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1、Reading Comprehension Questions Introduction General Advice Question Types Sample QuestionsReading Comprehension questions are designed to test a wide range of abilities that are required in order to read and understand the kinds of prose commonly encountered in graduate school. Those abilitiesinclu

2、de: understanding the meaning of individual words andsentences understanding the meaning of paragraphs and larger bodies oftext distinguishing between minor and majorpoints summarizing a passage drawing conclusions from the informationprovided reasoning from incomplete data to infer missinginformati

3、on understanding the structure of a text in terms of how the parts relate to oneanother identifying the authors assumptions andperspective analyzing a text and reaching conclusions aboutit identifying strengths and weaknesses of aposition developing and considering alternativeexplanationsAs this lis

4、t implies, reading and understanding a piece of text requires far more than a passive understanding of the words and sentences it contains; it requires active engagement with the text, asking questions, formulating and evaluating hypotheses and reflecting on the relationship of the particular text t

5、o other texts andinformation.Each Reading Comprehension question is based on a passage that may range in length from one paragraph to several paragraphs. The test contains approximately 10 passages, the majority of which are one paragraph in length and only one or two of which are several paragraphs

6、 long. Passages are drawn from the physical sciences, biological sciences, social sciences, business, arts and humanities and everyday topics and are based on material found in books and periodicals, both academic andnonacademic.Typically, about half of the questions on the test will be based on pas

7、sages, and the number of questions based on a given passage can range from one to six. Questions can cover any of the topics listed above, from the meaning of a particular word to assessing evidence that might support or weaken points made in the passage. Many, but not all, of the questions are stan

8、dard multiple-choice questions, in which you are required to select a single correct answer; others ask you to select multiple correct answers; and still others ask you to select a sentence from thepassage. Reading passages are drawn from many different disciplines and sources, so you may encounter

9、material with which you are not familiar. Do not be discouraged if you encounter unfamiliar material; all the questions can be answered on the basis of the information provided in the passage. However, if you encounter a passage that seems particularly hard or unfamiliar, you may want to save it for

10、last. Read and analyze the passage carefully before trying to answer any of the questions, and pay attention to clues that help you understand less explicit aspects of thepassage. o Try to distinguish main ideas from supporting ideas orevidence.o Try to distinguish ideas that the author is advancing

11、 from those he or she is merelyreporting.o Try to distinguish ideas that the author is strongly committed to from those he or she advances as hypothetical orspeculative.o Try to identify the main transitions from one idea to thenext.o Try to identify the relationship between different ideas. Forexam

12、ple: Are they contrasting? Are theyconsistent? Does one support theother? Does one spell the other out in greaterdetail? Does one apply the other to a particularcircumstance? Read each question carefully and be certain that you understand exactly what is beingasked. Answer each question on the basis

13、 of the information provided in the passage and do not rely on outside knowledge. Sometimes your own views or opinions may conflict with those presented in a passage; if this happens, take special care to work within the context provided by the passage. You should not expect to agree with everything

14、 you encounter in the readingpassages.Multiple-choice Select One Answer ChoiceDescriptionThese are traditional multiple-choice questions with five answer choices, of which you must select one.Tips for Answering Read all the answer choices before making your selection, even if you think you know the

15、correct answer in advance. The correct answer is the one that most accurately and most completely answers the question posed; be careful not to be misled by answer choices that are only partially true or that only partially answer the question. Also, be careful not to pick an answer choice simply be

16、cause it is a truestatement. When the question asks about the meaning of a word in the passage, be sure the answer choice you select correctly represents the way the word is being used in the passage. Many words have different meanings when used in differentcontexts.Multiple-choice Select One or Mor

17、e Answer ChoicesThese questions provide three answer choices and ask you to select all that are correct; one, two or all three of the answer choices may be correct. To gain credit for these questions, you must select all the correct answers, and only those; there is no credit for partially correctan

18、swers. Evaluate each answer choice separately on its own merits; when evaluating one answer choice, do not take the others intoaccount. A correct answer choice accurately and completely answers the question posed; Do not be disturbed if you think all three answer choices are correct, since questions

19、 of this type can have up to three correct answerchoices.Select-in-PassageThese questions ask you to click on the sentence in the passage that meets a certain description. To answer the question, choose one of the sentences and click on it; clicking anywhere on a sentence will highlight it. In longe

20、r passages, the question will usually apply to only one or two specified paragraphs, marked by an arrow （）; clicking on a sentence elsewhere in the passage will not highlightit.Note: Because these questions depend on the use of the computer, they do not appear on the paper-based test. Equivalent mul

21、tiple-choice questions are used in their place. Evaluate each of the relevant sentences in the passage separately before selecting your answer. Do not evaluate any sentences that are outside the paragraphs underconsideration. A correct answer choice must accurately match the description given in the

22、 question; do not select a sentence if any part of the description does not apply to it. However, note that the question need not fully describe all aspects of thesentence._Sample Questions Questions 1 to 3 are based on this passage.Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classic

23、al composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass （born 1937） embraced the ethos of popular music without imitating it. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies sound is dis

24、tinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glasss classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music pack

25、aged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than theclassics.Select only one answer choice.1. The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glasss use of popular elements in his classicalcompositions?A. How it is regarded by listeners who

26、 prefer rock to theclassicsB. How it has affected the commercial success of GlasssmusicC. Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular elements in theircompositionsD. Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glasss reputation as a composer of classical

27、E. Whether it has caused certain of Glasss works to be derivative inqualityConsider each of the three choices separately and select all thatapply.2. The passage suggests that Glasss work displays which of the followingqualities?A. A return to the use of popular music in classicalB. An attempt to ele

28、vate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classicalC. A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musicalstyles3. Select the sentence that distinguishes two ways of integrating rock and classicalmusic.ExplanationThe passage describes in general terms how Philip Glass uses popular mus