新gre考试阅读巧用旧g复习
<p> 新<span word="gre">gre</span>考试阅读复习材料很少，考生除了做题之外，也就无济于事。其实，做题是好，可以利用一些老<span word="g">g</span>的经典材料进行复习。</p><p> 大家都知道，老<span word="GRE">GRE</span>阅读从篇幅上分有长文章和短文章;而在新<span word="GRE">GRE</span>阅读中不但保留原来的长文和短文，还增加了只有一到四句话的超短文章，我将其称之为微文。微文不但微小，还有微妙之感。试看下例：</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1850 <span word="and">and</span> 1880, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="population">population</span></p><p> <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="contradicts">contradicts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="above">above</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1850 <span word="and">and</span> 1880.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1850 <span word="and">and</span> 1880.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1850 <span word="and">and</span> 1880.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="from">from</span> 64 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1850 <span word="to">to</span> 49 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1880.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="from">from</span> 68 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1850 <span word="to">to</span> 72 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1880.</p><p> 仔细考量这道微文题，明显感到这不是传统的阅读理解，而是对思维的考察，这就是微文题目的特点。<span word="ETS">ETS</span>正是要通过微文题来实现其改革的两大目标：强调复杂推理能力和强调量化推理能力。过去的<span word="GRE">GRE</span>因为在这两方面的欠缺，导致了大多商学院只认可<span word="GMAT">GMAT</span>对能力的测试。而如今，<span word="GRE">GRE</span>为了与<span word="GMAT">GMAT</span>竞争，故而自我完善，弥补欠缺。而且<span word="ETS">ETS</span>还选择了一条最取巧的道路模仿<span word="GMAT">GMAT</span>的逻辑题。</p>
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