【最新】新TOEFL托福iBT阅读题型与解题方法整理

新TOEFL阅读

题型及解题方法

新托福（托福iBT）

● 2005 年9 月，美国教育考试服务中心（ETS）在全球推出新托福考试，即TOEFL iBT(Internet Based Test)。

● TOEFL iBT能够反映学生在一流大专院校的教学和校园生活中的语言应用能力。

Task Number of Questions Time Score Reading 3-5 passages / 12-14 questions each 60-100 minutes 30

Listening 4-6 lecture / 6 questions each

2-3 conversation / 5 questions each

60-90 minutes 30

Speaking independent – 2 questions

integrated – 4 questions

20 minutes 30

Writing integrated – 1 question

independent – 1 question

20 minutes

30 minutes

30

Total Score 120

加试

●出现在听力或阅读部分，也有可能阅读、听力两部分同时被加试。

●加试部分不算分，但考生事先并不知道哪一部分是加试。

●阅读和听力考试之后有10 分钟休息时间。

新TOEFL阅读部分

In TOEFL test, there are usually 13 to 14 questions for each passage and the question types can be summarized as the following.

1.Factual questions(3-6 questions per set)

2.Negative Factual questions(0-2 questions per set)

3.Inference Questions(0-2 questions per set)

4.Rhetorical Purpose Questions(0-2 questions per set)

5.Sentence Insertion Questions(1 question per set)

6.Sentence Reference Questions(0-2 questions per set)

7.Sentence Restatement Questions(1 question per set)

8.Prose Summary Questions(1 question per set)

9.Fill in a Table Questions(1 question per set)

10.Vocabulary Questions(0-3 questions per set)

1. FQ (Factual questions)

Definition: FQ ask about explicit facts and details in the passage. They often contain: who, what, when, where, why. For FQ, the information needed for an answer is directly stated s omewhere in the passage.

Characteristics: FQ often begin with the following

1.According to the passage,

2.According to the information in paragraph 2

3.What does the author say about

Tips for FQ:

1.Focus on one or two key words from the question, they might be DATE, NAME

and other nouns so on

2.Scan the passage and look only for these words as you scroll down

3.The questions usually follow the order of the passage, therefore, usually scroll

down form the last questions you answered, you do not need to read the entire passage again

4.Underline the sentences where contain the key words, read preceding and

following sentences as well.

2. Negative Factual Questions (NFQ)

Definitions: NFQ ask you to determine which of the four answer choices is not given in the passage. It often contains words, NOT, EXCEPT, LEAST. They always appear in Uppercases.

Characteristics: NFQ often begin with the following structures

1.According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

3.Which of the following is LEAST likely?

Tips for NFQ

1.Read the questions first, locate key words.

e Key Words technique to look for the information in the passage related with

each answer

3.Identify the answer that is not mentioned in the passages

Exercise I: Locate the key words for the following sentences:

1.What story is told about the first dentist in the North American colonies?

2.People in which of the following occupations probably did NOT practice

emergency dentistry?

3.What materials did Paul Revere use to make artificial teeth?

4.How many students graduated in the first class to study dentistry in the United

States?

5.How is the building that housed the first dental school in the United States at

present?

6.According to the passage, what were ”Negative spray” and “Vitalized Air”？

7.In what year did William Morton demonstrated ether?

8.Which of the following is NOT one of the problems that X rays can indicate?

9.What were ,dental engines??

10.How did the dental drills that were developed in the 1950?s reduce heat and pain?

III. Inference questions

Definition: These questions require you to make inferences according to the

information provided in the passages. The answers to these questions are not directly

stated anywhere in the passage, but it can be inferred.

Characteristics: The questions usually contain the words infer or imply

1.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

2.In paragraph..., the author implies that…？

3.It can be concluded from the information in paragraph…that…

4.The author suggests that: