做到事半功倍。下面跟小編一起看看怎樣解決託福閱讀的陷阱吧。
揭露託福閱讀的隱藏陷阱 培養做題的“感覺”
新託福閱讀考試中絕大部分題目都是對應具體段落的，這會爲考生節省很多時間。但是也不排除有少量題目的範圍比較大或比較模糊，考生在尋找答案時難免一頭霧水，費時費力。其實這些看似沒有明確定位方向的題目都是暗藏玄機的。
Wind power has a significant cost advantage over nuclear power and has become competitive with coal-fired power plants in many places. With new technological advances and mass production, projected cost declines should make wind power one of the world’s cheapest ways to produce electricity. In the long run, electricity from large wind farms in remote areas might be used to make hydrogen gas from water during periods when there is less than peak demand for electricity. The hydrogen gas could then be fed into a storage system and used to generate electricity when additional or backup power is needed.
Wind power is most economical in areas with steady winds. In areas where the wind dies down, backup electricity from a utility company or from an energy storage system becomes necessary. Backup power could also be provided by linking wind farms with a solar cell, with conventional or pumped-storage hydropower, or with efficient natural-gas-burning turbines. Some drawbacks to wind farms include visual pollution and noise, although these can be overcome by improving their design and locating them in isolated areas.
Based on the information in paragraph 3 and paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas mentioned at the end of paragraph 1?
rely largely on coal-fired power plants.
contain remote areas where the winds rarely die down.
1 percent of the electricity in these states is produced by wind farms.
farms in these states are being expanded to meet the power needs of the United States.
這個題目的題干涉及到三個段落，而事實上考生根本不需要去看第一段的內容，因爲答案依據的是第三、四段的信息，但是這兩個段落如果都看的話內容也不少，從應試的角度來說太費時間。正確的做法應該是從選項中挖掘一下方向。A項裏大家一般都會選擇有連字符的coal-fired作爲關鍵詞去定位，B項沒有比較顯眼的詞就只能選名詞短語remote areas，C項選1 percent， D項選the United States。選完關鍵詞我們不難發現除了B項不大好定位以外，其他三個選項的關鍵詞都很醒目。
經過定位，A項應該去比對第3段的第一句話，意思明顯矛盾;B項不好找，可以暫且跳過;C項和D項的關鍵詞在這兩段都找不到，這就屬於新託福閱讀中推理題的錯誤答案設計方法之一 —— 無中生有。所以雖然我們沒有去驗證B項的說法是否正確，但經過排除也只能選B了。這樣的做題方法就會省時省力，且答案也是正確的。在考試中，這種情況往往會影響考生的心情，進而影響水平的發揮，但是隻要我們瞭解了ETS出題的套路就能把它們輕鬆搞定。
託福閱讀長難句100句：早期社會儀式感
今天我們來看這樣一個句子：
For example, some early societies ceased to consider certain rites essential to their well-being and abandoned them, nevertheless, they retained as parts of their oral tradition the myths that had grown up around the rites and admired them for their artistic qualities rather than for their religious usefulness. (48,TPO1)
cease /si?s/ v. 停止，中止
well-being n. 幸福;(尤指) 健康
retain /r?'te?n/ v. 保持或保留;
我是分解線，大家先自己分析哦
For example, some early societies ceased to consider certain rites (essential to their well-being) and abandoned them, nevertheless, they retained (as parts of their oral tradition) the myths (that had grown up around the rites) and admired them (for their artistic qualities rather than for their religious usefulness.)
