为什么你的综合写作总是卡在FAIR？

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为什么你的综合写作总是卡在FAIR？

我们需要重视一个事实，那就是阅读的观点必然有三个支持其总论点的分论点，但是听力针对这三个分论点展开反驳和问题解决的时候，并不必然是一对一的关系，很多情况下是多对一的关系。

也就是说，听力针对阅读的一个分论点的话题，可以使用两个要点来反驳或者质疑。

漏掉这部分的分论点实际上是很多的同学卡在FAIR档上不去的原因。我们继续使用去年考试的一道真题来举例。

为了解决Florida州蟒蛇成灾的问题，阅读文章第一个解决建议是使用狗去帮助猎捕蟒蛇，因为狗的鼻子非常灵敏。

而在听力部分，professor先说了，Well，it is not practical. Although the dogs’ smelling is very sensitive, the boas can’t be easily spotted by them, because they often stay near the water. As we all know, the water covers the scent of the boas, so using the dogs is not a good solution. Besides, it is very dangerous to the dogs, since they like running around and can be attacked by the boas in the bushes.

很多同学听到了前面，近水而栖让蟒蛇很难被狗狗发现，但是漏掉了第二个反对的要点，就是这种方法本身对于狗就是非常危险的。

其实更加明显的在TPO50的听力部分也有体现，有兴趣的同学可以去听和写一下。

那么，如何解决这个问题呢？

1）建议同学们建立对于听力中，additionally，besides，also，moreover等强并列逻辑信号词的敏感度，认真辨别在这部分，professor是迁移到下一个阅读分论点展开了，还是依然针对目前这一个分论点，只是使用了另外一个新的角度反驳。

2）另外，同学们对于lecture中反驳阅读分论点的总起句一定要建立足够的重视。比如TPO48的综合写作中，professor说到：“Second, the new treatments against the skin fungus you read about? Let me explain a couple of problems with this plan.”

实际上听完这一句，我们就该做好心理准备下面要出现两个点。为啥？人家怕你听不见problems后面的清辅音/s/，专门还说了‘a couple of’提醒下面会有并列的多个要点展开，要注意了。

3）一定要重视阅读部分的笔记，让阅读部分的三个分论点话题成为你区分听力信息的天然屏障，甚至帮助考生去预测听力部分的信息。因为听力的信息永远是围绕着阅读的话题去展开的，所以对于阅读分论点的笔记能够很好的去帮助考生判定在没有信号词的情况下，话题是向下一个发展了，还是依然在讨论目前这一个，只是切换了方向。

我们来使用一个完整的TPO来手把手教大家如何领悟上述的要点。

TPO33
Reading 第一段

Carved stone balls are a curious type of artifact found at a number of locations in Scotland. They date from the late Neolithic period, around 4,000 years ago. They are round in shape; they were carved from several types of stone; most are about 70 mm in diameter; and many are ornamented to some degree. Archaeologists do not agree about their purpose and meaning, but there are several theories.

看完这里我们知道阅读部分会尝试解释这些频繁在苏格兰被发现的花雕石球到底是有什么用的，而且听力很大可能会反驳这些理论。

阅读的第三个假说：

A third theory is that the carved stone balls served a social purpose as opposed to a practical or utilitarian one. This view is supported by the fact that many stone balls have elaborate designs. The elaborate carving suggests that the stones may have marked the important social status of their owners.

原来第三个假说是说这些雕花石球是为了证明石球拥有者的社会地位之高而存在的。

听力是怎么反驳的呢？

Third, it's unlikely that the main purpose of the balls was as some kind of social marker. A couple of facts are inconsistent with this theory. For one thing, while some of the balls are carved with intricate patterns; many others have markings that are extremely simple, too simple to make the balls look like status symbols. Furthermore, we know that in Neolithic Britain, when someone died, particularly a high-ranking person, they were usually buried with their possessions. However, none of the carved stone balls have been actually found in tombs or graves. That makes it unlikely that the balls were personal possessions that marked a person's status within the community.

首先我们听到了一句A couple of facts are inconsistent with this theory.你听不到‘are inconsistent’就算了，因为听到这里肯定是听力要去反驳阅读的观点的。但是a couple of实际上以及剧透了下面有不止一个反驳点，要听完全。果然，For one thing表达了一个分论点，不是所有的雕花都是非常精致到可以拿来做身份地位的象征。Furthermore，又提出了另外一角度的反驳：当时社会风俗是葬礼上要埋葬社会地位高的人的财物和此人一起入土，但是没有一个坟墓连同这些雕花石球一起被发现，所以这些雕花石球不大可能是身份地位的象征。

至此，这两个点都听到并且写下笔记，你才为自己拿到GOOD档，做好了前期材料采集的基础。

始终，综合写作绕不开考生对于听力讲座部分的信息抓取和把握，做好精听，有针对性训练自己对于信号词，语音语调的辨认能力是我们提分必须要攻克的方向。