GRE/GMAT考试谁更难

 

GRE/GMAT考试谁更难?题型对比分析帮你了解差异做选择

GRE/GMAT词汇难度对比

GMAT的词汇之于GRE的词汇,其重要性在十之二、三之间。当然词汇首先不应该成为你做题的障碍。但这也有一个程度的问题。GRE对单词要求高,背单词是关键。阅读中的词汇都比较生僻。GRE中VERBAL部分,一个词不会的话题就是做不出来,但GMAT中因为没有类反和填空题,所以词汇不会成为硬伤。即使有些词汇看不懂,只要英语基础足够,考生就能够通过推敲上下文来找到解题思路,遭遇生词并无太大影响。

GRE/GMAT考试阅读难度对比

GRE的阅读较GMAT的阅读要难。因为GRE的文章题材太广泛,自然科学里的生僻词汇也会成为阅读的巨大障碍。而GMAT的文章相对集中于经济领域,所以在掌握了它在论述上基本思路和论述时的用句结构后,考生面对阅读就不会再有什么问题了。

GRE/GMAT数学难度对比

GRE的数学比GMAT要相对容易一些。因为GRE考试适用性广的特征,因此其数学部分的题目并没有太过明显的学科倾向性,更重视考察考生对于数学各类基础知识点的掌握和应对能力,考得比较宽泛。而GMAT主要是为各大商学院挑选人才,因此在数学题目方面会有比较明显的倾向性,更偏向金融经济方面的内容,部分图标数据类的分析性题目也往往跟金融经济挂钩,考生需要花费额外的精力去了解这方面的基本知识,才能保证在GMAT数学部分取得好成绩。

GRE/GMAT逻辑难度对比

尽管GRE与GMAT的思路还是一样的,但GRE的机考逻辑题题干很长,选项也很长,而且相互间的区分变得不太容易。虽然其工整的特点未变,但对阅读的速度与清晰度及对逻辑思维定式的掌握都有提高。当然GRE与GMAT的逻辑难易区别并不大。因此许多时候考生往往可以通用两个学科的逻辑类复习资源互为参考。

以上就是关于GRE/GMAT两大考试各题型难度的具体对比,相信大家在看完本文后就会对考试真实难度有明确清晰的认识,也能够做出更符合自身需求和能力的正确选择。

GRE阅读复习的重要秘籍

阅读,向来是GRE考试及其他出国考试的一大杀手锏。先师在秉承先人经验的基础上,博采众长,修得阅读之最高境界。

GRE阅读所占比重比较大,尤其新GRE考试更加注重逻辑推理能力的考察。想要获得新GRE阅读理解高分则必须要在平时的复习中加大练习力度,并注意运用正确的方法。以下是一位过来人总结的新GRE阅读理解高分秘籍,希望各位考生能够耐心地看完,并从中找到适合自己的方法,加以吸收借鉴。

GRE阅读一个SECTION中的11题(一长一短)连做题加读文章控制在12分钟左右,且全部解对。阅读本是一种能力,实力是根本,技巧是辅助,没有实力技巧再多也无用。下面笔者负责任地对大家说,阅读在现场读懂到全部解对题目是完全可能的,这点大家一定要树立信心,而且给的时间一定是够的,在现场感觉不够是因为很多人的阅读水平没有达到应有的设定的那个高度,就此而言,GRE就是一种水平区分的挑战。

认识到这点,那么我想大家对于我着重从实力上的快速突破的方案应该有了一种清醒的认识,很多G友谈到的在现场由于时间关系导致什么技巧也来不及用的案例就是最好的例证。

阅读的最高境界——读思想(Read Thoughts),即只有作者的思想在你的心中流淌,而完全不受英文字句的羁绊,宛若作者面对面地与你用最熟悉的语言交流思想,他的主题细节你都明了于心,解题几乎不用做什么定位。

要做到这点似乎不可能,我也这样认为过,但是如我前述,这是完全可能的,但是并不是我们一定要有这种水平才能考高分,我们需要的是实实在在可操作性强的方法,因而下面我开始用大家最好理解的杨鹏老师的阅读五境界及他的成名绝技“集中突破法”引出我的主题。

