春季高考英语阅读专题复习
春季高考英语阅读专题复习
学习目标：
1、了解《考纲》对阅读理解能力的要求及命题规律和题型结构。
2、掌握细节性、理解性、推理性、概括性阅读的方法及专题训
练。
阅读理解新分析：
是英语考试中必不可少的测试题目，分值高，题量大。《考纲》主要考查学生对不同体裁或不同题材语言材料的理解能力，及对材料中信息的捕获加工能力。
阅读理解能力的重要标志是阅读速度和理解力的正确率。
因此，阅读理解的功夫应下在平时。多分析题型，多了解考点，真正做到有的放矢，提高命中率。
一般来说，中职英语阅读理解题，大致可分为两类语篇：
（一）应用语篇
包括说明书、广告、价格表等条目性应用文，其特点是类别多、杂。
（二）叙事性文字语篇（有一定的故事情节或线索可循）
阅读理解四种题型：
一、主旨大意型
1、主旨大意题常见的提问方式：
（1）What’s the topic (主题) of the article?
（2）What is the passage mainly about?
(3) What’s the main idea of the passage?
(4) What can we learn from the passage?
(5) What is the best title of the passage?
(6) Paragraph 1 tells us that……
做题要领：
1、干扰项：可能属文中某个具体事实或细节。
2、干扰项：可能属从文中某些（不完全的）事实或细节片面推
出的错误结论。
3、干扰项：可能属非文章事实的主观臆断。
正确答案是根据文章意思的全面理解而归纳概括出来的；但不能太笼统、言过其实或以偏概全。
二、事实细节型
1、解题原则：忠实于原文、上下文及全篇的逻辑关系，决不能主观臆断。
文章中心是论点，事实细节是论据或主要理由；有关细节的问题常对文中的某个词语、某句子、某段落等细节及事实进行提问，所提问题一般可直接或间接在文章中找到答案。
2、细节题答题技巧：
（1）注意5个W（Who. Where. What. When. Why）和1个H （How）
（2）注意起关键作用的连词、副词等如：first, next, then, later, finally, always, when等
It is important to take notes while reading!
1、常见以下几种命题方式：
（2）Which of the following statement is true?
（3）Which of the following is not mentioned in the text? （4）The author( or the passage) states that___________ （5）According to the passage, when( where, who, what, how,
why, which,etc.)________?
三、词义猜测型
1、具体方法
（1）同义法：常在词或短语之间有并列连词And 或Or, 它们连接的两项内容在含义上是接近的或递进的，由此可以推
测。
（2）反义法：如hot and cold，give and receive等，或前句为肯定，后句为否定。总之，词与词之间都起着互为线索
的作用。
（3）释义法：对文章中的生词用定语（从句）、表语甚至于用逗号、破折号等标点符号引出并加以解释说明。
（4）情景推断法、代词替代法等
2、做题要领
（1）文中找线索或信息词。
（2）根据熟悉的词及词义判断新单词之意。
（3）根据上下文判断新词汇在特定句中的确切意思。
四、推理判断型
1、考查类型：
（1）推理判断题：高考的重头戏，10个题目中有3-4个，着重考查学生归纳概括、逻辑推理等综合能力。
（2）透过现象看本质：领悟作者的思想倾向、观点、立场、语气及态度等。
（3）以原文内容为前提，据作者的观点理论（非考生的观点），客观地对文中未明显说明的现象或事例给予合理的逻辑推断，做出一定解释。
2、做题要领：
既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法和观点。
1、常见的命题方式
（1）The passage implies (暗示)that ___________.
（2）We can conclude （得出结论）from the passage that _______________.
（3）Which of the following can be inferred（推论）?
（4）What is the tone （语气）of the author?
（5）What is the purpose （目的）of the passage?
（6）The passage is intended to （意思指）______________. （7）Where would this passage most probably appear?
阅读理解的解题步骤
一、1.先看文章，再看试题
2.先读问题，弄清考查要点
二、快速浏览全文，掌握全貌
三、细读原文，捕捉相关信息词
四、重读原文，仔细斟酌核对答案
阅读四忌
一忌不带问题
二忌主观印象
三忌草率定案
四忌忽略时间
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