英语专业四级考试阅读理解方法.docx

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英语专业四级考试阅读理解方法

英语专业四级考试阅读理解方法（ReadingcomprehensionmethodsforEnglishMajors'BandFourTest）

ThisarticleismadeupofBiTian'scontribution

TalkingaboutreadingcomprehensionmethodsofEnglishMajors'BandFourTest

（a）inreadingcomprehension

Readthearticle,thenlookatthesubjectinthegreatship

Somecandidatesindoingreadingcomprehensionquestions,liketoreadthetitleafterreadingthearticle.Theythinkitwillsavetime,butinmostcasestheresultiscontrarytotheiroriginalintention.Butinfact,whendoingthereadingcomprehensionofthefirsttopicwillnotsavetime,itwillbeawasteoftime.Thisisbecauseifyoulookatthetopicfirst,whenyoureadthearticle,yourmindwillbefilledwiththesetopics,thenyoucan'tconcentrate.Youwillconcentrateonfindinganswerstothesequestions,thusaffectingtheoverallunderstandingofthearticle.Therefore,whenreadingcomprehension,youshouldreadthepassagefirstandthenseethetopic.Thefollowingaresomespecificmethods:

in

1.,don'tworryaboutthelackoftimewhenyoureadthearticle,oryoucan'tconcentrateonthecontent.Inreadingthebeginningofthearticle,youshouldassociatewiththemainideaofthearticle:

whatthearticleisabout,whoyouwrite,whatyoutalkabout,etc..In

2.whenyoucontinuetoreadthearticle,trytoidentifythestyle,whichispopularsciencearticles,literaryworks,ornewsreportsorother;atthesametimetoidentifytheauthor'swritingstyle,thearticleistoseewhotheauthoriswithwhatkindoffeelingsinwritingthisarticle.

In3.readthearticleagain,youwillbeonthestructureofthethemeofthisarticleandarticleshavemadeanimpression,butforthesakeofaccuracy,whenansweringquestionsinyoumustcomebacktoseeitagaininthispaper,inordertoconfirmyouranswer.Don'tansweraccordingtoyourfirstimpressionswhilereading,anddon'tanswerquestionsbasedonyourownknowledge.In

4.,inreadingthesubject,weshouldpayattentiontosomekeywords,suchasEXCEPT,CANNOT,NOT,INCORRECTandothersubjects,inordertoattractcandidatestopayspecialattentiontocapitalwords.

（two）inreadingcomprehension

Inthegreatshiptypescorrectlyidentifytheproblem

Therearemainlysubjectquestions,detailquestions（orfactualquestions）,inferencequestionsandsooninthereadingcomprehensionofthefourgradeEnglishmajors.Differenttopicshavedifferentanswers,soitisimportanttocorrectlydeterminethetypeofquestions.Herearesomeofthemainquestions:

howwasthe

Themainthemeistotestthecandidatesofthewholeideaofunderstanding,thefollowingforms:

thegeneraltopic

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

"

The,main,point,of,the,passage,is,to......The

The,purpose,of,this,passage,is,to......The

The,author,s,purpose,in,writing,,this,passage,is......The

Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

"

The,principal,idea,of,the,article,is......The

The,best,title,for,this,passage,is......The

The,passage,is,mainly,concerned,with......The

Thepassagemainlyconcerns......The

The,main,theme,of,this,passage,is......The

The,general,idea,of,the,passage,is,about......In

Thedetailsofthequestion（that）

Suchquestionsaredesignedtotestcandidates'abilitytograspthedetailsofanarticle.Thefollowingforms:

themainitem

Which,of,the,following,is,NOT,true,of......The

Which,of,the,following,statements,is,true,of......The

Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedbythepassage?

"

The,author,States,all,the,following,EXCEPT......In

Thedeductionproblem

Fortheexaminee,theinferencequestionisadifficultquestion.

Becauseitisatesttaker'sabilitytounderstandtheimpliedmeaningofthetext.Themaintopicofthefollowingforms:

It,can,be,inferred,from,the,passage,that......The

Theauthorimpliesthat......The

Thepassagesuggeststhat......The

Which,of,the,following,statements,about......Canbeinferredfromthepassage?

"

The,author,seems,to,indicate,that......The

We,can,conclude,from,the,passage,that......In

Theproblemofattitude/tone

Thiskindofsubjectisalsodifficult.Thiskindofquestionmainlyteststheexamineetograsptheauthoremotiontheability.Buttheseproblemshavebeenlessandlesstestedinrecentyears.Thiskindofproblemsmainlyinthefollowingforms:

"

Theauthorisisobservedinabout......The

The,author,s,attitude,toward,the,problem,can,best,,be,described,as......The

Theauthor',s,attitude,towards......Is......The

Inadditiontothesemaintypesoftopics,therearealsosituationalshifts,essaywritingtechniques,vocabularyquestions,andsoon

Typesoftopicsgenerallyappearfrequencyisnothigh,sodonotrepeatit.

（three）inreadingcomprehension

Howtoquicklyfindtheanswerforthe

Infrontwehavenarratedthequestionexaminationmaintype,inwhichthetopicquestionisonekindoffrequentlytestquestiontype.Dothemequestions,requiringcandidatestoreadthearticleonceagain,canquicklysumupthearticle'scarelessness.Butreflectdifferentwaysofthemainideaofthearticleisdifferent,suchassomeofthemainideaclearlyreflectedinthethemeoftopicsentence,andsomeofthemainideawastocandidatesthroughtheexperiencebetweenthelinesandunderstandthecontentonthewhole.Let'stakealookathowtofindoutwhatthesubjectsentenceis.The

Thegistorpurportisthecenterofanarticle.Theparagraphisusuallyinonesentence.Thissentenceiscalledtopictopic,sentence.Otherpartsoftheparagrapharespecifictosupportandexplainthemainidea.Therefore,ifyoucanquicklyfindthetopicsentence,anddeterminetheparagraphofthemainideaanddetailsofthecontrast,forthearticleorparagraphbigaccessisveryhelpful.

Forexample:

the

Asarule,mostofmydreamsatnightarepleasantones.（c）Recently,though,Ihadareallybaddream.（a）Iwasinanalley,dressedinlightsummerclothing.（b）Comingoutofthedarknessattheendofthealleywerehundredsoflargegrayrats.Theirrazorsharpteethglistenedwithsaliva,andtheireyesglowedredwithacoldfury.Iturnedtorunaway,butattackingtheotherdirectionwereadozenpitbulls.（d）Andtheseparticularpitbullswerefoamingatthemouththeyallhadrabies.;Justmyluck,"Imuttered,anddidmybesttowakeupasthequicklyaspossible.

Afterreadingthisparagraph,youcanjudgea,B,C,D,foursentences,whichisthetopicsentence?

TheanswerisC.Sowhy?

Themeaningofthesentence"a"istoonarrow.Itisabouttheauthor'sclothes.Itcanbeconcludedthatitisonlyadetailofthearticle.Themeaningofthesentence"B"and"d"istoonarrowtogeneralizetheparagraph.ThereallybaddreamintheCsentencehasaverywidemeaningandcancoverallthedetailsofthenightmare,soitisthetopicsentence.

Bylookingatparagraphs,sentencesandparagraphs,youcaneasilyintegratethemintothemainideaofthepassage.

（four）inreadingcomprehension

Purpose:

answermethodoftopicsentenceinparagraphinapositioninthegreatship

Asmentionedearlier,themainthemeofthepassageorparagraphisoftenreflectedinthetopicsentence,whichrequiresustoquicklyandaccuratelydeterminethepositionofthetopicsentencewhenwereadthearticle.Ingeneralthetopicsentenceappearedintheperiodofthefirsttheme,butinmanycaseswillappearelsewhereinthetext,forexample,sometimesthetopicsentencewillappearatthebeginningoftheparagraph,sometimesinthemiddle,sometimeswillappearinthesectionofthetailendissometimes.The

（1）thetopicsentenceappearsatthebeginningoftheparagraph.

Someauthorsuseloveasatopicsentences,paragraphsorchapterssuchas:

"

Paincancauseaggression.Whentworatsinthesamecageweregivenfootshocks,theyattackedeachotherimmediately.Inaddition,strongershocksresultedinmoreviolentaggression.Pairsofvariousotheranimalsreactedsimilarly.Astubbedtoeoraheadachehasbeenknowntocausesimilarresponsesinhumans."

Itisobviousthattheauthor'smainideaisexpressedinthefirstsentence,andtheotherpartoftheparagraphistheinterpretationofthesentence,sothefirstsentenceisthetopicsentence.

（2）thetopicsentenceappearsintheparagraph.

Someparagraphsofthetopicsentencebeforehaveafewintroductorydescriptionofdetails,thefirstsentenceofthemainpurposeistoarousethereader'sattention,themeaningofthepassageandinfrontoftheendlink,orthethemebackground.Forexample:

the

Everyonehasheardofaccounts,salespeopleand,lawyers.ButhaveyoueverheardofakissmixerorabellybuilderMostjobshavecommon?

Rtitles,buttherearealsomanyunusualpositiontitles.AkissmixerforK,instance,isthepersonwhomixestheingredientsforcandykisses.Andabellybuilderistheindividualwhoassemblesandfitstheinsidepartsofpianos."

Afterreading,wecanseethatthethirdsentenceisthetopicsentence,becausethefirsttwosentencesaretointroducethecommonworknameandthenameoftheordinarywork,soastoarousethereader'sattention,whilethethirdsentencegivesthepassageofthetenor.The

（3）thetopicsentenceappearsattheendofparagraph.

Seetheexamplewhenthetopicsentenceappearsattheendoftheparagraph.The

Acouplesdaughterhadjustgraduated"fromcollege.Sotheywerenotsurprisedwhenafloriststruckpulledinfront"oftheirhouse.However,theyweresurprisedwhentheysawthatthedozenredroseswereaddressedtothem.Thecardread,"ThanksMomand,Dadfor,makingthi