六级考试阅读备考课堂笔记40

　　38. The best title for this passage would be ________

　　A) Settlements Spread Westward

　　B) The Coast-to-Coast Railroad: A Vital Link

　　C) American Railroad History

　　D) The Importance of Railroads in the American Economy

　　注：本文主题词：transcontinent railroad，A选项直接摘抄，C选项范围过大，D选项railroads范围过大

　　●文章标题题型：1.文章主题词必须在选项中出现

　　2.选项范围恰如其分，不可过大，亦不可过于细节

　　范围过大：选项本身范围过大;选项缺少文章中的限定词

　　范围过细：只出现某一段中心事物的选项

　　3.直接从文章首句或某句话摘抄词语编成的选项为干扰

　　英语四级阅读30天学习笔记(4)

　　Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:

　　51. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that

　　statuses can help us _________.

　　A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

　　B) behave appropriately in relation to other people

　　C) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

　　D) make friends with other people

　　注：status 身份地位

　　52. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses _________.

　　A) in order to identify themselves with others

　　B) in order to better identify others

　　C) as their mental processes change

　　D) as the situation changes

　　注：assume 承担，采取 assuming 在句首相当于 if

　　53. The word appraisal most probably means ___________.

　　A) involvement B) appreciation

　　C) assessment D) presentation

　　注：词汇题

　　54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun it refers to _________.

　　A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

　　B) identification of other peoples statuses

　　C) selecting ones own statuses

　　D) constant mental process