英語四六級閱讀技巧

1、四級閱讀四級閱讀 Skimming 前綴是加在詞根或單詞前面的部分，通 常也有一定含義;后綴是加在詞根或單詞后面的 部分，通常在增加詞義的同時還改變詞性。 二、構詞法二、構詞法 oHe fell into a ditch and lay there, semiconscious, for a few minutes. semi- 部分地，有點 oIm illiterate about such things. il-否定,與相反 oInsecticide is applied where it is needed. -cide 殺蟲劑，殺 oThen the vapor may change

2、into droplets. -let ??；佩戴飾品 booklet 小冊子 anklet 腳鐲 2 2、根據(jù)復合詞的各部分猜測詞義、根據(jù)復合詞的各部分猜測詞義 oGrowing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output. high + light “以強光照射，使突出” oBullfight is very popular in Spain. Bull + fight “斗?！?如何把握作者的觀點和態(tài)度 一般來說，對作者的總的態(tài)度和傾向，必須在通 讀全文、掌握了主題思想和主要事實后，方能作出 判斷。在判斷作者

3、觀點態(tài)度時，我們應注意以下幾 個問題： o一、有時作者先介紹了某一種觀點，卻接著在后面 提出了相反的觀點，因此，要正確判斷作者的態(tài)度 或觀點，必須將上下文聯(lián)系起來看，要注意文章中 所陳述的內(nèi)容并非都代表了作者的觀點。 o二、有時，作者通過使用詞匯的手段，暗示了自己 對文中某一具體問題所持的態(tài)度和觀點。這時，我 們要特別仔細琢磨文中所用詞匯的特點，弄明白作 者的態(tài)度是贊成還是反對，是肯定還是否定。 oThe author gives the impression that _ . oThe authors view is _ . oThe author thinks that _ . oThe

4、author suggests that _ . oWhich of the following can best describe the attitude of the author towards. ？ oWhat is the tone of the passage? oThe tone of the passage can be best described as _. oAccording to the author _ . 作者的態(tài)度或觀點的問題，通常有以下幾種形式：作者的態(tài)度或觀點的問題，通常有以下幾種形式： Q: Decide whether or not each of t

5、he following statements approves of the book written by Professor Baker. oProfessor Bakers publisher has stated that this new book will soon take the place of all the old standard works in this field; in view, however, of both the style and content of Professor Bakers book, I find this claim most di

6、fficult to accept. 作者在前面引用了出版者的贊揚之辭，而后接著 表明難以接受此說法，在說明他對此書持否定態(tài) 度 o2) When I first opened the package containing a copy of Professor Bakers latest book and read its title, I must admit I felt a sudden sinking of the heart; yet once I had gathered courage to begin my reading, I found the work so far b

7、eyond my wildest hopes that I actually missed supper rather than put the volume down unfinished. o在2)文中，作者先說剛看到此書書名時很失望，然 后用“yet”表示轉(zhuǎn)折，以至到最后愛不釋手，表明 他贊許此書。 Directions: Decide which of the following statements was written by a person in favor of small-town life. o1) Possibly there are those who derive

8、pleasure from turning back the clock and seeking out the virtues we fondly imagine to have been associated with life in small towns in bygone days. Yet the most superficial reading of contemporary accounts dealing with such an existence makes it quite clear that full enjoyment of lifes true pleasure

9、s would be much more appreciated. o在1)文中，作者在談到喜歡小城鎮(zhèn)生活的人時用了“Possibly there are.” 來表示不肯定的語氣，在談到小城鎮(zhèn)生活的長處 時用了“.we imagine to have been associated with.”來 減弱其客觀性，暗示未必是真是如此?？梢娫撟髡卟毁澩〕擎?zhèn) 的生活。 o2) It is true that city-dwellers and suburbanites can enjoy certain facilities that may be denied to the inhabitant

