大學四六級閲讀題做題技巧

在閲讀中，我們有時需要對文章內容的正誤作出判斷，有時需要藉助上下文對個別詞語的大意作出判斷，有時需要根據關聯，對上下文進行預測性判斷，有時需要在綜合分析的基礎上，通過判斷得出結論，有時還需要對作者語氣態度、思想傾向等等作出判斷。

判斷貫穿於閲讀的全過程，也滲透在各種閲讀微技能中。例：

　　(1) 判斷推測句中omnivorous一詞的大意

She has a wide interest and is an omnivorous reader.

根據句中她“興趣廣”這一上文和被修飾的reader一詞，可大概判斷omnivorous具有“興趣廣、什麼書都喜歡讀”等含義。

　　(2) 根據前文，判斷下文

Laziness is a sin, everyone knows that. Nevertheless…

A) laziness can actually be helpful

B) laziness is a sign of mental illness

C) laziness is immoral and wasteful

D) you must be careful when you see someone lazy

根據第一分句的.語義傾向和Nevertheless一詞，我們可得出這樣的判斷，即下文要談的內容必然與之相反，即談論Laziness也有其有利、肯定的一面，故A最有可能。

　　(3) 判斷作者觀點

Which of the following statements was written by someone who prefers small cars to large ones?

A) Their excellent gas mileage and even their improved interior design notwithstanding，today’s compact cars simply fail to provide the feel a traditional motorist yearns for.

B) They lack some of the size and even the character of the full-sized autos we were accustomed to; but today’s compacts more than make up for this with their excellent gas mileage.

本題要求我們對A、B中哪種觀點贊成小汽車作出判斷。A句中主句對小汽車予以否定，句首對小汽車的肯定性陳述又被notwithstanding一詞否定。答案是B，第一分句講到小汽車的缺陷：缺乏大汽車的空間和氣派；第二分句則認為小汽車的緊湊及其優秀的低耗油特徵能遠遠彌補上述不足，前面以轉折連詞將作者觀點轉向第二分句。