notes题是雅思阅读中基础的填空题。很多同学往往需要花费大量的时间完成此类题目，最后导致没有充足的时间来完成后面的难题。
我们该如何快速地来定位notes题呢？我们不妨来看看notes题的结构。
notes也称为笔记题，特点就是逻辑清晰，结构明确。如果我们能快速理清notes中所隐藏的逻辑表达，既能快速地对应文章的内容。
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郑欢 Ella
新航道雅思阅读主讲，英国谢菲尔德大学硕士，应用语言学与对外英语教学专业，雅思单项8分。
我们可以从题目中观察到隐藏的两种逻辑，wildfires造成的‘reasons’是这部分的总起句，而下面所画出的红色部分则是它的5个分论点。而这些分论点则是以并列的方式开展的。所以，我们可以通过观察所得该题目中包含着总分结构以及并列结构。
‘reasons’的开展方式则是通过因果关系词展开。接下来，我们来回顾一下雅思阅读中常见的因果关系词。
因果关系词：because, since, as, for, due to, contribute to, consequently, therefore, explanation, reason等
而下面所对应的5个分论点则是通过并列关系依次展开。雅思阅读中又有那些常见的并列关系词呢？
并列关系词：and, or, as well as, first...second...third..., not only...but also, either...or, moreover, one...another等
梳理完note中的逻辑，我们来对应原文快速地找找定位吧！
One explanation for the trend to more superhot fires is that the region, which usually has dry summers, has had significantly below normal precipitation in many recent years. Another reason, experts say, is related to the century- long policy of the US Forest Service to stop wildfires as quickly as possible. The unintentional consequence has been to halt the natural eradication of underbrush, now the primary fuel for megafires.
Three other factors contribute to the trend, they add. First is climate change, marked by a 1-degree Fahrenheit rise in average yearly temperature across the western states. Second is fire seasons that on average are 78 days longer than they were 20 years ago. Third is increased construction of homes in wooded areas.
我们在原文不难看出有关于因果相关的表述，例如‘explanation’、‘reason’、‘factors’。并且这些因果相关的词都用并列关系词连接起来，例如‘one...another’，‘first...second...third...’。这些并列结构刚好对应我们5个分论点。所以，通过这些逻辑关系词，我们就可以快速定位到上述题目。第三题刚好对应的是‘one explanation’部分，第四题对应的是‘another reason’。由于中间有一点没有出题，我们直接跳过即可。第五题对应的是‘second’相关内容。第六题则是对应‘third’这部分内容。
接下来，我们来看看C14 P18的例子吧。
例2：
opportunities for free play are limited due to
- fear of 4 ................................
- fear of 5 ................................
- increased 6 ............................... in shcool
我们可以从notes题中观察到第4-6题都是围绕‘free play’机会是有限的进行开展。第4-6题则是通过并列结构进行展开。所以，我们可是试着来找找相关定位段的并列关系词。
But we live in changing times, and Whitebread is mindful of a worldwide decline in play, pointing out that over half the people in the world now live in cities. The opportunities for free play, which I experienced almost every day of my childhood, are becoming increasingly scarce,' he says. Outdoor play is curtailed by perceptions of risk to do with traffic, as well as parents increased wish to protect their children from being the victims of crime, and by the emphasis on earlier is better' which is leading to greater competition in academic learning and schools.
我们在原文中可以先找到‘free play’。接下来的内容可以看到两个并列关系词‘as well as’, ‘and’。刚好这两个并列关系词把3个分论点连接起来。因此，‘as well as’前面的信息对应第4题，后面的信息则对应第5题。‘and’后面信息对应的就是第6题内容了。
