超精读法

　　下面，我结合一些例子，说明一下如何进行超精读。

　　【例一】2001年6月四级Passage four

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

　　We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. when it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as regular coffee and it took several years to gain general acceptance . At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were introduced . After a while people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off . sales went into a slight decline when freeze-dried coffees were introduced .

　　26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will_____.

　　A) decrease gradually B) remain at the same level

　　C) become unstable D) improve enormously

　　第一段中有三个句型可以在图表作文中应用：

　　1. instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity. 我们可以这样模仿：the mobile phone has grown rapidly in popularity.

　　2. sales leveled off. 或者也可以这样说:sales remained constant / steady / stable / much the same

　　3. sales went into a slight decline. 或者也可以这样说: sales declined slightly / 如果下降幅度大可以说sales declined dramatically / substantially / sharply / greatly / hugely.

　　同学们可以看一看是否掌握了这些文章的词汇和扩展词汇：

　　life cycle / energy cycle / eternal cycle / business cycle / business circle /

　　instant coffee/ instant star / the instant / the minute / the moment / instantaneous

　　introduce a bill

　　general acceptance / general public / specific /

　　at one point / on the point / to the point

　　brand loyalty

　　become attached to / be detached from

　　maturity / mature / premature / ripe / sophisticated

　　【例二】2000年1月四级Passage Two

　　Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.

　　30. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?

　　A) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.

　　B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.

　　C) They are falling out of use in the United States.

　　D) They are applicable only on broad roads

　　请用心体会一下initially 这个词的内涵，其实，你一看到这个词，就必须准确predict出后面可能会有考点，而且肯定会出现but, however, ultimately 一类的转折、对比词。答案B)。

　　【例三】六级2001年6月Passage Two

　　For centuries, explorers have risked their lives venturing into the unknown for reasons that were to varying degrees economic and nationalistic.

　　Although their missions blended commercial and political-military imperatives, the explorers involved all accomplished some significant science simply by going where no scientists had gone before.

　　Today Mars looms as humanitys next great terra incognita. And with doubtful prospects for a short-term financial return, with the cold war a rapidly fading memory and amid a growing emphasis on international cooperation in large space ventures, it is clear that imperatives other than profits or nationalism will have to compel human beings to leave their tracks on the planets reddish surface. Could it be science, which has long played a minor role in exploration, is at least destined to take a leading role?

　　With Mars the scientific stakes are arguably higher than they have ever been. ..

　　36. According to the passage, the chief purpose of explorers in going to unknown places in the past was_____ .

　　A) to display their countrys military might

　　B) to accomplish some significant science

　　C) to find new areas for colonization

　　D) to pursue commercial and state interests

　　37. At present, a probable inducement for countries to initiate large-scale space ventures is _____ .

　　A) international cooperation B) nationalistic reasons

　　C) scientific

　　D) long-term profits