學(xué)位英語考試答題技巧

學(xué)位英語考試答題技巧閱讀中主題思想題在考試中出現(xiàn)的頻率較高，因?yàn)檫@類題可考查考生抓主要信息的能力，而能夠抓住文章的主要信息又是閱讀能力的一個(gè)極為重要的方面。這類題在設(shè)題時(shí)常會(huì)用到title,subject,mainidea,topic,theme等詞。常見的提問形式有以下幾種：Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?Themainideaofthepassageisthat_____.Thispassagetellsus_____.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?做這類題時(shí)常用略讀法，把注意力放在抓主要信息上，不去過分注意細(xì)節(jié)事實(shí)，否則會(huì)造成“只見樹木,不見森林”的結(jié)果。通常的辦法是，快速閱讀文章時(shí)注意找出各段主題句。英文文章各段主題句常放在段首，有時(shí)也放在段尾或段落中間，有時(shí)不明確寫出，通讀文章后把各段主題句聯(lián)系起來，一般就能得出文章主題。就整篇文章來講，首段和尾段一般對(duì)于解這類題更為重要。我們以97年統(tǒng)考試卷中閱讀理解部分的第一篇文章為例：Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilitiestomakelifedifficult.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heisfed,lookedafterandloved,whateverhemaydo.Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild——thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowell-know.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothings,orbeingpunishedforwhathehasdonewrong.Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,hisclothes,andhisroom,buthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygotoprison.Ifhowever,heworkshard,keepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealth,hecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.文章后