新托福口语备考秘技

新托福口语备考中，准确地把握句子与句子之间的关系不失为一种能很好地提高阅读理解的方法。句子之间的关系多种多样，常见的有：并列关系、因果关系、递进关系、转折关系和相互解释关系。
　　Women could and did play a part in this process of settlement. Iceland, for instance, was uninhabited, and a permanent population could only be established if women also made the journey there. (后一句的具体事例为前一句提供说明与解释。
　　阅读时，我们可以根据段落中出现的一些信号词(Signal Words)来判断句子与句子之间的关系，掌握段落发展线索，来调整阅读速度，提高阅读质量。
　　1.显示相同信息的信号词：
　　There has been an upsurge of interest in chamber music. Likewise opera is receiving a boost from increased record sales.'
　　“likewise”这一信号词显示了前面所提到的idea后面还要再一次出现。因此，阅读时见到这样的信号词无须放慢阅读速度。这样的信号词还包括：
　　and, furthermore, more, than, that, also, likewise, moreover, in addition, what is more, for instance, for example
　　2.显示思路转折的信号词：
　　I’d like to go but I’m too busy.
　　“but”前后是完全不同的信息描述，它向读者显示了作者的思路在这里有了转折。阅读时，碰到这样的信号词我们需放慢阅读速度，以准确获取作者真正想要说明的意思。这类信号词还有：
　　although, however, on the contrary, but, in spite of, otherwise, despite, nevertheless, yet
　　3.显示因果关系的信号词：
　　As a result of the pilots’ strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.
　　All flights have had to be cancelled as a result of the pilots’ strike.
　　所有航班被取消的原因是因为飞行员们的罢工;飞行员们的罢工导致了所有的航班不得不被取消。显示因果关系的信号词还有：
　　for, thus, because, for this reason, so, therefore, as, since, consequently