2007年12月大學英語六級閱讀理解的考試技巧
細節題
1.若針對舉例子、名人言論、特殊符號后的內容出題，考生只讀例子、名人言論、特殊符號前后句內容，即可選出正確答案。
[真題例解]
Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep.Jerome M.Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds half?brain sleepis just the tip of the iceberg.He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.
Q:By just the tip of the iceberg,Siegel suggests that.
A)half?brain sleep has something to do with icy weather
B)the mystery of half?brain sleep is close to being solved
C)most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepers
D)half?brain sleep is a phenomenon that could exist among other species
答案為D)。根據引號內容很快找到原文相關部分，其后的內容必是對該問的解釋。第二句中說加州大學洛杉磯分校的Ferome M.Siegel推測鳥類的半腦睡眠現象只是冰山露出來的一角。第三句說如果我們對其他物種作進一步認真仔細的觀察，可能會發現更多的例證，所以D正確。因此考生只要理解第二句、第三句的意思即可選出正確答案。
2.如果只是針對某一段的內容提出問題的話，考生只看該段內容即可答題，而不必看完全文才做答。
[真題例解]
In fact, the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55 percent of the states; average weekly wages in 1972 to 97 percent today.But, as most studies show, every 10 percent increase in compensation benefits results in a 5 percent increase in the numbers of workers who file for claims.And with so much more money floating in the workers compensation system, its not surprising that doctors and lawyers have helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pie.
Q： After 1972 workers compensation insurance in the U.S became more favorable to workers so that .
A) the poverty level for a family of four went up drastically
B) more money was allocated to their compensation system
C) there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claims
D) the number of workers suing for damages increased
答案為D)。根據題干中的after 1972可馬上判斷出線索在最后一段。這一段的大意是說自1972年后，越來越多的人因工傷索賠而獲益，所以越來越多的人就進行索賠，那么也就有醫生和律師也來分一杯羹。尤其第二句話提到：索賠獲益每增加10個百分點，進行索賠的工人人數就增加了5個百分點，與D)一致。
3.選項中同義詞替換的一般是答案，而與原文相同或極其相似的選項一般不是答案項。
[真題例解]
No woman can be too rich or too thin.This saying often attributed to the late Duchess of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times.Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.
Q：In the eyes of the author,an odd phenomenon nowadays is that.
A) the Duchess of Windor is regarded as a woman of virtue
B) looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune
C) being thin is viewed as a much desired quality
D) religious people are not necessarily virtuous
答案為C)。事實細節題。本段第二句話中的odd spirit指的就是下面的一句話Being thin is deemed as such a virtue。選項C)中的viewed與句中的deemed均指thought之意;desired quality恰恰就是virtue的解釋。
Most systems are basically identical.The differences come in hardwarethe way the computer accepts the drivers request for directions and the way it presents the driving instructions.On most systems, a driver enters a desired address, motorway junction or point of interest via a touch screen or disc.But the Lexus screen goes a step further: you can point to any spot on the map screen and get directions to it.
Q：Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars.
A) are more or less the same price
B) provide directions in much the same way
C) work on more or less the same principles
D) receive instructions from the same satellites
答案是C)。在四個選項中B)directions和D)項instructions都與原文有關。但據本段第二句話，計算機接受來自司機方向指示的方式及執行驅動指令等硬件方面是不同的，所以B)項和D)項是對原文的曲解。從本段第1句話可知很多系統基本上是相似的，這與C)項的意思一致。
4.選項中有絕對語氣詞的一般不是正確答案。
這些語氣詞有：always,the most, never, all, only, no, none, exclusively, hardly等，而選項中含有不十分肯定的語氣詞一般是正確選項。這些語氣詞有：
may,often,usually,might,could,more or less, possible, not necessarily等。
[真題例解]
When school officials in Kalkaska, Michigan, closed classes last week, the media flocked to the story, portraying the towns 2,305 students as victims of stingytaxpayers.There is some truth to that; the property?tax rate here is one?third lower than the state average.But shutting their schools also allowed Kalkaskas educators and the states largest teachers union, the Michigan Education Association, to make a political point.Their aim was to spur Passage of legislation ? Michigan lawmakers are debating to increase the states share of school funding.