阅读的五个境界——

(1)你的柔情我永远不懂——文章读不懂,单词不认识,文章套路不清楚,解题无从入手。

(2)其实你不懂我的心——对文章的套路把握不好,作者的重心把偏,观点看反,直觉就一篇文章自以为看懂,其实没懂,而把题目作错。

(3)一天到晚游泳的鱼(bottleneck)——11题作对6、7题,原因主要有4:速度不够快,时间压力下能看懂的东西看不懂;抽象词不理解,造成大量的似是而非的理解;答题技巧不够;看不出行文的逻辑关系及行文呼应。

(4)读你千遍也不厌倦——11题解对9题以上,但是时间还是紧张,但是感觉与前面大相径庭,主要有三个变化:

再读以前的文章,发现内容大变;

一开始作对的主题题型现在反而解错,当再解对时正式进入第四阶段;

选项的正误敏感性已经有了直觉上的认识。

(5)我终于失去了你——到达最高境界,但前提条件是你已经走出了GRE考场的大门,当你沮丧的要丢掉所有资料的一刹那,若你重新翻开最难的一篇阅读,再静心一做的话,你会发觉你突然终于全部作对。

在这里,我不得不对这个最高境界作出纠正,事实已经让我可以负责地说在考前将题全作对是完全可能的,只要你有决心,突破孤独,失败,屈辱的门槛就一定可以实现。我今天正是站在这个高度说出来,心里负荷着相当重量的压力及为此付出的沉重代价,如果你们中有人有这个决心,那么这个“无底洞”也会被你看穿。

GRE阅读=GRE+阅读,GRE其实就是“逻辑”的代名词,语文只是借助英文的媒介在考察你的逻辑洞察力,这点大家都很清楚,数学很少要你死算得出,也是考你的逻辑敏锐性,写作更不必说,而阅读就是实实在在的“读英文”能力,所以认清了GRE阅读的本质后,解决方法也就应运而生。

很多考生都是在第三境界受阻,笔者称之为bottleneck,可谓形象,这个阶段的突破就要文武相生相克,由于便于大家的理解与接受以及我个人所作过的部分承诺,这里就依托广为人知的“集中突破法”来解析阅读的修炼途径。

突破瓶颈,我们需要两本书:N04——NO9及LSAT全真阅读分册。前面的一本书大家都很熟悉,尽管是老题,但是你要知道这是出来的东西,答案是无争议性的,而且题目编辑的是迄今为止最规范的参考书,其他什么《全真试卷》都是garbage!所以我以个人经历感悟发誓,研究透NO题84篇阅读,你就进入了阅读中的一个全新境界,你全部作对的信心也是从这里起步的。那么如何去研究呢?容我慢慢道来!

(一)新GRE阅读的习惯及阅读的“雷打不动”的金科玉律

对付GRE阅读难度层面上的阅读,永远都是先读文章后解题,而且读文章时间解题时间。遵守的准则是阅读“三字经”——边读,边记,边想。

记的东西要有侧重,要trenchant,主要有:新观点的内容及出现处,TS,强对比之处,最高级及唯一性出现处(若有,大都没有,其实只要有个印象,哪个环节有这种内容,没有的话选项中一有这类词统统画X!),人名第一次出现处,大列举处。

想,是读完一段的必要工作,想三个问题:该段说了什么内容,回忆TS,作者为什么这样说,作者对这里的看法态度如何。这三部曲是解题最根本的东西,无论何时,何地,何等危急情况都不可省,切记!!!!!这是大牛们最珍贵的经验之一!

