Scanning——跳讀

　　跳讀其實對大家來說就比較熟悉了。首先是找準題干關鍵詞，然后帶入原文定位尋找答案。段落中與關鍵詞無關部分可以一概略去不看。每次快速閱讀考試都有幾個直接定關鍵詞就能得答案的送分題。比如2009年6月份第三題：

　　3. What is becoming essential in the course of economic globalization according to the author?

　　A) Hiring qualified technical and management personnel.

　　B) Increasing understanding of people of other cultures.

　　C) Constantly updating knowledge and equipment.

　　D) Expanding domestic and international markets.

　　題目問在經濟全球經濟一體化的進程中什么變得非常重要(essential)。本題的關鍵詞為essential，帶入到文章中很快發現它出現在全文第五段：Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions. 題目簡單就簡單在essential之后的部分便是我們要找的內容——expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions(加深對異域文化的了解，重新審視自己那些不實的假想)，答案選擇B。

　　快速閱讀中的填空題更也幾乎全部依靠跳讀來定位。比如2010年6月第十題：

　　10. Now that she's got a boyfriend, Toebe is no longer crazy about __________.

　　題目的關鍵詞當然是Toebe，再加上這又是最后一題，所以很快判斷出應該到最后一段答案。

　　Since then, Toebe said, she has kept her promise to herself to cut back on her Internet use. "I have a boyfriend now, and I'm not interested in online dating," she said by phone last week. "It's a lot better now."

　　題目橫線之前最后幾個詞是crazy about(癡迷于)。這個詞組沒有在原文出現，不過卻出現了近義詞組interested in，所以在其后的短語online dating就成為了本題的答案。

　　結合剛才兩道題大家應該看到，跳讀的基礎是要找準關鍵詞。一般說來，專有名詞、時間數字、特殊名詞短語這三類詞匯是最容易被選中作為關鍵詞的，因為它們標記明顯，非常易于辨認。

　　不過近幾年也出現了不少有一定挑戰性的題目。例如2008年6月第二題：

　　2. With the increase in the number of TV channels_________.

　　A) the cost of TV advertising has decreased

　　B) the nuiflber of TV viewers has increased

　　C) advertisers' interest in other media has decreased

　　D) the number of TV ads people can see has increased

　　Television's influence on advertising is fourfold. First, narrowcasting means that television channels are seen by an increasingly narrow segment of the audience. The Golf Channel, for instance, is watched by people who play golf. Home and Garden Television is seen by those interested in household improvement projects. Thus, audiences are smaller and more homogeneous(具有共同特點的) than they have been in the past. Second, there is an increase in the number of television channels available to viewers, and thus, advertisers. This has also resulted in an increase in the sheer number of advertisements to which audiences are exposed. Third, digital recording devices allow audience members more control over which commercials they watch. Fourth, control over programming is being passed from the networks to local cable operators and satellite programmers.

　　在本段中TV channels或者channel這個詞多次出現給考生帶來了不小的挑戰。顯然通讀全段是不現實的。在這里也再次提醒讀者注意，在應試過程中通讀原文是萬萬不可采用的方法，很明顯這樣做也是違背了命題的初衷。比較現實的方法是找到該段中所有出現channel的句子，逐個與題目要求做比較，從而快速判斷。一個個比較下來之后發現，在second這個詞后面的句子是最符合題意的。“there is an increase in the number of television channels available to viewers, and thus, advertisers”——電視頻道的增加意味著觀眾能看到的廣告數量增加了。這樣不難看出D為正確答案。

　　細心的讀者可能已經發現了，無論是skimming還是scanning，都有可能牽涉到一個結合題干事先判斷有效句的問題。而且一旦題目深入到這個層次也就無一例外的成為了該年度考試中的難題。不過這種判斷過程實際也是有規律可循的——重點考察句子的前半部分，特別是狀語部分。下面以2010年6月份第5題為例加以說明。

　　5. According to Orzack, people who struggle with heavy reliance on the Internet may feel __________.

　　A) discouraged

　　B) pressured

　　C) depressed

　　D) puzzled

　　這道題目的關鍵詞是人名Orzack，對應的段落比較多

　　Excessive Internet use should be defined not by the number of hours spent online but "in terms of losses," said Maressa Orzack, a Harvard University professor. "If it's a loss [where] you're not getting to work, and family relationships are breaking down as a result, then it's too much."

　　Since the early 1990s, several clinics have been established in the U. S. to treat heavy Internet users. They include the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and the Center for Internet Behavior.

　　The website for Orzack's center lists the following among the psychological symptoms of computer addiction:

　　…

　　Physical symptoms listed include dry eyes, backaches, skipping meals, poor personal hygiene (衛生) and sleep disturbances.

　　People who struggle with excessive Internet use maybe depressed or have other mood disorders, Orzack said. When she discusses Internet habits with her patients, they often report that being online offers a "sense of belonging, and escape, excitement [and] fun," she said. "Some people say relief…because they find themselves so relaxed."

　　不少考生看到這兒就覺得無所適從，不知從何讀起，更不知道從何處尋覓答案。首先要記住題目要求——與網絡依賴想抗爭的人會有什么心理反應。循著這個線索逐一比較這幾個段落。首先排除第一段，因為它的開始部分講的是過度沉迷互聯網——excessive Internet use;第二段起始部分是時間狀語——since the early 1990s，這個也不是題目所涉及的內容/同理排除第三段和第四段。一直到第四段第一句終于出現了與題干幾乎完全重合的部分，由此判斷答案必然在該句出現。果不其然，答案就是“People who struggle with excessive Internet use maybe depressed”——與網絡沉迷抗爭的人可能會感覺情緒低落，所以該題答案選擇C。

　　綜上所述，考生們只要牢牢掌握好跳讀與略低兩個基本方法，再勤加訓練就一定能在快速閱讀部分拿到理想的分數。

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