新托福考试专项进阶：初级阅读pdf/doc/txt格式电子书下载

书名：新托福考试专项进阶：初级阅读pdf/doc/txt格式电子书下载

推荐语：独特的“进阶训练”方式，辅以大量练习，帮助考生逐步掌握托福实考的技巧，切实提高英语实际运用能力，为考生提高托福成绩助一臂之力。

作者：蔡青,刘洋

出版社：北京新东方大愚文化传播有限公司

出版时间：2009-08-01

书籍编号：30287037

ISBN：9787800809750

正文语种：中英对照

字数：344267

版次：1

所属分类：外语学习-留学英语

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书名：新托福考试专项进阶：初级阅读

作者：蔡青，刘洋

ISBN：9787800809750

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How to Use This Book

How to Master Skills for the TOEFL® iBT Reading Basic is designed to be used either as a textbook for a TOEFL® iBT reading preparation course or as a tool for individual learners who are preparing for the TOEFL® test on their own.With a total of 10 units, this book is organized to prepare you for the test with a comprehensive understanding of the test and thorough analysis of every question type. Each unit consists of 7 parts and provides a step-by-step program that provides question-solving strategies and the development of test-taking abilities. Here is a description of each unit.

1　Overview

This part is designed to prepare you for the type of question the unit covers. You will be given a full description of the question type and its application in the passage. You also will be given some useful tips as well as an illustrated introduction and sample.

2　Skill&Drill

The purpose of this section is to ensure that you understand the new types of questions that are described in the overview. You will be given a chance to confirm your understanding in brief texts before starting on the practice exercises. You will read some simple passages and answer the questions of a particular type. This part will help you learn how to deal with each type of question on the Reading section of the TOEFL® iBT.

3　Practice with Short Passages

This section is the first of the practice exercises in each unit. It is a halfway step before practicing with the long passages. Four short passages are offered, and a time limit is given for reading each passage. After reading each passage, you will solve some general comprehension questions as well as other questions of the type that is dealt with in the unit. Definitions of difficult words are offered to help you understand the material better.

4　Practice with Long Passages

This section is the second of the practice exercises in each unit. Four long passages are provided, and a time limit is also given for reading each passage. You first read the passage within a time limit and then solve the question or questions of the type that is mainly dealt with in the unit. Important words are also listed to help increase your understanding. Besides, a graphic organizer is provided to help you grasp the overall organization of each passage and understand important points.

5　Building Summary Skills

The purpose of this part is for you to understand the previous long passages thoroughly by completing the summaries of them. This will also help you enhance your ability of paraphrasing skills that are strongly recommended to those who are preparing for the TOEFL® iBT test.

6　Mini TOEFL iBT

This part gives you a chance to experience an actual TOEFL® iBT test in a shortened form. You will be given two passages with 6 questions each. The topics are similar to those on the actual TOEFL® test, as are the questions.

7　Vocabulary Review

This part offers you a chance to review some of the words you need to remember after finishing each unit. Vocabulary words for each unit are also provided at the back of the book to help you prepare for each unit.

In this part, the reading comprehension questions include: vocabulary, reference, factual information, negative factual information, and sentence simplification. The learning objectives of these reading comprehension questions are to identify individual words, referential relations between the words in the passage, factual information, and essential sentences.

Unit 1　Vocabulary

Overview

Introduction

Vocabulary questions ask you to understand the meanings of words in the reading passage, and you then choose an identical or similar word from the list of words. A word may have more than one meaning,but you should find the word which has the closest meaning to the word in the reading passage. Each article has three to five vocabulary questions.Therefore, students should attempt to increase their vocabulary.

Useful Tips

Keep in mind that the question is asking for the meaning as the word is used in the passage.

Make the most of contextual clues, such as definition, synonym, antonym, example, and experience clues.

Confirm that the word or phrase you have chosen still makes sense in the passage.

Question Types

1.The word ___ in the passage is closest in meaning to

2.The phrase ___ in the passage is closest in meaning to

3.In stating that ___ , the author means that

4.Based on the information in paragraph X,which of the following best explains the term ___ ?

Sample iBT Question

Dinosaurs were ancient species of reptiles.They lived on Earth for 160 million years. Some dinosaurs were as small as rabbits; others were enormous . Some ate meat, and others ate plants. They disappeared about 65 million years ago. Scientists believe that they starved to death. They think the climate changed quickly and caused many plants to die.

The word enormousin the passage is closest in meaning to

A　huge

B　cowardly

C　scary

D

....