王晓春:3月29日A类阅读题型的简评

       该场阅读考试主要出现了四种题型，即T/F/NG判断题，配对题，选择题，简答题。List of Headings题型再次“缺席”，而占今年前两个月总题量1/5强的Summary题型也没有出现。需要提醒的是，List of Headings题型虽然在今年的考试中多次缺席，但由于该题型所考查的阅读技能的重要性及测试形式的不可替代性，可以预期它将一直会在雅思阅读中占有重要的一席之地，不能排除它在后几场考试中出题频率提高的可能性。另外值得注意的是，选择题(包括单选和多选)的出题频率进一步提高。特别强调一点，在做多选题时，一定要明确所选的答案选项是填在答题纸上的一个空格内算作一题，还是填在答题纸上的多个空格内算作多题。如果出错将导致后面的答案全部错位。配对题仍然保持较高的出题量，并且出现了两种类型：人名/观点配对和归类型配对。

　　08年的阅读考试到目前为止，尚未考到的题型只有图表题中的两种类型：统计表(Table)和流程图(Flow Chart)。考生在复习备考的时候，应坚持在全面提高的基础上突出重点，不能完全忽略任何一种题型，要做好冷门题型突然“造访”的准备。

　　以下是几段与该场考试第一篇阅读文章(New Transportation)在内容和结构上都比较相似的文字。实际考试中出现的是不同的transportation和其优点进行配对的题目。大家可以利用以下的文字练习通过scanning找出各种transportation的不同优点。这一练习与真实考试的难度应是非常接近的。

　　There are three major urban transportation concepts that are being investigated around the world today. One is called Personal Rapid Transit (PRT), a second is called Group Rapid Transit (GRT) and the third is called Dualmode Transportation (DT). The PRT concept calls for small automated vehicles that are operated on elevated, exclusive guideways. A large number of stations would be provided so that patrons could access the system with a short walk and then have a non-stop, stressless and view-rich ride to the station nearest their desired destination. The PRT system would be available all of the time, would be electrically-powered and essentially pollution and noise free. The vehicles would be captive to the system and owned by the system operator, which could be a public agency, a private company or some mix of the two. The service provided would approximate that of a private auto in terms of travel time and surpass it in terms of safety, reduced stress and adverse environmental impacts. It is a good candidate for the "auto-competitive transit" label.

　　Group rapid transit(GRT)is a term that refers to a system very much like PRT, except that the vehicles are larger as are the guideways and stations. Some have off-line stations which makes non-stop service possible but some do not, requiring a stop at each station. GRT systems are likely to be more expensive than PRT systems because of larger vehicles, guideways and stations but may provide more capacity, in some applications. A GRT system has been successfully operated at West Virginia University in Morgantown for more than 25 years