新概念系列教材在各类考试中有没有帮助，或者说帮助究竟有多大，同学们怕是没有一个清晰的认识。这部经典的教材之所以能一直流行到今天，是与它自身的优秀是分不开的。那么，这么优秀的教材，对我们的意义在哪儿呢？下面以新概念第四册为例，给同学们一个更加清晰的思路，让同学们在学习时知道它的作用，并且为我们的考试服务。

　　首先看两段节选：

　　The Moon is likely to become the industrial hub of the Solar System, supplying the rocket fuels for its ships, easily obtainable from the lunar rocks in the form of liquid oxygen. The reason lies in its gravity. Because the Moon has only an eightieth of the Earth's mass, it requires 97 per cent less energy to travel the quarter of a million miles from the Moon to Earth-orbit than the 200 mile-journey from Earth's surface into orbit!(新概念第四册)

　　Theorists are divided concerning the origin of the Moon. Some hypothesize that the Moon was formed in the same way as were the planets in the inner solar system--- from planet-forming materials in the presolar nebula. But unlike the cores of the inner planets, the Moon's core contains little or no iron, while the typical planet forming materials were quite rich in iron.（GRE）

　　不难发现，上面这两段文章不但在话题上相似，在难度上也是惊人的相似。因为新概念四采用的是原汁原味的英语，跟国外英语考试出题的来源相似。打开久违的新概念四，你会感叹：这不就是一篇篇的阅读真题,一份份的写作范文么！

　　通过对新四的学习，我们可以重新审视GRE，这个很多人眼中高不可攀的大山，原来离我们这么近。当真正明白了它们之间的关系时，我们就会发现GRE乖巧的就像邻家小妹，亲切的就像对门的大哥。当然，它不光对GRE有用，从国内的四六级、考研、到国外的托福雅思SAT，都能在其中找到源源不断的营养。

　　一、词汇部分：

　　词汇的作用无须赘言，但我们不仅仅要关注词汇量，还要关注我们积极词汇的用法及辨析，要想理解准确、表达准确，词汇首当其冲。

　　原文摘录：

　　Refusal -denial

　　A journalist's refusal to identify his source of information has landed him in prison before now.

　　He gave the statement an unqualified denial.

　　Descent--- decent

　　The pilot managed an emergency descent and landed in a field.

　　Decent citizens have nothing to fear from this legislation.

　　Compulsory --- necessary

　　In China, education is compulsory between the ages of 6 and 15.

　　Is it a necessary to wear a tie?

　　对词的细微把握是学习到一定阶段的必然要求。各类考试中写作中反复要求的用词准确其实就是这个意思。对词的精准把握是对这门语言掌握程度的很好体现。新概念就专门设计了这样一个部分。并配有相应的练习题：

　　Such a loss of dignity makes them ________that they won't talk to their parents.

　　(a) deny       (b) refuse            (c) explain        (d) decide

　　想一想，当掌握了单词及其用法时，我们对英语的理解还有用英语进行的表达，是不是都更上一层楼了呢？新概念四不仅仅是扩大我们的词汇量，更重要的是通过讲解、通过对比、以及最后通过测验让我们不仅掌握词汇，而且准确把握词汇。

　　二、句法部分：

　　新概念四教我们如何把初级的、甚至是错误的句子，写成高级的、漂亮的句子。毕竟我们表达自己需要用句子，所以句子就是我们水平的集中体现。

　　原文摘录：

　　Instead of saying: It was only in 1869, that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic.

　　We can say:     It was not until 1869 …that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic.

　　Instead of saying: The thing that child cannot forgive is the parents' refusal to admit these charges.

　　We can say:      What child cannot forgive is the parents' refusal to admit these charges.

　　Instead of saying: It is undeniable that all great art has this power of suggesting a world beyond.

　　We can say:    That all great art has this power of suggesting a world beyond is undeniable.

　　在上面几个例子里，通过句子的变化，让我们学习到英语漂亮地道句子的构成，同时把两个句子形成对比，让我们感受到好句子好在哪里，不好的句子如何经过改造也能成为好句子。正所谓：From bad to good, and from good to great. (从优秀到卓越)

　　人们平时在写作时，总是喜欢用很多好句子--漂亮地道的句子，因为这样能给作文增光添彩；但如果只是机械背下的句子，放到文章里难免有别扭的时候。新概念就给我们了一个方法，通过篇章去理解这个句型，去活学活用这个句型，这样以来，好的句型就能成为我们真实能力的一部分，也就真正能做到“下笔如有神”。

　　从新四里信手拈来的几个句子：

　　1. The more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded.

　　2. These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries.

　　3. But the first people who were like ourselves lived so long ago that even their sagas, if they had any, are forgotten.

　　4. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.

　　5. It has been estimated that the weight of all the insects destroyed by spiders in Britain in.

　　6. It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner with would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.

　　7. I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the would could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.

　　8. I should wish to die while still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can no longer do, and content in the thought that what was possible has been done.

　　这样难度的地道的好句子活跃在各类考试当中，我们有必要把它们真正的掌握。新概念四通过精心设计的句子结构部分的讲解，让我们对英语句子的构成逐渐了解，再通过配套练习，最终达到熟练使用的目的。

　　下面是摘自写作范文的句子，跟上面的句子对比一下，会发现它们是如此相似：

　　1. We all have only 24 hours a day and it is clear that the more time one spends on watching television, the less time one does with his or her family and friends.

　　2. While it is true that academic subjects should be put into priority, I still believe that physical exercise in school should be given the same importance, because it helps develop the emotional, social and physical aspect of a student, preparing him to become a great individual in the future.

　　3. I hold my bag in my hand as if it were a weapon.

　　三、篇章部分：

　　新概念四在写作方面也是下了足够的功夫的：小到一个连词的应用，大到篇章逻辑结构的安排，都有详细讲解。每课后面都有对句子、段落、篇章的专门训练，这样一整个体系下来，我们不光学会了对词汇的把握，对句法的精通，更重要的是培养了写作中各种实用的技巧，让我们从容面对各种考试。有实例为证：

　　原文摘录：

　　Write a composition of about 300 words on the following subject:

　　"The arts (music, literature, painting and sculpture) cannot be enjoyed unless one has a specialized knowledge of them."

　　Argue against this statement. You may use some or all of the ideas given below if you wish:

　　1. Many people enjoy listening to music, reading novels or poetry, looking at pictures or sculpture without knowing anything about the technical difficulties involved in creating works of art.

　　2. There is a difference between appreciation and enjoyment: in order to appreciate a work of art, one should have a great deal of knowledge; in order to enjoy a work of art, no such knowledge is necessary.

　　3. Specialized knowledge can increase one's enjoyment: a trained mind knows what to look for.

　　4. Specialized knowledge can diminish one's enjoyment: it may make you hypercritical and interfere with your response.

　　5. Artists do not create works of art for those who have specialized knowledge only: often they attempt to communicate to large numbers of people.

　　6. If specialized knowledge were necessary to enjoy the arts, then only those engaged in the arts would be in a position to enjoy them---something which is demonstrably untrue.

　　上面的作文练习不光提供了作文要求，还提供了正反两方面的观点和漂亮的句子，让我们在写作训练中做到有目标，有方法，从而达到理想的效果。

　　面对这样的一个好帮手，还等什么呢？打开新概念，感受神奇吧！

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