新概念與國外考試的關(guān)系

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新概念與國外考試的關(guān)系：融會貫通新概念 托福雅思無極限

《新概念英語》(以下簡稱"新概念")自1967年誕生之日起，便以其編排的科學性和系統(tǒng)性、知識的廣博性和實用性、哲理的縝密性和嚴謹性風靡世界，在英語教學領域譜寫了神話般的傳奇。這是一套系列叢書，共分四冊，程度由淺入深，內(nèi)容包羅萬象。其中一、二冊側(cè)重語音、口語、簡單語法、句型及小短文等內(nèi)容，三、四冊則突出了閱讀和寫作這兩大技能的培養(yǎng)。新東方自1999年推出"新概念"培訓課程以來，已累計培訓學員上百萬人次，單個課堂學員人數(shù)達5百之多，該課程已成為新東方的品牌英語基礎課程。

隨著經(jīng)濟能力的增強和全球化進程的加速，我國國民在思維觀念上更加國際化，主要體現(xiàn)在對子女的培養(yǎng)方面。越來越多的家長希望子女出國留學，感受西方先進的教育理念和教學氛圍。于是，針對出國留學的語言測試也就被更多的家長和學生所熟悉，如SAT、托福、雅思，GRE等，而且變得愈加火爆異常。為了順應這一時代潮流，新東方在"新概念"的課程設置、教學方法、教學內(nèi)容等方面也銳意改革、大膽創(chuàng)新，將本屬于基礎英語培訓的"新概念"與考試類課程進行"嫁接移植"，既保留了知識的傳統(tǒng)優(yōu)點，又吸收了考試的核心精髓，有機結(jié)合，相得益彰，既得到了學員的高度評價，也收到了良好的經(jīng)濟效益，同時也使這本經(jīng)典教材煥發(fā)了"第二春"。下面我就三方面談談"新概念"與國外考試的關(guān)系。由于"新概念"的一、二冊相對簡單明了，三、四冊比較精深繁雜，與考試更為緊密;而國外考試中關(guān)注和考生最多的是托福和雅思這兩種語言測試，我的主題內(nèi)容和實例舉證也基本圍繞三、四冊和托福、雅思。

一、文章題材

"你在考場上做閱讀時最害怕遇到的情況是什么?"相信有很多考生在面對這個問題的時候會下意識地回答："不認識的單詞。" 誠然，單詞是很多同學在學習英語過程中的攔路虎。但是大家都是身經(jīng)百考的人了，其實心里早已清楚，在大型考試中難免會遇到自己不認識單詞，因此早早做好心理準備。真正遇到這種情況的時候也能從容應對-猜單詞，根據(jù)上下文分析，或者直接跳過去。此外，少數(shù)不認識的單詞可能會導致一兩個錯題，但是并不會影響全局。那讓我換一個具體的問題，"大家有沒有遇到過這種情況，在單詞并不太難的情況下，閱讀一篇文章以后，居然產(chǎn)生了不知所云的感覺?"

相信很多同學是有過類似經(jīng)歷的，而且不得不承認，這種情況是影響全局的-甚至可能導致無法解答文章后面的所有題目。尤其是在托福、雅思的考試中這種情況更為普遍。這兩門考試的試卷中會出現(xiàn)涉及各個領域知識的文章-天文、地理、考古、探險、生物、醫(yī)學等等，不一而足。從而也就意味著，我們會在考場上高度緊張的情緒下突然見到我們完全陌生的領域的話題。這對我們的心理素質(zhì)和實際英語能力的沖擊是相當大的。尤其是某些基礎較為薄弱的考生，會立刻慌了手腳-由于常年接受傳統(tǒng)教育，我們的知識面是相當偏狹的。當我們面對"butterfly effect"這樣一個短語時，即使我們知道"butterfly"是"蝴蝶"，"effect"是"效應"，我們也未必知道什么是"蝴蝶效應"。如果考題直擊我們知識體系中的"盲點"，我們很難不驚慌意亂，而慌亂的結(jié)果就是巨大的心理壓力及慘痛的答題水平。

更為糟糕的是，我們根本不可能預測在考試中會出現(xiàn)什么樣的知識點。僅就2009年上半年的托福考試內(nèi)容而言，在聽力和閱讀中涉及的重要內(nèi)容至少包括：恐龍、恒溫動物、古代畜牧業(yè)、達爾文進化論、心理學知識、古代軍隊及戰(zhàn)爭對歐洲形成的影響、人的大腦和記憶認知問題、植物學、社會學、天文學(包括哈勃望遠鏡，隕石，外星生命及星系形成)、照相技術(shù)發(fā)展史、股份制等等。總體來說，這些話題對我們而言是相當陌生的。而在緊促的考試過程中，如果猛地聽到或者看到完全陌生的話題，這本來對我們的實力和心理就是一種巨大的挑戰(zhàn)。

