一、專四閱讀理解十大話題
    社會話題:如商場偷竊(2004),體育商業(yè)化(2002)
    教育話題:如兒童擇校(2001),大學(xué)教育(1997),教學(xué)方法(1997),
    科技話題:如輕型飛機(jī)(1993), 昆蟲思維(1994),
    人物傳記;某小說家(1992),個(gè)人歷史(1996),姓氏溯源(2000)
    歷史研究:北愛爾蘭問題(1992),法國變化(1993)
    婦女話題:夫妻關(guān)系(2001),家電與婦女(2002)
    種族話題:民族矛盾(1998)
    自然話題:雪崩(1996),海嘯(1997),潮汐(1992)
    健康話題:飲酒與心臟病(1995),
    經(jīng)濟(jì)話題:如瑞士銀行(2000),中國經(jīng)濟(jì)特區(qū)(2004)
    二、閱讀理解五種材料　
    說明文、記敘文、議論文、描寫文、應(yīng)用文 (尤其是新聞報(bào)道)
    三、題型分析及應(yīng)對策略
    1．主旨類
    (1)What is the main idea (subject) of this passage ?
    (2)What does this passage mainly (primarily)concerned ?
    (3)The main theme of this passage is ___________.
    (4)The main point of the passage is__________.
    (5)Which of the following is the best title for the passage ?
    (6)The title that best expresses the theme of the passage is ___________.
    (7)On which of the following subject would the passage most likely be found in a textbook ?
    (8)The purpose of the writer in writing this passage _________.
    (9)Which of the following best describes the passage as a whole ?
    應(yīng)對策略：跳讀（skimming）文章的開頭、結(jié)尾及段落的首句和尾句。主旨應(yīng)該是宏觀的，但有不能失之空泛。