ReadingSkillsforCollegeEnglishTestBand4contents目录•OverviewofReadingcomprehensionquestiontypes•VocabularyandPhraseAccumulation•Analysisofpresencestructureandparagraphrelationships•Graspthestructureandmainideaofthearticlecontents目录•Improvementofdetailunderstandingandreasoningandjudgmentabilities•SimulatedtrainingandpracticalexercisesCHAPTEROverviewofReadingcomprehensionquestiontypes01Characteristicsofquestiontypesanddistributionofscores•MultipleChoiceQuestions(MCQs):ThesearethemostcommontypeofquestionsinreadingcomprehensionsectionsTheyusuallybelieveofastem(thequestion)andfouroptions,oneofwhichisthecorrectanswerMCQstestawiderangeofreadingskills,includingunderstandingmainideas,details,vocabulary,andconference•True/FalseorYes/NoQuestions:Thesequestionsrequirestudentstodeterminewhichstatementistrueorfalse,orwhichanswerisyesorno,basedontheinformationprovidedinthereadingpassageTheytestastudent'sabilitytorecognizeandunderstandspecificdetails•MatchingQuestions:Inthesequestions,studentsaregivenalistofitems(suchasnames,events,orconcepts)andareaskedtomatchthemwithcorrespondingdescriptionsorexamplesfromthereadingpassageMatchingquestionstestastudent'sabilitytorecognizeandunderstandrelationshipsbetweenideasShortAnswerQuestions:Thesequestionsrequirestudentstoprovideabriefanswer,usuallyawordorphrase,basedontheinformationinthereadingpassageShortanswerquestionstestastudent'sabilitytoquicklylocateandunderstandspecificdetailsThedistributionofscoresforeachquestiontypevariesdependingonthediversitylevelofthetestGenerally,MCQsandshortanswerquestionscarrymoreweightthantrue/falseormatchingquestionsCharacteristicsofquestiontypesanddistributionofscoresCommonmisconceptionsandcopingstrategies•Misconception:ReadingcomprehensionisjustaboutunderstandingthewordsManystudentsbelievethatiftheyunderstandtheindividualwordsinatext,theywillautomaticallyunderstandtheoverallmeaningHowever,readingcomprehensionrequiresmorethanjustwordrecognition;Italsoinvolvesunderstandingtherelationshipsbetweenideas,makingreferences,andsynthesizinginformation•CopingStrategy:ActivereadingStudentsshouldengageinactivereadingstrategiessuchaspreviewingthetext,makingpredictions,askingquestions,summarizingmainideas,andreviewingwhattheyhavereadThesestrategieshelpthemtobetterunderstandandremembertheinformationinthetext•Misconception:YoushouldreadtheentiretextbeforeansweringthequestionsSomestudentsbelievethattheyneedtoreadtheentiretextbeforetheycanansweranyofthequestionsHowever,thisapproachcanbetimeconsumingandmaynotbenecessaryforalltypesofquestions•CopingStrategy:SkimmingandscanningStudentsshouldlearntoskimthetextquicklytogetageneralideaofthetopicandmainpoints,andthenscanforspecificinformationrelatedtothequestionstheyneedtoanswerThisapproachhelpsthemtosavetimeandfocustheirattentiononthemostimportantinformationCHAPTERVocabularyandPhraseAccumulation02Makealistofunfriendlywordsaccountedduringreadingpractice,andsortthembytopicorthemeforeasierreviewandrecallUtilizemnemonicdevicessuchasrhymes,acronyms,orvisualaidstoaidinmemoryretentionofkeyvocabulariesEngageinrepeatedpracticeandexposuretothewordsthroughreading,writing,andspeakingactivitiestoreinforcelearningCorevocalsortingandmemoryHighfrequencyphrasecombinationsandtheirapplicationsIdentifycommonphrasecombinationsthatappearfrequentlyinacademictexts,andmakeanoteoftheirmeaningsandu...
