a、長難單詞簡縮法：eg：difficult = dif environment = env

　　b、符號(hào)助記法：eg：question = ? about = ≈ about one kilogram = ≈ 1 kg

　　c、奇偶填空法：eg：首先記第1、3、5、7、9，然后記2、4、6、8、10

　　eg：(1999,6)President Clinton later today joins (1) president Ford ,Garter and Bush at “the president’s summit for America’s future ” (2) at recruiting one million volunteer tutors to provide after-school ,weekend and summer reading help for up to three million children .Mr.Clinton will ask Congress this coming week for nearly three (3) dollars to fund a five-year program called “America Reads ”.

　　The program would fund the (4) efforts of 20 thousand reading (5) and it would also give (6) to help parents help children read by the third grade ,or about age eight .During his Saturday radio (7) ,the president explained why the program is important : “We need ‘America Reads ’and we need it now .Studies show that if the fourth-graders fail to read well .

　　(8) But 40 percent of them still can’t read at a basic level .”

　　Volunteer tutors, who provide community service in exchange for college funding, are being used in literacy and tutoring program.

　　(9)The president says many of the Philadelphia summit’s corporate sponsors will recruit tutors. (10)

　　猜：(1)以前 = ex-president ;ex-girlfriend ;former ;

　　(2)動(dòng)詞 = V-ed

　　(3)量詞 = 個(gè)、十、百、千、萬、億……

　　(4)名詞 =

　　(5)人/人名 =

　　(6)名詞 = (△ 名詞單復(fù)數(shù))eg：experience 經(jīng)驗(yàn);experiences 經(jīng)歷

　　(7)演講、演說 = speech ;lecture ;presentation ;address

　　原文：President Clinton later today joins former president Ford ,Garter and Bush at “the president’s summit for America’s future ” aimed at recruiting one million volunteer tutors to provide after-school ,weekend and summer reading help for up to three million children .Mr.Clinton will ask Congress this coming week for nearly three billion dollars to fund a five-year program called “America Reads ”.

　　The program would fund the coordination (合作，協(xié)作) efforts of 20 thousand reading specialists (專家) and it would also give grants (基金) to help parents help children read by the third grade, or about age eight .During his Saturday radio address , the president explained why the program is important: “We need ‘America Reads ’and we need it now .Studies show that if the fourth-graders fail to read well.

　　They’re likely to (= may) drop out of school and less likely to (= may not) succeed in life. But 40 percent of them still can’t read at a basic level.”

　　Volunteer tutors, who provide community service in exchange for college funding, are being used in literacy and tutoring program.

　　The program, initiated (= start /set up) by President Clinton, has come under criticism by Congress.

　　The president says many of the Philadelphia summit’s corporate sponsors will recruit tutors.

　　Dozens of colleges and universities are prepared to send thousands of their students in support of (= to support) the program (= it).

　　3、十大注意事項(xiàng)：

　　① 介詞的問題：△ 連讀!eg：in /on /of /at ……

　?、?代詞it 的問題：

　?、?冠詞the、a、an 等：

　　☆ ④—⑩詳見下一節(jié)

　?、椤祟愋《涛?/strong>

　　1、 題型介紹：

　?、?小故事題：奇聞軼事、幽默故事等

　?、?名人段落題：

　　a、?？济朔秶赫渭?、科學(xué)家、運(yùn)動(dòng)員、企業(yè)家、作家……

　　b、名人題考點(diǎn)：名人簡介、歷史大事與相關(guān)年代、歷史地位評價(jià)

　　eg：Eleanor Roosevelt /Jane Adams /Benjamin Franklin /Wilt Chamberlin /Pele /Ernest Hemingway ……

　?、?學(xué)校教育介紹題：美國中小學(xué)、私立學(xué)校、教會(huì)學(xué)校、美國某些大學(xué)進(jìn)行的教育體制方法……

　　a、學(xué)校題考點(diǎn)：學(xué)校特征、師資生源等相關(guān)數(shù)字(△ 數(shù)字的相關(guān)信息表達(dá))、學(xué)校獨(dú)特之處及其原因

　　④ 特殊機(jī)構(gòu)及西方文化介紹題：銀行、餐廳、法庭、監(jiān)獄、紅十字會(huì)(Red Cross Organization )、好萊塢電影、音樂劇、芭蕾舞……

　　a、西方文化機(jī)構(gòu)題考點(diǎn)：機(jī)構(gòu)簡介、機(jī)構(gòu)的獨(dú)特之處、其工作方式及其帶來的便利

　　⑤ 日常生活題：汽車、電腦、服裝、餐飲、書籍、寵物、輟學(xué)、上網(wǎng)、犯罪、街頭文化、graffiti (涂鴉藝術(shù))、健身運(yùn)動(dòng)、女權(quán)主義……

　　a、日常生活題考點(diǎn)：開篇簡介、被說明物的獨(dú)特之處、事物的發(fā)展趨勢

　?、?災(zāi)難危機(jī)題：環(huán)境危機(jī)、資源短缺、人口爆炸、交通堵塞、犯罪現(xiàn)象、社會(huì)現(xiàn)象(吸毒、離婚、自殺)……

　　a、災(zāi)難題考點(diǎn)：現(xiàn)象特點(diǎn)及其產(chǎn)生原因、災(zāi)難的危害程度、人類采取的對策

　?、?調(diào)查研究題：

　　a、調(diào)查研究題考點(diǎn)：開篇介紹、研究過程及其原因、分析結(jié)果及其推論

　?、?新聞段落題：

　　a、新聞?lì)}考點(diǎn)：高等語速(四級語速：90-140詞/分鐘;六級語速：150-190詞/分鐘)、特殊機(jī)構(gòu)名稱表達(dá)(Red Cross Organization 、Green Peace Organization 、NATO北約、Secretary Of General 聯(lián)合國秘書長、BBC：British Broadcasting Company 、VOA：Voice Of America 、ABC：American Broadcasting Company 、CBS：Columbia Broadcasting System 、CNN：Cable News Network )

　　※ 應(yīng)該注意聽的內(nèi)容：科技、地理、人文、歷史、環(huán)保!

　　§ 復(fù)習(xí)計(jì)劃：

　?、?、多做真題，少做模擬題

　?、?、考試一個(gè)半月內(nèi)：精聽為主，泛聽為輔;考試一個(gè)半月前：泛聽為主，精聽為輔

　?、?、考前一周時(shí)不要留太多真題(少于兩套)

　?、?、考前一周調(diào)理好生物鐘(按表做題)