Q： We learn from the Passage that schools in Kalkaska, Michigan, are funded .
A) mainly by the state government
B) exclusively by the local government
C) by the National Education Association
D) by both the local and state government
快速閱讀本段可知答案在A)、B)、D)選項中，選項A)和選項B)說得過于絕對，D)項用了bothand句型，所以D)為正確答案。但是，如果時間來得及，一定要到原文中驗證答案。由本段第一句話中students as victims of stingy taxpayers和第二句話中提到的當地的稅率較低這一點可知，當地的教育經費一部分來自于地方的稅收;再由本段最后一句話中the state?s share of school funding可知，州政府也分擔教育經費。故驗證D)為正確答案。
5.議論文中，那些符合一般常識的選項，富有深刻哲理，符合一般規律的選項常常是正確答案。
[真題例解]
It is where prices and markets do not operate properly that this benign trend begins to stumble, and the genuine problems arise.Markets cannot always keep the environment healthy.If no one owns the resource concerned, no one has an interest in conserving it or fostering it: fish is the best example of this.
Q： The primary solution to environmental problems is.
A) to allow market forces to operate properly
B) to curb consumption of natural resources
C) to limit the growth of the world population
D) to avoid fluctuations in prices
答案為A)。本題題干是問解決環境問題的基本方法是什么，四個選項中D)項避免價格波動與題干無關，B)項限制自然資源的消耗和C)項控制世界人口的增長雖然有利于環境問題的解決，但不是基本解決方法。故A)項為正確答案。由文章最后一段話說：在價格和市場手段不能正常運轉的地方便會出現環境、能源等問題，可以推出：環境問題的解決之道便在于讓市場、價格手段正常地發揮作用，從而驗證A)項正確。
細節題
1.若針對舉例子、名人言論、特殊符號后的內容出題，考生只讀例子、名人言論、特殊符號前后句內容，即可選出正確答案。
[真題例解]
Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep.Jerome M.Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds half?brain sleepis just the tip of the iceberg.He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.
Q:By just the tip of the iceberg,Siegel suggests that.
A)half?brain sleep has something to do with icy weather
B)the mystery of half?brain sleep is close to being solved
C)most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepers
D)half?brain sleep is a phenomenon that could exist among other species
答案為D)。根據引號內容很快找到原文相關部分，其后的內容必是對該問的解釋。第二句中說加州大學洛杉磯分校的Ferome M.Siegel推測鳥類的半腦睡眠現象只是冰山露出來的一角。第三句說如果我們對其他物種作進一步認真仔細的觀察，可能會發現更多的例證，所以D正確。因此考生只要理解第二句、第三句的意思即可選出正確答案。
2.如果只是針對某一段的內容提出問題的話，考生只看該段內容即可答題，而不必看完全文才做答。
[真題例解]
In fact, the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55 percent of the states; average weekly wages in 1972 to 97 percent today.But, as most studies show, every 10 percent increase in compensation benefits results in a 5 percent increase in the numbers of workers who file for claims.And with so much more money floating in the workers compensation system, its not surprising that doctors and lawyers have helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pie.
Q： After 1972 workers compensation insurance in the U.S became more favorable to workers so that .
A) the poverty level for a family of four went up drastically
B) more money was allocated to their compensation system
C) there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claims
D) the number of workers suing for damages increased
答案為D)。根據題干中的after 1972可馬上判斷出線索在最后一段。這一段的大意是說自1972年后，越來越多的人因工傷索賠而獲益，所以越來越多的人就進行索賠，那么也就有醫生和律師也來分一杯羹。尤其第二句話提到：索賠獲益每增加10個百分點，進行索賠的工人人數就增加了5個百分點，與D)一致。
3.選項中同義詞替換的一般是答案，而與原文相同或極其相似的選項一般不是答案項。
[真題例解]
No woman can be too rich or too thin.This saying often attributed to the late Duchess of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times.Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.
