四級考試第四部分的第三種可能的題型是簡單回答問題，簡稱為簡答題。簡答題選用的短文難度和長度與閱讀理解文章相似，篇幅大約是250-300詞。短文后附有5個問題或不完整的句子，要求考生在閱讀完短文后用不超過10個詞的簡短英文（可以是句子，也可以是單詞或短語）回答所提出的問題或補充不完整的句子。
每題2分，共10分，考試時間為15分鐘。
自新題型公布至今，簡答題共考過四次（1997年1月、1999年1月、1999年6月和2002年6月）。該題型要求考生在讀懂文章的情況下，用自己的語言簡短的回答出有關(guān)文章內(nèi)容的問題，主要測試考生對英語的確切理解能力和用英語進行表達的能力，在考查閱讀理解的基礎(chǔ)上考查了考生的英語表達能力和概括能力。 同翻譯題一樣，簡答題的基礎(chǔ)依然是閱讀理解，但對閱讀理解的要求更高。在一定的意義上，簡單題與閱讀理解部分更為接近，考查的點既有細節(jié)題，也有推斷題，甚至還有要考生進行總結(jié)歸納的題。但由于簡答部分只有問題，而且要求考生用簡練的語言進行回答（超過10個字是要扣分的），同時還要注意拼寫、語法的正確，這就使得簡答題要難得多。從往年的考試情況看來，這部分的得分是比較低的。如果在閱讀理解中能拿到30分的話，在這個部分恐怕只能拿到5分左右。來源：www.examda.com
簡答題較難的另一個原因是在這個部分中幾乎沒有猜題的技巧可言，所以平時復(fù)習(xí)時不要報有幻想，而是要從根本上提高自己的閱讀能力。
由于簡答題的考查點與閱讀理解有很大的相似性，平時提高做簡答題能力的方法是：在做閱讀理解題時，先不看選項，試一試用自己的話回答。
簡答題的評分原則及標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
一、簡答題要求學(xué)生在讀懂文章的基礎(chǔ)上，用正確簡潔的語言回答問題。在評分時同時考慮內(nèi)容和語言。每題滿分為2分，最低分為0分。
二、給分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
2分 — 答出全部內(nèi)容，語言正確；
1分 — 答出部分內(nèi)容，語言正確；
0分 — 沒有答對問題。
三、扣分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
1. 語言錯誤扣0.5分，每題語言錯誤扣分不超過0.5分（標(biāo)點符號和大小寫錯誤忽略不計）；
2. 涉及無關(guān)內(nèi)容者扣0.5分；若答案中有互相矛盾的內(nèi)容，則內(nèi)容互相矛盾的部分皆不得分；
3. 整句原封不動照搬，扣0.5分；
4. 考生所給答案超過10個單詞扣0.5分。來源：www.examda.com
如答案涵蓋兩個方面，而考生只答對其中一個方面時，答錯的一方面則在扣除1分后不再以多余信息另外扣分，但其中如有語言錯誤則再扣0.5分
你來試一試
下面是2002年6月份的四級考試的簡答題部分，請你先做一下，然后再對照標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)看看自己能得多少分。 Part IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
As researchers learn more about how children’s intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence – the child’s understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity – are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children’s achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.
In view of their power, it’s sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child’s intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.
Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn’t be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually – and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four- and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.來源：www.examda.com
Questions:
S1. What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on children’s intelligence?
S2. What do researchers conclude about children’s learning patterns?
S3. In which area may school play a more important role?
S4. Why did many parents fail to make the most of their children’s intelligence?
S5. The author suggests in the last paragraph that parents should be encouraged to ________________________________.
S1: What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on children’s intelligence?
Parents have greater influence than the school.
Parents’ influence is greater than the school’s.
2分
1. The influence of parents is greater than that of school. （說明：下劃線的詞是關(guān)鍵，少了則扣分。）
2. The power of parents has influenced children more.
3. Parents influence children more than teachers.
4. The power of the school is replaced by parents. （與照搬沒有太大的區(qū)別，但換了一下時態(tài)和“home”。與1.5分檔的第2題相比，是不是賺了？）
5. The influence of parents is more important ^. （^表示后面可加上相應(yīng)的內(nèi)容，如此題中可加上“than teachers”）
6. The parents are more important than the school.
1.5分
1. ^Far more influenced by parents than by teachers. （語法錯誤，無主語，無系動詞）
2. The power of the school has been replaced by home. （原句照搬）
3. Researchers think that the influence of parents better than school’s. （在better前少了動詞“is”；在school’s前還應(yīng)有“that of”）來源：www.examda.com
