當(dāng)然這些只是一些閱讀的技巧,最根本的方法仍然是提高閱讀能力。
一般說來,英語閱讀有精讀(intensive reading)、泛讀(extensive reading)和快讀(fast reading)三種形式。
精讀的任務(wù)在于傳授系統(tǒng)的基礎(chǔ)語言知識(語音、語法、詞匯、篇章 結(jié)構(gòu)、語言功能意念等),訓(xùn)練基本語言技能(聽、說、讀、寫、譯),培養(yǎng)初步運用英語進行交際的能力。
泛讀的任務(wù)在于著重提高閱讀理解能力;培養(yǎng)細致觀察語言以及假設(shè)、判斷、分析、歸納、推理論證等邏輯思維能力;培養(yǎng)速讀能力以及閱讀的興趣,擴大詞匯量,增強文化背景知識。從用途上看,泛讀的實用性最廣。在實際生活里80% ~90%的閱讀都是泛讀。只有具有較強的、適應(yīng)實際需要的泛讀能力的人,才可以說具有閱讀能力。
快速閱讀則要求讀者在非常有限的時間內(nèi)迅速完成讀者與作者書面交際的任務(wù)。在閱讀過程中,略過無關(guān)信息,篩選有關(guān)信息,利用標(biāo)題、段落、主題句和關(guān)鍵詞語,辨認要點,迅速有效地獲取重要信息。提高閱讀速度,進行快速閱讀也有一些具體方法和技巧問題,如快速泛讀、計時閱讀、略讀和尋讀等。
以上只是英語閱讀方法的介紹,最重要的還是實踐。一個人的閱讀速度是由各種因素決定的,如知識的多少、語言水平的高低、視域的大小、閱讀的習(xí)慣、精神集中的程度,等等。但只要下定決心,掌握各種閱讀技巧,注意平時知識的積累,改進閱讀方法,克服在閱讀理解和閱讀速度方面存在的障礙,進行大量的閱讀實踐,就一定能把閱讀理解率和閱讀速度提高一倍,甚至達到更高的水平。
【經(jīng)典例題】閱讀下列短文,從A、B、C三個選項中選擇一個正確答案,并在客觀題答題卡上將該項涂黑。
請根據(jù)下面短文回答第1~6題:
'Where is the university?' is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta , as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has a population (人口) of over 100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
1. Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
[A] To see Cambridge University. [B] To study in the colleges in Cambridge.
[C] To use the libraries of the university.
2. What does "its" refer to (指的是??) in "... most of its members are ..."?
[A] The museum or office. [B] The people in Cambridge.
[C] The University of Cambridge
3. Around what time did the university begin to appear?
[A] In the 9th century. [B] In the 13th century.
[C] In the 15th century.
4. Why did people name the city Cambridge?
[A] Because there is a bridge over the Cam.
[B] Because the river was very well known.
[C] Because there is a river named Granta.
5. After which year did the town really begin to develop?
[A] After 800. [B] After 875. [C] After 1845.
6. From what we read, we know that now Cambridge is ________.
[A] visited by international tourists [B] a city of growing population [C] may have a wall around it
【精解】本題的正確答案是:[A],[C],[B],[A],[B].可以肯出這六道題目都屬于細節(jié)判斷的題目,在解答這類題目時,我們應(yīng)該找到原文中相應(yīng)的句子。第一道小題的答案可以從下面的句子得出:Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town.. It has become a famous place all around the world.我們從常識可以判斷作為一個旅游勝地,從絕對人數(shù)上說,到劍橋旅游的人必然多于到劍橋求學(xué)的學(xué);第二小題可以從以下句子得出:The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. 從常識判斷the member of museum or office不會是學(xué)生和教授,這樣就排除了[A],因此我們可以把中間的句子抽出來,這樣從句子結(jié)構(gòu)中可以明顯的看出its指代的是the University of Cambridge;第三小題可以從以下句子判斷:Cambridge was already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago.理解了句子意思,考生只需做一個簡單的減法運算就可以得出正確答案;第四小題可以從以下句子判斷:It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings.這道題目的答案不在原文中,需要考生做一些推理。既然學(xué)校一度被叫過the river 的名字Granta,從學(xué),F(xiàn)在的名字the university of Cambridge以及文中的信息A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.不難推斷出劍橋名字的由來;第五小題It grew up by the river Granta , as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. 只要理解了這個句子的意義,相信不難得出正確答案;第六小題可以從以下句子中判斷:The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has a population (人口) of over 100,000.從這些句子的意義可以看出,劍橋的人口是不斷增加的。從Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town.一句中可以看出到劍橋旅游的人不只是國外的人,肯定也會有國內(nèi)的人。從no one can give them a clear answer for there is no wall to be found around the university.中可以看出劍橋一向沒有圍墻,從整體的文意看,也不會有建造圍墻的計劃。