二、教育類

　　例:

　　Universities Branch Out...

　　people has made universities a powerful force for global integration,...

　　In response to the same forces that have driven the world economy, universities have become more self-consciously global

　　... ... Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad has grown at an annual rate of 3.9 percent,

　　...... Yale and Harvard have led the way, offering every undergraduate at least one international study or internship opportunity —and providing the financial resources to make it possible

　　.... Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghai’s Fudan University, in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools ...... Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University,

　　......, but support for research funding has been unsteady. The budget of the National Institutes of Health dou-bled between 1998 and 2003, but has risen more slowly than inflation since then

　　... ... In the wake of September 11,changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, ...Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation’s well-being

　　..., but many fear that foreign students threaten American competitiveness ...

　　這是2007年12月快速閱讀真題,主題為"教育國際化"。相對于以上總結的就業類選文沒有呈現出明顯的逐個論述小論點的模式,但是把文章的整體結構尤其每段的中心句提煉出來,會發現此類選文的結構十分類似,即總論之后從各個方面進行分論闡述。故考生在做題時也是有章法可循的。

　　題1:Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas students has increased _____.

　　A) by 2.5 million

　　B) by 800,000

　　C) at an annual rate of 3.9 percent

　　D) at an annual rate of 8 percent

　　解析:由于選文的行文格式不是很明顯的數字排列模式,故設題多以數字、年代、專有名詞等為考點。此題的題眼為"three decades, enrollment, overseas students",故鎖定第三段中"Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad has grown at an annual rate of 3.9 percent, ..."即在過去的30年中,離開家鄉到海外求學的學生人數以每年3.9%的比率增長。故選C)。

　　題2:The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the U.S. after September 11 was caused by ________.

　　解析:此題根據專有名詞"September 11",鎖定倒數第二段中"In the wake of September 11,changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, ..."即"9.11事件"之后,簽證程序有了變化,赴美求學的學生減少了很多。故此題答案應該是changes in the visa process。總之,快速閱讀的解題核心技巧是用最快的速度抓住文章最重要的內容以及題目所涉及到的內容。這要求考生在閱讀時要有選擇性:該讀的讀,不該讀的跳。具體來說,首要的是要掌握不同題材選文的篇章結構特點,在篇章的層次上能夠判斷一篇文章重要的段落在哪兒,跳過不重要的段落;在句子的層面上能夠分清哪部分重要,哪些應該略過。