全面解析托福阅读5大类信号词

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全面解析托福阅读5大类信号词 提速要先搞懂它们

1. 表示结论/总结的信号词：

In conclusion, I would like to say how much I have enjoyed myself today.

词组“in conclusion”前面所提到的一些信息将在这里被归纳总结。读到带有这样的信号词或短语的句子时，应格外留心注意，它们往往会向我们提示相关段落的核心信息。表示结论或总结的信号词和短语还有：

as a result, finally, therefore, accordingly, in short, thus, consequently, in conclusion, so, in brief, in a word

2. 显示相同信息的信号词：

There has been an upsurge of interest in chamber music. Likewise opera is receiving a boost from increased record sales.“likewise”这一信号词显示了前面所提到的idea后面还要再一次出现。因此，阅读时见到这样的信号词无须放慢阅读速度。这样的信号词还包括：and, furthermore, more, than, that, also, likewise, moreover, in addition, what is more, for instance, for example

3. 显示思路转折的信号词：

I’d like to go but I’m too busy.

“but”前后是完全不同的信息描述，它向读者显示了作者的思路在这里有了转折。阅读时，碰到这样的信号词我们需放慢阅读速度，以准确获取作者真正想要说明的意思。这类信号词还有：

although, however, on the contrary, but, in spite of, otherwise, despite, nevertheless, yet

4. 显示因果关系的信号词：

As a result of the pilots’ strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.

All flights have had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots’ strike.

所有航班被取消的原因是因为飞行员们的罢工;飞行员们的罢工导致了所有的航班不得不被取消。显示因果关系的信号词还有：for, thus, because, for this reason, so, therefore, as, since, consequently

5. 显示顺序的信号词：

Internet speeds communication between companies, among co-workers through video-conferences, and among other individuals. First, media companies use the Internet for online news, or to broadcast audio and video, including live radio and television programs, while individuals use the Internet for communication, entertainment, finding information, buying and selling goods and services. Second,the notion of distance disappears thanks to the Internet. People also enjoy instant messaging to exchange text messages or pictures in real time, with real-time video and sound. Finally, scientists and scholars use the Internet to perform research, distribute lecture notes or course materials to students, they communicate with colleagues, and can also publish papers and articles.

抓住了这样的信号词就把握住了作者叙述的顺序，也就分清了相对独立的论据。这样的信号词包括：

first, second, third, and so on, then, after, before, next, last, afterward, finally

托福(TOEFL)考试阅读模拟试题

READING COMPREHENSION

Question 1-10

The agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. "In Europe, said Thomas Jefferson, "the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant: here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant. It was in the United States, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth-century agricultural machinery first came.

At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs; by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow. As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention. The farmers, however, were not interested in it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow. Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869 James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow.

1.What is the main topic of the passage?

(A) The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population

(B) The development of safer machines demanded by the labor movement

(C) Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution

(D) New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution

2.The word "naturally" in line 3 is closest in meaning to

(A) unsurprisingly

(B) gradually

(C) apparently

(D) safely

3. The expression "make the most of" in line 4 is closest in meaning to

(A) get the best yield from

(B) raise the price of

(C) exaggerate the worth of

(D) earn a living on

4. Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said (line 3-5)?

(A) Europe was changing more quickly than the United States.

(B) Europe had greater need of farm machinery than the United States did.

(C) The United States was finally running out of good farmland.

(D) There was a shortage of workers on United States farms.

5.The word "here" in line 4 refers to

(A) Europe

(B) United States

(C) New Jersey

(D) Indiana

6. What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on

their backs.

(A) Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution.

(B) People in the United States were traditionally self-reliant.

(C) Life on the farm was extremely difficult.

(D) New tools were designed to be portable.

7. When was the iron plow invented?

(A)In 1790.

(B) In the early 1800 s.

(C) In 1869.

(D) In the early 1900 s.

8. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Charles Newbold is true?

(A) He was James Oliver s assistant.

(B) He was born in Europe.

(C) He was opposed to scientific agriculture.

(D) He spent his own money to promote his invention.

9. The word "it" in line 12 refers to

(A) scientific agriculture

(B) James Oliver s invention

(C) the cast-iron plow

(D) Charles Newbold s fortune

10. Why did farmers reject Newbold s plow?

(A) Their horses were frightened by it.

(B) They preferred lighter tools.

(C) It was too expensive.

(D) They thought it would ruin the land.

托福考试阅读长句练习

Though historically there is a discernible break between Jewish law of the sovereign state of ancient Israel and of the Diaspora (the dispersion of Jewish people after the conquest of Israel)， the spirit of the legal matter in later parts of the Old Testament is very close to that of the Talmud， one of the primary codifications of Jewish law in the Diaspora.

= Though historically there is a discernible break/ between Jewish law/ of the sovereign state of ancient Israel and of the Diaspora/ (the dispersion of Jewish people after the conquest of Israel)/， the spirit of the legal matter/ in later parts of the Old Testament/ is very close to that of the Talmud/， one of the primary codifications of Jewish law in the Diaspora.

#虽然历史上看/，有一个明显的断裂/在犹太法律之间/独立主权国家的古代以色列(时期)的/与Diaspora时期(的犹太法律)/，(即古代犹太人被流放以色列被征服后)/，但是法律内容的精神/《旧约全书》后半部分中的/与《犹太教法典》的很相近/，《犹太教法典》是指犹太法律的主要典籍之一/在Diaspora时期。

.个句子比较长,也比较复杂, 有的地方很有迷惑性, 如: between Jewish law of the sovereign state of ancient Israel and of the Diaspora 是指在不同时期的犹太法律之间, 如果改成 and that of Diaspora 就很容易理解了;此外，由于涉及到历史方面的内容，有些专有名词认识就反映不认识就过去。