剖析样题揭开新GRE阅读的神秘面纱Word文件下载.docx

1、A broader selection of reading passagesEmphasis on skills related to graduate work, such as complex reasoningDXDiTa9E3dExpansion of computer-enabled tasks （e.g., clicking on a sentence in a passage to highlight itRTCrpUDGiTTwo 40-minute sections rather than one 30-minute section5PCzVD7HxA逐点分析，不难发现几乎

2、每条都于阅读部分难度和重要性的提高分不开的。所为cognitive 认知性能力，是所有阅读测试的核心，即主要依赖文章本身而非经验性的一种理解能力。不仅在能力上提出了更高要求，阅读文章本身不论从选择题材的广度，每个Section考察的篇幅数量都大大提升。在计算机新媒介的辅助下，ETS 把GRE阅读注册商标般的推理也提高到新的层次进行考察。简而言之，阅读可谓成为了新GRE考试中的重中之重。jLBHrnAILg样题剖析Questions 6 through 8 are based on the following reading passage.xHAQX74J0XMusic critics hav

3、e consistently defined James P. Johnson as a great early jazz pianist, originator of the 1920s Harlem stride style, and an important blues and jazz composer. In addition, however, Johnson was an innovator in classical music, composing symphonic music that incorporated American, and especially Africa

4、n-American, traditions.LDAYtRyKfESuch a blend of musical elements was not entirely new: by 1924 both Milhaud and Gershwin had composed classical works that incorporated elements of jazz. Johnson, a serious musician more experienced than most classical composers with jazz, blues, spirituals, and popu

5、lar music, was particularly suited to expand Milhauds and Gershwins experiments. In 1927 he completed his first large-scale work, the bluesand jazz-inspired Yamekraw, which included borrowings from spirituals and Johnsons own popular songs. Yamekraw, premiered successfully in Carnegie Hall, was a ma

6、jor achievement for Johnson, becoming his most frequently performed extended work. It demonstrated vividly the possibility of assimilating contemporary popular music into the symphonic tradition.Zzz6ZB2Ltk本选文难度和风格几乎和现行的GRE 阅读没有太大区别。题材又谈到了黑人，尤其是爵士音乐。这种题材在95-00 笔考期间也经常出现。把握住文章首段重要词汇however 抓住主题。分清文中矛盾

7、对象（创新与传统，不同音乐家间的逻辑联系，文章应该比较容易处理。dvzfvkwMI16. The passage states that Johnson composed all of the following EXCEPTrqyn14ZNXIA. jazz works B. popular songs C. symphonic music D. spirituals E.blues piecesEmxvxOtOco此题正确答案为D。文中开始谈到Johnson 作为伟大爵士音乐家，因为其创始了新的风格，其中包括了blues and jazz。而在文章末句提到了他吸收了同时代的popular

8、music以及symphonic。注意该题的spirituals 文中确实也出现过，但是措辞用的是borrow from，题干问的是compose。SixE2yXPq57. Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.6ewMyirQFLThe author suggests which of the following about most classical composers of the early 1920s?kavU42VRUsA. They were strongly influenced b

9、y the musical experiments of Milhaud and Gershwin.y6v3ALoS89B. They had little working familiarity with such forms of American music as jazz, blues, and popular songsM2ub6vSTnPC. They made few attempts to introduce innovations into the classical symphonic tradition0YujCfmUCw本题即为新GRE 阅读中新酝酿推出的所谓恐怖的“多

10、选题”。其实这种题型即为原来 GRE 阅读中罗马数字题的变体，只是难度进一步加大。正确答案B。-They had little working familiarity with such forms of American music as jazz, blues, and popular songs。本题从出题点分析涉及文中的比较点。最后的逻辑关系用东方阅读体系表示可以是:Johnson=Milhaud and Gershwinmost composers。运用取非解题思路。eUts8ZQVRd8. The author suggests that most critics haveA. u

11、nderrated the popularity of YamekrawB. undervalued Johnsons musical abilitiesC. had little interest in Johnsons influence on jazzsQsAEJkW5TD. had little regard for classical works that incorporate popular musicGMsIasNXkAE. neglected Johnsons contribution to classical symphonic musicTIrRGchYzg此题正确答案为

12、E。该题题干提到的critics 指引考生定位到文章首段。经过逻辑和套路熟练训练后，不难把握Music critics have consistently defined James P. Johnson as a great early jazz pianist however, Johnson was an innovator in classical music。类似于两个观点的对立，为结构上重要内容。7EqZcWLZNXQuestions 9 and 10 are based on the following reading passage.lzq7IGf02EScholarship

13、on political newspapers and their editors is dominated by the view that as the United States grew, the increasing influence of the press led, ultimately, to the neutral reporting from which we benefit today. Pasley considers this view oversimplified, because neutrality was not a goal of early nation

14、al newspaper editing, even when editors disingenuously stated that they aimed to tell all sides of a story. Rather, the intensely partisan ideologies represented in newspapers of the early republic led to a clear demarcation between traditional and republican values. The editors responsible for the

15、papers content especially those with republican agendas began to see themselves as central figures in the development of political consciousness in the United States.zvpgeqJ1hk本文为符合现行GRE 考试部分文章套路分类中的广义新老观点对比型。文首观点说报纸最后的政治取向将会趋于neutral。而之后Pasley 提出的观点否认了这种看法（oversimplified。具体从早期国家报纸的党派差异论证自己观点。文章首句符合一贯GRE阅读的品味：长度达到35 词的复杂难句子，为理解上的一个难点。Nr