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巧妙应对雅思写作考试中的偏题怪题

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  很多考试都遇到过这样一个情况:在考前花了大量的时间准备,也整理一些素材,但是一到实际考试中,准备的材料似乎就没有用了。紧张的心情从而影响了正常的发挥,难道雅思写作考试的题目很偏吗?事实却并不是这样,雅思大作文绝大多数情况下出题还是比较常规和正常的,但也确实存在着某些偏题或者难题、怪题(雅思怪题和难题出现的频率不高)。下面是小编为您收集整理的巧妙应对雅思写作考试中的偏题怪题,供大家参考!

  巧妙应对雅思写作考试中的偏题怪题

  Example 1:

  Advertising encourages people to buy in quantity rather than promoting its quality. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

  考生拿到这个题目,首先要读三遍,理解题目本质的含义。广告的本质之一其实就是帮助卖家(selling agencies)或者厂商(manufactures)提升产品知名度(increase the brand reputation),从而打开市场(explore the wider markets), 提升产品的销售额(boost the sales rates),怂恿或者引领消费者购买更多的产品(encouraging and leading the consumers to spend their salaries to purchase large quantities of products),所以考生从正面来回答(agree)的话,就可以从以上这些角度来入手,写起来应该不难。

  考生必须要知道厂商或者销售商是付钱给广告商的(advertisement agencies receive payment from manufacturers),如果人们买得多,对广告商本身也有好处。而且广告本身是没有义务(duty)或者责任(responsibility)去促进提升产品质量的,他们只是负责帮助宣传产品、拓展市场,只要赢得消费者眼球就可以了(help promote goods and explore the markets, win the customer’s eyeballs).

  从反面讲(disagree)广告其实有时候也能促进产品的质量,我们可以这样想,一旦广告把产品放大在消费者眼中,如果消费者因为看了广告以后买了产品,却不理想或者质量很差(unsatisfied or inferior commodities),那么顾客就会到消费者保障局(consumer protection bureau)或者厂商这里投诉产品的质量,那些真正想扩大市场或者站稳脚跟的厂商有可能会引起重视(be highly alert to it),从而让研发人员加大改善质量的力度(improve the products), 或者推出新的高质量(high-quality)产品,保证公司的知名度和品牌声誉(guarantee the brand and reputation of their company),所以广告从某些程度上讲也可以促进产品的质量或者监督产品(supervision).

  再来看一个例子:

  There is an increasing number of people who do not know their neighbors, what causes this situation? How to solve?

  这是一道典型的report的题目,注意report的文章如果题目没有问你的想法是什么。如果同学们平时看报纸的话,就会发现其实这道题目是非常常见的社会类话题,可以从这几个方面入手:第一,现代人生活节奏快(quick-paced life),压力大(heavy pressure),平时人们一般早出晚归,很少有时间和邻居打交道(Go out early and come back at dusk, seldom having time socialize with their neighbors)。

  第二,现代社会复杂度比以前社会高,犯罪率也在上升(modern society is much complicated and unpredictable than the former one, the crime rate is also soaring),所以人的警觉性比较高(citizens are more alert and vigilant),不愿和陌生人来往,怕引起不必要的麻烦(they are reluctant to get alone with the strangers to avoid some unnecessary troubles)。

  第三,现在社会的人们都住在高楼大厦里面(contemporary people living in skyscrapers),不像以前人们住在矮的平房或者里弄里(living in bunglow and lanes in the past days),或者同一个小社区(little community)。

  第四,以前人们比较注重亲情和人之间的交往(in the past, people highlight the personal relationship and interpersonal communication with neighbor),现代人比较喜欢窝在家里上网,利用高科技和人们交流和沟通(modern people just stay at home surfing on the internet and chat with their friends through high technology in the virtual world).

  解决方法:政府可以多建立一些公共场所让小区的人们在这里健身和休闲,从而相互认识和了解,比如政府可以在community里修建公共广场和公园(public square, parks),小区物业委员会也可以多组织各种家庭活动、聚餐或者社区活动(the community property council can organize more family activities, parties and home dinners for some families, arrange community group activities)。这样小区居民也会多见面,增加交流机会和加强邻里之间的友谊纽带(increase the conversation opportunities and strengthen the friendship ties among the neighbors).

