熟练掌握以下连接词与连接语,就能充分把握住作者的意图和考题的出题思路,所以希望考生能对之牢记在心。了解了这些连接词与连接语的不同功能后,相信你一定会在PETS的阅读理解上有所收获。一般把连接词与连接语分为以下三类:
1.表明事件发生的时间顺序:then, first, at once, next, after that, previously, while, when, the following day, etc.
2.表明文章的组织结构:
1)Listing: firstly, in the first place, secondly, thirdly, my next point is, last/finally, etc.
2)Illustrating: for example/ for instance, to illustrate, an example/ instance of this is, let’s take….., take…. for example, etc.
3)Re-stating: in other words, that is to say, to put it another way, let me put it this way, or rather, namely, etc.
4)Referring: in this respect, in that connection, as we said, apart from this, etc.
5)Resuming: to resume, to return to the previous point, getting back to the argument, etc.
6)Summarizing: to sum up, in short, it amounts to this, what I have been saying is this, etc.
7)Emphasizing: it is worth noting, I would like to direct your attention to, let us consider, we must now turn to, I shall begin by, etc.
3.表明作者的观点、态度
1)Introducing( or emphasizing) further evidence: moreover, furthermore, in addition, what’s more, as well, etc.
2)Cause: because (of), since, owing to, on account of, due to, as a result of, etc.
3)Effect: as a result, hence, therefore, consequently, thus, so, etc.
4)Contrasting: in / by contrast, on the contrary, on the other hand, nevertheless, whereas, while, yet, however, but, etc.
5)Comparison: in like manner, likewise, in the same way, similarly, in comparison with, etc.
6)Purpose: to this end, for this purpose, with this in mind, in order to, so that, etc.
7)Intensification: indeed, in fact, in any event / case, at no time, to tell the truth, etc.
下一篇:如何有效提高PETS阅读水平
随着PETS考试的逐渐推广和其证书的权威性的提高,PETS各个级别的考试难度将也会慢慢的增加。要想轻松通过PETS的等级考试,良好的英语阅读能力显得尤为重要。那么在平日的训练中我们采用哪些方法才能有效的提高自己的阅读水平呢?以下是本人的几点想法和建议,希望对各位备考PETS的网友有所帮助。常用的阅读方法有通读和细读两种。通读是为了弄懂大意、细读是为了掌握具体内容。
首先,阅读开头的段落,这部分介绍性的材料将会使我们熟悉作者将要讨论的主题思想...[
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