(二)新GRE阅读的突破方法——集中突破法

我先师在N次的感悟及扫遍所有市面上见到和见不到的出国考试阅读题的基础上,创出一套以此法为依托的《葵花宝典》,最终实现了上面所言之境界。

集中突破法,顾名思义,就是在短时间里集中突破思维的极限达到出题人的高度去审视每道题背后的东西,从而提前迅速地围追堵截,实现阅读飞跃。

突破原则:10——15天,以NO题为蓝本,《难句》一书为文火培元固本,再辅以LSAT武火锤炼。但是前提是你现在已经作完所有的NO题一遍,且已经达到第三阶段的要求与现象,即在规定的时间内错题在3——5以内,规定时间是在15——18分钟内。

记住:集中突破法直接决定你最后达到的阅读境界,所以一个人一生只能用一次,如果你还没有这种水平,奉劝你切勿操之过急,否则永远也达不到一个全新的高度,一定要达到第三阶段的水平再练,切记!!!另外,一旦开始,就不能停下,直至完成,否则前功尽弃,后果不堪设想!

文火:

NO4——9共84篇文章认真研究,如何研究?下面先区别两种情况:

(1)我的书上已经作好了答案,擦不掉了!那么你就直接省略步(1),进入步骤(2)

(2)我的书是空的,那么最好,现在你可以准备在上面画了,因为由于前面说过的“一遍性”,你这辈子可能是最后一次作NO题了,如果你不想将它以后卖几十块钱的话,还犹豫什么。

集中突破过程:

(1)从NO4开始,掐时间读一篇文章,长文章1.5——2分钟,短文章1——1.5分钟,然后以平均每题1分钟的速度解完后面的题。注意是“平均”,即你只要控制在比如7题在7分钟内作完即可!

(2)然后看哪些题作错,为什么会作错。主要有以下两类供参考:①看错,主要分为:定位错误;题干词NOT,EXCEPT,LEAST,ERR等看错;选项没看懂,诸如untreated理解成“无可救药”的,其实是“未经治疗的”,无可救药的应该是untreatable!②想错:中国式思维≠美国式思维≠的思维,我们所要作的就是中国式思维与的思维间建立直觉联系。

(3)把文章不计时间地仔细研究一遍,主要研究层次结构,起承转合,语言套路及选项特征,“以其所正正其所不正”。

(4)此时对后面的所有问题作如下三个工作:

①不论作对或作错,想一下此题的解题思路是什么,是否具有多种解题方案,自己距离某种解题方案还有什么缺陷或不足,什么样的方法最适合我。

②最短的一条路是什么

③把每道题的五个选项都找出对或错的理由来,一定要是让自己信服的理由。

可能有人达到一定高度觉得没必要,太费时,但是有些看来现在很友好的错误项只要改动一点就能要你的命,你信不信?所以你不要这么做,一定要仔细看过,找到它的弱点、其中有什么困难。

我就自己的经历推荐大家参考两本书:吴中东的《GRE阅读高分快速突破》或思马得的《GRE阅读》,这里都有译文和注解,可以减少大家的盲点和理解误区,当然若有更好的书,你完全可以自己决定,也希望你能告诉我,一起交流。

(5)找出文中自己不熟悉的抽象词与难句,反复操练。

所谓“抽象词”,《难句》一书有介绍,这里从略。永远记住:阅读是读“意思”,不要用“中文翻译思维”(看到一组词就用中文词义理解)去读,更别去用语法,“意思”是种比爱情更朦胧的东西,你说不准,但你作题时你就是知道答案是什么,答案长啥样,记住啊!

GRE阅读选项的规律

1. 正确选项:

(1)同义变换 。即将原文中的某一句话用另一种说法表达,也就是英文中的paraphrase。如将文章中的"many wind-pollinated species fail to release pollen when wind speeds are low or when humid conditions prevail.”换成选项中的“Pollen is sometimes not released by plants when there is little wind"。

其中包括三种类型:变换同义词,变换句型,变化同根词的词性。以下分别论述,请注意表格中的斜体字。

2.错误选项:

对于GRE阅读文章中更大量的错误选项,也形成了一套固定的规则。以下笔者就用实例来说明错误选项编制的规则:

(1)混偏反无。

1)混: 此类选项的错误可以形象地概括为:“张冠李戴”。 如下例:

文章:"…unlike large businesses, they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses"