4. Parents put more influence than the school on children’s intelligence.
5. Parents influenced ^more than school. （influence少了賓語）
6. Children’s intelligence is ^ influenced by parents than by teachers.
0.5分
They are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. （算是答對了部分內(nèi)容，給1分；原句照搬，扣0.5）
0分
1. The children’s intelligence develops have been replaced by the home. （主語不對，謂語也用錯了。）
2. The school has been replaced by their parents. （關(guān)鍵是主語錯了，整個是沒理解）
3. Parents are far more influenced than the school.
4. They are increasingly surprised by the power of two place.
5. Researchers have found out the power of them.
6. It is both important for children’s intelligence.
7. The power of the school doesn’t replace by the parents.
8. The power of the home has replaced by the school.
9. They felt surprised by the power of parents than schools.來源：www.examda.com
S2. What do researchers conclude about children’s learning patterns?
They are established well before the age of 6.
2分
1. They are established well before the child enters / they enter school.
2. Children’s learning patterns are established before they enter school.
3. Children’s learning patterns are developed at the early age.
1.5分
1. They are established before entering school at the age of six.
2. Children have learned pattern before 6 years old.
3. establish well before they enter school at six.
4. It was established well before entering school.
5. They’re part of intelligence which are established before entering school.
6. They are formed at 6 before school and at home.
7. They should be taught before school and at home.
8. Parents are important to forming young children’s learning patterns.
9. it is established before school
1. Both the teacher and parents are responsible for them.
2. part of learning patterns is established before children enter school.（當(dāng)時很多少都用了類似的回答，其實是沒看懂原句）
3. Children’s learning from parents before six is important.
4. They should be educated before school and at home.
5. They are more influenced by parents than be teachers before schooling.
6. All the factors are established well before they enter school.
7. Children’s intelligence is established well before they enter school.（答非所問）
8. they are part of children’s intelligence.
9. They are far more influenced by parents before entering school.
10. They are concerned with intelligence.
11. children learn from their parents.
S3. In which area may school play a more important role?
Science. （這是最簡練的回答）
Science subjects. （這是最正確的回答）
2分
1. In subjects/courses such as science/teaching science.來源：www.examda.com
2. (The) School plays a more important role in science courses. （啰嗦些，但也算答到點子上了）。
3. Education in science.
4. It’s given credit for variations in achievement in science subjects. （基本照抄了原句，但根據(jù)問題把主語換了一下。這是很保險的聰明做法?。?BR> 5. It is thought to be good at science subjects.
6. In science.
每題2分，共10分，考試時間為15分鐘。
自新題型公布至今，簡答題共考過四次（1997年1月、1999年1月、1999年6月和2002年6月）。該題型要求考生在讀懂文章的情況下，用自己的語言簡短的回答出有關(guān)文章內(nèi)容的問題，主要測試考生對英語的確切理解能力和用英語進行表達的能力，在考查閱讀理解的基礎(chǔ)上考查了考生的英語表達能力和概括能力。 同翻譯題一樣，簡答題的基礎(chǔ)依然是閱讀理解，但對閱讀理解的要求更高。在一定的意義上，簡單題與閱讀理解部分更為接近，考查的點既有細節(jié)題，也有推斷題，甚至還有要考生進行總結(jié)歸納的題。但由于簡答部分只有問題，而且要求考生用簡練的語言進行回答（超過10個字是要扣分的），同時還要注意拼寫、語法的正確，這就使得簡答題要難得多。從往年的考試情況看來，這部分的得分是比較低的。如果在閱讀理解中能拿到30分的話，在這個部分恐怕只能拿到5分左右。來源：www.examda.com
簡答題較難的另一個原因是在這個部分中幾乎沒有猜題的技巧可言，所以平時復(fù)習(xí)時不要報有幻想，而是要從根本上提高自己的閱讀能力。
由于簡答題的考查點與閱讀理解有很大的相似性，平時提高做簡答題能力的方法是：在做閱讀理解題時，先不看選項，試一試用自己的話回答。
簡答題的評分原則及標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
一、簡答題要求學(xué)生在讀懂文章的基礎(chǔ)上，用正確簡潔的語言回答問題。在評分時同時考慮內(nèi)容和語言。每題滿分為2分，最低分為0分。
二、給分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
2分 — 答出全部內(nèi)容，語言正確；
1分 — 答出部分內(nèi)容，語言正確；
0分 — 沒有答對問題。
三、扣分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)
1. 語言錯誤扣0.5分，每題語言錯誤扣分不超過0.5分（標(biāo)點符號和大小寫錯誤忽略不計）；
2. 涉及無關(guān)內(nèi)容者扣0.5分；若答案中有互相矛盾的內(nèi)容，則內(nèi)容互相矛盾的部分皆不得分；
3. 整句原封不動照搬，扣0.5分；
4. 考生所給答案超過10個單詞扣0.5分。來源：www.examda.com
如答案涵蓋兩個方面，而考生只答對其中一個方面時，答錯的一方面則在扣除1分后不再以多余信息另外扣分，但其中如有語言錯誤則再扣0.5分
你來試一試
下面是2002年6月份的四級考試的簡答題部分，請你先做一下，然后再對照標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)看看自己能得多少分。 Part IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).
