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

Author: Wang Changxi
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Reading Comprehension (Reading Comprehension) accounts for 40 points in the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4). For a large number of candidates, it can be described as a highly desirable "big cake." Addressing the symptoms of such as "dare not to eat," "passively eat without purpose," and "eat but digest poorly," based on examination 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" to answer the following questions: "How is the 'big cake' made ()" and "How should it be eaten better ()." The main features of the book's compilation are as follows:
1. Scientific Selection: The book's selection is highly scientific. It consists of 100 passages, divided into five chapters: 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, with content that is novel, contemporary, closely linked to real-world situations and hot topics, highly socialized, and widely educational. The difficulty level is comparable to or slightly higher than that of the actual exam. The chapter introduction provides an evaluation of the proportion of passages on this topic that have appeared in past exams, analyzes the current situation, predicts future trends, and reminds candidates of important points to note. The passages are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, allowing candidates to better grasp the pulse of reading passages in the CET-4 exam after reading 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 coefficient equivalent to that of the actual exam. Candidates receive better pre-exam warm-up training while solving the questions. The "Detailed Analysis of Test Questions" not only provides the correct answers but also identifies the type of question, analyzes the answer techniques in the context of the passage, and enables candidates to understand the answers at a glance, achieving the effect of learning from one example to solve many.
3. Precise Word Explanation: The book features a "Precise Word and Phrase Analysis" section that explains the core vocabulary and phrases from the CET-4 in each passage. First, the meaning of the word or phrase in the context is provided, followed by its part of speech and extended meanings according to the teaching syllabus, and example sentences are used for "contextual reinforcement." This helps candidates grasp the meaning directly, deepen their understanding of key words, improve their flexible understanding of word meanings in practical applications, and enhance their 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 through the passage, thereby improving their English-Chinese translation abilities in the process of strengthening reading comprehension, achieving the goal of killing two birds with one stone.