GRE考试背完了红宝书3000还是看不懂生词?这3个应急方法来帮忙,我们一起来看看吧,下面小编就和大家分享,来欣赏一下吧。
GRE考试背完了红宝书3000还是看不懂生词?这3个应急方法来帮忙
以是否影响阅读理解来决定应对方法
大家可能都知道,中文里哪怕一篇文章中出现一些生僻词汇,大家也可以在不理解它们的前提下大致搞懂文章其余部分的意思。这一点在英语中也是一样的,根据语言学家研究发现,一篇英语文章中不认识的单词占全文词汇总量的比例只要控制在8%以内,是绝对不会影响到我们对全文任何观点的理解的。有鉴于此,考生大可不必因为在考试中遇到了几个之前没见过的单词而感到头痛和挣扎。对于少量出现且不影响考生对题目文章整体理解的生词,大家可以选择将其放在一边的处理方式。
学会辨识和处理学术类专有名词
在GRE考试出现的生词中,也有不少词汇是涉及到冷僻内容的学术性名词,也就是所谓的专有名词。那么对于这些涉及全文主题的专有名词,我们也必须一一认识吗?答案当然是否定的。一方面这些生词基本不会出现在考生背单词所使用的词汇教科书中,另一方面这些词汇大家平时阅读中也基本没机会见到。对于这些生词,小编的建议有两点。首先,如果这些词并不涉及到解题需要的关键性内容,也不影响大家理解全文意思,那么考生大可不必理会,直接跳过就可以了。其次,如果有些题目或者文章就是围绕着这个生词代表含义而展开,那么大家不妨看一下词汇所处环境,上下文中一般都会有补充解释,不会真的让考生完全没有参考地直面一个平时没机会遇到的生词。因此,大家如果遭遇一些构思明显比较古怪,所处文章环境又是专业性较强的内容时,可以参照这一条技巧进行应对处理,相信也不会给大家带来太大困扰。
结合文章自带解释合理猜词
而假如考生一定要搞清楚一些生词的意思,那么就不妨根据文章中给出的线索进行合理猜测了。就如同上文所言,大家不妨通过联系上下文的方法来猜测其真实含义。特别是在本身文本量丰富的阅读题中,许多生词都会有专门的解释,哪怕只是一句话,也可以帮助大家大致理解其含义从而顺利解题。有时候ETS甚至会可以给出线索来进行提示,大家只要多加留意,就不会被这些生词给困住脚步。
比起生词更重要的是考点
实际上,许多时候考生费大力气搞懂一两个生词,对于考试本身也并没有太大帮助,大家最需要做的是认清生词背后真实的考点。假设原文有这样一句话:Sedge root, a woody fiber that can be easily separated into strands, is essential to basketry production. 请问sedge root的中文翻译“莎草的根” 能够帮助我们解决阅读理解题目吗?看来应该是比较困难的。真正能够帮助我们解决阅读理解题目的应该是这样的文字a woody fiber (木制纤维)和定语从句中的文字部分can be easily separated into strands (能够轻易地被分割成线)。通过以上的分析,想必大家已经非常清楚地认识到,刻意去背诵专有名词的中文释义其实并没有太大意义。因为真正的词汇理解需要建立在对其特征的认识之上,大家没有必要在所谓的专用名词上浪费太多精力。
综上所述,GRE考试中的生词问题是大家都难以避免的,虽然扩充词汇量打好词汇基础可以很大程度上帮助大家缓解此类问题,但小编还是希望考生能做好在GRE考试中遭遇和应对生词的心理准备和应对技巧,本文内容应该会在这个方面给大家提供一些帮助。
GRE红宝书缺失词汇
lucrative adj. 赚钱的,有利可图的(profitable;remunerative)
[记]词根记忆:lucr(看作lucre钱财)+ative→赚钱的
[例]Burdened by debt, Lydgate abandons his dreams of reforming medicine to take a conventional but lucrative practice in London.
[同]advantageous, gainful, profitable, remunerative
ludicrous adj. 荒.唐可笑的(so foolish as to cause disrespectful laughter)
[记]词根记忆:lud(玩)+icrous→闹着玩的→可笑的
[例]Although his attempts to appear psychotic were so clumsy as to be almost ludicrous , there is evidence that Ezra Pound was able to avoid standing trial for treason merely by faking symptoms of mental illness.
[同]laughable, comic, comical, droll, farcical
lugubrious adj. 悲哀的(mournful);忧郁的(dismal)
[例]Much of the clown’s success may be attributed to the contrast between the lugubrious manner he adopts and the general hilarity that characterizes the circus.
[同]melancholy, dolesome, dolorous, lamentable, plaintive
luminous adj. 发光的(emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light);发亮的(of or relating to light or to luminous flux);光线亮的(bathed in or exposed to steady light);明白易懂的(clear, enlightening);有光泽的(shining, illustrious)
[记]词根记忆:lumin(光)+ous→发光的
[例]Although supernovas are among the most luminous of cosmic events, these stellar explosions are often hard to detect, either because they are enormously far away or because they are dimmed by intervening dust and gas clouds.
macabre adj. 骇人的,可怕的(grim and horrible;gruesome)
[记]来自法语,原指“骷髅舞蹈”
magisterial adj. 有权威的(authoritative;official);威风的
[记]词根记忆:magister(=master主人)+ial→主人的→有权威的
[例]Something in Christopher responded to the older man’s air of authority; he looked magisterial, used to command.
magnanimous adj. 宽宏大量的,慷慨的(noble in mind;high souled)
magniloquence n. 夸夸其谈,虚夸(the quality or state of being magniloquent)
malicious adj. 恶意的,怨毒的(spiteful;intentionally mischievous or harmful)
[记]来自malice(n. 恶意)+ious→恶意的
[例]No computer system is immune to a virus, a particularly malicious program that is designed to infect and electronically damage the disks on which data are stored.
malign v. 诽谤,中伤(to defame;slander;traduce);adj. 邪恶的(evil;baleful;sinister)
[记]词根记忆:mal(坏)+ign→坏的,邪恶的
[同]malicious, despiteful, malevolent, rancorous, spiteful
malignant adj. 恶毒的,充满恨意的(very malevolent or malicious)
[例]The surgeons were worried about the possibility of finding a malignant growth in the patient.
