2010年12月英语四级快速阅读理解的猜答案技巧
锦囊妙计1：出题的顺序性
一般来说，快速阅读题的原文信息源顺序会与题目的顺序相同。这样，准确定位前一题后，就可以顺着原文找到下一题的出处。如果遇到某一题很难定位的情况，千万不可过于纠缠，不妨先查找下一题，再在两题之间的原文进行查找。
锦囊妙汁2：巧妙结合主题定位和关键词定位
快速阅读的文章多以小标题分隔多个部分，而有时两题之间可能相隔了好几个小标题部分，这时，应根据题目主题把题目定位于某个小标题部分之下，再在该部分根据题目的关键词(如专有名词、数字、特殊标点符号等)精确定位．这种方法既保证准确度，又可缩短用时。
【例l】
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1. Do something new
2. Reclaim life's meaning
3. Put yourself in the fun zone.
Most of us grown-ups are seriously fun-deprived. High-energy people have the same day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find some thing enjoyable in every situation.
A real-estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to chants. “I love imagining what even the most run-down house could look like with a litt le tender loving care,” she says. “It's a challenge－and the least desirable properties are usually the most fun.” We all define fun differently, of course, but I can guarantee this: If you put just a bit of it into yore day, your energy will increase quickly.
4. Bid farewell to guilt and regret
5. Make up your mind
6. Give to get
Q: The real-estate broker the author knows is talented in home redecoration.
[2006．12mJ
【解析】题目中的real．estate broker和home redecoration是两种完全不同的工作,由此可以推断该题应该与“日常兴趣”有关，根据这个主题在小标题中寻找,可以快速将本题定位于第3个小标题部分。然后根据题目中的关键词real－estate broker和home redecoration就可以将信息源定位于该部分第3句。该句表明这位房地产经纪人通过在脑子里构思如何装修她给客户看的房子来获得乐趣，并没有说此人是否在房屋装修方面talented,所以答案为NG。通常情况下，NG题的定位比Y／N题的定位都要难，但是通过主题定位结合关键题定位，NG题也可迎刃而解。【答案：NG】
锦囊妙计3：利用长词、难词、生词迅速定位
在阅读理解中，长词、难词和生词常常造成理解的障碍，但是在快速阅读中,它们却是帮助迅速定位信息源的有效工具，这是因为它们比短词和我们熟悉的词更显眼，更能吸引我们的眼光，用于定位正合适。
【例2】
Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal their identifies. Replace your name on your resume with a generic (泛指的) identifier, such as “Intranet Developer Candidate,” or “Experienced Marketing Representative.”
You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer.
Depending on your tide, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as “Major auto manufacturer,” or “International packaged goods supplier.”
Q: Applicants are advised to use generic names for themselves and their current employers when seeking employment online. [2007.6/T-/]
【解析】题目除了generic一词外，其他都是我们常见的词，这些词不如生词generic显眼，因此，本题先利用generic一词将信息源定位于上文的第2句，再判断题目是Y就不难了。【答案：Y】是非判断型
锦囊妙计4：或然还是必然关系——NG与N的区别
有时，我们在判定一道题目为NG还是N时犹豫不决，花费大量时间，其实，NG还是N，并不难区分。只要记住一点：或然还是必然。即，如果根据原文不能判别题目各信息点之间的关系是对或错，那么这个题目就是NG。相反来说，如果根据原文能明确判断题目各信息点之间的关系是错的，答案就是N。
【例3】
Not only has the highway system affected the American economy by pro viding shipping routes, it has led to the growth of spin-off industries like service stations, motels, restaurants, and shopping centers. It has allowed the relocation of manufacturing plants and other industries from urban areas to rural.
Q: Service stations, motels and restaurants promoted the development of the interstate highway system. [2006.6／T7]
【解析】题目中主语和宾语这两个信息点在原文均有提及，但是主语对宾语是否真的能起到“promote”的作用，这在原文是没有提到的，那么，是否应该将本题判定为NG呢?上文首句明确提到了“州际高速公路系统的发展”(即题目中的宾语)对于“加油站、汽车旅馆、饭店”(即题目中的主语)起到促进的作用，可见题目的信息点构成的关系在原文有明确说明，只是题目中的主语和宾语构成的关系与原文正好相反，因此本题应判定为N。【答案：N】多项选择型
锦囊妙计5：利用选项的数字定位
快速阅读文章常引用数据，出题者通常会将同时在原文出现的几组数字设置为选项，题干只与其中一个数字相关。遇到这样的考题，我们应该先利用四个选项提到的数字缩小定位范围。再看看哪个数字与题干内容有关，这样比只依据题干：炎键词定位效率更高，找到正确答案的用时也可缩短。
【例4】
Of the forces shaping higher education none is more sweeping than the movement across borders. 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, from 800,000 in 1975 to, 2.5 million in 2004. Most travel from one developed nation to another, but the flow from developing to developed countries is growing rapidly. The reverse flow, from developed to developing countries, is on the rise, too. Today foreign students earn 30 percent of the doctoral degrees awarded in the United States and 38 percent of those in the United Kingdom. And the number crossing borders for undergraduate study is growing as well, to 8 percent of the undergraduates at America's best institutions and 10 percent of all undergraduates in the U.K. In the United States, 20 percent of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-born, and in China many newly hired faculty members at the top research universities received their graduate education abroad. [2007.12/T3]
