PART ONE MICRO-SKILLS 1
Chapter One 1
Prereading（1） 1
Prereading（2） 2
Chapter Two 6
Boadening Eye Span 6
Training in Eye Span 9
Chapter Three 12
Reading in Thought Groups(1) 12
Reading in Thought Groups(2) 14
Chapter Four 17
Guessing the Meaning of a Word (1) 17
Guessing the Meaning of a Word (2) 22
Guessing the Meaning of a Word (3) 25
Chapter Five 35
Topic Sentence (1) 35
Topic Sentence (2) 40
Chapter Six 50
Skimming (1) 50
Skimming (2) 51
Chapter Seven 59
Scanning (1) 59
Scanning (2) 61
Chapter Eight 69
Prediction (1) 69
Prediction (2) 72
Prediction (3) 73
Chapter Nine 77
Differentiating Facts from Opinions 77
Summarizing Facts and Grasping Ideas 82
Chapter Ten 90
Making Judgements 90
PART TWO MACRO-SKILLS 100
Chapter One 100
Words Chain (1) 100
Words Chain (2) 106
Words Chain (3) 109
Chapter Two 112
Denotation and Connotation (1) 112
Denotation and Connotation (2) 114
Chapter Three 117
Making Inference (1) 117
Making Inference (2) 122
Making Inference (3) 126
Chapter Four 142
Drawing Conclusions (1) 142
Drawing Conclusions (2) 145
Chapter Five 152
Reading for the Main Idea (1) 152
Reading for the Main Idea (2) 156
Reading for the Main Idea (3) 157
Chapter Six 160
Understanding Figurative Language (1) 160
Understanding Figurative Language (2) 163
Understanding Figurative Language (3) 167
Chapter Seven 173
Identifying the Author's Purpose (1) 173
Identifying the Author's Purpose (2) 176
Chapter Eight 179
Passage Connection and Coherence (1) 179
Passage Connection and Coherence (2) 183
Chapter Nine 188
How to Choose Fiction Books 188
How to Read Journalistic English 190
How to Read Applied English 194
How to Read Short Stories Critically 196
Chapter Ten 204
Outline and Note-taking (1) 204
Outline and Note-taking (2) 210
Summary and Abstract 213
PART THREE TEST TACTICS AND SKILLS 216
Chapter One 216
Brief Account of Test-attacking Skills 216
Testing Subject and Content 216
Chapter Two 222
Attacking Tactics and Skills 222
1 Tactics for Reading Test 222
2 Method for Reading Test 223
3 Skills for Attacking Test Items 226
Chapter Three 237
Technique for Reading Articles of Different Styles 237
1 Understanding and Skill 237
2 Article and Making Inference 246
3 Implied Meaning and Analysis 252
Chapter Four 256
How to Answer the Question in Reading Comprehension 256
Common Barriers in Tests and Methods to Overcome them 259
Appendix 1 Reference Books 268
Appendix 2 Key to Exercises 271