10、s of small towns. What they miss, however, far outweighs such advantages, which, in any case, the vast majority rarely has the time or energy to take advantage of. o在2)文中，作者在談到城市生活的方便時用了 “certain”一詞以表示其有限性，并用“may be denied to the inhabitants of small towns”來表 示不肯定。然而在談到城市生活所失去的東西時用 了“far outweighs s

11、uch advantages” 來加以強 調(diào)。可見這篇文章的作者是贊同小城鎮(zhèn)生活的。 表明作者態(tài)度和語氣的詞匯表明作者態(tài)度和語氣的詞匯 積極： oapproval 贊成，承認 oapproving 滿意的 oconcerned 關心的，重視的 oconfident 自信的，確信的 ocomplimentary 贊美的 oimpartial 全面的，公正的 oobjective 客觀的 ooptimistic 樂觀的 opositive 實際的 oradical根本的，激進的 osubjective主觀的，個人的 ounbiased 沒有偏見的 消極： oemotional感情的，情緒的 obi

12、ased 偏向的 ocritical評論的, 鑒定的, 批評的, 危急的 ocynical憤世疾俗的 odisapproval 不贊成 odisgusting 令人厭惡的 oindignant 憤怒的 ointolerable 無法忍受的 oirrelevant 不相關的 onegative 否定的，消極的 oopposite、opposing反對的 oprejudiced有成見的；偏頗的 opessimistic 悲觀的 osarastic諷刺的 osuspicious(doubtful)可疑的, oquestionable.skeptical 置疑的 中立: oapathetic 無動于衷

13、的 oindifferent 莫不關心的 oimpartial 公平的，不偏不倚的 oimpassive (unsympathetic, unresponsive) 冷漠的，無同情心的 oimpersonal 不帶個人色彩的 oneutral 中立的 ounprejudiced 公平的，無偏見的 ounbiased 沒有偏見的 o 一篇文章的各個段落之間、各個句子之間都存 在一定的邏輯關系，正確理解這樣的邏輯關系 對于閱讀者有著很重要的意義：首先，借助上 下文之間的邏輯關系，閱讀者能夠更好地理解 文章大意、把握中心思想；其次，出題者往往 針對文章中出現(xiàn)重要邏輯關系的語句出題。 閱讀中的邏輯詞匯

14、閱讀中的邏輯詞匯 一、表示強轉(zhuǎn)折關系的詞匯 o表示強烈轉(zhuǎn)折的常見詞匯包括：but, yet, however, in fact, nevertheless, nonetheless, indeed, virtually, practically。轉(zhuǎn)折詞表示陳述的內(nèi)容的邏輯 主旨發(fā)生了變化，轉(zhuǎn)折邏輯詞之前的信息相 對不重要，應當把握好轉(zhuǎn)折詞后的文章信息。 e.g. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid (小行星小行星)with Earth? A) It is very unlikely but the danger e

15、xists. B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years. C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected. D) Its still too early to say whether such a collision might occur. 原文：原文：Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星流星) that race across the night sky. M

16、ost orbit the sun far from Earth and dont threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth. 譯文：譯文：大多數(shù)（小行星）繞著太陽轉(zhuǎn)，離地球很遠，不會威脅到大多數(shù)（小行星）繞著太陽轉(zhuǎn)，離地球很遠，不會威脅到 地球。但是仍舊有成千上萬顆小行星，它們的軌道是要與地地球。但是仍舊有成千上萬顆小行星，它們的軌道是要與地 球碰撞的。球碰撞的。 A 二、表示因果關系的詞匯 o名詞：base, ba

17、sis, result, consequence, reason o動詞：cause, result in, result from, follow from, base on, be due to o介詞或連詞：because, since, for, as, therefore, so, thus, why, with o副詞：as a result, consequently e.g. People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out _. A) how well they could do in athletic

18、s B) what their health condition was like C) what kind of fitness center was suitable for them D) whether they were fit for aerobic exercise 原文：Historically, most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because