教育题材四级文章的阅读攻略

　1. 推断(推理)题
　　教育题材的文章一般以教育学生和孩子为主,考试题目不会直接给出答案,而是让考生猜测句子暗含的意思,因此推断题很常见。阅读中,切忌不要"只见树木不见森林",过多地被文字所纠缠。此类题目常见的提问方式如下:The first paragraph indicates that ______. / It can be inferred from the passage that ______. 解答此类题目的关键是从文中找出关键词。一般情况下,虽然文章没有直接给出答案,但是答案会隐藏在某句话或某几个词后面,如连词but, because等或动词suggest, infer, indicate等。
　　例如:2007年12月的试题。
　　The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there’s the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas (睡衣). But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment to the course. While the dropout rate for all fresh-men at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for eCornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course.
　　Q: According to the passage, distance learning is basically characterized by ______.
　　A) a considerable flexibility in its academic requirements
　　B) the great diversity of students’academic backgrounds
　　C) a minimum or total absence of face-to-face instruction
　　D) the casual relationship between students and professors
　　此段选自一篇网络教育题材的文章,主要讲网络教育的趋势和特点。本题主要定位在前两句话,其中关键词是primarily, 句意是起初网络教育对学生的吸引力似乎是显而易见的,主要是因为网上提供的课程很方便:正如他们所说的那样,你可以穿着睡衣上课。由此推断网络教育的特点是学生很少或完全不用和老师面对面地交流、学习。故选C)。
　　2. 细节理解题
　　细节理解题是四级阅读理解中最常见的考试题型,因此教育题材的阅读题型也不例外。在回答此类题目时,应采用查读法(Scanning)。这类题目常以以下疑问代词或疑问副词提问,如who, what, when, where, why以及how等。这些题目往往不采用文章的原话提问,而是使用同义词语、同义转述等。因此,在选择答案前应首先看准题干、看清题目所问；然后,查读时注意寻找与题目相关的关键词；最后,在充分理解原文和题干的基础上确定正确答案。
　　例如:2005年1月的试题。
　　Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will in-crease the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.
　　Q: Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?
　　A) They can do better in their future studies.
　　B) They can accumulate more group experience there.
　　C) They can be individually oriented when they grow up.
　　D) They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
　　 此段选自一篇学校教育题材的文章,主要是对比美日两国的儿童教
　　育。此题是典型的细节题,根据题设中的university-based,答案可定位在第一句。if 引导的条件从句可看作结果,而其后的主句就是原因,只要将选项和主句进行对比,就可以选出D)。
　　综上所述,如果考生平时对以上的教育问题有一定的了解,那么再阅读此类文章时就易于把握整体大意,从而更好地解答题目。因此,考生平常在学习英语时,应该注重英美文化,尤其要关注教育方面的背景知识,从文化的角度入手轻松地学习英语以提高做题的准确性。