但是只要瀏覽一下"新概念"的課文目錄，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，其文章題材相當廣泛，包括歷史、哲學、美學、教育等人文科學的知識以及環(huán)保、石油開采、外太空探索、昆蟲、鳥類、動物等自然科學的內(nèi)容，簡直可以稱為百科全書。這與托福、雅思的文章題材不謀而合。比如托福OG (Official Guide) 里選取的文章有："石油的形成"、"候鳥的遷徙"、"火星上是否有生命"、"兒童的早期教育"等;雅思劍橋全真試題里選取的文章有："珍惜每一滴水"、"保護熱帶雨林"、"避免雷擊的方法"等。

二、文章體裁

"新概念"的文章體裁大致有三類：記敘文、說明文和議論文。其中一、二冊中記敘文為主體，三、四冊中說明文和議論文占據(jù)多數(shù)，尤以前者份額較大。而托福、雅思選取的文章幾乎都是說明文，所以掌握"新概念"對于國外考試的體裁類型會有更深刻的了解。比如，漢語行文的一般模式是：運用事例先做鋪墊，通過層層推理和步步深入，最后呈現(xiàn)觀點和主旨，這就是通常意義上的分總法;而歐美的人思維方式恰恰相反，作者一般會開宗明義，將觀點置于文章起首部分，而后輔以事例佐證，這種方式被稱為總分法，這種方法正是托福、雅思考試文章的主導類型。試看"新概念"三冊第四課"The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs"。全文的主題句(topic sentence)出現(xiàn)在第一段中："Such is human nature，that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers."(許多人情愿放棄較高的薪水以換取做白領工人的榮耀，這是人之本性。)而第二段是事例講解，圍繞主人公Alfred Bloggs的經(jīng)歷進一步闡明前述觀點。再看三冊47課"Too high a price ?"全文共分三段，每段的起首句即是本段的主題句。第一段："Pollution is the price we pay for an over-populated and over-industrialized planet."(污染就是我們?yōu)檫@個人口過密、過度工業(yè)化星球所付出的代價。)第二段："Rubbish,however,is only part of the problem of polluting our planet."(然而，垃圾只是我們這個星球污染問題的一個方面。)第三段："However,there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise."(但是，還有一種更加有害的污染，尤其會影響城鎮(zhèn)地區(qū)，干擾我們的日常生活，那就是噪音。)

三、授課方法

在課堂上，時常有同學問我：老師，我現(xiàn)在準備國外考試，不知道學習新概念是不是對口。在解答這個問題之前，我們先思考這樣一個問題：國外考試考的是什么呢?讓我們以托福考試為例。托福考試的官方介紹是這樣的：托福考試從聽、說、讀、寫四個方面綜合考量考生的大學課堂英語能力。它是全球范圍最廣泛采用的英語水平測試，被130個國家、逾8,500所大學和其它機構(gòu)所接受，作為許可入學的評估標準-其中包括幾乎美國、英國、加拿大和澳大利亞的所有大學院校。從以上介紹中我們不難看出。國外考試是以移民或去國外生活溝通交流為目的、實用性很強的考試。也就是說，這類考試主要考察的是同學們的英語使用能力。其題目的設置都不是以考試為最終目的，而是以應用操作、實用性為考察目的。其實無論是雅思、托福、GRE，還是與這些考試類似的其他國外考試，都秉承著同樣的理念。許多同學在備考的過程中總是來詢問我一些關(guān)于考試技巧方面的問題。其實對于考試來說，技巧遠遠不如提高綜合能力來得重要。而同學們想要在短期內(nèi)迅速提高綜合能力的話，"新概念"便是一條捷徑。"新概念"并不是一套神書，每天瞻仰膜拜也不可能成就英文水平，"新概念"也不是傳說中的靈丹妙藥，能解決所有的疑難雜癥。它畢竟只是一本普通的教材，如果按照以往的學習模式，它也只不過比一本故事書更有趣些，語言更地道些。真正的靈丹妙藥是我們學習"新概念"的方法。這也就是為什么同一套"新概念"，因為學習方法不同而造就完全迥異的學習效果。

