大家好，
我是SK2的Rosa，今天要来和大家分享托福阅读细节题的技巧，
也是最近和同学于顾问时间检讨阅读时的心得。
这篇文章很适合细节题常错、时间掌控不好的同学看。
首先，请你现在先找十题细节题计时做做看，
做完了检讨完了，请你再继续看下去，如此才能够最有收获。
做完了十题，你总共花了多少时间？
a. 少于十分钟 b. 二十分钟内做完 c. 三十分钟内做完
你选哪个选项？
注意到细节题是托福阅读里面相当简单的一题，一题设定于45秒到1分钟做
完，
也就是十题最多只能够花十分钟做完，十分钟已经是极限了！不能够再做更
久了！
假如你花了二十分钟或是三十分钟才做完的话，而且还不见得答对，就代表
你的答题思路很可能出了问题！
接下来，与同学分享三个最重要的步骤：
第一、只看定位句的资讯
detail题属于小范围的题目，是不需要整段看的，假如你发现自己常常整段
都看了，才定位得到，就代表你没有使用scan（定位）的技巧。如此一来，
你会搞不懂文意，既浪费时间而且容易答错。
注意！假如你会整段都看的话，很可能是你不太习惯只读主要子句的讯息，
因此，会过于注重细节，导致整体理解力下降，建议你先学会skim（略
读）。
阅读满分的关键祕密 Part 1：学会Scan
http://sk2toefl.blogspot.tw/2013/04/part-1.html
阅读满分的关键祕密 Part 2：学会Skim
http://sk2toefl.blogspot.tw/2013/07/part-2skim.html
第二、先有清楚的想法再做答
这个步骤很多同学都做得不够好。一开始，不习惯先有想法再作答的同学，
请听我的话，乖乖把答案选项用手遮起来，强迫自己要出来一个清楚的观
念，再去看选项。此外，练习时，建议把想法写下来做成笔记，如此才能够
慢慢培养对于自己想法的自信。
第三、用笔记筛选答案选项
最后，一定要记得用你原本的想法去检视每一个答案选项，只要跟你刚刚想
法不一致的选项，就删掉了。切忌回去找答案选项。
TIP! 请比对答案选项里面的新资讯！
练习画每个答案选项的主要字句，尤其是VO的部分，只要答案选项里面的新
资讯跟你刚刚的笔记观念一样就是正解囉！
TIP! 小心相同字的选项！
记得要比对观念，托福阅读的出题者为了测试考生是真懂还是假懂，因
此，通常会故意把正确答案选项做个换字，不要预期能够找到一模一样的字
眼。看到相同字的选项时反而要额外小心，看看是否有陷阱。
TIP! 小心太过于细节的选项！
我发现同学常常会看到选项又回去文章找，但是你如果稍微留意，你会发现
该讯息其实是在修饰语里面，根本不是整段重点，更跟你的笔记里面记下的
想法无关，此时，这个答案选项便是托福故意设计的错误选项—错误的细
节，你回去找就输了！
接下来我们就以TPO 34-R2的第七题为例，请先试着用上述的方法做完这题
之后，再看以下的讲解。
In the early 1760s, a gifted young Scot named James Watt was drawn
to a critical study of the steam engine. Watt was employed at the
time by the University of Glasgow as a skilled crafts worker
making scientific instruments. In 1763, Watt was called on to
repair a Newcomen engine being used in a physics course. After a
series of observations, Watt saw that the New comen’s waste of
energy could be reduced by adding a separate condenser. This
splendid invention, patented in 1769, greatly increased the
efficiency of the steam engine. The steam engine of Watt and his
followers was the technological advance that gave people, at least
for a while, unlimited power and allowed the invention and use of
all kinds of power equipment.
According to paragraph 4, what was James Watt’s major achievement
?
A) He was able to apply his understanding of physics to invent a
variety of scientific instruments and tools for skilled crafts
workers.
B) He taught university physics courses to outstanding students
whose observations led to many patented inventions.
C) He improved the efficiency of Newcomen’s engine by preventing
energy from being lost.
D) He redesigned Newcomen’s engine so that it no longer needed a
separate condenser.
第一、只看定位句的资讯
According to paragraph 4, what was James Watt’s major achievement
?
我会抓James’s major achievement，进去文章找的时候，因为题目里面有
major，会预期有个重大或是正面的结果。
In the early 1760s, a gifted young Scot named James Watt was drawn
to a critical study of the steam engine. Watt was employed at the
time by the University of Glasgow as a skilled crafts worker
making scientific instruments. In 1763, Watt was called on to
repair a Newcomen engine being used in a physics course. After a
series of observations, Watt saw that the New comen’s waste of
energy could be reduced by adding a separate condenser. This
splendid invention, patented in 1769, greatly increased the
efficiency of the steam engine. The steam engine of Watt and his
followers was the technological advance that gave people, at least
for a while, unlimited power and allowed the invention and use of
all kinds of power equipment.
看到了this splendid invention，以及上一句的Watt saw that…，知道这
个是个好的发明（由splendid可知），因此定位在这句话：This splendid
invention, patented in 1769, greatly increased the efficiency of
the steam engine.。
第二、先有清楚的想法再做答
接着，我只看句子里的新资讯，并且写成笔记提醒自己：
increased efficiency
TIP! detail题假如能够练到又熟又快（十分钟内能够做对九、十题），笔
记便能够内化，改成用想的！
第三、用笔记筛选答案选项
A) He was able to apply his understanding of physics to invent a
variety of scientific instruments and tools for skilled crafts
workers.
A选项的重点在apply understanding，跟我要的想法—增加效率—差太远，
删。
注意！有同学看到这个选项，会想要回去找，结果看到了最后一行的
unlimited power，所以选到A，这其实都已经是离定位句太远的选项了，因
此还是老话一句，尽量用笔记作答，有想法再选，不要轻易回文章找。
B) He taught university physics courses to outstanding students
whose observations led to many patented inventions.
B选项在讲taught courses，一样跟efficiency 无关，删。
C) He improved the efficiency of Newcomen’s engine by preventing
energy from being lost.
C选项谈到了improved efficiency，是否真的跟笔记里面记的—increased
efficiency很像呢？保留。
D) He redesigned Newcomen’s engine so that it no longer needed a
separate condenser.
D选项讲到了redesigned engine，其实这个选项本身已经没有很直接了，因
为没有谈到了efficiency，但是假如你不确定的话，可以回去刚刚我们读的
句子确定，After a series of observations, Watt saw that the New
comen’s waste of energy could be reduced by adding a separate
condenser.
你会发现这里提到的是add condenser，但是D选项谈到了不需要
condenser，就错了。
最后选C。
提醒同学托福阅读里面简单的题型—包含细节题、目的题、指示词题、单字
题，看到选项后，尽量用你的想法筛选答案选项，假如真的觉得两个选项的
主要子句都有谈到你的想法时，此时才会回去文章比对。
细节题和单字题占托福阅读的2/3以上，因此，细节题是否能够做得又快又
稳，会是阅读高分的关键喔！假如你细节题常错，不妨用以上说的方法，连
续练十题，而每一题的笔记也要记得确确实实地写下来。相信阅读的稳定性
会提高许多喔！
最后，如果你想要学习更多实用的阅读技巧，包含scan, skim，欢迎同学
免费进班上课喔！有兴趣的同学，请寄信至 [email protected]
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12/19（二）19:00-20:30 阅读课（Rosa教scan, skim, 架构式笔记）
祝同学考试顺利！;D
Cheers,
SK2 Rosa ^ ＿＿＿ ^