As researchers learn more about how children’s intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence – the child’s understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity – are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children’s achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.
In view of their power, it’s sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child’s intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.
Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn’t be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually – and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four- and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.來源：www.examda.com
Questions:
S1. What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on children’s intelligence?
S2. What do researchers conclude about children’s learning patterns?
S3. In which area may school play a more important role?
S4. Why did many parents fail to make the most of their children’s intelligence?
S5. The author suggests in the last paragraph that parents should be encouraged to ________________________________.
S1: What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on children’s intelligence?
Parents have greater influence than the school.
Parents’ influence is greater than the school’s.
2分
1. The influence of parents is greater than that of school. （說明：下劃線的詞是關(guān)鍵，少了則扣分。）
2. The power of parents has influenced children more.
3. Parents influence children more than teachers.
4. The power of the school is replaced by parents. （與照搬沒有太大的區(qū)別，但換了一下時態(tài)和“home”。與1.5分檔的第2題相比，是不是賺了？）
5. The influence of parents is more important ^. （^表示后面可加上相應(yīng)的內(nèi)容，如此題中可加上“than teachers”）
6. The parents are more important than the school.
1.5分
1. ^Far more influenced by parents than by teachers. （語法錯誤，無主語，無系動詞）
2. The power of the school has been replaced by home. （原句照搬）
3. Researchers think that the influence of parents better than school’s. （在better前少了動詞“is”；在school’s前還應(yīng)有“that of”）來源：www.examda.com
4. Parents put more influence than the school on children’s intelligence.
5. Parents influenced ^more than school. （influence少了賓語）
6. Children’s intelligence is ^ influenced by parents than by teachers.
0.5分
They are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. （算是答對了部分內(nèi)容，給1分；原句照搬，扣0.5）
0分
1. The children’s intelligence develops have been replaced by the home. （主語不對，謂語也用錯了。）
2. The school has been replaced by their parents. （關(guān)鍵是主語錯了，整個是沒理解）
3. Parents are far more influenced than the school.
4. They are increasingly surprised by the power of two place.
5. Researchers have found out the power of them.
6. It is both important for children’s intelligence.
7. The power of the school doesn’t replace by the parents.
8. The power of the home has replaced by the school.
9. They felt surprised by the power of parents than schools.來源：www.examda.com
S2. What do researchers conclude about children’s learning patterns?
They are established well before the age of 6.
2分
1. They are established well before the child enters / they enter school.
2. Children’s learning patterns are established before they enter school.
3. Children’s learning patterns are developed at the early age.
1.5分
1. They are established before entering school at the age of six.
2. Children have learned pattern before 6 years old.
3. establish well before they enter school at six.
4. It was established well before entering school.
5. They’re part of intelligence which are established before entering school.
6. They are formed at 6 before school and at home.
7. They should be taught before school and at home.
8. Parents are important to forming young children’s learning patterns.
9. it is established before school
1. Both the teacher and parents are responsible for them.
2. part of learning patterns is established before children enter school.（當(dāng)時很多少都用了類似的回答，其實是沒看懂原句）
3. Children’s learning from parents before six is important.
4. They should be educated before school and at home.
5. They are more influenced by parents than be teachers before schooling.
6. All the factors are established well before they enter school.
7. Children’s intelligence is established well before they enter school.（答非所問）
8. they are part of children’s intelligence.
9. They are far more influenced by parents before entering school.
10. They are concerned with intelligence.
11. children learn from their parents.
S3. In which area may school play a more important role?
Science. （這是最簡練的回答）
Science subjects. （這是最正確的回答）
2分
1. In subjects/courses such as science/teaching science.來源：www.examda.com
2. (The) School plays a more important role in science courses. （啰嗦些，但也算答到點子上了）。
3. Education in science.
4. It’s given credit for variations in achievement in science subjects. （基本照抄了原句，但根據(jù)問題把主語換了一下。這是很保險的聰明做法?。?BR> 5. It is thought to be good at science subjects.
6. In science.