  看到这里,相信很多考生已经对雅思写作考试出题思路以及答题技巧有了一个充分的认识,只要多做多练,相信大家可以很快取得进步。

  雅思写作考试中最易用错的5组词

  我们先从两者的定义入手来看两者的区别。Compare的定义为:to examine people or things to see how they are similar or different. contrast的定义为:to compare two or more things to show the difference between them. 由定义不难看出前者侧重于找到两个或多个事物的异同,而后者则侧重于它们的不同。

  一、compare与contrast的误用

  例句:It is interesting to compare their situations to ours./It is interesting to contrast their situations to ours.

  前一句翻译为:对比一下我们的情况与他们的情况会很有趣。

  后一句的翻译为:我们的情况与他们的情况有很大的不同,这很有趣。

  二、介词使用错误

  1、普通介词的误用

  一般表现为固定搭配错误,如常把provide sb with sth用成provide sb sth; be satisfied with用成be satisfied for等等,虽然这样的错误看似无伤大雅,但在考官眼里就是影响顺畅阅读的,当然会影响最终成绩。解决的办法简单而古老:把常见的固定搭配牢记于心,问题自然就解决了。

  2、“to”作为介词的误用

  “to”最常见的用法是以动词不定式符号的形式出现的,所以同学们也已经习惯了 “to do”的固定搭配。对于一些如walk to me, to the left等介词to表方向等常见用法一般也不会出现错误。但是对于与动词搭配的介词to就会经常犯错:

  如:More and more students have taken to depend on their parents to make decision for them.

  这里的 ‘take to’ means ‘to begin to do sth as a habit’ 其中 ‘to’为介词,所以后面只能接名词或相当于名词的词,如动名词。所以黑体处应改为“depending on”。

  三、assume及claim使用不够准确

  我们知道, think, assume, claim是议论文中常用引出观点的动词。在实际作文中,同学们往往认为几个词的意思是一样的,完全可以代换,所以拿过来就用。甚至还有同学把consider也拿过来与之混用。我们首先还是从定义来看这几个词的不同:

  Think: to have opinion or belief about sth.

  翻译为“认为”,通常接宾语从句来表达比较确定的观点。

  Assume: to think or accept that sth is true but without having proof of it.

  翻译为“假设、假定”,是否有事实依据是不确定的。

  Claim: to say sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it.

  翻译为“声称”,用这个词往往意味着不赞同紧跟其后的观点,所以很少用作I claim that…

  Scientist are claiming a breakthrough in the fight against cancer, but in fact, ….

  所以 ‘It is claimed that’ 通常翻译为“有报道称......”和‘it is reported that ’的区别在于后者翻译为“据报道”,往往代表着作者赞同报告的内容。

  Consider: to think about sth carefully, especially in order to make a decision.

  翻译为“考虑”,一般不用作引出观点,看个例子:

  We are considering buying a new car.

  四、表“建议”的词汇后面忘记用虚拟从句

  来看一个病句:

  I suggest he continues his study instead of working after graduation from high school.

  所以,一定要牢记以下常见表“建议”的词汇,而且要记住这些词接从句时要用虚拟语气:因为‘suggest’翻译为“建议”,所以后面的从句应该用虚拟语气。

  五、such as与for example的混用

  我们知道,在表示举例子的时候,such as 与like是完全等同的,如:Wild flowers such as/like orchids and primroses are becoming rare.

  但是同学们对于Such as、for example的把握还是不够准确。我们都知道,后者接句子前者接词语表示举例子。于是就有了下面的写法:

  There is a similar word in many languages, such as in French and Italian.

  这里的such as改为 for example为好,因为“in French and Italian”其实是“there is a similar word in French and Italian”的简化,所以要用 for example来引出例证。再来看几个类似的例子:

  It is possible to combine computer science with other subjects, for example physics.

  以上就是雅思写作考试中考生最易用错的五组词,考生们在复习备考时要多加注意,以防在考试中出现。

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