Postgraduate Entrance Exam English Reading: Language Annotations and Difficult Sentence Breakthrough

Author: Zhou Lei
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: In preparing for the postgraduate entrance English exam, the reading section is often a source of great effort and frustration for many candidates, yet it frequently results in poor performance in the exam. According to data from the National Education Examination Center, the average score for the reading section among candidates who took the exam in 2000 was only 22.54 points. In other words, most candidates could only answer half or fewer of the reading questions correctly. Considering that the reading section accounts for 40% of the exam, its importance cannot be overstated—success or failure in postgraduate entrance English hinges on reading. The primary purpose of compiling this book is to transform past exam papers into a model for close reading for all candidates. Among the vast array of postgraduate entrance study materials, past exam papers are the most authoritative and best reflect the future exam's question-setting approach, and candidates should pay close attention to them. The most distinctive feature of this book is its focus on vocabulary and syntax learning centered around the exam papers, which significantly enhances candidates' abilities in vocabulary, sentence structure, and reference relations, ultimately achieving the effect of generalizing from one example to others and comprehensively improving reading proficiency and exam-taking skills. Each unit in this book consists of two parts:
1. Reading Exam Paper Section: Candidates should first complete this section within the exam's allotted time to train their (exam-taking skills).
2. Explanation Section: This part contains three components:
1. Classification and Summary of the Article's Content: The purpose is to help candidates understand the basic structure of the article and, in future reading, categorize, analyze, and compare articles with similar content and themes.
2. Detailed Explanation of Language Points:
3. Detailed Explanation of Difficult Sentences: The compilers have selected sentences from the text that are particularly challenging in terms of syntactic structure and expressive content. They analyze the structure, explain key points, and then provide translations. This section not only improves candidates' ability to understand complex and difficult sentences but also significantly aids in enhancing their translation skills.
This book is the crystallization of the compilers' long-term research and teaching experience in postgraduate entrance reading. We believe it will provide the necessary support for candidates in their exam preparation.