College English Test Band 4 Standard Reading 100 Passages - (New Type Questions for 710 Score)

Author: Wang Changxi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Reading Comprehension (Reading Comprehension) accounts for 40 points in the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) and is a highly coveted "big cake" for most candidates. To address the symptoms of "dare not eat," "passively eat without purpose," and "digestive problems after eating" experienced by candidates over the years, based on exam psychology, teaching and research experience from CET-4 tutoring classes, and the latest trends, Professor Wang Changxi has meticulously compiled the Standard Reading 100 Passages for CET-4. This book answers the following questions: "How is the 'big cake' made ()" and "How should it be eaten for better results ()." The main features of this book are as follows:
1. Scientific Selection: The selection of materials in this book is highly scientific. The book consists of 100 passages, divided into five sections: Humanities (40 passages), Science (32 passages), Economy (16 passages), Nature (7 passages), and Comprehensive (5 passages). The length of each passage is controlled between 280-330 words. The content is fresh, highly contemporary, and closely linked to real-world situations and hot topics, with a strong social and knowledge. The difficulty level is comparable to or slightly higher than that of actual CET-4 questions. The pre-section introduction provides an evaluation of the proportion of passages on this topic in past CET-4 exams, analyzes the current situation, predicts future trends, and reminds candidates of key points to focus on. The passages are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, allowing candidates to better grasp the pulse of CET-4 reading passages after completing them.
2. Rigorous Question Design: Each passage includes five carefully designed questions by the "Wang Changxi CET-4 Exam Question Design Team," with a difficulty level equivalent to that of CET-4 exam questions. This provides candidates with excellent pre-exam warm-up training. The "Detailed Question Analysis" not only provides the correct answers but also identifies the question types, analyzes the context, and explains the answer strategies, enabling candidates to understand the answers at a glance and achieve the effect of learning from examples.
3. Precise Word Explanation: The book features a "Precise Word and Phrase Explanation" section that provides in-depth analysis of core vocabulary and phrases from the CET-4 level in each passage. First, the meaning of the word or phrase in the context is given, followed by its part of speech and extended meanings according to the teaching syllabus, and example sentences are provided for "contextual reinforcement." This helps candidates grasp the meaning directly, deepen their understanding of key words, and improve their flexible understanding of word meanings in practical applications, thereby enabling a more accurate comprehension of the passage content.
4. Accurate Translation: At the end of each passage, an accurate translation of the entire passage is provided. This not only helps candidates understand the original text but also allows them to test their own translation skills while reading. This approach achieves the dual goal of strengthening reading comprehension while improving their English-Chinese translation abilities.