1， 成人学位考试阅读理解概况
1) 内容量——篇幅词汇量和难度
任何考试中试题总是分四种情况，第一，分值高难度小。第二，分值高难度大。第三，分值低难度大。第四，分值与难度相均衡。阅读理解就是属于分值高难度大。策略上：认真对待，不能放弃。
2) 三篇阅读理解的排列结构分析
三篇文章的难度相似，没有明显的区别，不同于统考英语B，一篇简单，一篇难。
学位考试的A卷与B卷阅读的顺序只是变一变。
3)
考试所安排的时间和分值阅读理解(Part I Reading Comprehension) ，共 15 题，考试时间 40 分钟。要求考生阅读三篇短文，总阅读量不超过 900 个词。每篇文章后有五个问题，考生应根据文章内容从每题四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。短文选材的原则是：
1 ．题材广泛。包括人物传记、社会、文化、日常知识、热门话题及科普常识等。但所涉及的背景知识应能为学生所理解。
2 ．体裁多样。包括叙述文、说明文、议论文等。
3 ．文章的语言为中等难度。无法猜测而又影响理解的关键词，如超出全日制文理科教学大纲中词汇表一至学位英语的范围，则用汉语注明词义。
阅读理解部分主要测试考生的下述能力：
1 ．掌握所读材料的主旨和大意；
2 ．了解说明主旨和大意的事实和细节；
3 ．既理解字面的意思，又能根据所读材料进行一定的判断和推论；
4 ．既理解个别句子的意义，又能在一定程度上理解上下文的逻辑关系。
阅读理解部分主要考核学生通过阅读获取信息的能力，既要求准确，也要求有一定的速度。
2， 阅读理解的特点及应对策略
1) 不破不立——改变对阅读理解题型的理解，以题目为核心着眼点，有效选取文中相关内容Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
2) 解剖阅读理解的构成——文章，题目，选项
3) 文章的特点——题材，体裁和写作特点
体裁（记叙文，说明文，议论文）
题材（历史，科技，教育，励志故事）
写作特点
4) 题目的特点——细节题，主旨题，词汇题，判断题
5) 选项的特点——正确选项特点及错误选项特点
It may be concluded that testing __C_____.
A. should test only opinions
B. Should always be written
C. has changed since the Middle Ages
D. is given only in factories
3， 阅读理解技巧例析
1) 同义必同错
Which of the following is true according to the passage ?
A. City people are less likely to smoke.
B. People in rural areas are more likely to smoke.
C. Men with higher income tend to smoke.
D. Well-educated men with high incomes are generally less likely to smoke.
2) 反义组选项产生答案
Television, as a source of entertainment, is __D_____.
A. not very convenient B. very expensive
C. quite dangerous D. relatively cheap
Which of the following is true according to the passage ?
A. City people are less likely to smoke.
B. People in rural areas are more likely to smoke.
C. Men with higher income tend to smoke.
D. Well-educated men with high incomes are generally less likely to smoke.
3) 着重关注的一些词
时间以及时间的换算
But, however, instead.
And, or, not only…but also, either…or, neither…nor, both…and
Than, different, the best
4) 推断题的把握原则
小明喜欢打篮球，不过最近他爱上了上网。根据这句话，我们可以推断出______
A. 小明不喜欢其他运动
B. 小明已经不喜欢打篮球了
C. 现在越来越多的人喜欢上网
D. 小明最近有了新爱好
It can be inferred from the text that ___A____
A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B. Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn’t have much time to prepare his speech
C. Lincoln’s speech was full of rich words
D. Lincoln’s speech was very long
4， 阅读理解真题选讲
Passage 1
这篇文章是02年成三的考题距离现在已经有8年的时间了，那么古老的考题为何还要讲，原因何在，经典。它概括了成三考试的基本出题思路，也暴露了题目的基本破绽。这篇文章不仅被我们奉为经典，很多其他类型的考试，比如公共英语2级考试都作为课程讲解的重点。
In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.
In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor’s degree.
Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same question, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Generally, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.
One type of test is sometimes called an objective test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like correct answers to students who have not learned the material properly.
1. In the Middle Ages students _______.
A. took objective tests B. specialized in one subject
C. were timed by electric clocks D. never wrote exams
2. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that _______.
A. workers now take examinations
B. the population has grown
C. there are only written exams
D. examinations are now written and timed
3. The kind of exams where students must select answers are _______.
A. personal B. spoken C. objective D. written
4. Modern industry must have developed _______.
A. before the Middle Ages B. around the 19th century
C. in Greece or Rome D. machines to take tests
5. It may be concluded that testing _______.
A. should test only opinions
B. Should always be written
C. has changed since the Middle Ages
D. is given only in factories
参考答案：1.D2.D3.C4.B5.C