[同]despiteful, hateful, malign, rancorous
malleable adj. 可塑的,易改变的(capable of being changed;adaptable)
[记]词根记忆:malle(=mallet锤子)+able→可锤打的,易变的
[例]When clay dries out, it loses its plasticity and becomes less malleable.
[同]plastic, ductile, moldable, pliable, supple
mandatory adj. 命令的,强制的(authoritatively commanded;obligatory)
GRE红宝书缺失词汇
maneuver vt./n. (军队)调遣(a planned and controlled movement of troops);策略,操纵(stratagem;artifice;scheme)
[记]词根记忆:man(手)+euvre(工作)→用手来做→操纵,调动
maniacal adj. 发狂的,癫狂的(affected with or suggestive of madness)
manipulation n. (熟练的)操作;操纵;控制;(对账目等的)伪造,篡改
martinet n. 严格遵守纪律的人(a strict disciplinarian)
[例]Like a martinet, Norman constrained his subordinates to adhere rigidly to the rules.
marvelous adj. 不可思议的(causing wonder);了不起的(miraculous)
[记]发音记忆:“马虎了事”→马虎作事就没有了不起的成就
[例]Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible virtuosity: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
matrilineal adj. 母系的(relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line)
[例]The Apache are a matrilineal society, where husbands typically move into wives’ dwellings and women take the leadership role in family affairs.
maudlin adj. 感情脆弱的,爱哭的(foolishly or weakly sentimental)
[记]来自人名Maudalene,常被描绘成哭泣的典型形象
maverick adj. 特立独行的(characteristic of, suggestive of, or inclined to be a maverick);n. 特立独行的人(one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group)
[记]来自人名Maverick,19世纪德克萨斯州大牧场主,其牲畜皆不打烙印而显得与众不同
meager adj. 贫乏的(of small amount;inadequate);削瘦的(lean;emaciated)
[记]分拆联想:m+eager(热心的)→光靠热心解决不了贫乏
[例]The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were commensurate with their few and simple desires.
mediocre adj. 平庸的,平凡的(ordinary;average)
[记]词根记忆:medio(中间)+cre→中间状态→平庸的
maneuver vt./n. (军队)调遣(a planned and controlled movement of troops);策略,操纵(stratagem;artifice;scheme)
[记]词根记忆:man(手)+euvre(工作)→用手来做→操纵,调动
maniacal adj. 发狂的,癫狂的(affected with or suggestive of madness)
manipulation n. (熟练的)操作;操纵;控制;(对账目等的)伪造,篡改
martinet n. 严格遵守纪律的人(a strict disciplinarian)
[例]Like a martinet, Norman constrained his subordinates to adhere rigidly to the rules.
marvelous adj. 不可思议的(causing wonder);了不起的(miraculous)
[记]发音记忆:“马虎了事”→马虎作事就没有了不起的成就
[例]Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible virtuosity: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
matrilineal adj. 母系的(relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line)
[例]The Apache are a matrilineal society, where husbands typically move into wives’ dwellings and women take the leadership role in family affairs.
maudlin adj. 感情脆弱的,爱哭的(foolishly or weakly sentimental)
[记]来自人名Maudalene,常被描绘成哭泣的典型形象
maverick adj. 特立独行的(characteristic of, suggestive of, or inclined to be a maverick);n. 特立独行的人(one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group)
[记]来自人名Maverick,19世纪德克萨斯州大牧场主,其牲畜皆不打烙印而显得与众不同
meager adj. 贫乏的(of small amount;inadequate);削瘦的(lean;emaciated)
[记]分拆联想:m+eager(热心的)→光靠热心解决不了贫乏
[例]The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were commensurate with their few and simple desires.
mediocre adj. 平庸的,平凡的(ordinary;average)
[记]词根记忆:medio(中间)+cre→中间状态→平庸的
GRE红宝书缺失词汇
metaphysical adj. 形而上学的,玄学的(of metaphysics)
[记]词根记忆:meta(变化,超过)+physic(看作是physics物理)+al→在物理之上的→形而上学的,玄学的
meteoric adj. 流星的(relating to a meteor);昙花一现的(transient;swift)
[记]来自meteor(流星,陨石)+ic
methodical adj. 细心的,有条不紊的(habitually proceeding according to method)
meticulous adj. 细心的,一丝不苟的(taking extreme care about minute details;precise)
[记]词根记忆:metic(害怕的)+ulous(多…的)→经常害怕的→细心的
[例]MacDougall’s former editors remember him as a cantankerous man whose meticulous and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.
[同]conscientious, fussy, heedful, punctilious, scrupulous
mettlesome adj. 精神抖擞的(spirited;courageous)
[记]mettle(勇气,斗志)+some→有斗志
milieu n. 周围,环境,背景(the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops)
[例]The late James Beard was generous with his time and knowledge-a rare trait in the narrow world of food writing, a milieu notorious for its pettiness and infighting.
mimic v. 模仿,戏弄(to imitate or copy playfully or derisively)
[记]分拆联想:mimi(音似:秘密)+c→偷偷摸摸地模仿