如何提高大学英语四级阅读技巧

In line…, the word “…”means…
The word “…”in the passage means…
The word “…” (Line) could best be replaced by…
Which of the following pairs are synonyms?
As used in the passage, the phrase “…”suggest…
The expression “…”is close to …
The definition “…”applies to what key word in the passage?
The passage used the word “…” to refer to …
The word “…”is supposed to make one think…
Which of the following has the closest meaning to…?
No.4 Example :( from CET-4 2003,1)
New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It’s now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And. of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills.
  Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of modern businesspeople who
have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern
Markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts
Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more prevalent (普遍的).
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The employee posted abroad who speaks the country’s principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and cams have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.

Question: In this passage “out of sight and out of mind” (line2,para 3)probably means---
A being unable to think property for lack of insight
B being totally out of touch with business at home
C missing opportunities for promotion when abroad
D leaving all care and worry behind
The answer is C. From line 5. In the paragraph3,it is obvious that “promotion” often follows or accompanies an assignment aboard” explained the “out of sight and out of mind”. About A the passage does not mention .about B it is superficial to the answer. About D it does go with the “global village” so the answer chose C
So having a large vocabulary is the basic of quick reading
To have large vocabulary, the students should read a great deal of reading materials, such as; Magazine, newspaper, Ads……
5.5 The type of author’s attitude
Most writers expect to modify our attention, actions, thoughts, or knowledge in some way with their writing. Average pattern are as follow:
What is the tone of this passage?
Which of the following best describe the author’s tone in this passage?
What is the author’s attitude toward the passage?
The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to---
The tone of the passage can be best described----
How does the author seem to feel about--?
No.5 Example :( from CET-4 2003, 1)
Question: What is the author’s attitude toward to high—tech communication equipment?
A. critical   B. prejudiced  C. indifferent  D. positive
The answer is D , this is an argument article .The author argued about the important of foreign language in the trade business .In the first paragraph he mentioned that the fax ,phone, satellite etc and advanced communication ways that make the distance between nations throughout the world shorter, and the human being “benefit from this high—tech” and the word “help” “support” that show the author’s attitude is positive.
In order to get this kind of answer ,the students should learn some related words which express the author’s attitude .for example :negative (否定的)，positive (肯定的)，critical
（批评的）,objective（客观的）,neutral(中立的) ,indifferent(漠不关心的)，support(支持的)，doubtful(怀疑的)
5.6 Inference type
The purpose of reading is not only to understand the original but to reason according to what the author says. The common clues include:
The author implies that…
It can be easily guessed that…
The author seems to be in favor of (against)…
We can infer (assume) that…
We can learn from the passage that…
It can be concluded from the passage that…
Which of the following can (not) be inferred from the passage?
What does the article (passage) say about…?
The passage suggests that…
……
No.6 Example :( from CET-4 2003,6)
On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log hall that time. All in all, however, children's leisure time

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