簡而言之，新東方的"新概念"的授課方法可以稱為"四合一法 (Four in One)"，即"詞法+句法+章法+題法"。"詞法"指詞匯講解，我們在授課過程中會將"新概念"課文詞匯依據(jù)托福、雅思等考試要求重新歸類，分為高頻詞、一般詞和低頻詞。這樣的分類既保證了重點突出，又提高了效率。比如第三冊第一課里有這樣一個單詞：accumulate。如果教師只是領讀帶讀、一帶而過，也不會讓學員產(chǎn)生質(zhì)的提升。其實這個單詞在托福考試的官方TPO中多次出現(xiàn)：There is accumulating evidence indicating that birds navigate by using a wide variety of environmental cues. (TOEFL TPO, Orientation and Navigation) 。"句法"主要涉及語法。考試閱讀文章中必然包含許多長難句，而解析這些長難句也是出題人的考查重點和題目設置的內(nèi)容。所以，我們在"新概念"課堂會講解一些語法重點、難點，并緊密結(jié)合考試內(nèi)容，將理論融于實踐，將抽象化為具象。比如，"新概念"三、四冊中的難點語法有：同位語從句，倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)、獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)，等等。而這些語法現(xiàn)象在托福、雅思里比比皆是：

1.This was justified by the view that reflective practice could help teachers to feel more intellectually involved in their role and work in teaching and enable them to cope with the paucity of scientific fact and the uncertainty of knowledge in the discipline of teaching. (同位語從句，托福TPO)

2.Plato expressed the idea that humor is simply a delighted felling of superiority over others. (同位語從句，雅思)

3.Most literate women learnt to read in primary school, and the fact that a woman has had an education may simply indicate her family's wealth or that it values its children more highly. (同位語從句，雅思)

4.Nor does the hypothesis that infantile amnesia reflects repression-or holding back-of sexually charged episodes explain the phenomenon. (倒裝，托福TPO)

5.The first region to have something approximating today's ATC was New York City, with other major metropolitan areas following soon after. (獨立主格，雅思)

6.In the UK, travel times to work had been stable for at least six centuries, with people avoiding situations that required them to spend more than half an hour travelling to work. (獨立主格，雅思)

"章法"主要與文章的邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)有關(guān)。如前所述，英文文章多以"總分"結(jié)構(gòu)為主，我們在課堂上通過大量的實例讓學員對這些思維邏輯的內(nèi)容加深印象，夯實基礎，從而在應試中做到臨危不亂，得心應手。"題法"就是做題的方法。我們會在傳授基礎知識的前提下，適當融入技巧的內(nèi)容，力求"基礎為主，技巧為輔"的教學思路，使學員在有限的時間內(nèi)打牢基礎，并總結(jié)技巧，更好地應對考試。

結(jié)語

"新概念"在提高同學們英語能力方面有著其他教材不可取代的地位。在準備國外考試的過程中，這一優(yōu)勢也極大地顯現(xiàn)出來。相比美文浩如煙海的全套"新概念"而言，筆者上述內(nèi)容只是滄海一粟，掛一漏萬實屬必然。筆者只愿"他山之石，可以攻玉"，希望同學們在備考國外考試、了解國外考試技巧和要求的同時，以提高自身英文能力為前提，全力備考，一定會取得佳績。

新概念英語第四冊多項選擇題：Youth

Multiple choice questions 多項選擇題

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension 理解

1，What's the main difference between young people and old people?

a.Old people think of the young as ‘a(chǎn) problem’.

b.Old people create this ‘problem’ of age difference.

c.Old people have a past; young people have a future.

d.Old people and young people forget they are all human beings.

2，One of the things young people want to do is to _____.

a.find out who they are

b.make sure they become ‘a(chǎn) problem’

c.feel uncertain about themselves

d.feel they are in a huge school

3，According to the writer, young people _______.

a.are conceited, ill-mannered or fatuous

b.don't see life in the same way their elders do

c.don't have any ambitions

d.come from another planet

4，The writer doesn't believe that ____.

