SAT阅读高分攻略系列(三)
<p> 例<span word="A">A</span>, <span word="OG">OG</span> <span word="P">P</span>392,对象<span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span></p><p> 这是一篇结构非常清楚的文章,因此作为第一篇示例来试试刚才的方法。先看斜体字,已经说明了文章的内容是<span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="history">history</span>。而且作者则是<span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="descent">descent</span>。我们知道印第安人在美国属于弱势群体,历史上它的<span word="representation">representation</span>多少带有一些误解和歧视,身为印第安后腐的作者当然会站在祖先的立场上为自己的同胞讨公道,文章的中心也就大致分析出来了。往下读文章<span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="respects">respects</span>。如果你对于<span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读的嗅觉很灵敏,看到这样的词就应该明白开头将要描述一个社会背景和大众观点,而从前面的分析我们知道作者应当反对这些观点。这里顺带着引出了<span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读文章中一条一般性规律、社科类文章开头常会有背景介绍,而其中含有的普遍观点常与作者观点相反。这也许正是作者标立异之处,若是和别人想法都一样写文章又有什么意义呢?</p><p> 如果不放心这个规律咱们接着往下读,<span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> ,<span word="exotic">exotic</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unfathomable">unfathomable</span>很明显,印第安人被看作古埃及一般的人物,这是一种<span word="The">The</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span>的普遍观点。至此首句结束,忽略后半段的极长修饰语。跳到首段末句,又很长,但看到了<span word="may">may</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="from">from</span>。讲的是原因,不影响中心从而忽略。这样我们知道了第一段是个引子,介绍社会背景状况。</p>
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