最新大学英语四级考试一些注意技巧
大学英语四级考试一些注意技巧
四级考试
既然要考试这个需要了解考试。大学英语四级考试流程。
8：50——9：00试音时间（这个需要注意提前
．．三十分钟到场，晚了就不好了。）
9：00——9：10播放考场指令，发放作文考卷
9：10取下耳机，开始作文考试。（这点提醒你下，作文要尽快
．．写完。）
9：35发放含有快速阅读的试题册（但9：40才允许开始做）
9：40——9：55做快速阅读（哎考四级就没做完开始收卷了，那个郁闷啊!这题简单可是没做完，无语极了。所以那要抓紧时间
．．
．．．．，尽快做完平．时做
题时就要注意
．．．．．．。）
9：55——10：00收答题卡一（即作文和快速阅读,考试两张答题卡，注意早些涂完老师不等你的。做完没涂完那更气人。）
9：55——10：00重新戴上耳机，试音寻台，准备听力考试。（听力考试对我来说好难啊就像天书，可是··35%啊）。
10：00开始听力考试，电台开始放音
听力结束后完成剩余考项。
（剩下的是，一个选词填空，两篇阅读，一个完形填空，五个句子翻译。）
（这时候注意时间．．可能会不够用．．．，其实可以放弃完形填空．．．．．．，先．做句子．．翻译．．
，因为句子翻译一句一分，完形填空20空才十分，另外这20个答案可以蒙。嘿嘿这个看自己当时情况。）
11：20全部考试结束。
英语四级考试题型：听力理解35% 阅读理解35% 完型填空10% 写作和翻译20%。
下面开始讲一些技巧吧.知道的也不多，参考下呗。按照四级卷子的顺序吧。首先是作文。
作文与高中差不多，要求不是很高，平时背些四级真题的作文，记一些里面的词语搭配，或者固定句式。四级作文最近向图表，看图．．．．．
的类型了。自己做好心理准备，多背些作文足以应付了，这主要看高中英语底子了。
接下来是快速阅读，快速阅读占10%，所以也很重要，这个主要时间把握好。做快速阅读时：
一、先看题干，然后找出信号词（就是比较明显．．
的词容易在文中找到），也注意是否有小标题，有小标题时小标题．．．很重要。快速阅读不需要读懂．．．．．。只是考查查找信息．．．．的能力。
二、按段阅读，按段做题，快速找出题的句子，并理解句子意思。（一般情况下一段话就一道题，特别注意首句．．和转折句．．．，读句子抓主谓宾．．．
。） 三、回到题目，挑出正确答案。
注释：快速阅读共十道题．．．，七道选择题．．．．．，三道补全句子．．．．．．。补全句子不超过五个．．．．．词．
。 接下来就是听力了，听力这个重在平时。关于听力有个方法。
首先需要四级真题试卷，自己听听力，不过要看着原听力材料．．．．．．．．
，这时候你就会发现有些地方听不懂，即使看着原文．．．．，也听不清楚。．．．．．但是这些听不清楚的东西就是你．要注意的．．．．。多次听直到听清楚为止，．．．．．．这种可分为五种类型：有连读、轻读、爆．．．．．．．破、摩擦、辅音．．．．．．．。当你知道这里为什么听不清楚了，就开始不看原文看着题听然．．．．．．．．．后做题．．．。不过这样做需要七八．．套题训练，需要坚持的。听完七八套后，再听两三套．．．．听力这次就按照考试的样．．．．．．．．．．．
子，这时候就会轻松好多。（听力35%的比例值得这么做了）
听力过后就是选词填空。这种题和完形填空类似不过比完形填空难。我们高中的时候经常做完形填空，选词填空比较少接触，算是新型的题。此题占了10%。
● 首先选词填空给的词有十五个．．．，开始做题时先看单词．．．．，划分词性．．
（动词，名词，形容词，副词），再确定词意．．．．（不过可能有些词不认识不过不影响），注意一词多义．．．．或多个词性．．．．．
。 ● 回到原文，以句子为单位边读边做题．．．．．．．．．．
，在上下文中理解句意找出答案。 注释：做题一些小技巧，动词时注意时态．．、单复数．．．。固定短语，固定句式．．．．．．．．．
。通过这些选择会更容易。这些其中词汇量要求也很高所以记单词也很重要。不过记单词时切忌就只背单词。要在句子中记单词．．．．．．．．
。 选词填空过后就是仔细阅读了，这个无需多说，和高中一样，相信高中老师教了不少关于做此题的方法。这类题占的分值大，特别注意不要做错太多．．．．．．
。 剩下的就是完形填空句子翻译了。这个时候时间会比较紧张．．．．．．．，所以先做句子翻译．．．．．．，句子翻译主要有倒装句．．．、虚拟语气和情态动词．．．．．．．．．
的用法、非谓语动词做状语定语、名词性从句。定语从句和状语从句、固定短语，比较句型。大致也就这些，多背背四级真题的句子翻译，这个还是看平时的水平多些吧···完形填空嘛技巧要不要都可以毕竟后来时间紧再多技巧也白搭。不过不是说放弃，平时要训练一遍做完．．．．不能犹豫，即使不会蒙也不要．．．．．．
犹豫
．．．．．．．．因为老师会随时收卷子，所以不．．，时间要快，考四级的时候尽量做一题就涂卡一题
要在卷子上写完在转移那就晚了。
四级主要是时间紧，不过不要慌张一切慢慢来
．．．．．。
大学英语四级考试模拟试题
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