導語：在英語四級閱讀中特殊標記處會時而出現，這考核學生利用各種提示，快速查詢特定資訊的能力，下面我們一起來看看英語四級閱讀中特殊標記處的解析。
細心的同學會在以前的四六級大綱中發現，快速閱讀部分寫到：“要求考生運用略讀和查讀的技能從篇章中獲取資訊。”考核學生利用各種提示，快速查詢特定資訊的能力。這些提示包括文中的以下資訊：
1.數字
2.大寫單詞
3.段首或句首詞等
很顯然，這一條不僅適用於快速閱讀，也適用於仔細閱讀。
例：Richard Got professor of astrophysics at Princeton, hopes man will set up a self-sufficient colony on Mars, which would be a “life insurance policy against whatever catastrophes, natural or otherwise, might occur on Earth.(2008.6,cet6)
66. According to Princeton professor Richard Gott, by setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars, Humans_____.
A. might survive all catastrophes on earth
B. might acquire ample natural resources
C. will be able to travel to Mars freely
D. will move there to live a better life
【答案】A
【解析】題幹中setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars可在原文中直接找到，原文中which引導的定語從句表示的內容就是setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars所帶來的影響：人類能夠應對地球上各種各樣的災難從而倖存下來。A選項中的survive all catastrophes on earth 是對原文的同義轉述。
例：In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen(監督)"a major strengthening of Yale's financial position."(2009.12,cet4)
65. Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard as its vice-chancellor chiefly because _____.
A. she was known to be good at raising money
B. she could help strengthen its ties with Yale
C. she knew how to attract students overseas
D. she had boosted Yale‘s academic status
【答案】A
【解析】文中提到，劍橋大學於2003年任命Alison Richard為副校長，而句中publicly stressed(公開強調)之後的`內容即為任命她的原因，便是：在以前的崗位上她的監管使得“耶魯的財政地位得到顯著加強”。所以，推理可知，答案為A.
1. 引號
1)尤其是當引號表示著重強調時
如：
They are using fewer of the very deferential "women's" forms, and even using the few strong forms that are know as "men's".
2)某人說的話，能夠集中表達一個事實或觀點時
如：
"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." said Maressa Orzack, a Harvard University professor.
例1(引號)：Toebe also regularly visits a site where posters discuss Internet overuse. In August, when she first realized she had a problem, she posted a message on a Yahoo Internet addiction group with the subject line: "I have an Internet Addiction."(2010,6,cet4)
8. In one of the messages she posted on a website, Toebe admitted that she ______.
【答案】had an Internet Addiction
【解析】首先分析結構可知，本空所填內 容是充當that賓語從句的謂語，主句的admitted表明謂語應用過去時。原文提到Toebe在雅虎的一個上網成癮群裡發了一條訊息，引號中的內容為 這條小的的主題：“我有網癮”。由此可知，Toebe承認自己“上網成癮”。故答案根據時態要求進行修改為：had an Internet Addiction.
2. 小括號
小括號()中間加一個漢語註釋，非常容易引起大家的注意。此處就不贅述。我們還是通過真題舉例來看具體考察情況吧。
例2：(小括號)The use of deferential(敬重的)language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan. This ideal presents a woman who withdraws quietly to the background, subordinating her life and needs to those of her family and its male head. She is a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother, master of the domestic arts. The typical refined Japanese woman excels in modesty and delicacy; she "treads softly(謹言慎行)in the world," elevating feminine beauty and grace to an art form.
57. The first paragraph describes in detail ________.
A. the standards set for contemporary Japanese women
B. the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan
C. the stereotyped role of women in Japanese families
D. the norms for traditional Japanese women to follow
【答案】D
【解析】考點出處是第一段的總述話語，它介紹了日本女性在說話時使用敬語是女性完美標準的象徵，其後面幾句是對這種保守性別規範下女性美德的詳細描述，所以正確答案為D.