题目:The passage suggests that the failure of a large business to have its bids for subcontracts result quickly in orders might cause it to

(A) experience frustration but not serious financial harm

(B) face potentially crippling fixed expenses (本题问大公司如果没有使投标转化为订单将引起什么结果。而这恰恰是小公司的特点。)

(C) have to record its efforts on forms filed with the government

(D) increase its spending with minority subcontractors

(E) revise its procedure for making bids for federal contracts and subcontracts

2)偏: 意即选项中所包含的逻辑范畴与原文不符。包括”以偏概全“ 以及”以全概偏”。请看下文:

Paule Marshall’s Brown Girl, Brownstones (1959) was a landmark in the depiction of female characters in Black American literature. Marshall avoided the oppressed and tragic heroine in conflict with White society that had been typical of the protest novels of the early twentieth century. Like her immediate predecessors, Zora Neale Hurston and Gwendolyn Brooks, she focused her novel on an ordinary Black woman’s search for identity within the context of a Black community. But Marshall extended the analysis of Black female characters begun by Hurston and Brooks by depicting her heroine’s development in terms of the relationship between her Barbadian American parents, and by exploring how male and female roles were defined by their immigrant culture, which in turn was influenced by the materialism of White America. By placing characters within a wider cultural context, Marshall attacked racial and sexual stereotypes and paved the way for explorations of race, class, and gender in the novels of the 1970’s.

题目:The passage is primarily concerned with

(A) comparing the works of three Black American authors

(B) describing common themes in Black American literature

(C) discussing an important work in Black American literature

(D) providing insights about Black American literature in the early twentieth century

(E) providing historical information about the writing of Black American novels in the second half the twentieth century

分析:此文描述并评价了美国黑人文学史上一部优秀的著作。而其中的D,E选项中的“Black American literature”以及“the writing of Black American novels”无疑扩大了原文的逻辑涵盖的范围,即属于“以全概偏”。于是不予选择。

3)反: 即选项中的内容与文章内容相反。

文章:“….Paule Marshall’s Brown Girl, Brownstones (1959) was a landmark in the depiction of female characters in Black American literature. Marshall avoided the oppressed and tragic heroine in conflict with White society that had been typical of the protest novels of the early twentieth century. Like her immediate predecessors, Zora Neale Hurston and Gwendolyn Brooks, she focused her novel on an ordinary Black woman’s search for identity within the context of a black community……”

题目:

According to the passage, Hurston, Brooks, and Marshall are alike in that they

(A) did not examine the effects of White culture on their characters’ lives

(B) were heavily influenced by the protest novels of the early twentieth century

(C) used Black communities as the settings for their novels

(D) wrote primarily about the difficulties their characters encountered in White culture

(E) wrote exclusively about female characters and the experiences of women

分析:从文章中得知:“马歇尔已经摆脱了抗议小说所一贯描绘的受压迫并且带有悲剧色彩的女主人公形象”。但是B选项却说道:“马歇尔深深地受到二十世纪早期抗议小说的影响”,明显与原文意思相反。

再如:

It can be inferred that the author of the passage would describe Brown Girl, Brownstones as being

(A) completely different from novels written before 1959

(B) highly influenced by novels written in the early twentieth century

(C) similar to the protest novels that preceded it

(D) important in the late 1950’s but dated today

(E) an important influence on novels written in the 1970’s

分析:C选项“与之前的抗议小说类似” 与原文意思相反。而B选项的“深受二十世纪早期小说的影响”从文章无法推测出。

4)无:即 提到文章中未涉及的内容。由于此种选项编制容易,并且一厢情愿地认为此种迷惑手段非常高明。因此,此类错误选项在GRE阅读的错误选项中数量众多。请各位考生紧记:凡基于文章内容无法推测出的选项必然错误。

还是上文:

题目:

According to the passage, Hurston, Brooks, and Marshall are alike in that they

(A) did not examine the effects of White culture on their characters’ lives

(B) were heavily influenced by the protest novels of the early twentieth century

(C) used Black communities as the settings for their novels

(D) wrote primarily about the difficulties their characters encountered in White culture

