细节理解题技巧点拨

寻读法：即“带着问题找答案”，就是先读题干，抓住问题的关键，然后扫读选项，运用略读、查读等技巧快速定位文章中的有关信息，仔细比较文章细节和选项，根据原文和常识进行判断，并运用排除法得出正确答案。

You need the right college (P3)

What’s out there? How can you learn about all of America’s colleges? How do you find the best match – the best college for you? Big or small, preprofessional or liberal arts, conservative or liberal, private or public ______ (1)

Research skills are essential for making a good college decision. ______ (2) It’s easy to believe what others say, things like “Someone told me that Colorado College is too small,” and “Someone told me that Michigan is too big,” Every college has something for someone. ______ (3) Not even the Ivy League schools! Just because you have heard the name of a college it does not mean it will be a good place for you. Just because you have not heard the name of a college it does not mean that you will not like it.

______ (4) That means fitting in with the other students, finding the level of education you need and want, being productive, and feeling good on campus. Researching the colleges means finding several colleges where you really want to go.

One quick way to research the colleges is to take a virtual tour of the college on your computer. ______ (5) Check out the hundreds of colleges on these two websites. When you find one that sounds like a place you would like to be, check out their own website and learn more. On your first look, choose 20 colleges to find out more about them, and then choose ten from those for your final list of applications.

Here are the best websites to check out the colleges:

1. www.campustours.com

2. www.youniversitytv.com

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。

A. There is no college that is wonderful for everyone.

B. Here are the two top websites to get you started.

C. Get your parents involved in the decision-making process.

D. That means collecting information from many sources.

E. Take time doing your research.

F. There are many things to consider.

G. There are many colleges where you will be happy.

Our new ways to... (P5)

Choose the best answer:

6. People used to know their family history by ______.

A. reading stories written by the older generation

B. keeping photos and video recordings of their ancestor

C. listening to family stories told by the older generation

D. surfing the Internet and finding about their family

7. According to Karen Walsh, what is a great way to keep a record of family history?

A. A documentary.

B. A photo album.

C. Posting work on the Net.

D. A video or an audio recording.

8. Sydie Bones wanted to ______.

A. make a meaningful photo album for her son

B. order a special cake for her son’s 50th birthday

C. allow future generations of her family know her family through the Net

D. have a movie shot as a record of a happy family life

9. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The text is an ad run for Karen Walsh’s company Geneus Films.

B. Today no one passes on family stories by word of mouth.

C. Karen Walsh got the idea of producing professional family documentaries from looking at family history web pages.

D. Posting family photographs, videos, audio recordings is a way of preserving family history.

Setting our limits (P6)

Choose the best answer:

10. Scientists are concerned about ______.

A. how to place human genes in animal

B. how far they should go with such experimentation

C. whether such experiments will help cure human disease

D. whether to make such experiments legal

11. The point of the study launched by Britain’s Academy of Medical Sciences is ______.

A. to search for new ways to fight human disease

B. to study the effects of new drug

C. to react positively to an ongoing moral debate

D. to draw the proper boundaries for scientist

12. The underlined word “them” in the ninth paragraph refers to ______.

A. religious group

B. scientist

C. cross-species experiments D. human-animal embryo

13. The text tells us about ______.

A. the first time scientists have used human genetic material in animal

B. British laws to ban cross-species gene mixing

C. the idea that some gene experiments could be unethical

D. the clear guidelines that now exist for adding human genes to animal embryos.

Just give it your best (P8)

Choose the best answer:

14. The author felt like “an overgrown child” because ______.

A. he was supposed to know more about college life than other student

B. he felt insecure, even though he was many years older than most student

C. he didn’t get along with his classmate

D. he thought he was not suited to being a student

15. The author’s daughter called him to ______.

A. play a trick on him

B. let him know that she missed him

C. tell him her anxieties as a freshman

D. tell him that she didn’t like her new professor

16. What does the last paragraph suggest about the author?

A. He immediately gained confidence after he comforted his daughter.

B. He knew the answer to all of the professor’s questions.

C. His advice to his daughter worked for him too.

D. He was sure he would succeed in college.

17. What would be the best title for the article?

A. A parent-freshman

B. College challenge

C. First day in college

D. The importance of self-confidence

Key:

1—5 FDAGB

6—9 CADD

10—13 BDAC

14—17 BCCA