像老美一样做托福阅读

  Yes, I’m a native speaker, and no, I didn’t need to take the TOEFL for the  same reason the other test-takers did. So yes, some people looked at me   questioningly when I gave my U.S. driver’s license as my identification and  spoke with an American accent.

Before the start

You’re supposed to arrive 30 minutes (or more) before the scheduled start  of the test. Surprisingly, many of the test-takers arrived only a few minutes  before the start, and they had to hurry to finish paperwork and have their  picture taken. The paperwork is just copying a paragraph and signing your name,  but it takes a couple of minutes. Arrive early so you’re not rushed like that.  I’m sure they started the test feeling stressed from the beginning.

Many of the students there brought a lot with them: phones, backpacks,  study materials, drinks, snacks, books, etc. None of this can go into the  testing room. Bring the snack and drink for the break, of course, but don’t  bring much else. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving your phone in a room that  other people will be walking in and out of, don’t bring your phone, either. ETS   isn’t responsible if it’s stolen. It’s not a good idea to sit and stare at your  phone before the test, anyway. Looking at a small screen like that can make you  nervous and unconfident. You want to sit back, hold your head high, and maybe  talk a little bit with other test-takers to feel more comfortable and confident  before you start.

Reading

I was given a long reading section with 4 passages (there can be from 3 to  4). For the first three, I tried three different strategies. I’ve done all these  before, but it’s always good to re////////confirm/i/i/i/i/i/i/i/i.

The first strategy was reading the whole passage carefully before starting  the questions. This is one of the better strategies. It generally takes longer  than the other strategies, as it did this time, but it’s the best for getting   correct answers. You should definitely use this method in the beginning of your  studies.

The second strategy I tried was reading only the first and last sentence of  every paragraph, then moving to the questions. I have heard this recommended  many times, and I used to recommend it to students, but nowadays I really do not  think this is a good strategy. It’s hard to understand the structure and main  points of the passage from only a few sentences, and reading these first/last  sentences takes time. In the end, this was just as confusing as the third  strategy–going straight to the questions–but it took a longer time.

The third strategy of going to the questions immediately is something I did  not used to believe was a good strategy. Over time, though I have seen it be  successful, and my test last week was a good example of this. Going to the  questions first was four minutes faster than reading the whole passage  first.

N.B. 三大策略：

1. 先读文章再读题：

优点，准确率高，文章思路清晰;缺点：速度慢，可能做不完题目。

2. 先读文章每段首句和末句再读题：

优点：速度可能会快一些，对文章思路可能会清晰，缺陷是: 局限于文章格局比较正统的，有一大部分都不适用。

3. 先读题再读文章

优点： 速度比较快，比较有信心; 缺点：对于阅读能力要求比较大。

综上所述优缺点进行比较：要想拿到高分，第三种策略比较合适(先读题后读文章)，因为我们原本就需要锻炼阅读能力，又要拿到阅读分数，所以必须第三种。

But I’m native, and it’s easier for me to deal with the confusion this can  cause. If you have more trouble understanding the meaning of sentences, then  reading while answering questions can be too confusing. I only recommend this if  you’re a very experienced reader who has time problems. Otherwise, take your  time and use strategy #1.

I spent most of my time looking at the wrong answers and thinking about how  they are written. It was similar to what you see in the official books,

In both the reading and listening tasks, I answered one question wrong on  purpose to see if it would bring me under a score of 30. The test results are  scaled, so this will be different for different versions of the test, but it’s  always good to get a bit more data. Most of the practice tests in the official   guide give a 29 if you miss one question. In this case, the one incorrect answer  didn’t affect my score. I still got a 30 on the reading.