按照上述五步閱讀法，我們來舉例說明：
①Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(保護(hù)區(qū))(ANWR)to help secure America’s energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR’s oil would help ease California’s electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country’s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth. With the last government survey, conducted in 1998, protecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.
②The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall (意外之材) in tax revenues, royalties(開采權(quán)使用費(fèi)) and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “We’ve never had a document case of oilrig chasing deer out onto the pack ice.” says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.
④Not so far, say environmentalists. ③Sticking to the low end of government estimate, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America’s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. ⑤As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output and just 30% of the nation’s.
1. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?
A. It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves. B. It will help secure the future of ANWR.
C. It will help reduce the nation’s oil imports.
D. It will increase America’s energy consumption.
2. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry
A. believe that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields.
B. Tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oil.
C. Shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR.
D. Expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia.
3. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that
A. It can cause serious damage to the environment.
B. It can do little to solve U.S. energy problems.
C. It will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region.
D. It will not much commercial value.
4. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line .1, Para.3 )
A. Oil exploitation takes a long time. B. The oil drilling should be delayed.
C. Don’t be too optimistic. D. Don’t expect fast returns.
5. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth
A. remains a controversial issue. B. Is expected to get under way soon.
C. Involves a lot of technological problems. D. Will enable the U.S. to be oil independent.
首先第一步掃描題干抓關(guān)鍵，劃出題干關(guān)鍵詞。黑體下劃線部分。
第二步，快速瀏覽全文，把握文章主旨大意標(biāo)重點(diǎn)。黑體下劃線部分為重點(diǎn)。
第三步，定位原文解剖句子。數(shù)字符標(biāo)記處。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)和你讀文章時(shí)化出的重點(diǎn)是高度吻合的。
第四步，比較選項(xiàng)定答案。黑體劃線部分。
第二、克服不良閱讀習(xí)慣
之所以讀不快是應(yīng)為很多考生存在一些不良的閱讀習(xí)慣。比如說：
1.把英語譯成漢語。大部分考生閱讀速度比較慢，主要是存在這個(gè)問題。我們說閱讀是精讀加泛讀的過程。其實(shí)一篇閱讀理解真正精讀的只有五句話，其他的成分一般需要泛讀或者略讀。所謂精度就是每一個(gè)詞每一個(gè)句子都力求讀懂;而所謂的泛讀就是指理清關(guān)系大意即可，至于難句難詞一是導(dǎo)致理解障礙可以忽略不計(jì)。很多考生由于沒有掌握住這個(gè)方法，所以把整篇文章個(gè)通讀一遍并翻譯了一遍。所以他們最終作的是一個(gè)翻譯工作，時(shí)間自然就消耗很多。
2.遇到難詞就停下來，或者查字典或是絞盡腦汁猜測其具體的含義。英語閱讀理解當(dāng)中，沒有必要把每一個(gè)單詞都讀懂。我們關(guān)鍵是能否在讀完文章之后，把與問題相關(guān)的幾個(gè)句子找出來。因此，遇到生詞，我們可以嘗試猜詞。一旦猜不出，不要做過多停留，先跳過即可。不要影響正常閱讀速度。
3.默讀。要改掉這個(gè)習(xí)慣比較難。
究其原因就是在于考生對單詞的熟練度不夠。由于大量的單詞不認(rèn)識，必然造成閱讀理解上的障礙。所以我們平時(shí)要加強(qiáng)單詞的記憶，另外進(jìn)行相關(guān)的快速閱讀的強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練。相信通過以上訓(xùn)練，會逐漸克服這一毛病。
①Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(保護(hù)區(qū))(ANWR)to help secure America’s energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR’s oil would help ease California’s electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country’s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth. With the last government survey, conducted in 1998, protecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.
②The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall (意外之材) in tax revenues, royalties(開采權(quán)使用費(fèi)) and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “We’ve never had a document case of oilrig chasing deer out onto the pack ice.” says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.
④Not so far, say environmentalists. ③Sticking to the low end of government estimate, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America’s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. ⑤As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output and just 30% of the nation’s.
1. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?
A. It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves. B. It will help secure the future of ANWR.
C. It will help reduce the nation’s oil imports.
D. It will increase America’s energy consumption.
2. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry
A. believe that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields.
B. Tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oil.
C. Shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR.
D. Expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia.
3. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that
A. It can cause serious damage to the environment.
B. It can do little to solve U.S. energy problems.
C. It will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region.
D. It will not much commercial value.
4. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line .1, Para.3 )
A. Oil exploitation takes a long time. B. The oil drilling should be delayed.
C. Don’t be too optimistic. D. Don’t expect fast returns.
5. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth
A. remains a controversial issue. B. Is expected to get under way soon.
C. Involves a lot of technological problems. D. Will enable the U.S. to be oil independent.
首先第一步掃描題干抓關(guān)鍵，劃出題干關(guān)鍵詞。黑體下劃線部分。
第二步，快速瀏覽全文，把握文章主旨大意標(biāo)重點(diǎn)。黑體下劃線部分為重點(diǎn)。
第三步，定位原文解剖句子。數(shù)字符標(biāo)記處。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)和你讀文章時(shí)化出的重點(diǎn)是高度吻合的。
第四步，比較選項(xiàng)定答案。黑體劃線部分。
第二、克服不良閱讀習(xí)慣
之所以讀不快是應(yīng)為很多考生存在一些不良的閱讀習(xí)慣。比如說：
1.把英語譯成漢語。大部分考生閱讀速度比較慢，主要是存在這個(gè)問題。我們說閱讀是精讀加泛讀的過程。其實(shí)一篇閱讀理解真正精讀的只有五句話，其他的成分一般需要泛讀或者略讀。所謂精度就是每一個(gè)詞每一個(gè)句子都力求讀懂;而所謂的泛讀就是指理清關(guān)系大意即可，至于難句難詞一是導(dǎo)致理解障礙可以忽略不計(jì)。很多考生由于沒有掌握住這個(gè)方法，所以把整篇文章個(gè)通讀一遍并翻譯了一遍。所以他們最終作的是一個(gè)翻譯工作，時(shí)間自然就消耗很多。
2.遇到難詞就停下來，或者查字典或是絞盡腦汁猜測其具體的含義。英語閱讀理解當(dāng)中，沒有必要把每一個(gè)單詞都讀懂。我們關(guān)鍵是能否在讀完文章之后，把與問題相關(guān)的幾個(gè)句子找出來。因此，遇到生詞，我們可以嘗試猜詞。一旦猜不出，不要做過多停留，先跳過即可。不要影響正常閱讀速度。
3.默讀。要改掉這個(gè)習(xí)慣比較難。
究其原因就是在于考生對單詞的熟練度不夠。由于大量的單詞不認(rèn)識，必然造成閱讀理解上的障礙。所以我們平時(shí)要加強(qiáng)單詞的記憶，另外進(jìn)行相關(guān)的快速閱讀的強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練。相信通過以上訓(xùn)練，會逐漸克服這一毛病。