English Reading Comprehension - Gaokao Review Specific Breakthrough

Author: Ma Ji
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The book has four major advantages:
Authoritative: Based on the new "Exam Specifications" and rooted in the new curriculum standards, it highlights key points and clarifies doubts.
Comprehensive: It weaves together complex subject knowledge with a single thread, simplifying the "thick" book into the "thin," emphasizing both intra-subject integration and cross-disciplinary knowledge, effectively reflecting the current trends of college entrance exams.
Targeted: Designed from the perspective of ability training, it offers targeted exercises that comprehensively assess the ability requirements outlined in the "Exam Specifications," accurately reflecting the examination trends of college entrance exams, making it a true "comprehensive review" and "practical practice" before the exam.
Practical: The content is well-organized with appropriate depth, simplifying complex knowledge and providing concise comments. The difficulty of the 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 any practical use. To help candidates master scientific study methods and improve their 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 college entrance exam English paper. Therefore, performing well on it is crucial. To excel in comprehension, candidates need both reading and problem-solving skills, as well as ample practice. Accordingly, based on the actual needs of candidates, the following arrangements have been made in this book:
Part 1: A Brief Analysis of College Entrance Exam Trends
It introduces the guiding principles of college entrance exam English question-setting, analyzes and summarizes the reading comprehension questions in past exams from perspectives such as vocabulary volume, difficulty level, reading speed requirements, and question word count, and predicts future trends.
Part 2: A Summary of Key Exam Points
It introduces the types and themes of reading passages in recent exams, presented in a table format, allowing candidates to identify the trends in college entrance exam English reading comprehension. Additionally, it categorizes and introduces the content assessed in reading comprehension.
Part 3: Exam-Taking Strategies
Based on different examination angles, it provides a detailed analysis of reading comprehension questions in recent college entrance exams, helping candidates understand the question-setters' intentions and grasp the answering techniques.
Part 4: Breakthrough Training for Reading Comprehension
It offers 20 passages for practice, categorized by the different types of college entrance exam English reading comprehension questions, covering topics such as science and technology, astronomy and geography, biographies, anecdotes, philosophical essays, science and education, customs and cultures, news reports, and history and culture. These passages are 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. By combining the answering techniques provided in Part 3 and treating each question with diligence, candidates can achieve breakthroughs in their reading comprehension skills.