2008 postgraduate entrance exam English reading comprehension 200 passages (full 20 volumes)

Author: Ma Degao, edited by Ma Maoxiang
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: Spark English addresses the urgent needs of candidates, thinking about what candidates think. Based on carefully integrating and combining the suggestions and experiences of renowned postgraduate entrance exam English tutors and multiple high-scoring candidates, while fully considering the review characteristics, psychology, and needs of postgraduate entrance exam students, this book creatively and pioneeringly plans and compiles a unique, standalone, targeted, and easy-to-pass "200 Reading Comprehension Passages for Postgraduate Entrance Exam English," which aims to bring immediate and surprising results to candidates' reading review with our meticulous care, attention to detail, and scientific methods. The writing and explanations of this book fully incorporate and reflect the following features:
Carefully Selected Materials, Aligned with the Syllabus
All passages in this book are carefully selected by teachers from well-known universities from their daily teaching materials. In terms of length and (), they embody the characteristics of past exam questions: diverse in selection, touch on hot topics, and contain a moderate amount of words beyond the syllabus and complex sentences close to the actual exam. Notably, it includes the newly added question types from the latest postgraduate entrance exam syllabus, making the book fully compliant with the syllabus requirements and helping candidates familiarize themselves with the exam format.
Separate Booklets, Targeted Practice
The 200 passages are divided into 33 units following the model of postgraduate entrance exam reading comprehension questions. Each 10-12 units are compiled into one booklet, totaling three booklets. This design is convenient for carrying and allows candidates to conduct targeted reinforcement training, breaking down the originally challenging reading exercises into smaller, manageable parts, thereby boosting candidates' confidence and steady improvement. Moreover, the difficulty levels of all questions are reasonably balanced, helping candidates gradually enhance their reading and exam-taking skills through practice.
Connected Explanations, Directly Targeting Key Points
All passages and questions in this book are thoroughly analyzed and expertly commented on by exam specialists. The "Connected Explanations" use visual, interconnected diagrams to provide intuitive analysis for each reading passage, making complex concepts easy to grasp and helping candidates identify the true sources of answers, thus boosting their confidence when solving problems. The "Reading Highlights" help clarify the structure of the passages, while the "Answer Explanations" are designed from the candidate's perspective, guiding them to grasp the problem-solving approach and develop correct thinking habits. The "Full Text Translation" provides the complete Chinese translation of all translation questions, greatly aiding in accurate expression, and the accompanying "Translation Analysis" offers detailed linguistic guidance.
Categorized Index, Multi-Purpose Use
This book features a unique "Multi-Functional Index," which provides detailed indexes of themes, genres, and difficulty levels for all 200 passages, enabling candidates to selectively focus on specific types of reading materials for targeted training. This makes the book highly versatile, significantly enhancing its utility.
Selected Difficult Sentences, Systematic Overcoming
In each reading comprehension passage, 1-4 complex sentences are selected and visually deconstructed to highlight their key challenges. Additionally, beyond the three reading booklets, this book includes a bonus "100 Examples of Difficult Sentence Explanations," which compiles over 100 difficult sentences from actual exam questions and typical examples, providing grammatical and syntactic analysis, reference translations, and guiding candidates to overcome sentence comprehension difficulties.
Key Vocabulary, Concentrated Breakthrough
At the end of the analysis for each passage, there is a "Core Vocabulary" section, including functional words and words beyond the syllabus. It explains the key and difficult vocabulary in the text, and at the request of many students, includes phonetic transcriptions, making it easier for candidates to learn vocabulary through reading and effortlessly overcome memorization challenges.