托业七大题型详解(7)Short Readings
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Part VII is the longest part of TOEIC. It's also the last part, so you may be start***g *** get tir***. However, you ****** *** stay focus*** on the test f*** a ***ttle longer. (Of ***urse, if you want, you may w***k on part VII bef***e you w***k on parts V and VI.)
Part VII ***nsists of ***rt read***g passages follow*** by questions about the passages. There are four possible answer cho***es f*** each question. You must p***k the best answer cho***e bas*** on the ***f***mation *** the passage and then mark that answer on your answer sheet.
The Passages
There are from twelve *** fifteen passages. Most are quite ***rt. So*** ***nsist of o***y three *** four sentences; the longest h**e around 150 w***ds. The passages deal with a wide variety of ***p***s and ***volve many different types of written materials.
There are from two *** five questions per passage f*** a ***tal of 40 questions. They ***clude these three ma*** types:
1. Over***ew questions
2. Detail questions
3. Inference questions
* Over***ew questions o***ur after most of the passages. To answer over***ew questions ***rrectly, you ****** a "global" (overall) understand***g of the passage. The most ***mmon over***ew question asks about the purpose *** the ma*** ***p*** of the passage:
What does this art***le ma***ly discuss?
What is the purpose of this letter?
Why was this not***e written?
So*** ask about the best title *** head***g of a passage:
What is the best head***g f*** this announce***nt?
Wh***h of the fo/low***g is the best title f*** the art***le?
Other over***ew questions ask about the writer of the passage, the readers of the passage, *** the place of pub***cation:
In what bus***ess is the writer of the passage?
What is the ***th***'s op***ion of ____ ?
Who would be most ***terest*** *** the ***f***mation *** this announce***nt?
F*** whom is this advertise***nt ***tend***?
Where was this art***le probably pub***sh***?
* Detail questions, the most ***mmon type of Part VII question, ask about specif*** po***ts *** the passage. You will usually h**e *** scan the passage *** f***d and identify the ***f***mation. So***ti***s the answer and the ***f***mation *** the passage do not look the sa***. F*** example, a sentence *** a passage may read "This process is not as simple as it once was." The ***rrect answer may be "The process is now m***e ***mplex."
So*** detail questions are ***gative questions. These almost always ***clude the w***d NOT, wh***h is pr***t*** *** uppercase (capital) letters:
Bas*** on the ***f***mation *** the passage, wh***h of the follow***g is NOT true?
Negative questions usually take longer *** answer than other detail questions.
* A few questions *** Part VII are ***ference questions. The answers *** these questions are not directly stat*** *** the passage. Instead, you must draw a ***nclusion about the ***f***mation that is given. So*** typ***al ***ference questions:
Wh***h of these state***nts is probably true?
Wh***h of the follow***g can be ***ferr*** from this not***e?
Answer Cho***es
All are be***evable answers *** the questions. In***rrect cho***es often ***nta*** ***f***mation that is present*** so***where *** the passage but does not ***rrectly answer the question.
A Note About Vocabulary
Most of the vocabulary *** the passages ***nsists of relatively ***mmon Eng***sh w***ds and phrases, but there will certa***ly be expressions that you do not know. However, you can understand most of a read***g and answer most of the questions even if you don't know the ***an***g of all the w***ds. Also, you can guess the ***an***g of many unfami***ar w***ds *** the passages through ***ntext. In other w***ds, you can use the fami***ar w***ds *** the sentence *** wh***h an unfami***ar w***d appears *** get an idea of what the unfami***ar w***d ***ans.
Tact***s
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1. First, look at the passage qu***kly *** get an idea of what it is about.
2. Next, read the questions about the passage. You ***uld not read the answer cho***es at this ti***. Try *** keep these questions *** the back of your m***d as you read the passage.
3. Read the passage. Try *** read qu***kly, but read every w***d; don't just skim the passage. Look f*** answers *** the questions that you read.
4. Answer the questions. F*** detail and ***ference questions, you will probably h**e *** refer back *** the passage. Use the eraser-end of your pencil as a po***ter *** focus your attention as you look f*** the ***f***mation ********* *** answer the question.
5. If you are unsure of the answer, e***m***ate answer cho***es that are clearly wrong, and then guess.
6. Don't spend ***o much ti*** on any item. If you f***d a question *** even an entire passage ***nfus***g, guess at the answer *** answers and ****** back *** these items later if you h**e ti***.
7. If you h**e not answer*** all the questions and o***y a few m***utes ere left, read the rema******g questions without read***g the passages, and choose the answers that seem most log***al.
* Types of Read***gs and Pract***e Exercises
A. Art***les
B. Bus***ess ***rrespondence
C. Advertise***nts
D. Announce***nts
E. Non-Prose Read***gs