托福阅读的否定事实信息题是托福阅读题型中的一部分,虽然比重占的比较少,但是想要取得托福阅读满分,这种题型也是不容忽视的。下面前程百利小编就为考生通过实例分析托福阅读否定事实信息题。
否定事实信息题的特点
否定事实信息题从题目来看最明显的标志是含有EXCEPT这样的词汇。例如According to paragraph 1, each of the following is true of Spartina alrerniflora EXCEPT,According to paragraph X,……..EXCEPT这就是否定事实信息题的典型问法。同学们在遇到这类题目的就应该想到,在题目下面的四个选项只有一个是不正确的,跟其他题型相比,恰恰是相反的,其他阅读题型都是只有一个选项是正确的,因此考生答题时一定不能忽视EXCEPT这个词选错答案。
真题案例
例子1. TPO28-2 Early Saharan Pastoralists第9题
According to paragraph 5, each of the following was true about the early Saharan people EXCEPT(否定事实信息题的标志词)
A. They had few possessions apart from cattle.
B. After about 5,000 B.C., they lived primarily in caves that were located deep in the desert.
C. Between the summer and winter seasons, they moved their herds over long distances.
D. They painted animals and scenes of daily life on the walls of caves.
第一步,定位原文。根据题目According to paragraph 5,因此可通过题目定位原文Paragraph 5: The cattle herders(牧人) had only a few possessions(财产): unsophisticated pots and polished adzes(偏斧). They also hunted with bow and arrow. The Saharan people left a remarkable record of their lives painted on the walls of caves deep in the desert. Their artistic endeavors(努力) have been preserved in paintings of wild animals, cattle, goats, humans, and scenes of daily life that extend back perhaps to 5,000 B.C.. The widespread distribution of pastoral (田园景色)sites of this period suggests that the Saharans ranged their herds over widely separated summer and winter grazing grounds.
第二步,根据选项进行分析。
A选项,They had few possessions apart from cattle,他们除了牛还有一些财产。对应第五段的第一句The cattle herders had only a few possessions, unsophisticated pots and polished adzes,题目中的few对应选项中的only a few,牧牛人除了牛还有锅和偏斧,因此A选项的内容是正确的,因此不是本题的答案。
B选项,After about 5,000 B.C., they lived primarily in caves that were located deep in the desert.在公元前5000年以后,他们主要居住在沙漠深处的洞穴之中。在文章中提到洞穴和5,000 B.C.可以定位对应原文是Their artistic endeavors have been preserved in paintings of wild animals, cattle, goats, humans, and scenes of daily life that extend back perhaps to 5,000 B.C.文章中只提到他们在沙漠中的山洞中作画,画的内容都是他们日常的生活场景,并没有说他们居住在沙漠的洞穴中。因此选项B内容与原文不符,所以是本题的正确答案。
C选项,Between the summer and winter seasons, they moved their herds over long distances,在冬季和夏季,他们把牛群移动很长的距离。对应文章中的the Saharans ranged their herds over widely separated summer and winter grazing grounds.over long distances对应文章中的ranged their herds over widely separated,在广泛和独立的牧场上进行放牧,意思就是牛群冬季和夏季放牧的距离比较远。因此选项与原文内容相符,所以不是正确选项。
D选项, They painted animals and scenes of daily life on the walls of caves.这个选项和B选项对应的原文内容是一样的,他们在沙漠中的山洞中作画,画的内容都是他们日常的生活场景,因此跟原文内容是相符合的,不是正确答案。
通过以上案例的分析。考生可以发现,错误选项才是本题的答案。不要在考试的时候利用惯性思维,看到跟原文相符的选项就进行选择。
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