English Reading Comprehension, Gaokao Review Special Breakthrough

Author: Ma Ji
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The book has four major advantages:
Authoritativeness: Based on the new "Exam Specifications," the book is grounded in the new curriculum standards, highlighting key points and clarifying doubts.
Comprehensiveness: The book weaves together complex subject knowledge with a single thread, simplifying the "thick" book into the "thin," emphasizing both intra-disciplinary integration and cross-disciplinary knowledge, effectively reflecting the current trends of college entrance exams.
Targetedness: From the perspective of ability training, the book designs relevant exercises to comprehensively assess the ability requirements of related knowledge points as outlined in the "Exam Specifications," accurately reflecting the examination trends of college entrance exam questions, making it a true "comprehensive review" and "practical practice" before the exam.
Practicality: The book is well-organized with appropriate details, simplifying knowledge, and concise annotations. The difficulty of questions varies, fostering divergent thinking in students while effectively improving their academic performance and exam-taking skills.
Reading is easy, but thinking is difficult. Yet, both are essential for effectiveness. To help candidates master scientific study methods and improve their review efficiency, Peking University Yan Yuan, in collaboration with senior and advanced-level teachers from key high schools across the country, has compiled this series of books for candidates to use during their preparation.
Comprehension is the most weighted section in the English college entrance exam. Therefore, performing well on reading comprehension is crucial in the English exam. To excel in reading comprehension, candidates need to master certain reading and problem-solving techniques and practice extensively. Accordingly, based on the actual needs of candidates, the following arrangements have been made in this book:
Part 1: Brief Analysis of College Entrance Exam Trends
This section introduces the guiding principles of college entrance exam English question-setting. It analyzes and summarizes the vocabulary volume, difficulty level, reading speed requirements, and word count of reading comprehension questions in past college entrance exam English papers, and predicts future trends.
Part 2: Brief Overview of College Entrance Exam Key Points
This section introduces the types and themes of reading passages in recent college entrance exams, presented in a tabular format. Candidates can identify the trends in college entrance exam English reading comprehension from this section. Additionally, it categorizes and introduces the content assessed in reading comprehension.
Part 3: College Entrance Exam Test-Taking Skills
Based on different examination angles, this section provides a detailed analysis of reading comprehension questions in recent college entrance exam English papers. Candidates can discern the question-setters' intentions and grasp the answering techniques.
Part 4: Reading Comprehension Breakthrough Training
This section provides 20 passages for candidates to practice, categorized by the different types of college entrance exam English reading comprehension questions. The content covers science and technology, astronomy and geography, biographies of famous figures, anecdotes, philosophical essays, science and education, local customs, news reports, and historical culture. These passages have been carefully selected by the authors after in-depth research on college entrance exam question-setting and summarizing long-term teaching practices, sourced from major domestic and international newspapers and magazines. As long as candidates combine the answering techniques provided in Part 3 and approach each question with diligence, their reading comprehension skills will undoubtedly achieve a breakthrough.