托福阅读之句子插入题分析系列之一

 句子插入题就是将一个新句子插入原文4个句子里合适的地方, 待插入的句子在原文中起到承上启下的作用。201908托福新政策减少了每篇文章的题目个数, 比如事实信息题和词汇题,也有考场下来的宝宝讲句子简化题也减少了(小声bb), 然而句子插入题的地位并未被弱化, 这种题型是我们想取得阅读25+必须要快准克服的题目, 那么接下来柳杉老师就带你开启句插题征服之旅.

开门见山, 想解决这种题型必须找到待插入句子中的线索, 然后验证该句在原文中是否起到承上启下作用.

找线索, 验证是否承上启下.

找线索, 验证是否承上启下.

找线索, 验证是否承上启下.

重要的事情说三遍,结束.

接下来柳杉老师将带大家拨开迷雾,探寻待插入句子中隐藏的线索, 线索通常有3种.

第一类, 代词指代线索，包括指示代词和人称代词等.

a.  指示代词：this, these, it, such, another, that, these, those...

b.  人称代词：he, she, one, they, his, her, one’s, their...

c.  定冠词：the

TPO2

Paragraph 1: Extinct but already fully marine cetaceans are known from the fossil record. █How was the gap between a walking mammal and a swimming whale bridge d? █Missing until recently were fossils clearly intermediate, or transitional, between land mammals and cetaceans.█Very exciting discoveries have finally allowed scientists to reconstruct the most likely origins of cetaceans. █In 1979, a team looking for fossils in northern Pakistan found what proved to be the oldest fossil whale.

12. Look at the four squares [█] that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage.

This is a question that has puzzled scientists for ages.

Where would the sentence best fit?

观察待插入句子This is a question that has puzzled scientists for ages.发现指示代词this, this is a question确定前面句子中要出现一个问题, 回原文分析时发现B选项就是个特殊疑问句,此刻, 你是不是特别开心的认为找到答案了, 等下等下, 你是不是忘了进行验证. 

找线索, 验证是否承上启下.

找线索, 验证是否承上启下.

找线索, 验证是否承上启下.

严肃脸, 大家一定不要武断, 一定要在作出初步判断后进行上下文验证.

This is a question that has puzzled scientists for ages.本句有个以question为先行词的定语从句, 意思较直白, 这是个困扰科学家多年的问题. 我们回到原文看B之后的句子Missing until recently were fossils 表语倒装的句子, 正常语序fossils were missing until recently, 化石一直没有直到最近才发现, 刚好和待插入的句子困扰科学家多年相衔接.

此刻, 我们验证后,才能确定这是正确答案.再来一个类似题目.

TPO11

Paragraph 4: Apart from statues representing deities, kings, and named members of the elite that can be called formal, there is another group of three-dimensional representations that depicts generic figures,   frequently servants, from the non-elite population. █The function of these is quite different. █Many are made to be put in the tombs of the elite in order to serve the tomb owners in the afterlife. █Unlike formal statues that are limited to static poses of standing, sitting, and kneeling, these figures depict a wide range of actions, such as grinding grain, baking bread, producing pots, and making music, and they are shown in appropriate poses, bending and squatting as they carry out their tasks. █

13. Look at the four squares [█] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.

In fact, it is the action and not the figure itself that is important.

Where would the sentence best fit?

线索找到是定冠词the action,回原文中阅读发现只有D前句中出现了actions, 敲定答案就是D, 此刻无需做启下的验证,因为段落到此结束.

好哒, 柳杉小姐姐本次的句子插入题讲解结束, 在这里断章, 我们下次见.