在大學英語四級考試的答題過程中，閱讀理解部分是需要掌握一些小技巧。為此本站小編為大家帶來大學英語四級考試閱讀理解的小技巧。
答題技巧一： 詳略得當
對於大學英語四級閱讀來說，根據題目的“題眼”快速在文章中找到答案是最關鍵的，這樣我們就要在閱讀時注意詳略得當。克服精讀精益求精的習慣，做到有資訊處精讀，無資訊處略讀，略讀處一掃而過。
題目中數字、人名等資訊(題眼)在原文中對應的部分必須詳讀。而對所要解釋或證明的觀點的細節舉例處或者通常有數個名詞的並列項，它們不是完整的主謂賓的句子，因此無法與問題對應的詳細列舉處，都可以略讀。
答題技巧二：顯性資訊
查讀的資訊通常是顯性資訊，只要將問題在原文中進行準確定位就能得到正確答案，一般不需要做推理。
特別提示：考生對於以下一些顯性資訊也應注意
(1) 表示因果關係的詞或片語：because， reason， due to， since， so that， therefore等
(2) 表示目的'關係的詞或片語：in order to， so as to， by等
(3) 表示轉折關係的詞或片語：but， however， yet等
(4) 表示對比關係的詞或片語：contrary to， unlike， like等
答題技巧三：題文同序
英語四級考試的閱讀部分，問題順序與原文順序一致(有時順序不一致)，這就要求考生應該按照題目的順序依次做題。
答題技巧四：分解對應
分解對應四分法：快速將問題分解成4個部分(主A 謂B賓C+其他D)，與原文進行對比。
答題技巧五：選小不選大
四級閱讀中，問題的範圍必須小於原文範圍，反之則不選。
不能選的選項為：
(1) 選項的資訊與原文內容相反
(2) 選項將原文的意思張冠李戴
(3) 將原文中的不確定因素轉化為確定因素
(4) 改變原文中的條件、範圍等
英語四級閱讀理解的高分技巧：選詞填空三步走
第一步：給選項標註詞性。如果遇到一詞多詞性的情況，就標註出多個詞性。
PS：英語四級考試中的選詞填空只考察四大詞性：名詞、動詞、形容詞、副詞。而且副詞只有2-3空，形容詞2-5空。
第二步：預先判斷空格詞性。
關於如何判斷每個空格處應該填什麼詞性的單詞這一點，小編給大家總結出了幾條黃金法則，可以說百發百中，大家只需記住即可。
1.名詞的判斷：
(1)主語或賓語為名詞，空格處充當表語多為名詞。
(2)形容詞、名詞修飾空格，空格處填名詞。
(3)空格前有冠詞(the，a，an)，空格處填名詞。
(4)空格前有限定詞(this/these, that/those, his)，空格處填名詞。
(5)空格前有介詞，空格處填名詞。
2.動詞的判斷：
(1)空格前後為名詞(短語)或代詞，空格處填動詞。
(2)空格前為名詞，空格後為賓語或賓語從句，空格處填動詞。
(3)謂語動詞的時態一般與其前後半句時態一致。
(4)一個句子只有一個謂語。如果這個謂語已經出現了，那麼其他需要表達動賓關係的短語中，應該使用非謂語動詞(動詞的分詞或動名詞)形式。
3.形容詞的判斷：
(1)空格在句中作定語、表語或補足語，空格處填形容詞。
(2)空格位於名詞前，或位於冠詞與名詞之間，空格處填形容詞。
(3)空格前為副詞，空格處填形容詞。
4.副詞的判斷：
(1)空格位於動詞之前，空格處填副詞。
(2)空格位於形容詞之前，空格處填副詞。
(3)如果句子中的主幹結構完整，空格處填副詞。
第三步：結合詞性和上下文意思，進行“填坑”遊戲。
PS：小編建議大家可以從特徵最明顯的副詞(-ly結尾)開始填，並將用過的詞用筆劃掉。
英語四級閱讀理解的練習題Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
You never see them, but they're with you every time you fly. They record where you're going, how fast you're traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to withstand almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They're known as the black box.
When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潛水艇) detected the device's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.
In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first model for a black box, which became a requirement on all US commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the device was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane—the area least subject to impact—from its original position in the landing wells (起落架艙). That same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.
Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations,and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft's final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔絕的) case and surrounded by quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can withstand massive force and temperatures up to 2 000°F. When submerged, they're also able to emit signals from depths of 20 000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1, 2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they're still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane's black boxes were never recovered.
57. What does the author say about the black box?
A) It ensures the normal functioning of an airplane.
B) The idea for its design comes from a comic book.
C) Its ability to ward off disasters is incredible.
D) It is an indispensable device on an airplane.
58. What information could be found from the black box on the Yemeni airliner?
A) Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.
B) The total number of passengers on board.
C) The scene of the crash and extent of the damage.
D) Homing signals sent by the pilot before the crash.
59. Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?
A) New materials became available by that time.
B) Too much space was needed for its installation.
C) The early models often got damaged in the crash.
D) The early models didn't provide the needed data.
60. Why did the Federal Aviation Authority require the black boxes be painted orange or yellow?
A) To distinguish them from the color of the plane.
B) To caution people to handle them with care.
C) To make them easily identifiable.
D) To conform to international standards.
61. What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?
A) There is still a good chance of their being recovered.
B) There is an urgent need for them to be restructured.
C) They have stopped sending homing signals.
D) They were destroyed somewhere near Brazil.
