首句重点读首句很多情况是 topic sentence(主题句),告诉你文章的背景和主旨
首句一般不设空,如果首句设空,请重点读后面的例子,例子里面会提供线索
现在很多考题都是用后面的例子印证首句
【例】These days, it is ______ for children as young as Sammy to be so good at computers
Many Children use computers at home or at school and some schools even have their own websites
hard B
unusualC
common D
dangerous【解析】如果去分析这四个词用法,那就和这道考题背道而驰了,首句设空,我们重点读后面的那句话“很多孩子在家里,学校使用电脑,甚至一些学校有他们自己的网站”,说明对电脑的使用是持肯定意见的,选项C为正确答案, A、B 、D 都为否定意见,故不选
重点关注例子与例子之间的关系几个例子联合起来都是去证明本文中心的,但例子与例子有时候会有正反对比或者是平行关系
【例】If the test taker answers _____, the next item will be more difficult
If he or she answers incorrectly, the next question will be easier
briefly B
smartlyC
correctly D
thoroughly【解析】“ more difficult”与后面“easier”形成对比,“incorrectly” 对应的显然是”correctly”
选词请重视“具体表达”、“最佳适用原则”这位男士很_____, 每次和女生一起