在这里,专家把雅思里的比较分为三类:直接比较,即题目中包含有比较级和最高级的表达方式的题目;间接比较,即题目中并没有直接的比较级和最高级,但是有诸如major,majority,main,mainly等可能会用比较来进行阐述的词汇的题目;隐含比较,即题干中未包含比较关系词,但是选项内包含比较的题目。那么,下面我就一一进行总结!; Z3 P# X; ~/ B0 `+ {
第一类:直接比较- c6 q- W6 T+ L7 T0 F/ R
例1 剑7 Test 2 Q 34- q- x" C8 r& `* d% F+ b
A German study showed there was greater ‘mixed handedness’ in musicians who
! O" g( A( F* L- r/ r7 I A started playing instruments in early youth
' p6 ?( a3 L" Z* u7 R: ~0 S B play a string instrument such as the violin3 F7 V0 t/ e/ m
C practice a great deal on their instrument! s3 h6 [2 m$ c9 p
思路透析:题干中包括greater这个明显的比较级,要提醒考生们注意的是,在实际的听力中,比较级的用词可以发生同义转换,但是这种比较关系的表达一定在听力文本中是存在的,所以要特别关注在听力内容中比较的表达方式,答案就在其中。这与填空题是一致的,在填空题中如若发现比较表达方式,那我们可以把它当特殊关键词来对待,耐心等待听力素材中的比较表达后即可得到答案。
$ Z! \3 G; E k8 `7 z+ h 实际做题:在实际做题中,当听到Germany study 时确定做题位置。; j& J* T e. w
原文:keyboard players had high levels of mixed handedness, whereas string players like violinists strongly favored one hand. Also those who started younger were more mixed handed.1 H1 g( k/ L) o
解题:从原文中我们不难看出,小提琴演奏者的用手习惯比较倾向于某一侧。所以排除B。紧接着出现的整句话里出现了两处比较级,more mixed handed 与greater mixed handedness 形成同义转换,younger 与选项A中的early youth 对应,所以正确答案为A。* a# z" n4 r& p9 f) x
例2 剑7 Test 1 Q 123 F+ X6 W, b" l
The company has most camping sites in$ z+ V9 n/ e$ p' F5 K0 Q
A France$ j% n5 r; ~* H. [3 ?2 r' L m
B Italy; R- x" h1 Q$ e9 O. ?
C Switzerland
0 k2 z, M, J9 w 思路透析:题干中包含有most sites 这个最高级的表达方式,故做好准备去听比较关系同义转换即可得到答案。
1 ^0 Q! t; K+ x- @" ` 实际做题:当听到300 sites 以及Italy 等信息后可以定位做题位置0 x: V$ E/ s! b
原文:In Italy we now have some 64 sites that we either own, or have exclusive use of . France is where we have the majority of sites, and we currently have a project to expand into Switzerland.
! \+ O- E# E$ E 解题:不难发现majority 和most 之间存在同义转换,故答案为A。
# L) G( K) W4 I; W/ v 例3 剑2 Test 3 Q 31* D7 B8 E- d/ e$ Q! ?9 s! I
The driest continent is
4 v, J9 G. ` l% P# W: z7 J3 r" ] A Australia1 Y# O4 ]; C, F" D; I1 ~6 s
B Africa
$ S- D/ v3 S" b6 s& q- q5 c C Antarctica
8 f/ l& I) y8 f* Z& k% S 思路透析:题干中有driest 这个最高级,要高度注意比较关系的同义转换。
4 D, t" z# N( H 实际做题:听到Australia 后确定做题位置。中华考试网(www.Examw。com)1 N: ]* o- J( n0 E* }3 y
原文:As I have said, Australia is a dry continent, second only to Antarctica in its lack of rainfall.
; ~5 e3 e! u1 k9 e! ] 解题:不难发现答案是C,但值得我们注意的是,second only to 是一种特殊的比较表达方式。5 s+ d0 R% D. l; r% g8 D2 L
第二类:间接比较( A/ ?" u* z. l2 D' p1 Q
例4 剑3 Test 1 Q 32
/ Y. q4 h. ]/ p According to the speaker, the main cause of back pain in women is7 b6 K) Y6 ^& S6 C
A pregnancy* a# t4 V0 U" m8 L( j
B osteoporosis
$ ?1 C1 ^/ I. {7 V: Q0 M# a4 N1 @ C lack of exercise
, Q4 W% M7 V% m- C 思路透析:在审题中发现有main cause 这样的间接比较提示词,那此题很显然要列出几个造成女性背疼的原因,但是要进行对比得出谁是主要原因。
6 I2 ^: B1 x- O5 V4 n 实际做题:听到women 就确定了做题位置。9 H# M3 ^- D5 c; l h, }! }
原文:The majority of our patients at the clinic tend to be women. They are especially vulnerable because of pregnancy but also because of osteoprosis, which I personally believe to be the major cause of problems for women./ G7 w7 } \! v
解题:在原文中我们不难发现pregnancy 和 osteoprosis 是并列出现的,但是后者紧跟着就是一个非限定性的定语从句,指出后者是major cause,也就是main cause的同义转换,故答案为B。! h1 f9 B9 x, i- b4 M
例5 剑2 Test 4 Q 328 P& g7 B6 E! j
The main research method was
" d! |8 K* r. N; y A interviews, G' ?0 V) I. k# W+ U' A
B questionnaires
& N! _) J& r7 q- O }! y C observation
( q! h2 j4 u8 V5 P 思路透析:审题时发现有main 这样一个比较关系提示词,做好听到比较关系的准备。 |