专八阅读共考查8种题型,分别是细节题、推断题、主旨题、语义题、观点态度题、篇章结构题、修辞题和文体题。下面分别就各题型的常见提问方式、命题规律和答题技巧这三个方面进行详细讲解。
细节题,提问对象涉及文章中的各种细节,如人物、时间、地点、事件等,从考查的内容看,有因果、列举、举例、复杂句等的考查。
► Which of the following is NOT the author's opinion on...?
► Which of the following statements is CORRECT about...?
► Of the following reasons which is the LEAST likely one for becoming bandits?
► In order to ensure teaching quality, the author suggests that the states do all the following EXCEPT ________.
► According to the author, which of the following advantages of...is commonly accepted?
► It can be learned from Para. X that...
► Cyberspace is described by William Gibson as ________.
► She quickened her steps because she ________.
► What has made bandits suitable as film heroes is that they ________.
此类题目的出题点一般为长难句处,考生尤其要注意。
列举处通常由first、second、third等表示并列关系的词引导,但有时也会采取排比句式、名词短语并列的方式。
作者常用实例、权威人士的论断或比喻来阐述观点或看法,使之更有说服力,因此考生应对那些引出例子或比喻的标志词多加注意,常见的有as、such as、for example、for instance等。
具有指代上下文语义功能的词汇,包括代词以及指代性的名词(短语),如:it、that、the case、the situation、the influence等。
双重否定句有加强语气的作用,也经常作为细节题的考查点。
因果句一般会表现出作者的目的、观点或文章主题,因此也是常见考点,常见的因果关系信号词有consequently、therefore、thus、so等。
文中针对某一事物的特征、带来的影响,某个人物的生平轶事、性格特点、行事风格等进行的大段描述的内容也经常作为细节题的考点,如2021年真题第16题“From the passage we know that Singer seems to ______.”、第26题“Mention TWO characteristics of gorillas which resemble those of humans.”、2019年真题第19题“In Para. 5 Bennett was depicted as a man who ______.”。如果文中出现了两个事物、两个人物,题目有可能进行对比性细节的考查,如2021年真题第15题“Which of the following pairs of words does NOT indicate contrast?”、第21题“There was some rivalry between Mozart and Salieri mainly because they _____.”、第27题“Mention at least TWO differences between the mutes (Para. 1).”、2019年真题第12题“Wilhelm had something in common with the old guests in that they all _______.”、第20题“How was Greeley different from Bennett according to Para. 6?”。
► 根据题干及其中的定位词返回原文准确定位。
► 认真研读定位信息,切不可根据自己的知识或者阅读文章后的记忆来回答。
► 根据上文提到过的正确、错误选项的特征来进行选择。可先划掉错误比较明显的选项,然后将干扰性比较强的选项与原文做细致的对比。