答案及解释:原文说:如果你的熨斗产生水滴而不是放出水蒸气,是以为你把温度设置的过低。题目问:如果你的熨斗开始滴水,你应该做什么?答案应该是升高温度的意思,但原文中并没有相应的原词,需要自己写出来。最好的答案是根据your temperature control is set too low 改为set temperature high/higher。同样正确的答案为:increase the temperature 或turn up temperature。
答案涉及数字的,最好写阿拉伯数字,以免发生拼写错误。
题目问how many/how much/what proportion 时,答案一般是数词,这时最好写阿拉伯数字,这样一来最保险,不用拼写成英文。
答案涉及数字的,一般要有简单的四则运算。
题目问how many/how much/what proportion/what is the cost 时,答案一般不会直接是原文中出现的数字而要涉及到简单的四则运算,通常是加减法。
原文:all major cities there have high car ownership, but well-developed bus and rail systems are available, and overall public transport typically accounts for between 20 and 30 percent of passenger-kilometers.
题目:What proportion of passenger kilometer is undertaken by private automobile in western europe.
答案及解释:很多同学误答20%-30%。原文说:公共交通占20%-30%。题目问:私人小轿车所占的比例。答案应为:70%-80%。
答案涉及钱币的,在数字前一定要有货币符号,在数字后可能会有单位。
原文:There may have been some consolation in the fact that the bid came in $1 million below the revised budget and $5 million below the original budget of $29 million formulated in mid-1991. 题目:What was the cost of the revised budget for the Sydney bid?
答案及解释:此题应该是考过的题目中运算最复杂的。费用比修改后的预算少1 million,比最初的预算少5 million,最初的预算是29 million,所以,修改后的预算应为$25 million。注意,这三个词,25、$25、25 million 都是错误的答案。
找到答案后,要向后看一两句,看有无重大的改变。
原文中常用转折词修改前面说过的话或作补充。因此,对有些陷阱性题目,找到答案后,要向后看一两句,看有没有转折词。一般只向后看一两句即可,不用看得太远。
原文:Your iron is designed to function using tap water. However, it will last longer if you use distilled water.
题目:What sort of water are you advised to use?