真题出处：1988年第1篇
难度系数：4.61
维度1：真题再现（阅读理解）
It doesn’t come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read or study if you can’t remember it. You just waste your valuable time. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.
One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading. You remember better what you read when you know why you’re reading.
Why does a clerk in a store go away and leave you when your reply to her offer to help is, “No, thank you. I’m just looking”? Both you and she know that if you aren’t sure what you want, you are not likely to find it. But suppose you say instead, “Yes, thank you. I want a pair of sun glasses.” She says, “Right this way, please.” And you and she are off -- both eager to look for exactly what you want.
It’s quite the same with your studying. If you chose a book at random, “just looking” for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just that -- nothing. But if you do know what you want, and if you have the right book, you are almost sure to get it. Your reasons will vary; they will include reading or studying “to find out more about”, “to understand the reasons for”, “to find out how”. A good student has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.
This is the way it works. Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, “I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America. I’m reading this article to find out.” Or, “I’m going to skim this story to see what life was like in medieval England.” Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.
Reading is not one single activity. At least two important processes go on at the same time. As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the author. If you expressed your ideas orally, they might sound like this: “Yes, I agree. That’s my opinion too.” or “Ummmm, I thought that record was broken much earlier. I’d better check those dates,” or “But there are some other facts to be considered!” You don’t just sit there taking in ideas -- you do something else, and that something else is very important.
This additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes. In other words, a good reader is a critical reader. One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions. Facts can be checked by evidence. Opinions are one’s own personal reactions.
Another part of critical reading is judging sources. Still another part is drawing accurate inferences.
1) If you cannot remember what you read or study, ________.
[A] it is no surprise
[B] it means you have not really learned anything
[C] it means you have not chosen the right book
[D] you realize it is of no importance
2) Before you start reading, it is important ________.
[A] to make sure why you are reading
[B] to relate the information to your purpose
[C] to remember what you read
[D] to choose an interesting book
3) Reading activity involves ________.
[A] only two simultaneous processes
[B] primarily learning about ideas and evaluating them critically
[C] merely distinguishing between facts and opinions
[D] mainly drawing accurate inferences
4) A good reader is one who ________.
[A] relates what he reads to his own knowledge about the subject matter
[B] does lots of thinking in his reading
[C] takes a critical attitude in his reading
[D] is able to check the facts presented against what he has already known
维度2：语块快递
1)to come as a surprise to you（也可写成to come to you as a surprise) 让你感到意外；出乎你的意料
2)to make no difference没有影响；不起作用；无所谓
3)to keep yourself from forgetting防止自己忘记；以免遗忘
4)It’s quite the same with your studying.学习也是如此。
5)to choose a book at random随意挑选一本书
6)to look for nothing in particular没有特意寻找什么；漫无目的地翻看
7)to have a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing对自己所做之事有明确的目的或缘由
8)to happen to do sth.碰巧做某事；恰巧做某事
9)to relate the information to your purpose and remember it better将信息和你的目标联系起来，从而更好地记住它
10)to take in ideas rapidly and accurately快速而准确地理解 / 领会观点
11)some other facts to be considered另一些需要考虑的因素
12)to distinguish between facts and opinions区分事实与看法
维度3：语法点拨
语法点：不定式的被动结构
不定式有主动（to do）和被动（to be done）之分，被动不定式中，还有完成被动（to have been done）。用作定语的不定式，如果和前面的名词构成动宾关系，该不定式需要使用被动结构。请看阅读段落中的句子：But there are some other factsto be considered!句中的动词consider与它修饰的名词词组some other facts存在动宾关系，即consider some other facts，所以使用了被动结构。再请看下面的例句：
1)It takes an average of ten weeks for a house sale to be completed. 售出一幢房子平均需要10周的时间。
2)Other problems to be solved are those of moisture, air and warmth. 要解决的其他问题有：湿度、空气和温度。
维度4：写译句型
写译句型：it用作形式主语
请看阅读段落中的句子：It doesn’t come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read or study if you can’t remember it. 该句有三个it，第一个和第二个是形式主语，真正主语分别是后面的不定式to realize......和what you read or study，第三个是代词，代替前面的what you read or study。It用作形式主语，真正的主语有四种情况：
It is a great honour to be invited.受邀是莫大的荣幸。（真正主语是不定式)
It is worthwhile reading this book.这本书值得一读。(真正主语是V-ing结构）
It is a pity that you missed the lecture.很遗憾你错过了讲座。（真正主语是that分句）
It remains unknown when the project will start. 项目何时启动仍然未知。（真正主语是wh-词引导的分句）
值得注意的是，it makes no difference that......这个it句型中，还有几个动词能替代make no difference，它们是happen, turn out, appear。请看例句：
It scarcely makes any difference that you submit your report a day earlier.你提前一天提交报告，几乎没有什么影响。
It happened that no one was in the office when the fire broke out.火灾发生时，办公室里碰巧空无一人。
It appears that the project will be delayed for several weeks.这个项目似乎要推迟数周。
It turned out that his prediction was completely wrong.结果证明他的预测完全是错的。
维度5：单词节点
节点内容：引导条件状语从句的连词
请看阅读段落中的句子：But suppose you say instead, “Yes, thank you. I want a pair of sun glasses.”句中的suppose如果用于句首，就是一个连词，表示“假如，假设，如果”，引导条件状语从句，它后面的图哈特可有可无。请看例句：
Suppose we miss the train - what will we do then?假设我们错过了火车--- 那我们该怎么办?
Suppose (that) the earth is flat, what would happen?翻译：假设地球是平的，会发生什么？
下面是引导条件状语从句的其他连词：
If you relate new information to your own goal, you will remember it much better for a long time.如果你把新信息和自己的目标联系起来，你就能在很长一段时间内更好地记住它。
Unless you spend enough time reviewing what you have learned, you cannot master this grammar rule completely.除非你花足够时间复习所学内容，否则你无法完全掌握这条语法规则。
Only if you keep practising reading skills every day can you make steady progress in English study.只有你每天坚持练习阅读技巧，你才能在英语学习上取得稳步的进步。
You can choose any book from the library as long as you promise to return it within two weeks.只要你承诺两周之内归还，你就可以从图书馆任选一本书。
So long as you have a clear purpose before reading, you will take in ideas more rapidly and accurately.只要你在阅读前有明确的目的，你就可以更快更准确地领会各种观点。
You may use this reading room freely provided(that)you keep quiet and protect all the books here.只要你保持安静并爱护这里所有书籍，你就可以自由使用这间阅览室。
We will carry out this reading plan next week providing(that)all group members agree with our arrangement.只要小组全体成员都同意我们的安排，我们将于下周实施这项阅读计划。
I will help you finish this reading task on condition that you finish your own part of the work first.我会帮你完成这项阅读任务，条件是你先做完属于你自己的那部分工作。
Assuming (that)the new reading method works well, we will introduce it to the whole class next month.假定这套新阅读方法效果良好，我们下个月会把它推荐给全班同学。
汉译英练习
请按括号内的提示将下面的句子翻译成英语。
1）人们在谈论下个星期五在这个剧院举行的音乐会。（使用不定式的被动结构）
2）如果应该在月底结束的建筑工程不能完工，建筑公司会被罚款。（使用不定式的被动结构）
练习答案
阅读理解
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
B | A | B | C |
汉译英参考译文
1）People are talking about the concert to be held in this theatre next Friday.
2）If the building project to be completed by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.