分析：
修飾一：(essential to their well-being)，修飾rites，
中文：對於他們的幸福健康是必要
修飾二：(as parts of their oral tradition) ，介詞短語，修飾myths，這裏有一個短語retain…as，本來myths要放在retained之後，但是由於myths後面有從句，賓語較長，所以置後了，大家要注意這裏語序的問題。
中文：作爲它們口頭傳統的部分
修飾三：(that had grown up around therites) ，從句，修飾myths
中文：從儀式裏發展出來的
修飾四：(for their artistic qualitiesrather than for their religious usefulness. ) ，介詞短語，修飾them，這裏有一個很重要短語rather than，表示而不是
中文：因爲他們的藝術性而不是宗教用途
主幹：they retained the myths
參考翻譯：
例如，一些早期社會不再認爲某些儀式對於他們的幸福健康是必要的，便取消了那些儀式，但是，他們保留了那些從儀式裏發展出來的神話作爲口頭傳統的一部分，並因爲他們的藝術性而不是宗教用途而喜愛它們。
這個句子的主要修飾成分就是介詞短語、從句，大家務必想清楚，每一個修飾成分修飾的是什麼，才能看清楚這個句子的結構。
託福閱讀長難句100句：蓄水層
今天我們來看這樣一個句子：
Estimates indicate that the aquifer contains enough water to fill Lake Huron, but unfortunately, under the semiarid climatic conditions that presently exist in the region, rates of addition to the aquifer are minimal, amounting to about half a centimeter a year. (41, TPO3)
aquifer /'?kw?f?/ n. 含水土層
semiarid /?sem(a)?'?r?d/ adj. 半乾旱的
我是分解線，大家先自己分析哦
Estimates indicate (that the aquifer contains enough water to fill Lake Huron), but unfortunately, (under the semiarid climatic conditions) (that presently exist in the region), rates of addition to the aquifer are minimal, (amounting to about half a centimeter a year. )
分析：
修飾一：(under the semiarid climatic conditions)，介詞短語，修飾後面紅色主幹部分
中文：在半乾旱氣候條件下
修飾二：(that presently exist in the region)，從句，修飾conditions
中文：現在存在於這個地區
修飾三：(amounting to about half a centimeter a year. ) ，非謂語動詞，修飾前面紅色主幹
中文：總計大約一年50毫米
主幹：rates ofaddition to the aquifer are minimal
中文：蓄水層的補水率很小
參考翻譯：
估計表明：蓄水層包含充足的水去填滿Huron湖。但很不幸，在目前這個地區半乾旱氣候條件下，蓄水層的補水率很小，總計大約一年50毫米。
這個句子的主要修飾成分就是介詞短語、從句、非謂語動詞，大家務必想清楚，每一個修飾成分修飾的是什麼，才能看清楚這個句子的結構。
託福閱讀長難句100句：甘薯的傳播
今天我們來看這樣一個句子：
As Patrick Kirch, an American anthropologist, points out, rather than being brought by rafting South Americans, sweet potatoes might just have easily been brought back by returning Polynesian navigators who could have reached the west coast of South America. (39, TPO5)
anthropologist /?nθr?'p?l?d??st/ n. 人類學家
rather than prep. 而不是
raft /rɑ?ft/ n. 筏 v. 用筏子載運(人或貨物)
navigator /'n?v?ge?t?/ n. 航行者，航海者;領航員，導航員;導航儀
我是分界線，大家先自己分析哦。
As Patrick Kirch, (an American anthropologist), points out, (rather than being brought by rafting South Americans), sweet potatoes might just have easily been brought back (by returning Polynesian navigators) (who could have reached the west coast of South America. )
分析：
修飾一：(an American anthropologist)，同位語，修飾Patrick Kirch
中文：美國人類學家
修飾二：(rather than being brought byrafting South Americans)，介詞短語，rather than是託福閱讀裏一個高頻短語啊，大家記住它是一個介詞，表示“而不是”
中文：不是南美人用筏運來的
修飾三：(by returning Polynesiannavigators)，介詞短語，修飾bringback
中文：玻利尼西亞返航者
修飾四：(who could have reached the westcoast of South America. ) ，從句，修飾navigators
中文：已經去過南美西海岸
主幹：sweetpotatoes might just have easily been brought back
參考翻譯：
正如美國人類學家Patrick Kirch所指出的，甘薯並不是南美人用筏運來的，而是通過已經去過南美西海岸的玻利尼西亞返航者很方便就帶來了。
這個句子的主要修飾成分就是介詞短語、同位語、非謂語動詞以及從句，大家務必想清楚，每一個修飾成分修飾的是什麼，才能看清楚這個句子的結構。
揭露託福閱讀的隱藏陷阱 培養做題的“感覺”
