问题3:
Consider each of the three choices separately and select all that apply. The credited response may be one, two or all three of the choices.
It can be inferred from the passage that the author would agree with which of the following statement?
A Overtime the impact of human culture on the natural world has been largely benign.
B It is a mistake to think that the natural world contains many areas of pristine wilderness.
C The only substantial effects that human agency has had on ecosystems have been inadvertent
问题类型:
问题3是一种新型题型——不定项选择题。题目的要求是,在下面的三个选项中有一个,两个或者三个都是可能是正确的,看来这种题型的评分中全部选对,部分选对(比如三个全是正确答案而只选择了一个或者两个)的评分将会不同。当然出题人也有一定的难度调整的想法,减少了选项的数量。不定项选择如果有5个或者6个选项,这样的题目从评分角度,也有不少的困难。
问题分析:
而这样的题目类型从发问的角度而言,是既可以对文章的主旨相关内容发问,又可以从文章细节的角度出发发问,而这样,这个类型的问题就必须搜索一下全篇,找到了与给出的选项叙述不同或相反的背离的就排除,一致的则成为选择的正确答案。
这里,A选项说人类对自然世界的影响是largely benign,也就是基本上都是良性的。而文章中是这样写的“But it is also true that it is better or worse”也就是影响是有好也有不好的,A不能入选;B的叙述是无法找到自在的自然,而文章里这样叙述:that is all the nature we have。可见B也不正确,因此不用再比对下去,这道题选C。当然C的叙述与文章刚好匹配。
问题4:
In the context in which it appears, coeval with most nearly means
A Influenced by
B Older than
C Coincident with
D Unimpeded by
E Similar to
问题类型:
词汇题,寻找同义词组,五选一。