专四专八阅读理解分析及解题技巧reading comprehension

Sentence
Buffeted by the same supply shocks that hit the rest of the developed world, Denmark launched a rapid drive for energy conservation, to the point of introducing car-free Sundays and asking businesses to switch off lights during closing hours.
― Most people are about as happy as they set their mind to being.‖ This statement means that most people A. except to be happy. B. hope to be as happy as others. C. would be happier if they wanted. D. can be happy if they want.
Connotation
• According to the passage, what does "the first clue" suggest? • What does the author mean by"the newly perfected art of the considered pause"? • In "The coffee house is back", coffee house best symbolizes? • Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage?
A
Limited Time
Time TEM8 Standard Our Standard 30 40 Time of per article 7 10
Large amount of reading
Time Words Questions
TEM4
25
2500
20
TEM8
30
3000
20
The "Missing" Answers
A
Semantic comprehension
Sample from Text B of 2013
Original text: Most people are about as happy as they set their mind to begin, Lincoln said. In Paris it doesn’t take much to be happy.
7. The author's attitude
Attention: I think, believe, agree, doubt... EG: At the end of the passage, the author found himself in a mood of ( ) ? the author's tone in the last paragraph towards new journalism is ( )?
Sample from Text C of 2012
Original text: After that, though he had the urge to, George did nothing different from usual.
After the street conversation with Mr. Cattanzara, George A. remained the same as usual. B. became more friendly with Mr. Cattanzara. C. began to like his neighbors more than ever. D. continued to read the books from the list.
• Examples • 1. From the passage we can draw the conclusion that_____. • 2. What is implied but not stated by the author is that ____.
The article structure
Semantic comprehension 12%
View attitude 6%
Main idea
Others
3%
3.6%
Inference
Sample from text A of 2012:
Original text: Suffice to say, I’ve been feeling pretty satisfied with myself for all the drinking water I’ve saved with these big-ticket projects.
Tips for reading comprehension of TEM8
endless exam practice × 1. Form good reading habits 2. be confidence 3. Improve key skills read as much as possible general reading something interests you skimming and scanning and reading in detail
4. Time management
5. Focus on the question 6. Learn the exam 7. Train yourself, don’t test yourself 8. Learn how to underline
experiment to see what works
The author’s tone in the last paragraph towards new journalism is A. optimistic and cautious. B. supportive and skeptical. C. doubtful and reserved. • ambiguous and cautious.
D
View attitude
Sample from Text A of 2013:
Original text: In principle, every liberal should celebrate this. A more participatory…is a good thing…. As producers…scrupulous(=careful/cautious) with facts and transparent with their sources…. Enjoy it.
TEXT B TEXT D TEXT A TEXT C
TEXT C&D TEXT A&C TEXT B&C&D TEXT A&B TEXT B&C
TEXT B&D TEXT A&B
TEXT A TEXT C
2012
2013
TEXT A&C
TEXT B
TEXT B
TEXT C
TEXT D
TEXT A&D
Which of the following reasons can best explain the author’s feeling of self-satisfaction? A. He made contribution to drinking water conservation in his own way. B. Money spent on upgrading his household facilities was worthwhile.
Trend: There is an average trend for the three types in recent years.
Almost all the texts are selected from:
Los Angeles Times The New Yorker Newsweek The Economist Time National Geographic International Herald Tribune BBC CNN Fortune ……
avoid careless errors know the different types of questions
9. Beware word matching – be careful with key words 10. The questions follow the text – normally 11. The questions or the text – which do you read first
• • • • 1. Overall structure 2. Reasoning structure 3. Time 4. Space
a. The main idea b. Different types c. Sentence d. Connotation
The main idea
What is the author's main message in the last paragraphs?(2013) What is the main idea in paragraph 2?
A
C. His house was equipped with advanced water-saving facilities.
D. He could have made even greater contribution by changing his lifestyle.
Fact details
Vocabulary
TEM4 TEM8
know
5 500—6 000
1，3000
master
3 000—4 000
6000-7000
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All the articles consist of… Literary articles: Narration
Expository writing
Non-literary articles
Argumentation
The points we should pay aic ways
Reading Comprehension
Part One
Analysis of Article types & Questions
In reading comprehension, there are 20 questions and 20 points in total. We should do four texts in 30minutes, and 140 — 180 words per minute.
Literature articles
Description means
The main idea
Non-literary articles
The article structure
Question types
Question types
percents
Inference（推理判断题） 44% Fact details 29%
Article Types
Narration
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TEXT D TEXT A&D TEXT C TEXT D TEXT C TEXT A TEXT B
Expository writing
Argumentation
TEXT A&B&D