【专八考试技巧具体分析】.doc

【专八考试技巧具体分析】.docTEM 8 Reading Comprehension
一、考试分析
了解大纲要求
2005年后大纲，阅读部分时间为30分钟，四篇文章，20道选题， 每篇文章总长度为800词左右。
了解文章题材
阅读题材涉及国家政治，经济，社会，文化和教育方面等知识。
英文报干U： China Daily, 21st Century, Shanghai Star, Shanghai Da订y
英文杂志： (国夕卜)： Time, Economist, Newsweek, Reader' s
Digest
(国内)：《英语学****英语世界》，《英语沙龙》
在阅读时常问自己以下问题：
What is the main idea?
What are the details?
What can be inferred?
What conclusions can be drawn?
What can this word mean?
What is the purpose of the author?
二、阅读理解提问类型
主旨题(Topic Questions)
主旨题用来测试考生对整篇文章的理解能力，可以问短文的标 题，主要内容，主题，作者的态度，目的，短文的基调等。
What does the passage mainly discuss?
What is the best title for the passage?
What is the main topic of the passage?
What is the main subject of the passage?
What is the main idea expressed in the passage?
With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
细节题 (specific questions)
细节题是根据短文提供的信息和事实进行提问，选择的依据必
须是短文本身提供的信息。
What does the passage say about....
What is the author's opinion about....
When did scientists discover that...
When did Chicago's first railroad service begin?
Where did Jane spend most of her childhood?
Where in the passage does the author mention...
Which of the following is most clearly an example of ...
Who was the first to discover Jane's talent?
How often does a rattlesnake shed its skin?
How far has research on echolocation progressed?
How many different types of birds are referred to in the passage?
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
推理题(Inference questions )
推理题的答案往往在短文的字面上不会出现，必须根据已知信息 来推理。因此，推理有一定的难度。
What is probably the main reason that....
What does the passage imply about...
What does the author think/ conclude about...
What would the next paragraph probably discuss?
The paragraph preceding this one most probably discussed...
This passage most probably came from...
指代题(Reference Questions )
指代题用来测试考生在短文中理解词义和词组意义的能力。
In line 3, what does "it" refer