[G]However, none of these requirements should deter large retailers (and even some large good producers and existing wholesalers) from trying their hand, for those that master the intricacies of wholesaling in Europe stand to reap considerable gains。
41 →42→43→44→E→45
解析:
2010年考研的英语试题在新题型部分,出现了比较不常见的排序题,这完全在我们的预料之中。今年的排序题在题型上和传统的排序题还有所差别。题目要求中明确指出,需要从A到G的7个段落中选取最合适的段落组成一篇连贯的文章,其中E段(倒数第二段,非首段)的位置已经给出,有一个段落是干扰项。
排序题的做题步骤及本题的解题过程如下:
1、通读文章首段,了解主旨大意;
注:鉴于这篇文章并未给出首段,该步骤可以省略。
2、通读各个段落,了解段落大意(或段落讲解的核心概念),更重要的是要标出各段首尾句的关联特征及段中明显的标志词,如代词、表示转承关系的逻辑词、同根同义词等。如:
A段:the first and more important … meanwhile…consumer’s growing preference for eating out; consumption of food and drink has risen与recession, people getting anxious, eating at home前后有对比对立的关系。
B段:retail sales of food and drink are at a standstill But almost all have ignored the big, profitable opportunity in their won backyard: the whole food and drink trade,…(该句中既含有转折连词but,又含有特殊标点符号冒号,标志明显,是需要重点关注的句子)
先提出问题,but后面提到了可能的解决办法,这像不像我们阅读文章的第一段呢?
C段:最明显的标志有:such variation,如果该段入选,前面一定提到了variation。段落中心即为段落第一句话:这些不同是否会带来食物和饮料市场总体结构的变化呢?重点谈变化D段:这一段很难读懂,但首末句却并不难读,且标志明显。
首句:All in all, this clearly seems to be a market …含有all in all(我们反复强调,finally, all in all不一定在全文的最后,可能是中间某几段含义的总结,只能说总体靠后)和指示代词this。
末句:New skills and unfamiliar business models are needed too。
E段:关注首末句和中间带冒号的句子
首句主干:Despite variations in detail, wholesale markets are made out of the same building blocks。
中间句主干:Demand comes mainly from two sources: independent
mom-and-pop grocery stores and food service operators
末句:Overall, Europe’s wholesale market for food and drink is growing at the
same sluggish pace as the retail market, but the figures mask two opposing trends. 注意到“two opposing trends”了吗?
F段:首句:for example, wholesale food and drink sales come to $268 billion, more than 40 percent of retail saleswholesale food and drink的销量及需求之大。
G段:重点:however——转承关系
these requirements——指代及与前文词义的承接
3. 把明显可以连接在一起的段落放在一起,如:
根据G段的these requirements可以很容易找到D段的末句New skills and unfamiliar business models are needed too.,故G段应该排在D段之后,即顺序为:DG
根据B段的末句中谈到的“大的有利可图的机会”the wholesale food and drink trade,很容易将F段排在其后,因为F段整个在讲wholesale food and drink的销量及需求之大。即顺序为:BF。并且B项先提出问题,but后面提到了可能的解决办法,基本会出现在阅读文章的第一段。
