国际学校备考篇之平和双语英文阅读原文分析

今天，我要给大家继续分析平和入学考试，英文阅读这一单项！我会从试题文章出发，对考查形式和考试要点等方面进行拆解，详细分析平和英语阅读的考察要求。话不多说，我们一起来看原文：

MORE THAN HALF OF LONELY ADULTS FEAR NO ONE WILLNOTICE IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO THEM

The majority of adults in the UK who experience loneliness are afraid that no one willnotice if something bad happens to them, new research conducted by the British Red Cross has found. Approximately nine million people in the UK say that they often feel lonely, with many strugglingto make lasting, social connections with others.

The British Red Cross has recently undertaken a study investigating the extent towhich people across the country suffer from loneliness and social isolation,with almost a fifth of individuals stating that they don’t have friends thatthey can turn to in times of need.

A survey of 4,000 adults in the UK was carried out between30 October and 15 November this year. The findings revealed that 53 per cent ofadults who feel lonely fear that they'll have no one there to support themshould something bad happen to them, and one in nine people don't feel thatthey have anyone in their lives that they'd be able to rely on if they wereexperiencing a crisis.

The researchconducted by the charity also found that of the individuals who often feellonely, two thirds frequently feel completely alone even when surrounded byother people, and more than a third of people don't know how to cope withloneliness. Zoë Abrams, executive director of Communications and Advocacy atBritish Red Cross, explains the importance of forging close connections with others.

"Lonelinessand social isolation don't discriminate," she says.

"Lifecircumstances can change in the blink of an eye, meaning it can happen toanyone, no matter your age or background.

"Weall need someone to turn to in a crisis, but the findings of our researchsuggest that there are many people in our communities feeling they lackmeaningful, human connections."

A recent study carriedout by BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind incollaboration with the Welcome Collection found that young people are mostlikely to experience loneliness, with 40 per cent of people aged between 16 and24 stating that they feel lonely a lot of the time, in comparison to 29 percent of those aged between 65 and 74.

以上就是平和的考试原文，这篇文章会出现四种题目：

（1）完型填空：文章中取十个空，选词填空

（2）共7个选项，选择三个关于文章正确的命题

（3）根据文章细节提问

（4）指示代词具体指代的内容。

各类题型的样题如下：

一、完形填空：

Themajority of adults in the UK who experience 1、______ areafraid that no one will notice if something bad happens to them, new research 2、______  by the British Red Cross has found.

问题：

1、A.lone  B. alone  C.loneliness D.lonely

2、A.conduct  B.conducted C.conducting  D.had conducted

解析：

1、A.lone  B. alone  C.loneliness D.lonely

本题考查的是主谓宾，宾语是名词性的“孤独”的辨析，选项AB都是形容词孤独的，既修饰不了experience，又充当不了宾语；选项D副词可以修饰谓语experience，但是语意不通。正确答案C。

2、A.conduct  B.conducted C.conducting  D.had conducted

本题考查的是被动式做定语，被动要用过去式，正确答案B。

二、选三个关于文章正确的命题。

E   A recent study carriedout by Zoë Abrams found that young people are most likely to experienceloneliness.

解析：错，文章中是carried out by BBCRadio 4's All in the Mind in collaboration with the WellcomeCollection。

三、细节题

1、Whatare the majority of adults in the UK afraid？

解析：The majority ofadults in the UK who experience loneliness are afraid that no onewill notice if something bad happens to them.

四、指代题

What’s the word“they”in thepassage refers to ？

解析：53 per cent ofadults who feel lonely

从我们对于这篇文章的分析，这篇文章涉及到有三个难点：

（1）词汇量：中考要求词汇为2500，这篇文章的词汇量要求大约为4500。

（2）体制内初中的常见语法：主谓宾，被动式做定语，数和分数的表达，时态，五种基本句子结构，固定搭配，状语的使用等。

（3）快速阅读理解能力：要积累长期阅读文章的经验，养成独立阅读外文原版材料的良好习惯。

总结

综合来看，备考平和双语的过程中，只学习托福、雅思不足以满足考试的要求，而且也没必要给孩子巨大压力去冲刺托福、雅思的高分，这样做很有可能会磨灭孩子学习语言的兴趣。正确的备考方法，是应该有目标导向的去学习英语。