我不知道大家有没有遇到过这样的情况,当时做题目的时候,发现有2个选项犹豫不决,然后选了一个选项后,发现正确选项是另外一个,一看答案才醒悟过来,会说,原来是这么回事!自己不应该错。我就有这种情况,而且我发现自己不是不会做,而是对题目本身存在理解误区。我举2个例子:
High school students who feel that they are not succeeding in high school often drop out before graduating and go to work. Last year, however, the city’s high school dropout rate was significantly lower than the previous year’s rate. This is encouraging evidence that the program instituted two years ago to improve the morale of high school students has begun to take effect to reduce dropouts.
Which one of the following, if true about the last year, most seriously weakens the argument?
(A) There was a recession that caused a high level of unemployment in the city.
(B) The morale of students who dropped out of high school had been low even before they reached high school.
(C) As in the preceding year, more high school students remained in school than dropped out.
(D) High schools in the city established placement offices to assist their graduates in obtaining employment.
(E) The antidropout program was primarily aimed at improving students’ morale in those high school with the highest dropout rates.
我当初选的答案是C,不过是错的答案。C是说,dropout student,退学的学生没有比上学的学生多,但是原文的核心词是dropout rate,是两个词,注意后面一个是rate,概率的意思,就是退学率,这个和退学的学生是两个不同的概念,一个是百分比,一个是具体的数量。我当初读题的时候,只读了dropout,rate这个词根本没有注意,结果就选错了。如果注意这个dropout rate核心就会正确。
还有一例
Medical doctor: Sleep deprivation is the cause of many social ills, ranging from irritability to potentially dangerous instances of impaired decision making. Most people today suffer from sleep deprivation to some degree. Therefore we should restructure the workday to allow people flexibility in scheduling their work hours.