1、,Test-taking Strategies & Skills 应试策略与技巧 1,No Pain, High Gain,Surefire Strategies for Reading Comprehension,一证 一排 一综合中心句 讲逻辑 看语气,Follow these points to score high.,一证 一排 一综合中心句 讲逻辑 看语气,阅读理解应试9技巧,一:应该先看第一题，后阅读！ 先读文章后面第一题，然后带着问题，在文章里找答案。如果是中心思想题要跳过。 Many people tell you to read through the text and/or
2、 questions before the exercise begins. Please dont do that! Reading the first question will help prepare you. This point is very important!,证:找证据 逐个问题和选项按顺序在文章里快搜关键词找到证据，根据找到的句子判断正误。 Just find it. Right There Questions: The answer to the question is right there in the passage. Go directly to the pas
3、sage to find it. Think and Search Questions: Look in more than one place to find the answer.,skiskim skim (trough/over) the article to 滑过skip skip (over) the second passage to跳过scan scan the list for my name扫描 scan (through) the newspaper,快搜,一：读生词的第一个字母 重要的、难记的、长的生词 记它第一个字母，避免其干扰。 排：排除法 根据找到的证据排除一些选
4、项， 剩下的是正确答案。,一： 不可漏掉一个证据整篇文章证据找全，选项看完， 不可漏一个。句句理解透彻。综合：综合概括如果几个具体选项都对，就都不选，反而选综合、全面概括的那个。看完所有选项！,69What is the text mainly about? ALearning to paint in later life. BHow to paint watercolors. CAn artist-turned teacher. DLife after retirement.,(06 全国卷),一综合Think and Search Questions: Look in more than
5、one place to find the answer. Author and You Questions: Stop and think about what the passagesays and what you already know before you answer.,(09 全国卷II),49. The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that _. A. likes eating nuts B. prefers living in dry places C. is the longest living fish on earth D.
6、can stay alive for two months out of water,C GUATEMALA CITY（Reuters）- A fish that lives in mangrove swamps（红树沼泽）across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted（适应）to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.,The Mangrove Rivulus, a type of small ki
7、llifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs（圆木）, said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard Endangered Lands Program in
8、Florida .,The fish, whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again.,The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize. “We kicked over a log and the fish just came c
9、rowding out,” Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatemala by telephone. He said he will make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.,In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.,Some other fish can live ou
10、t of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangro
11、ve Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canadas University of Guelph.,Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time. “These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago, when animals began making the transition
12、（过渡）from water onto land, ” Wright said.,50. Who will write up a report on mangrove Rivulus? A. Patricia Wright. B. Researchers in Guatemala. C. Scientists from Belize. D. Scott Taylor.,51. According to the text, lungfish can _. A. breathe through its skin B. move freely on dry land C. remain alive
13、out of water D. be as active on land as in water,52. What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus? A. It was made quite by accident. B. It was based on a lab test of sea life. C. It was supported by an American magazine. D. It was helped by Patricia Wright.,Mangrove Rivulus,.Text Structur
14、e,中心句 讲逻辑 看语气,53. What can we learn about the New England Courant? A. It is mainly about the stock market. B. It marks the beginning of the American newspaper. C. It remains a successful newspaper in America. D. It carries articles by political leaders.,(09 全国卷II),D The American newspaper has been a
15、round for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamins older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of po
16、litical subjects.,54. What can we infer about the newspaper editors? A. They often accept readers suggestions. B. They care a lot about each others health. C. They stop doing business with advertisers. D. They face great difficulties in their business.,Three centuries after the appearance of Frankli
17、ns Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers广告商，readers, market value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. -,-The chief editor(
18、主编) of the Times said recently, “At places where they gather, editors ask one another, How are you?, as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.” An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guandian, under the headline “NOT DEAD YET.”,55. Which of the followin
19、g found a new way for its development? A. The Washington Post. B. The Guardian. C. The New York Times. D. New England Courant.,Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some America
20、n newspapers have lost 42% of their market value in the past three years. -,-The New York Times Company has seen its stock(股票) drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock-holders sell off their Times stock. The Was
21、hington Post Company has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the companys income.,55. Which of the following found a new way for its development? A. The Washington Post. B. The Guardian. C. The
22、 New York Times. D. New England Courant.,56. How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers? A. Satisfied. B. Hopeful. C. Worried. D. Surprised.,阅读要求考生读懂公告、说明、广告以及书、报、杂志中关于一般性话题的简短文章。考生应能：（1）理解主旨和要义；（2）理解文中具体信息； （3）根据上下文推断生词的词义；（4）作出简单判断和推理；（5）理解文章的基本结构；（6）理解作者的意图、观点和态度。,-determinin
23、g main idea-differentiating between fact and opinion-understanding authors opinion-using a story web-sequencing events-choosing best title,Reading Comprehension:,-comparing and contrasting-making inferences-making predictions-recognizing extraneous information-extending meaning,一证 一排 一综合中心句 讲逻辑 看语气,
24、阅读理解应试9技巧,64. What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research? A. Light. B. Ceilings. C. Windows. D. Furniture.,(09Beijing),How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors.But now scient
25、ists are giving this feeling an empirical(经验的，实证的) basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused and lead to relaxation.,Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of M
26、innesota, reported that the height of a rooms ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook.,65. The pass
27、age tells us that _. A. the shape of furniture may affect peoples feelings B. lower ceilings may help improve students creativity C. children in a dim classroom may improve their grades D students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed,In additions to ceiling height, the view afforded by a b
28、uilding may influence an occupants ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.,Using nature to improve
29、focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the w
30、indow had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.,Recent study on room lighting design suggests than dim(暗淡的) light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during
31、 dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.,So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. We have a very limited number of studies, so were almost looking at the probl
32、em through a straw(吸管), architect David Allison says. How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? Thats what were all struggling with.,66. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that _. A. the problem is not approached step by ste
33、p B. the researches so far have faults in themselves C. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect D research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns,67. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage? C,1. Try to supply your own answer before choosing an al
34、ternative listed on the test.2. Mark an answer for every question.,Tips:,3. If you have to guess: The length of choices can be a clue. Choose the longest.If two choices are similar, choose neither.If two choices are opposites, choose one of them. The most general alternative is usually the right answer.,Easier said than done!,Strategies Skills,Practice!,Surefire Strategies for Reading Comprehension,一证 一排 一综合中心句 讲逻辑 看语气,Follow these points to score high.,
