Read Easy English 160 Reading Comprehension Drills for CET-6 (710 points)

Author: Lu Jian, edited by Dang Junqing
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: College English Reading Comprehension Training is one of the core products of the ETO English series, which has received widespread acclaim since its release. This book is closely aligned with the college English teaching syllabus and adapts to the reform trends of the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. It is meticulously crafted by numerous renowned English education experts and CET-4/CET-6 exam committee members, providing you with timely, authoritative, and powerful review assistance, helping you stay one step ahead and gain a competitive edge in both learning and exams. The book features the following eight highlights:
1. Innovative Layout: The book consists of 40 units, each strictly following the themes of reading passages from past CET-4 and CET-6 exams. Each unit corresponds to a real exam reading passage, spanning from 1996 to 2005.
2. Diverse Selection: All passages are selected from recent English and American periodicals, keeping pace with social and linguistic trends. The content covers fields such as economics, science, sports, politics, history, and ethics, offering engaging material to enhance quality and broadening for extensive learning.
3. Appropriate Difficulty: The questions, complex sentences, out-of-syllabus vocabulary, and passage lengths in each reading are aligned with real exam standards, closely following the syllabus. This allows students to experience exam-like conditions, enabling them to know themselves and the exam inside out.
4. Passage Analysis: The answers and explanations provide a concise overview of the passage structure, helping readers grasp the main idea, understand the organization, and clarify the logical flow—essential steps to improving reading skills.
5. Complex Sentence Mastery: Analyzing recent CET-6 exams, we observe an increase in complex sentences. Therefore, we select challenging sentences from the passages, analyze their main structures, explain difficult vocabulary and comprehension points, and include Chinese translations to help students overcome reading obstacles and fundamentally enhance their abilities.
6. Detailed Explanations: All answers in the book are meticulously verified by experienced teachers with years of teaching and exam tutoring experience. The explanations are insightful, to the point, and categorized, helping students easily grasp exam-taking techniques.
7. Exam Traps: The book includes an "Exam Trap" section in the explanations, analyzing incorrect options, identifying reasons for errors, summarizing problem-solving strategies, and providing generalizable insights to prevent recurring mistakes, further strengthening exam skills.
8. Vocabulary Breakthrough: Vocabulary is the foundation of reading improvement, and the most effective way to memorize and understand words is through contextual reading. Therefore, we select key and challenging vocabulary from each passage, providing part of speech and definitions, compiled into a concise vocabulary booklet for easy review and portability.