MBATrainingSessionASummaryPartI.Clozetest(30mins,10’)onepassagewith20blankstofillin大纲要求:在一篇约300词的文章中留出20个空白,要求考生从每题给出的4个选项中选出最佳答案,使补全后的文章意思通顺,前后连贯,结构完整。a.Vocabularyb.Grammarc.ProperunderstandingofthecontextBecarefulnottobetrappedinthispost-examera.Sometimesoneofthechoicesappearinthecontext,butinfactisnotacceptableintermsofmeaningorgrammar.Youcannotrelyonthecontextinsuchaway!PartII.Readingcomprehension(60mins,40points)4or5passages(altogether1800words),followedby20questions.考生应能读懂不同题材和体裁的文字材料。题材包括经济、管理、社会、文化和科普等,体裁包括说明文、议论文和记叙文等。根据阅读材料,考生应能:1.掌握文章的中心思想,主要内容和细节;2.理解上下文的逻辑关系;3.根据上下文推断生词的含义;4.进行一定的判断和推理;5.理解说话者的意图、观点或态度.SummaryofreadingstrategiesYoumustfinddefinitecluesforquestions;andyoumustn’ttakeanythingforgranted.1.Questionsondetails(细节题)Readthequestionandthenfindtherelevantinformationinthecontext(sometimestheinformationisexpressedinquitethesamewordsbutsometimesinquitedifferentwords).Andtheanswermustbearoundtherelevantinformationinthetext.Youmustbecarefulenough,anditisusuallynotadifficultjob.2.Questionsonmainidea(主旨题)1)结构法Paragraph:topicsentence,supportingsentences,concludingsentenceEssay:thesisstatement,bodyparagraphs,concludingparagraphYoucanfindthemainideaintheunderlinedparts.Ifthequestionisonthepurposeofanexample,theexampleusuallyappearsinthenon-underlinedpartswhiletheanswerusuallyliesintheunderlinedparts.2)合并法Whenthestructureoftheessayisnotoftypicalorganization,youcanreadeachparagraphandmakeasummaryofeach.Finally,whenthesummariesarecombined,yougetthemainideaofthetext.Remember:activereading,ratherthanpassivereading,isimportantforyoutograspthemainidea,particularlythatofadifficulttext.Frequentlyaskyourselfquestionslike“whatdoestheparagraphmean?”,“whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingtheparagraph?”,or“whatisthefuncitonoftheparagraphinthewholetext”canhelpyoubefullyawakeinreading.3).把握文章中的标志性语言.Whenthestructureisnottypical,attentiontospecialconjunctionscanalsohelpyougraspthemainidea.transition:Caseclosed?Notatall.Butthatisnotalwaysthecase.Nowforthenot-so-goodnews.(passage3,MBATest,2004)3.Questionsonthemeaningofanewword(词义揣测题)Whenyouareaskedaboutthemeaningofanewword,theonlythingyoucanrelyonforanansweristhelogicofthecontext.Sometimes,thewordissimilarinmeaningtothecontext,andsometimesopposite.Question62,2004MBAtestJudgingfromthecontext,whatdoes“digitaldivide”(para.3)probablymean?A.Thegovernment’sanalysis.B.Thedividebetweenthepoorandtherich.C.Thepaceoftheinformationage.D.Thegapbetweenpeople’saccesstothecomputer.Key:DPara.3:Nowforthenot-so-goodnews.Thegovernment’sanalysisspellsoutso-calleddigitaldivide.Thatis,thedigitalexplosionisnotboomingatthesamepaceforeveryone.Yes,itistruethatweareallpluggedintoamuchgreaterdegreethananyofushavebeeninthepast.Butsomeofusaremorepluggedinthanothersandaregettingpluggedinfarmorerapidly.Andthisgapiswideningevenasthepaceoftheinformationageacceleratesthroughsociety.Wordsandexpressionsforoppositemeaning:a.NotAbutBb.AratherthanBc.A,insteadofB,…d.A.However/neverthelss,B….A…,butB….e.DespiteA,B…..f.DifferentfromA,B….Wordsandexpressionsforsimilarmeaning:a.….Thatis,…b.Thatisthenotionthat….(appositionalclause)c.AandBd.AorBe.ThecityofSuzhouf.Forexample/instance,…..g.A,which/where…,…..4.Questionsontheauthor’sattitude(作者态度题)1)Tograspthemainidea.2)Tograspthemainstructure.3)Attentiontokeywordsorsentences.(Ithink,etc.)5.Exclusivemethod(排除法)Sometimesthechoicesareallveryconfusing.Butifyouuseexclusivemethod,theanswerisclear.Itiseffectivenotonlyforquestionsonthemainideabutforthoseonmeaningofanewwordandthoseontheauthor’sattitude.6.Avoidthetraps.(陷阱题)Thereareoftenperiloustrapsinreading.Thewrongchoicesresembletheoriginaltexttoagreatextentwhilethecorrectseemsfarawayfromit.Thenyoumustbecarefulenoughtoavoidbeingtrapped.Ifyoudigthetruemeaningofeachchoice,theanswerisclear.Passage2,MBATest,200541.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat___.A.executives,specializedexperts,arenomorecleverthanpersoninthestreet.B.veryfewpeopledecidebeforetheythinkC.thosewhopridethemselvesonbeingdecisiveoftenfailtodosoD.peopletendtoconsidercarefullybeforemakingdecisionsKey:CPartIII.Translation(40mins,20’)考查考生理解所给英语语言材料,并将指定部分译成汉语的能力,译文应准确、完整、通顺.该部分有以下两种形式,每次考试使用其中一种。A.要求考生阅读一篇约450词的文章,并将其中五个划线部分(约150词)译成汉语;B.要求考生阅读一篇约200词的英语段落,并将其全部译成汉语。Three-stepmethod:readingandunderstanding,languageconversion,polishingBecarefulnottoneglectlanguagepointsintranslating.PartIV.Writing(40mins,20’)abstractwriting/letterwriting大纲要求:要求考生根据所规定的情景或给出的提纲,写出一篇150词以上的英语短文,其内容涉及考生所熟悉的话题以及一般应用文。提供情景的形式为图画、图表或文字。a.relevancetothepointsb.organizationofideasc.languagequalityd.neathandwriting