題1:Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas students has increased _____.
A) by 2.5 million
B) by 800,000
C) at an annual rate of 3.9 percent
D) at an annual rate of 8 percent
解析:由于選文的行文格式不是很明顯的數(shù)字排列模式,故設(shè)題多以數(shù)字、年代、專有名詞等為考點。此題的題眼為"three decades, enrollment, overseas students",故鎖定第三段中"Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad has grown at an annual rate of 3.9 percent, ..."即在過去的30年中,離開家鄉(xiāng)到海外求學(xué)的學(xué)生人數(shù)以每年3.9%的比率增長。故選C)。
題2:The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the U.S. after September 11 was caused by ________.
解析:此題根據(jù)專有名詞"September 11",鎖定倒數(shù)第二段中"In the wake of September 11,changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, ..."即"9.11事件"之后,簽證程序有了變化,赴美求學(xué)的學(xué)生減少了很多。故此題答案應(yīng)該是changes in the visa process?？傊?快速閱讀的解題核心技巧是用最快的速度抓住文章最重要的內(nèi)容以及題目所涉及到的內(nèi)容。這要求考生在閱讀時要有選擇性:該讀的讀,不該讀的跳。具體來說,首要的是要掌握不同題材選文的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)特點,在篇章的層次上能夠判斷一篇文章重要的段落在哪兒,跳過不重要的段落；在句子的層面上能夠分清哪部分重要,哪些應(yīng)該略過?！ ?BR> Try out
1. How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global careers?
A) They organize a series of seminars on world economy.
B) They offer them various courses in international politics.
C) They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus program.
D) They give them chances for international study or internship.
2. An example illustrating the general trend of universities’ globalization is_______.
A) Yale’s collaboration with Fudan University on genetic research
B) Yale’s helping Chinese universities to launch research projects
C) Yale’s student exchange program with European institutions
D) Yale’s establishing branch campuses throughout the world
3. What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?
A) It houses many companies spun off from MIT and Harvard.
B) It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company.
C) It was intentionally created by Stanford University.
D) It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up.
答案&解析
1. 選D)。此題根據(jù)"Yale and Harvard"鎖定第四段中"Yale and Harvard have led the way, offering every undergraduate at least one international study or internship opportunity —and providing the financial re-sources to make it possible."即"耶魯與哈佛兩所學(xué)府在這方面做出了表率,為每位在校生提供至少一次去外國學(xué)習(xí)或者實習(xí)的機會,為使之成行還提供經(jīng)濟支持。"
2. 選A)。根據(jù)選項可以確定信息定位點在Yale,帶著這個信息點回到第五段中"Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghai’s Fudan University, in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools."即"耶魯負(fù)責(zé)的人類疾病基因研究中心設(shè)在上海的復(fù)旦大學(xué),來自兩所大學(xué)的研究人員共同合作致力于這方面的研究。"
3. 選C)。Silicon Valley是此題的題眼。找到第六段中"Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, ..."即"硅谷是斯坦福大學(xué)特意創(chuàng)建的
A) by 2.5 million
B) by 800,000
C) at an annual rate of 3.9 percent
D) at an annual rate of 8 percent
解析:由于選文的行文格式不是很明顯的數(shù)字排列模式,故設(shè)題多以數(shù)字、年代、專有名詞等為考點。此題的題眼為"three decades, enrollment, overseas students",故鎖定第三段中"Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad has grown at an annual rate of 3.9 percent, ..."即在過去的30年中,離開家鄉(xiāng)到海外求學(xué)的學(xué)生人數(shù)以每年3.9%的比率增長。故選C)。
題2:The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the U.S. after September 11 was caused by ________.
解析:此題根據(jù)專有名詞"September 11",鎖定倒數(shù)第二段中"In the wake of September 11,changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, ..."即"9.11事件"之后,簽證程序有了變化,赴美求學(xué)的學(xué)生減少了很多。故此題答案應(yīng)該是changes in the visa process?？傊?快速閱讀的解題核心技巧是用最快的速度抓住文章最重要的內(nèi)容以及題目所涉及到的內(nèi)容。這要求考生在閱讀時要有選擇性:該讀的讀,不該讀的跳。具體來說,首要的是要掌握不同題材選文的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)特點,在篇章的層次上能夠判斷一篇文章重要的段落在哪兒,跳過不重要的段落；在句子的層面上能夠分清哪部分重要,哪些應(yīng)該略過?！ ?BR> Try out
1. How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global careers?
A) They organize a series of seminars on world economy.
B) They offer them various courses in international politics.
C) They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus program.
D) They give them chances for international study or internship.
2. An example illustrating the general trend of universities’ globalization is_______.
A) Yale’s collaboration with Fudan University on genetic research
B) Yale’s helping Chinese universities to launch research projects
C) Yale’s student exchange program with European institutions
D) Yale’s establishing branch campuses throughout the world
3. What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?
A) It houses many companies spun off from MIT and Harvard.
B) It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company.
C) It was intentionally created by Stanford University.
D) It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up.
答案&解析
1. 選D)。此題根據(jù)"Yale and Harvard"鎖定第四段中"Yale and Harvard have led the way, offering every undergraduate at least one international study or internship opportunity —and providing the financial re-sources to make it possible."即"耶魯與哈佛兩所學(xué)府在這方面做出了表率,為每位在校生提供至少一次去外國學(xué)習(xí)或者實習(xí)的機會,為使之成行還提供經(jīng)濟支持。"
2. 選A)。根據(jù)選項可以確定信息定位點在Yale,帶著這個信息點回到第五段中"Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghai’s Fudan University, in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools."即"耶魯負(fù)責(zé)的人類疾病基因研究中心設(shè)在上海的復(fù)旦大學(xué),來自兩所大學(xué)的研究人員共同合作致力于這方面的研究。"
3. 選C)。Silicon Valley是此題的題眼。找到第六段中"Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, ..."即"硅谷是斯坦福大學(xué)特意創(chuàng)建的