2006 Graduate Entrance Exam English Multiple-Function Reading. Graduated Stage (3 Books in Total)

Author: Ma Degao, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The 2005 postgraduate entrance examination English syllabus underwent significant adjustments. The reading comprehension section introduced a new type of question, "Cloze Test," with its weight increasing from 50 to 60 points, making it even more prominent in the exam. The vocabulary section removed all parts of speech and definitions, placing higher demands on candidates to flexibly understand words in specific contexts. All these changes require candidates to more actively integrate vocabulary learning with reading practice during their preparation. By enriching and understanding vocabulary within reading and context, candidates can achieve substantial improvement in basic reading skills while enhancing their vocabulary, thereby achieving mutual progress. Postgraduate English Multifunctional Reading perfectly reflects the guiding spirit and trends of the syllabus, accurately capturing the rhythm of reading and vocabulary reinforcement working together. It constructs a bridge for candidates to effectively progress from vocabulary to reading, ensuring a smooth transition. This allows candidates to rapidly achieve a step-by-step breakthrough and comprehensive improvement in their reading abilities after initially familiarizing themselves with the syllabus vocabulary.
The book is divided into three parts: "Vocabulary Reinforcement," "Reading Achievement," and "Skill Breakthrough," each available as a separate volume.
Vocabulary Reinforcement
The key feature of this section is contextual memorization and vocabulary review, serving as a warm-up for reading. It includes 50 selected English and American articles covering 90 syllabus words, providing a real and vivid context for candidates to revisit and encounter the syllabus vocabulary, further reinforcing their understanding. Moreover, reading these articles not only reviews vocabulary but also prepares candidates for standardized and advanced reading practice.
Reading Achievement
The key feature of this section is realistic simulation and adaptation to actual exam scenarios. It uses reading passages of standard length and difficulty to mimic the real test environment, giving candidates a genuine grasp of the exam format. This section follows the design and arrangement of the actual exam questions, with 4 standard reading passages, 1 cloze test, and 1 English-Chinese translation per unit. Over 15 units, there are 90 passages, with difficulty closely aligned to the real exam. This allows candidates to begin standardized reading practice after further consolidating vocabulary and flexibly applying it from the "Vocabulary Reinforcement" section, quickly meeting exam requirements.
Skill Breakthrough
The key feature of this section is advanced difficulty and intensive practice, aiming for a full-mark sprint. It uses reading passages slightly more challenging than the real exam to maximize candidates' reading improvement. This section follows the design and arrangement of the actual exam questions, with 4 standard reading passages, 1 cloze test, and 1 English-Chinese translation per unit. Over 5 units, there are 30 passages, with difficulty exceeding that of the real exam. This allows candidates to further elevate their requirements and training after completing the standardized reading practice, achieving a sense of confidence and ease in the exam.
This book's structure effectively addresses the relationship between vocabulary and reading, enabling rapid improvement in reading skills based on vocabulary breakthroughs. During the writing process, we carefully considered the characteristics of postgraduate English preparation and the needs of readers, incorporating the following seven features:
1. Strict Selection, Close to the Exam – The materials are carefully chosen for their timeliness and typicality. The structure of "Reading Achievement" and "Skill Breakthrough" fully aligns with the latest syllabus, with each unit including 4 standard reading passages (Part A), 1 cloze test (Part B), and 1 English-Chinese translation (Part C), totaling 6 passages per unit, which greatly helps candidates familiarize themselves with the exam format.
2. Separate Volumes for Convenient Use – "Vocabulary Reinforcement," "Reading Achievement," and "Skill Breakthrough" are available as separate volumes, allowing candidates to carry different learning materials at different stages of their preparation, with clear goals and easy portability. Moreover, as mentioned earlier, these three volumes progress in difficulty, reflecting a natural and gradual learning approach.
3. Full Translation and Connected Explanation – The book provides full translations of all articles in "Vocabulary Reinforcement" and the English-Chinese translations (Part C) in "Reading Achievement" and "Skill Breakthrough." This allows candidates to better understand the overall meaning of the passages and the significance of each question in a Chinese context, mastering translation key points. Additionally, given the complex structure of postgraduate English reading and the need for extensive reasoning to arrive at answers, we simplify the process with intuitive and visual connected explanations for each passage in "Reading Achievement" and "Skill Breakthrough," directly linking questions to relevant information in the text for clear guidance.
4. Difficulty Analysis and Detailed Answers – The book includes appropriate difficulty analysis for articles in "Vocabulary Reinforcement" and sentence structure analysis for some challenging sentences. For "Reading Achievement" and "Skill Breakthrough," we provide detailed analysis of the sentence structure and understanding difficulties of typical long and complex sentences, incorporating translation techniques. Moreover, all reference answers in "Reading Achievement" and "Skill Breakthrough" are meticulously reviewed and finalized by experts with extensive postgraduate tutoring experience. The explanations are concise, highlight key points, and emphasize summarizing question patterns to help candidates easily grasp exam techniques and strategies.
5. Categorized Index for Multi-Purpose Use – The book innovatively provides a "Reading Toolkit" after every five units in "Reading Achievement" and "Skill Breakthrough," specifically targeting candidates' weaknesses. This allows candidates to, through their own experience and learning from reading techniques, truly grasp some "micro-skills" for answering reading questions, making it as easy as "picking a wallet from a bag."
6. Eco-Friendly Printing and Lively Layout – Eco-friendly printing reduces visual strain for candidates, while the rich visuals create a pleasant reading experience. Additionally, the book includes a "Relaxation Corner" with English humor and quotes, offering candidates a break from the stress of preparation.
7. Green Printing, Lively Layout – Green printing reduces visual strain for candidates, while the rich visuals create a pleasant reading experience. Additionally, the book includes a "Relaxation Corner" with English humor and quotes, offering candidates a break from the stress of preparation.
Vocabulary mastery, reading proficiency, and exam success are particularly important for every English learner, especially those preparing for postgraduate entrance exams. This is precisely the goal of this book. We hope it becomes a valuable resource for candidates and English learners, helping them smoothly overcome exam challenges.