(E) wrote exclusively about female characters and the experiences of women

分析:从文章中得知:“马歇尔与另外两位的的共同点在于他们都把小说聚焦于一位普通的黑人女性对自己身份的追求,当然故事是以一个黑人社会为背景”。其中的A选项“未研究百人文化对角色生活所带来的影响”文章从未涉及。

再如:

It can be inferred that the author of the passage would describe Brown Girl, Brownstones as being

(A) completely different from novels written before 1959

(B) highly influenced by novels written in the early twentieth century

(C) similar to the protest novels that preceded it

(D) important in the late 1950’s but dated today

(E) an important influence on novels written in the 1970’s

分析:D选项“二十世纪50年代末期重要,但是今天过时了”文章从未涉及。

(3) 含有强调性语言(最高级、唯一性和比较级)的选项

会随意地在选项中加入一些极端语言来编制错误选项。集中表现为含有最高级,唯一性以及比较级的词汇。换句话说,含有这三类词汇的选项错误的几率很高。具体说:

1)最高级词汇:best , the most important, the least useful, uttermost, foremost, uppermost, always ,never, often, usually,primarily,primary,exact(ly),complete(ly) . entire(ly) absolute(ly) extremely, unmitigated . unrestrained . unchecked. first等

2)唯一性词汇:only, alone, exclusively, sole(ly), unique(ly)

3)比较级词汇:more useful than, less beneficial than, better , worse than ,as ..as, the same with, similar to 等等。

还是以上两例:

According to the passage, Hurston, Brooks, and Marshall are alike in that they

(A) did not examine the effects of White culture on their characters’ lives

(B) were heavily influenced by the protest novels of the early twentieth century

(C) used Black communities as the settings for their novels

(D) wrote primarily about the difficulties their characters encountered in White culture

(E) wrote exclusively about female characters and the experiences of women

分析:此处的D选项和E选项中的“primarily”以及“exclusively”都属于比较极端的词汇。

It can be inferred that the author of the passage would describe Brown Girl, Brownstones as being

(A) completely different from novels written before 1959

(B) highly influenced by novels written in the early twentieth century

(C) similar to the protest novels that preceded it

(D) important in the late 1950’s but dated today

(E) an important influence on novels written in the 1970’s

分析:此处的A选项中的“completely” 也属于比较极端的词汇。

(4) 违反“论据集中”原则:

即此类选项试图使用非定位处的信息回答问题。此类选项极具迷惑性,因为这些错误的选项在文章中确实被提及过,可是由于与问题回答无关因此不予选择。

请看下例:

“No very satisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the ocean basins has yet been given. The traditional view supposes that the upper mantle of the earth behaves as a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for long periods and that differences in temperature under oceans and continents are sufficient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with rising convection currents under the(E) mid-ocean ridges and sinking currents under the continents. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continental plates along as though they were on a conveyor belt and would provide the forces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. This view may be correct: it has the advantage that the currents are driven by(B) temperature differences that themselves depend on the position of the continents. Such a (D)back-coupling, in which the position of the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it, could produce complicated and varying motions.

On the other hand, the theory is implausible because convection does not normally occur along lines, and it certainly does not occur along lines broken by frequent offs or changes in direction, as the ridge is. Also it is difficult to see how the theory applies to the plate between the (C)Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean. ”

【题】The author refers to a “conveyor belt” in order to

(A)illustrate the effects of convection in the mantle

(B)show how temperature differences depend on the positions of the continents

(C)demonstrate the linear nature of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

(D)describe the complicated motions made possible by back coupling

(E)account for the rising currents under certain mid-ocean ridges

分析:此题为一道举例作用题。其定位为文章中加粗和划线的句子。但是这四个错误的选项都无一例外地通过利用其它的句子编制而成,即出题机构分别使用文章中标号为 A,B,C和D的内容编制出四个错误的选项。因此,不予选择。考生切忌因为文章别的地方曾经出现过类似的内容而犹豫不决。

 

 

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