英語四級閱讀答題技巧：如何不看文章答題

英語測試中閱讀理解部分是最讓考生緊張而又擔(dān)心的部分。它量大，難度較高。因此，閱讀理解題發(fā)揮如何決定著考生得分的高低。許多考生在做閱讀理解部分時(shí)，最大感受就是時(shí)間緊、答案選項(xiàng)迷惑性大，因而很難及時(shí)而又準(zhǔn)確地選出答案。如何在沒有足夠時(shí)間進(jìn)行深入閱讀或文章太難而看不懂的情況下進(jìn)行答題，我們在總結(jié)、歸納歷年四、六級真題特點(diǎn)是基礎(chǔ)上，向考生介紹一些緊急情況下的應(yīng)試技巧。

閱讀理解題答案項(xiàng)特征

通過研究歷屆四、六級閱讀理解題，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，在所列出的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，也有一些普遍性規(guī)律可循。如果考生了解、熟悉并掌握了這些規(guī)律，他(她)們就可以找到做題時(shí)的"第六感覺"，達(dá)到所謂超常發(fā)揮的水平。如果考生來不及看文章，萬般無奈下憑這些規(guī)律可以選中不少正確選項(xiàng)。

(一)答案項(xiàng)中有絕對語氣詞的一般不是正確答案項(xiàng)。這些語氣詞有：must, always, never, the most, all, only, have to, any, no, very,completely, none, hardly等。

例(1) One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that _____ .(1995年6月六級題22)

A. the difference between the employee and the employer has become

insignificant.

B. people"s traditional concepts about work no longer hold true.

C. most people have to take part-time jobs.

D. people have to change their jobs from time to time.

(分析：四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，C、D兩項(xiàng)中都含有"have to"，語氣太絕對化，一般被排除?？忌谑Ｏ聝身?xiàng)中進(jìn)行選擇，就大大降低了難度。)

例(2)The main idea of this passage is that _____ .(1991年6月六級題40)

A.better use of green space facilities should be made so as to

improve the quality of our life.

B. attention must be directed to the improvement of recreative

possibilities.

C. the urban environment is providing more recreation activities

than it did many years ago.

D. priority must be given to the development of obligatory

activities.

(分析：B、D兩項(xiàng)中均有must be,語氣太絕對化，故一般被排除?？忌Y(jié)合短文內(nèi)容在剩下兩項(xiàng)中進(jìn)行選擇，命中率就極高了。)

(二)選項(xiàng)中含有不十分肯定的語氣詞一般是正確答案項(xiàng)。這些語氣詞有：can, could, may, should, usually, might, most(大多數(shù))，more or less, relatively, be likely to, possible, whether or, not necessarily等。

例(1)It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes .(1999年6月四級題30)

A.Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries

B. in many countries success often depends on one"s social status

C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other

countries

D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those

in America

(分析：選項(xiàng)B中often一詞，語氣委婉，不十分肯定，故為答案。而其它三項(xiàng)中所表達(dá)出的語氣都明顯絕對化。)

例(2) According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that――.

A. society can"t provide enough jobs for properly trained college

graduates

B. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college

education?

C. too many students have to earn their own living

D. college administrators encourage students to drop out

(分析：答案項(xiàng)C中有have to,語氣太絕對化，故被排除。而A項(xiàng)中can"t的語氣則不十分絕對化，故為答案。)

(三)選項(xiàng)中照抄原文的一般不是答案項(xiàng)，而同義替換的一般是選項(xiàng)。

例(1)According to Dr. David, Americans .(1993年6月六級題32)

A.are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of life

B. often neglect the unsequences of sleep deficit

C. do not know how to relax themselves properly

D. can get by on 6.5 hours of sleep

(分析：答案項(xiàng)中A、D兩項(xiàng)基本上是原文中句子的原現(xiàn)，故被排除。B項(xiàng)中有often一詞，語氣委婉，不十肯定，故為答案。)

例(2)According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?(1996年1月六級題35)

A.Future man will be made of silicon instead of flesh and blood

B. Some day it will be difficult to tell a computer from a man

C. The reasoning power of computers has already surpassed that of man

D. Future intelligent life may not necessarily be made of organic

matter.(分析：A項(xiàng)句子基本上是原文詞句，C項(xiàng)中有already一詞，語氣太絕對化，故A、C兩項(xiàng)被排除。剩下B、D兩項(xiàng)，而D項(xiàng)中有不十分肯定語氣詞may not,故選D。)

(四)較全面、有針對性地表達(dá)文章中心思想的，選項(xiàng)一般是答案項(xiàng)。

例(1)which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? (1996年1月六級題25)

A.Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers.

B. Music can"t be passed on to future generations unless it"s recorded.

C. Folk songs can"t be spread for unless they are printed on music sheet.

D. the development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect.

(分析：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可以看出，A、B、C三項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容都只是從某一個(gè)方面闡述了一種觀點(diǎn)，而D項(xiàng)句子所表達(dá)的意思就較全面，高度囊括了全篇短文的主旨。)

例(2)The first paragraph is mainly about . (1991年6月六級題22) A.the teenagers" criticism of their parents

B. misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents

C. the dominance of the parents over their children

D. the teenagers" ability to deal with crisis

(分析：短文意思是講年青人有時(shí)批評、責(zé)備其父母，認(rèn)為父母對他們間誤解負(fù)大部分責(zé)任是自然的事。而B項(xiàng)意思是年青人和父母間的誤解;C項(xiàng)意思是父母對他們孩子的統(tǒng)治;D項(xiàng)指年輕人處理危機(jī)的能力。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，可以明確看出，B、C、D三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容都是從三個(gè)方面來論述短文觀點(diǎn)的，而A項(xiàng)則較全面地、有針對性地表達(dá)了文章的中心意思，故為答案。)

(五)選項(xiàng)中表達(dá)意義較具體的、膚淺的(字面意思)一般不是答案項(xiàng)，而概括性的、抽象的、含義深刻的是答案項(xiàng)。

例(1)The population in the 21st century, according to the writer .

A. will be smaller than a few years ago

B. will not be as small as people expect

C. will prove to be a threat to the world

D. will not constitute as serious a problem as expected

(分析：選項(xiàng)A、B中都有small一詞，該詞在文中出現(xiàn)過，因而總覺膚淺，是字面之意。C項(xiàng)明顯與文章不符，而D項(xiàng)表達(dá)的意義比small要深刻得多。)

例(2)From the passage it can be seen that employeeship helps one . (1990年1月六級題)

A.to be more successful in his career

B. to solve technical problems

C. to be more specialized in his field

D. to develop his professional skill

(分析：題意是"從文中看出員工素質(zhì)有助于人們...。" B項(xiàng)題即"解決技術(shù)問題";C項(xiàng)意即"深化專業(yè)";D項(xiàng)"發(fā)展職業(yè)技能"。這三項(xiàng)表達(dá)的意思都比較具體，而A項(xiàng)則概括地有深度，包括了B、C、D三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容。)