Energyandpersistenceconquerallthings.能量加毅力可以征服一切。——富兰克林借助“逻辑关系”手段推导主旨脉络WarmingUpskyscraperscitiesskyscrapers:cities=fields:__________WarmingUpfieldscountrysideWarmingUp1.stars:________=sandgrains:beach2.hat:head=________:hands3.panda:China=Kangaroo:________4.water:________=earth:land5.shops:customers=planes:________universeglovesAustraliaoceanpassengersHeis______forclass,becauseheisstuckinthetrafficjam.WarmingUplateWarmingUp1.Mr.Brownisateacher;heworksinthe________.2.KFCstaffworknotonlyintheday,butalsoduringthe_______.3.Itissourgentthathehas____timetoexplainmore.4.Linda________andfelldownthestairsbecausethefloorwaswet.5.Timeisveryvaluable.Wemust_______ourtime.schoolnightnoslippedtreasurecherishvalueWarmingUpantbeecatdogelephantfroggoosehorseiguanajennykangaroolambmonkey…ExemplifyinginSkills“逻辑关系”英语的语篇非常追求逻辑的严谨,而逻辑严谨的达成主要通过使用众多的连接词来实现。英语语篇中常见的逻辑关系有以下七种:平行或递进的关系转折的关系目的或因果的关系层次或顺序的关系例举的关系解释说明的关系归纳总结的关系ExemplifyinginSkills表示平行或递进关系的连接词有:and,or,also,aswell(as),likewise,similarly,atthesametime,both...and...,besides,furthermore,inaddition(to),moreover,worsestill等。这些连接词表明下文将出现与前面同类性质的内容,或是对前面内容的进一步阐述。【例1】WhenAlicestartedtocyclehomefromJenny’shouse,shewasn’tnervous.Shewascertainlynotafraidofthedark._____,itwasonlya15-minuteridehome.A.HoweverB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.Otherwise由前文“她并不怕黑”和后文“这仅仅只是15分钟的车程”可知,前后文表示递进的关系,所以连接词应是选项B.Besides。ExemplifyinginSkills表示转折关系的连接词有:although,but,however,instead,nevertheless,onthecontrary,otherwise,totheopposite,while,yet等。这些连接词表明下文讲述的将是相反的或全新的内容或观点,需要格外注意。此时应放慢阅读速度,多留心上下文在意义上的转变。【例2】Revisionisnotjustanafterthoughtthatgetsonlyasmuchtimeasyouhaveattheendofanassignment.___,itisamajorstageofthewritingprocess,andwritersreviseeverystepoftheway.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.InsteadD.Therefore文段意思是“修改并不仅仅是你即将完成一件任务时草草的收尾;相反,它是创作过程的一个关键步骤,而且作家在整个过程中都在不停地修改”,后一句完全推翻了前一句的意思,所以正解为选项C.Instead(相反地)。ExemplifyinginSkills表示目的或因果关系的连接词有:as,asaresult,because(of),consequently,dueto,for,nowthat,since,so,so...that...,such...that...,therefore,thus等。这些连接词也是帮助理解行文思路的有用信号。【例3】WhenIreadthesedefinitions,Iamrepeatedlyexposedto(接触)thebasicwordsandlearnhowtheyareusedtoexplainobjectsandideas.____this,IcanexpressmyselfmoreeasilyinEnglish.A.AccordingtoB.InrelationtoC.InadditiontoD.Becauseof前文的意思是“当我阅读这些定义的时候,我就反复接触到基本的词汇,并学习它们如何描述事物和想法”;后文的意思是“我可以更轻松地用英语表达”。可见,中间的连接词应表示因果关系,所以正解为选项D.Becauseof。ExemplifyinginSkills表示层次、顺序关系的连接词有:after(that),another,before,first(ly),second(ly),third(ly),atlast,finally,lateron,next,then,ontheonehand等。通过它们能迅速理清文章的基本脉络。【例4】Supportersclaimthattherearemanybenefitsofservicelearning.Perhapsmostimportantly,studentsareforcedtothink...theneedsofothers.Studentsarealsoabletolearn...workingaspartofateam._____,studentscanexplorepossiblecareersthroughservicelearning.A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.LuckilyD.Hopefully开头说到服务学习有很多好处,然后列举了三种好处。从表示层次的信息词mostimportantly(最重要的是),also(也)可知空格应选Finally(最后)来引出最后一个好处。ExemplifyinginSkills表示例举关系的连接词有:forexample,forinstance,foronething,foranother,suchas等。这些词表明下文将给出具体的例子。【例5】Thefirstattemptofeventhemosttalentedartists,musicians,andwritersisseldomamasterpiece.Ifyouconsideryourdraftsasdressrehearsals(彩排),ortryouts,revisingwillseemanaturalpart...Forinstance,LloydWebber___someofthemusicbecausethePhantom’smakeuppreventedtheactorfromsingingcertainsounds.A.rewroteB.releasedC.recordedD.reserved前文阐明观点“即使是最有天份的艺术家、音乐家、作家,他们的第一件作品也很少是杰作……修改看起来像一个非常自然的过程”,中间有连接词Forinstance,表明后文将举例说明,所以正解应与revising意义相近,故选项A.rewrote最合适。ExemplifyinginSkills表示解释说明关系的连接词有:inotherwords,namely,thatis等。这些词表明下文将对上文作进一步的解释说明。【例6】Whatisthepurposeofthedressrehearsalsandtheout-of-townpreviewsthatmanyBroadwayshowsgothrough?Theanswerisadding,deleting,replacing,reordering,—____,revising.A.inparticularB.asaresultC.forexampleD.inotherwords根据常识可知,adding(增加)、deleting(删除)、replacing(替换)、reordering(重新排序)都是revising(修改)的下义词,即被revising包含在内,所以连接词应表示进一步解释说明的关系,故正解为选项D.inotherwords(换句话说)。ExemplifyinginSkills表示归纳总结的连接词有:asaresult,so,briefly,inaword,inbrief,inshort,onthewhole,tosumup等。这些词表明下文将进行归纳或总结。【例7】So___,Nobelhadtodiebeforeherealizedwhathislifewasreallyabout.A.generallyB.basicallyC.usuallyD.certainly从语义上判断,so在这里表示总结:诺贝尔得“死”过一次,才能认识到人生的真谛。所以副词应选择选项B.basically(基本上,从根本上说)。ExemplifyinginSkills即时训练(P9)1.B。转折关系2.C。解释说明的关系3.A。转折关系4.B。顺序的关系5.D。平行关系6.C。因果关系7.A。例举的关系8.B。例举的关系PractisingonNMETScheduleA.课后完成“第三节语言知识及应用专项训练”中的“完形填空第三大策略专练:逻辑关系”。(P20)B.课后完成“第四节语言知识及应用综合训练”中“语言知识及应用综合训练3”的完形填空。(P26)