Q：In the eyes of the author,an odd phenomenon nowadays is that.
A) the Duchess of Windor is regarded as a woman of virtue
B) looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune
C) being thin is viewed as a much desired quality
D) religious people are not necessarily virtuous
答案為C)。事實細節題。本段第二句話中的odd spirit指的就是下面的一句話Being thin is deemed as such a virtue。選項C)中的viewed與句中的deemed均指thought之意;desired quality恰恰就是virtue的解釋。
Most systems are basically identical.The differences come in hardwarethe way the computer accepts the drivers request for directions and the way it presents the driving instructions.On most systems, a driver enters a desired address, motorway junction or point of interest via a touch screen or disc.But the Lexus screen goes a step further: you can point to any spot on the map screen and get directions to it.
Q：Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars.
A) are more or less the same price
B) provide directions in much the same way
C) work on more or less the same principles
D) receive instructions from the same satellites
答案是C)。在四個選項中B)directions和D)項instructions都與原文有關。但據本段第二句話，計算機接受來自司機方向指示的方式及執行驅動指令等硬件方面是不同的，所以B)項和D)項是對原文的曲解。從本段第1句話可知很多系統基本上是相似的，這與C)項的意思一致。
4.選項中有絕對語氣詞的一般不是正確答案。
這些語氣詞有：always,the most, never, all, only, no, none, exclusively, hardly等，而選項中含有不十分肯定的語氣詞一般是正確選項。這些語氣詞有：
may,often,usually,might,could,more or less, possible, not necessarily等。
[真題例解]
When school officials in Kalkaska, Michigan, closed classes last week, the media flocked to the story, portraying the towns 2,305 students as victims of stingytaxpayers.There is some truth to that; the property?tax rate here is one?third lower than the state average.But shutting their schools also allowed Kalkaskas educators and the states largest teachers union, the Michigan Education Association, to make a political point.Their aim was to spur Passage of legislation ? Michigan lawmakers are debating to increase the states share of school funding.
Q： We learn from the Passage that schools in Kalkaska, Michigan, are funded .
A) mainly by the state government
B) exclusively by the local government
C) by the National Education Association
D) by both the local and state government
快速閱讀本段可知答案在A)、B)、D)選項中，選項A)和選項B)說得過于絕對，D)項用了bothand句型，所以D)為正確答案。但是，如果時間來得及，一定要到原文中驗證答案。由本段第一句話中students as victims of stingy taxpayers和第二句話中提到的當地的稅率較低這一點可知，當地的教育經費一部分來自于地方的稅收;再由本段最后一句話中the state?s share of school funding可知，州政府也分擔教育經費。故驗證D)為正確答案。
5.議論文中，那些符合一般常識的選項，富有深刻哲理，符合一般規律的選項常常是正確答案。
[真題例解]
It is where prices and markets do not operate properly that this benign trend begins to stumble, and the genuine problems arise.Markets cannot always keep the environment healthy.If no one owns the resource concerned, no one has an interest in conserving it or fostering it: fish is the best example of this.
Q： The primary solution to environmental problems is.
A) to allow market forces to operate properly
B) to curb consumption of natural resources
C) to limit the growth of the world population
D) to avoid fluctuations in prices
答案為A)。本題題干是問解決環境問題的基本方法是什么，四個選項中D)項避免價格波動與題干無關，B)項限制自然資源的消耗和C)項控制世界人口的增長雖然有利于環境問題的解決，但不是基本解決方法。故A)項為正確答案。由文章最后一段話說：在價格和市場手段不能正常運轉的地方便會出現環境、能源等問題，可以推出：環境問題的解決之道便在于讓市場、價格手段正常地發揮作用，從而驗證A)項正確。
