SAT閱讀破折號(hào)用法分析

破折號(hào)，是一種句子的連接符號(hào)，它的用法很多，SAT考試閱讀中，特殊符號(hào)能幫助我們理解文章的意思，對(duì)于提高解題效率有很明顯的作用。下面我們一起來(lái)了解一下它在SAT閱讀篇章當(dāng)中的用法。

1. 解釋說(shuō)明，以插入語(yǔ)的形式解釋前面提到的概念，它可以給原句提供補(bǔ)充信息，讓句子的變得更豐富的同時(shí)也變得更容易去理解。

Nevertheless, Pound’s translation conveys the important meaning of the Anglo-Saxon poem and does something that a literal translation fails to do— renders it into poetic English, finding new equivalents for old emotions.(此處在解釋Pound’s translation相對(duì)于直譯的過人之處。)

2.列舉事物，給之間出現(xiàn)的概念進(jìn)行舉例，使篇章更加形象生動(dòng)。

A small glimpse at even some of its subject’s features— her eyes, or perhaps just her hands— brings instant recognition even to those who have no taste or passion for painting. (這里給我們例舉some of its subject’s features, 使篇章更具畫面感。)

3. 突然轉(zhuǎn)折，由于SAT篇章中表轉(zhuǎn)折意思的破折號(hào)常和but等轉(zhuǎn)折詞一起連用，所以同學(xué)經(jīng)常會(huì)忽視破折號(hào)的作用，這里在轉(zhuǎn)折詞之前使用破折號(hào)會(huì)起到強(qiáng)調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)折的作用。

In size and mass, Venus is almost the equal of Earth, and its gravitational field is only slightly weaker than ours, so that logically it might be expected to have the same kind of atmosphere— but this is emphatically not so.(這里重點(diǎn)強(qiáng)調(diào)之前觀點(diǎn)的錯(cuò)誤。)

了解閱讀中破折號(hào)的用法不僅會(huì)幫助我們加強(qiáng)對(duì)于文章的理解力，而且對(duì)于解題會(huì)有很大的幫助。

1)功能題，由于破折號(hào)具有解釋說(shuō)明的作用，題目可能會(huì)直接對(duì)破折號(hào)的用法進(jìn)行提問，如

In most people’s minds, yawning— that slow, exaggerated mouth opening with the long, deep inhalation of air, followed by a briefer exhalation— is the most obvious sign of sleepiness.

The comment between the dashes primarily serves to:

clarify a claim

define a term

note a qualification

offer a humorous aside
　
voice a personal insight

這道題很明顯是在考察破折號(hào)的作用，這里破折號(hào)之間的成份在解釋句子主語(yǔ)yawning的意思，所以比較之下選擇B項(xiàng)。

2)細(xì)節(jié)題，有時(shí)候句子中的信息不夠完全，可以依靠破折號(hào)前后的平行關(guān)系進(jìn)行定位或者推測(cè)。

This way of looking at cities has recently received the ultimate academic accolade— the creation of a subfield of science, called “urban ecology, ” devoted to understanding it.

The author’s attitude toward the “subfield” is best characterised as one of

approval

curiosity

uncertainty

surprise

dismay

此題詢問作者對(duì)于subfield的語(yǔ)氣，有的同學(xué)覺得可以根據(jù)creation進(jìn)行推測(cè)，但是此處如果只憑借creation是完全沒有說(shuō)服力的。這時(shí)我們可以把目光放到破折號(hào)之前，破折號(hào)之后的內(nèi)容意在解釋前面的accolade, 所以此處我們應(yīng)該選擇較為正面的選項(xiàng)，即A項(xiàng)。

以上內(nèi)容就是小編為大家?guī)��?lái)的SAT閱讀文章中的特殊符號(hào)之破折號(hào)的用處，通過對(duì)這些用法和規(guī)律的總結(jié)和應(yīng)用，大家就能更快更準(zhǔn)確的找到相關(guān)的問題答案了。

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