a.people automatically deserve respect because they are old

b.young people and old people are equals

c.you should argue with young people if they are wrong

d.young people have any faults

Structure 句型

1，The problem, if there is one, ______ by olderpeople.(1.2)

a.created

b.is created

c.creates

d.is creating

2，F(xiàn)or one thing, if you ______ a problem, you have acertain identity.(11.7-8)

a.were

b.being

c.had

d.are

3，______ to be linked with life, and the origin of things.(1.12)

a.They seem

b.It seems

c.This seems

d.What seems

4，It is _______ they are conceited and ill-mannered.(1.14)

a.necessary

b.permissible

c.possible

d.likely

Vocabulary 詞匯

1，Let us get down to ______.(1.2)

a.what is needed

b.basics

c.the end

d.the bottom

2，Perhaps that's where the _____ is.(1.5)

a.wound

b.problem

c.hurt

d.injury

3，Identity is one of the things in life the young are busy _______.(11.8-9)

a.looking at

b.looking to

c.looking over

d.looking for

4，That's what I____ when I meet a young person.(11.13-14)

a.am annoyed with

b.care about

c.object to

d.think about

新概念英語第四冊多項選擇題：Seeing hands

Multiple choice questions 多項選擇題

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension 理解

1，Solid doors and walls are _____.

a.no obstacle for people who can read and detect colours with their fingers

b.invisible to people who can read and detect colours with their fingers

c.transparent to people who can read and detect colours with their fingers

d.concerned in cases reported in Russia recently

2，Vera Petrova's father _____.

a.had always known his daughter had this talent

b.found that his daughter could perceive things with different parts of her skin

c.discovered his daughter's gift by accident

d.described the way newspapers were done up in bundles

3，The scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk ______.

a.made Vera read a newspaper

b.arranged that Vera.should undergo a number of experiments

c.tested Vera thoroughly

d.set up a game of Lotto with Vera

4，Which one of these statements is true?

a.Vera couldn't always perceive things with her skin.

b.Vera was occasionally blindfold when she did the tests.

c.Vera 's hands had to be wet before she could perceive things through her skin.

d.Vera 's knees didn't have the same sensitivity as her fingers.

Structure 句型

1，________ these tests were being conducted, shewas able to read a newspaper.(1.9)

a.During

b.On occasion

c.While

d.As if

2，Vera couldn't ‘see.with her skin ______ she wasblindfold.(11.13-14)

a.only

b.except

c.as if

d.unless

Vocabulary 詞匯

1，This ability was first ____ by her father.(1.4)

a.observed

b.remarked

c.regarded

d.acknowledged

2，Vera 's curious talent was brought to the _____ of a research institute.(1.7)

a.attention

b.observation

c.regard

d.care

3，······wearing stockings and slippers, she was able to _____ colours with her foot.(11.11-12)

a.draw

b.see

c.understand

d.watch

4，This abilitythe moment her hands were wet.(1.15)

a.continued

b.renewed

c.increased

d.stopped

新概念英語第四冊多項選擇題：Matterhorn man

Multiple choice questions 多項選擇題

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension 理解

1，Modern climbers differ from their predecessors because they _____.

a.like to find the easiest way to the top of a mountain

b.like sport

c.prefer difficult climbs to easy ones

d.always follow a particular route

2，It is probably true to say that modern climbers ____.

a.enjoy testing themselves on difficult climbs

b.avoid dangerous situations

c.are not as well equipped as earlier climbers

d.are only interested in getting to the top of a mountain

3，The pioneers had a hard time because ____.

a.Zermatt and Chamonix had rapidly become popular

b.Alpine villages were primitive

c.the mountains were extremely high

d.there wasn't anything to eat

4，It is probably true to say that early climbers _____.

a.had seven course dinners when they were climbing

b.didn't mind uncomfortable conditions

c.always found accommodation with the local priest

d.enjoyed a higher standard of living back home

Structure 句型

1，Earlier climbers liked summits _____ had never been climbed before.(11.2-4)

a.which

b.which they

c.that they

d.unless they

2，____ single aim was getting to the top.(11.6-7)

a.They're

b.There

c.Their

d.Theirs

3，_____ Zermatt and Chamonix, most places wereunknown.(11.8-9)

a.Except

b.Unless

c.Without

d.Apart from

4，_____ were generally dirty and flea-ridden.(11.10-11)

a.The few inns that existed

b.Inns like this

c.Such inns

d.Few inns

Vocabulary 詞匯

1，In the pioneering days this was not the ______ at all.(1.2)

a.condition

b.situation

c.history

d.event

2，They often faced difficulties of the most ____ nature.(11.4-5)

a.dangerous

b.dreadful

c.extreme

d.pitiful

3， -all washed down with _____wine.(1.12)

a.course

b.sour

c.rough

d.new

4，Often a valley ______ no inn at all.(1.12)

a.was proud of

b.advertised

c.showed

d.possessed