3. 能够根据所读材料进行一定的判断和推论；
　　4. 能够对文章的结构和作者的态度等作出简单的分析和判断
　　命题原则
　　1 Material Selection - not too specialised, not too complicated, right length ...
　　2 One-One Principle - each question is based on a particular sentence/a group of sentences in the article
　　3 Correct choice - exactly corresponding with the meaning of the original sentence, reasonable and sensible ...
　　4 Wrong choices - wrong information or partial information, irrelevant information, unreasonable conclusions ...
　　考题类型
　　1 General questions - main ideas
　　2 Specific questions - specific information
　　3 True/False statements
　　4 Inference/implications
　　5 Vocabulary
　　6 Tone of the article
　　考题形式
　　1 Sentence completion - e.g. California’s website before last September was introduced by the writer to ________.
　　2 Complete question - e.g. What do the citizens benefit from the new California’s website
　　总答题策略 - 1 -
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　　1. Reading the article first
　　2. Reading the questions first
　　3. Locating the Key Words/Signal Words in the questions
　　4. Tracing the original sentence by scanning the Key Words /Signal Words in the article
　　5. Making first judgement by using common sense, then confirming your choice
　　英语篇章结构
　　1. Topic Paragraph/Sentence
　　2. Supporting Paragraphs/sentences
　　3. Conclusion
　　阅读方式
　　1 Skimming - to get the main idea of the passage（浏览方式）
　　2 Scanning - to locate a specific word or phrase in the passage（寻读方式）
　　阅读理解题难度设计
　　1 Easy questions - the expression of the right choice exactly or partially corresponding with the original sentence in the passage (60%)
　　2 Difficult questions - the expression of the right choice just corresponding in meaning but not expression with the original sentence in the passage (40%)
　　大意题常用提问方式
　　1. The best title for passage is
　　2. The topic/main idea of this article is
　　3. The passage is mainly about (concerned with)
　　4. The title that best expresses the main idea is
　　5. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is
　　6. What is the main topic (theme, subject, point) of the passage
　　7. Which of the following is the best title for this passage
　　8. What would be the most appropriate title for this passage
　　9. Which title suits this passage best
　　10. Which sentence best summarizes the article
　　大意题命题原则
　　1 Understanding of the general idea of the
　　 passage
　　2 Reflecting the main topic/theme/subject/point
　　of the passage
　　3 Usually based on the topic sentence and
　　concluding sentence
　　4 Using specific information for wrong choices
　　5 Over-generalizing the topic
　　6 Using Irrelevant information for wrong
　　choices
　　大意题答题策略
　　1 Locating the topic sentence and/or concluding
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　　sentence in the passage
　　2 Locating the topic of each paragraph
　　3 Choosing the choice corresponding to the topic
　　sentence
　　4 Choosing the choice with a general idea
　　5 Excluding choices with specific information
　　6 Excluding choice with irrelevant information

　　大意题例题1
　　Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage
　　A. The Communal Life of Bees.
　　B. The Structure of the Bees.
　　C. The Organization of Insect Colonies.
　　D. The Life of Social Insects.
　　Topic sentence (1st sentence):
　　Honeybees cannot live alone.
　　大意题例题2
　　This passage is primarily concerned with
　　 A. the greenhouse effect
　　 B. the burning of fossil fuels
　　 C. the potential effect of air pollution
　　 D. the likelihood of a new ice age
　　Topic sentences: It was once thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and/or heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide
　　大意题例题3
　　The best title for the passage is __________.
　　A. The 1992 Los Angeles Riots
　　B. The Impact of Media on Current Events
　　C. The 1989 San Francisco Earthquake and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots
　　D. How Media Cover Events
　　Topic sentence: The media can impact current events.
　　大意题例题4
　　The best title for the passage is __________.
　　A. The Nature of Science and Scientists
　　B. Biology and the Scientific Age
　　C. Hypotheses and Theories
　　D. On Distinguishing Fact from Fiction
　　Topic sentence: The word science is heard so often in modern times that almost everybody has some notion of its meaning.
　　Concluding sentence: The host of scientists dedicating their lives to pure science are not apologetic
　　（抱歉）about ignoring the practical side of their discoveries; they know from experience that most knowledge is eventually applied.