英語四六級閱讀技巧

（四）較全面、有針對性地表達文章中心思想的，選項一般是答案項。

例（1）which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage？
A．Musical 包含uments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers．
B．Music can‘t be passed on to future generations unless it’s recorded．
C．Folk songs can‘t be spread for unless they are printed on music sheet．
D．the development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect．

分析：根據(jù)短文內容可以看出，A、B、C三項的內容都只是從某一個方面闡述了一種觀點，而D項句子所表達的意思就較全面，高度囊括了全篇短文的主旨。
例（2）The first paragraph is mainly about ．
A．the teenagers‘ criticism of their parents
B．misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents
C．the dominance of the parents over their children
D．the teenagers‘ ability to deal with crisis
分析：短文意思是講年青人有時批評、責備其父母，認為父母對他們間誤解負大部分責任是自然的事。而B項意思是年青人和父母間的誤解，C項意思是父母對他們孩子的統(tǒng)治；D項指年輕人處理危機的能力。根據(jù)短文內容，可以明確看出，B、C、D三項內容都是從三個方面來論述
短文觀點的，而A項則較全面地、有針對性地表達了文章的中心意思，故為答案。       
（五）選項中表達意義較具體的、膚淺的（字面意思）一般不是答案項，而概括性的、抽象的、含義深刻的是答案項。

例（1）The population in the 21st century， according to the writer ．
A．will be smaller than a few years ago
B．will not be as small as people expect
C．will prove to be a threat to the world
D．will not constitute as serious a problem as expected
分析：選項A、B中都有small一詞，該詞在文中出現(xiàn)過，因而總覺淺，是字面之意。C項明顯與文章不符，而D項表達的意義比small要深刻得多。
例（2）From the passage it can be seen that employeeship helps one ．
A．to be more successful in his career
B．to solve technical problems
C．to be more specialized in his field
D．to develop his professional skill
分析：題意是“從文中看出員工素質有助于人們……。” B項題即“解決技術問題”；C項意即“深化專業(yè)”；D項“發(fā)展職業(yè)技能”這三項表達的意思都比較具體，而A項則概括地有深度，包括了B、C、D三項內容。