3分钟就能学会的雅思语法(第3期):你真的理解抽象名词吗?
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雅思阅读中考抽象名词吗?
首先,我们先看一下什么是抽象名词。抽象名词表示性质、行为、状态或情感等抽象概念的名称。
如:phenomenon, anger, freedom, life, knowledge, fun, mind 等等,都是抽象名词。
比如C5T1P3(剑桥5的第一套第三篇,后同)第二段中”One form of pollution - the release of greenhouse gases that causes global warming - does appear to be a phenomenon that is going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is unlikely to pose a devastating problem.”
文章中出现了phenomenon和impact 两个抽象名词。
知道抽象名词对解题有帮助吗?
雅思阅读中抽象名词多出现在配对题中,重点考察同义替换:语气、词性和范围的替换,比如:
一、语气的替换
C6T1P2中14题:
14. a suggestion for improving trade in the future
定位词future表示将来,可以对应would do等虚拟语气,所以可以定位到尾短的最后一句话。
“Bring these barriers down would help the world’s economies grow ever closer.”(C6T1P2)
二、词性替换
C6T2P3中29题
29. In seventh-century Europe, the ability to count to a certain number
题目中的ability可以变换为词组be able to do,可以对应原文第四段最后一句
“In fact, to qualify as a witness in a count of law a man had to be able to count to nine!”(C6T2P3)
成为一个目击证人需要有能数到9的能力,本句中的witness也是抽象名词,需要理解为人的意思,看选项只有A和B提到了人
A. was necessary in order to fulfill a civic role.
B. was necessary when people begin farming.
但B项的farming没有提到,所以答案可以锁定为A。
三、范围的替换
C8T1P3中27题
27. Researchers with differing attitudes towards telepathy agree on.
题目中用researchers和differing attitudes定位,researchers可以找到人,但attitudes这个抽象名词如何定位呢?
可以理解为不同态度的人,也可以是不同观点的人,观点分为支持和反对的人,则可以替换为支持者和反对者,根据这个原则,可以定位到第二段第三行的sceptics and advocates,需要注意advocate这个词有名词,支持者的意思,所以找到原文对应句
“Sceptics and advocates alike do concur on one issue, however: that the most impressive evidence so far has come from the so-called 'ganzfeld’ experiment.”
对应选项E the significance of ganzfeld experiments.
总 结
雅思阅读中抽象名词多出现在配对题中,可以对应虚拟语气、词性的替换、范围的替换。
你学会了吗?赶紧打开真题,尝试一下抽象名词的魔力吧!