英语四级阅读提速必备技巧之答案项特征

　　通过研究历届四、六级阅读理解题，我们发现，在所列出的四个选项中，也有一些普遍性规律可循。如果考生了解、熟悉并掌握了这些规律，他们 就可以找到做题时的 第六感觉 ，达到所谓超常发挥的水平。如果考生来不及看文章，万般无奈下凭这些规律可以选中不少正确选项。

　　答案项中有绝对语气词的一般不是正确答案项。这些语气词有： must, always, never, themost, all, only, have to, any, no, very completely, none, hardly等。

　　例 One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that _____ 。

　　A. the difference between the employee and the employer has become insignificant。

　　B. people s traditional concepts about work no longer hold true。

　　C. most people have to take part-time jobs。

　　D. people have to change their jobs from time to time。

　　选项中含有不十分肯定的语气词一般是正确答案项。这些语气词有： can, could, may, should, usually, might, most，more or less, relatively, be likely to, possible, whether or, notnecessarily 等。

　　例 It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes _____ 。

　　A. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries

　　B. in many countries success often depends on one s social status

　　C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries

　　D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America

　　选项中照抄原文的一般不是答案项，而同义替换的一般是选项。

　　例 According to Dr. David, Americans _____ 。

　　A. are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of life

　　B. often neglect the unsequences of sleep deficit

　　C. do not know how to relax themselves properly

　　D. can get by on 6.5 hours of sleep

　　较全面、有针对性地表达文章中心思想的，选项一般是答案项。

　　例 which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced bycomputers。

　　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。

　　选项中表达意义较具体的、肤浅的一般不是答案项，而概括性的、抽象的、含义深刻的是答案项。

　　例 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

　　选项中较符合常识的，易明白的一般不是选项;而似乎不太合理，一时较难理解的往往是正确选项。

　　例 Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by _____ 。

　　A. stressing their high quality

　　B. unlinking him of their low price

　　C. maintaining a balance between quality and price

　　D. appealing to his buying motives

　　例 Raising children, in the author s opinion, is .

　　A. a moral duty

　　B. a thankless job

　　C. a rewarding task

　　D. a source of inevitable pain

　　一般不是选项。在四个选项中，忽然有一个选项特别长或特别短，则此选 项往往是正确选项。在两个选项中，如果除个别字外，其他部分完全一样，其中往往有一个是正确选项。 None of the above 往往是用作干扰项。)