内容题要： 关于雅思阅读的介绍，题型及基本的阅读技巧 一、关于雅思的阅读： The IELTS reading test lasts for sixty minutes and assesses how well you can understand the type of texts you will find in the course of your studies. The question booklet contains three reading passages (sometimes illustrated with graphs, tables or diagrams), and each passage has accompanying questions. The texts, which tend to increase in difficulty throughout the paper, vary in length, and so does the number of questions on each passage. The passages are usually from 500 to 1,000 words long for the academic module and somewhat shorter in the general training module. There is a total of about forty questions in all. Sometimes these come before the reading passage, sometimes after. 整个阅读部分历时六十分钟，测试考生对文本材料的理解能力。阅读部分包含三篇材料，长度约500至1000词左右，基本上说是逐渐加长，并且难易程度也是逐渐增加的。所包含的问题约40个，有时出现在阅读材料之前，大多数情况下是跟在阅读材料的后面。 二、阅读文章中问题的类型： There is a wide range of different question types. You may be asked to: a. Fill in gaps, for example in a passage of written text or in a table; b. Match headings to written text or to diagrams or charts; c. Complete sentences; d. Give short answers to open questions; e. Answer multiple-choice questions. Sometimes you will need to give one word, sometimes a short phrase and sometimes simply a letter, a number or symbol. During the class, I will show you one by one how to answer different type of questions. 以上是主要的在阅读中会出现的问题的类型，不是特别多。在此值得注意的是问题出现的方式不一样，要求回答的方式不一样，因而仔细地阅读答题的指令instructions非常重要。例如有时需要用一句话，有时是一条短语，有时是一个单词，甚至于简单到一个数字，一个字母或图形。如果考生明白问题的答案，但不是按照要求，即阅读的指令来回答，考生还是会被判为给出错误的答案而不会得分。在以后的课程中，我们会逐步地详细介绍对于不同类型问题的回答方法。 三、控制阅读的时间： It is important that you control the time on each reading passage. If you spend too long on one, you may not leave yourself time to complete the others. This is also true of individual questions. You will have to work very quickly; if you cannot do a question, leave it and go on to the next. When sixty minutes have finished, you will have to stop writing immediately. In IELTS you are not reading for pleasure. You must identify what the question requires, find the information quickly and answer accurately. You will not have time to read every word of every passage slowly and carefully. You should not attempt to do this.值得一提的是，很少有考生可以有足够的时间仔细地阅读文章中的每一个单词。就算可以明白每一字的意义，但最后发现已没有时间完成答案，理解得最清楚明白亦是枉然，所以建议大家不要向这方面努力。那么要在有限的时间内完成大量的阅读，除了掌握基本的词汇外，考生需要养成良好的阅读习惯，在做题的时候快速有效地理解阅读材料。This means that you must develop ways to read quickly and efficiently. At the end of this lesson, you will find a sample answer sheet attached, which I want you to print out and make some copies if possible. So you can use them when you are doing the model test. 四、基本的阅读技巧： The following are some major skills you need to know and the things you need to do for the reading test. 1.Survey the text2分钟以内略读全文，抓住文章的主旨 Look at: the title Section headings and special print; Illustrations, graphs and tables. Build up an idea of what the text as a whole is about Then look at each paragraph. There is often one sentence which will summarize what the paragraph is about. This sentence is often the first or last sentence in the paragraph. Do not take more than 2 minutes. That is the first thing you should do. When you start looking at a reading passage, survey the passage to find out what it is about in very general terms. If you understand the general subject it will help you later when you look for detailed or specific information. You will know what to look for and where to look for it.略读全文除了可以大致地了解文章的大意，回答需要main ideas类型的问题，还为下面第三步的答题技巧做了铺垫。可以说阅读部分出题的顺序和文章论述的顺序不一定一一对应。所以略读全文有助于考生在答题过程中回到文章中准确的定位，快速地找到需要的答案。 2.Analyse the questions:分析问题类型，弄清答题的方向 Ask yourself “What is the purpose of this question?” If you can recognize that the question is asking about the general theme of the passage, then you already know how to find the answer quickly. If the question is asking for specific information, make sure you are clear what that information is (is it a number? a period of time? An activity? etc.). Analyzing the question has another meaning too. It means read it carefully to see what form your answer should be in (one word? Two words? A sentence?)雅思考试中问题的类型虽不太多，但回答的方式不一样，需要特别小心的是一定要根据要求答题It’s very important for you to read the instructions very carefully. This is what you should do at the very beginning of the reading test. 如要求写一个数字3，考生回答第3就会被扣分。如需写TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN，回答简写的T/F/NG就不对。 3.Go back to the text to find the answers to the questions:返回至阅读材料中定位，寻找答案 Do not read every word and do not worry if do not understand everything. Remember you are reading for a purpose. Be clear about what information you need to find and just look for that information. You will need to do this quickly.这主要是针对需要specific information的问题，定位非常重要，而且必须根据问题来回答。这点在以后的课程中会详细讲解。 4.Check your answers 检查你的答案-final process Allow a short period of time for checking Look at any answers you are not sure of Read all the instructions again and make sure you have followed them exactly. 正常情况下，考生可以尽可能留下1-2分钟检查答案。另外因为阅读部分不会给额外的时间将答案写到答题纸上。有些考生在做完题后才将答案转到答案纸上，时间仓促难免会出错。对于这些考生特别要注意留下充分的时间。 另外，有一位考官曾在讲座中提及： 考官在提醒考生停笔时间时，考生最好按照他/她的指令不要在继续答题，以免被考官怀疑有欺骗的嫌疑。据说，成绩通知单上有一栏说明考生是否诚实。如果被考官怀疑，成绩单上会注明出来，这样接受成绩的学校或使馆都会知道，此君在考场作弊。Make sure you will not get caught. 所以仓促中也未必能得到正确的答案，就算对了也得不偿失。留下一点时间给自己，也可以避免这种情况的出现。