仔细阅读部分要求考生阅读短文。篇章长度四级为200-250词。短文理解每篇后有若干个问题，要求考生根据对文章的理解，从每题的四个选项中选择最佳答案。

阅读分项讲解——真题解析

“保八四大战略大法来了”

1.仔细阅读：定位非常关键

此部分也应先看题目后看文章。根据出题顺序与行文顺序一致的原则，确定答案所在的大体段落。

较难题目中都会出现题干与原文同义替换的情况，那么该同义替换的句子很可能就是定位句，那么答案就在定位句的相邻句子中。

当两个选项无法完全确定时，重新审题，比对两个选项与定位句的意思，同义替换的选项或与原文主旨一致的选项可能是正确答案。

此外，转折对比处、举例处、因果关系处、定义结论处、比较级/最高级处、特殊标点处（破折号、括号、冒号、引号、分号等）都极有可能是设题的地方，着重注意。

2.保8战四大略：

(1) 选择性阅读：找关键词，信息段

(2) 目的性阅读：带着问题读文章，丢不了

(3) 题文同序阅读，节奏要找准

(4) 曲解未提要当心，遇到都不能选

四级仔细阅读答题技巧：

(1) 细节题

在做细节题时，首先应当仔细阅读题目，弄清题目的具体要求，以及所给4个选项，然后在题目或选项中确定关键词，再利用关键词回文章中定位，找出文章中相对应的细节性句子，与4个选项进行对照，以确定正确答案。

(2) 主旨题

首先要确定文章有无主题句，以及主题句在文章中的位置。文章的主题句通常位于首段或尾段，有时也出现在文章的中间段落。段落的主题句通常位于段首或段尾，有时也在段落的中间。

(3) 推理题

推理题在大学英语四级考试阅读理解中是比较难的一类试题，切忌主观臆断，推理必须基于文章中的具体事实细节。做题时虽不能直接找到答案，但一定要在文中找到推测的依据，进行合理严密的推断。

(4) 观点态度题

在回答态度类问题时，对文章体裁的考查是一个非常重要的方面。一般来说，在说明文中作者的态度是客观的(objective)或中立的(neutral)；而在议论文中，作者的观点才会显得多种多样。

过于绝对的选项错误几率较大：如选项含有only, must, no, all, little, few, always, none等，错误几率较大。

真题练手+名师讲解

Midlife Crisis

中年危机

解题步骤

第一步：读题干，找关键词。

第二步：回文定位，按顺序略读原文。根据题干中的关键词，迅速在文章中找出与题干信息相关的内容。

第三步：找出正确选项，排除错误项。

题目：

46. What does the author think of the phrase "midlife crisis"?

作者如何看待“中年危机”这个词语？

A. It has led to a lot of debate.

B. It is widely acknowledged.

C. It is no longer fashionable.

D. It misrepresents real life.

47. How does Barbara Hagerty view midlife?

芭芭拉·哈格蒂如何看待中年生活？

A. It may be the beginning of a crisis.

B. It can be a new phase of one's life.

C. It can be terrifying for the unprepared.

D. It may see old-age diseases approaching.

48. How is midlife pictured in the book Life Reimagined?

《重新构想生活》是如何描绘中年生活的？

A. It can be quite rosy.

B. It can be burdensome.

C. It undergoes radical transformation.

D. It makes for the best part of one's life.

49. According to Karl Barth, midlife is the time ______.

根据卡尔·巴特的观点，中年是一段什么的时间？

A. to relax

B. to mature

C. to harvest

D. to reflect

50. What does the author say about midlife today?

作者对于如今的中年生活是如何表述的？

A. It is more meaningful than other stages of life.

B. It is likely to change the narrative of one's life.

C. It is more important to those with a longer lifespan.

D. It is likely to be a critical turning point in one's life.

46题

46. What does the author think of the phrase "midlife crisis"?

作者如何看待“中年危机”这个词语？

A. It has led to a lot of debate.

B. It is widely acknowledged.

C. It is no longer fashionable.

D. It misrepresents real life.

正确答案：D

A

The phrase almost completes itself: midlife crisis. It's the stage in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing,their prospects narrowing and death approaching.

(46-1) “中年危机”这个短语几近完美地诠释了它自身。它是旅途的中间阶段，人们感到青春正在消逝，未来的前景越来越暗淡，死亡即将来临。

B

There's only one problem with the cliché (套话). It isn't true.

(46-2) 这个老生常谈的说法只有一个问题，那就是它并不是真实的。

47题

47. How does Barbara Hagerty view midlife?

芭芭拉·哈格蒂如何看待中年生活？

A. It may be the beginning of a crisis.

B. It can be a new phase of one's life.

C. It can be terrifying for the unprepared.

D. It may see old-age diseases approaching.

正确答案：B

C

"In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago,"Barbara Hagerty writes in her new book, Life Reimagined. The bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s, but this shift "can be exciting, rather than terrifying."

芭芭拉·哈格蒂在她的新书《重新构想生活》中写道：“事实上，除了几十年前进行的几个小的实验性研究外，几乎没有确凿的证据证明中年危机的存在”。大部分实验表明人在四五十岁时可能会有一个暂停，或者换挡，但是这种转换将“会让人感到兴奋而并非恐惧”。

D

Barbara Hagerty looks at some of the features of people who turn midlife into a rebirth. They break routines, because "autopilot is death." They choose purpose over happiness—having a clear sense of purpose even reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease. They give priority to relationships, as careers often recede (逐渐淡化).

(47) 芭芭拉·哈格蒂对人们在中年重获新生的一些特征进行了研究。他们打破常规，因为“机械性地走下去就是死亡了”。与幸福相比，他们更愿意选择目标——有清晰的目标甚至可以降低患阿尔茨海默病的风险。他们认为到了这个年纪，事业逐渐淡化，他们更看重与他人的关系。

48题

48. How is midlife pictured in the book Life Reimagined?

《重新构想生活》是如何描绘中年生活的？

A. It can be quite rosy.

B. It can be burdensome.

C. It undergoes radical transformation.

D. It makes for the best part of one's life.

正确答案：C

E

Life Reimagined paints a picture of middle age that is far from gloomy. Midlife seems like the second big phase of decision-making. Your identity has been formed; you've built up your resources; and now you have the chance to take the big risks precisely because your foundation is already secure.

(48) 《重新构想生活》描绘的中年并不令人沮丧。中年就像是生命中第二个决定的阶段。你的个性已经形成；你已经积累了足够的资源；并且现在有机会承担更大的风险，因为你已经为此打下了牢固的根基。

F

Karl Barth described midlife precisely this way. At middle age, he wrote, "the sowing is behind; now is the time to reap. The run has been taken; now is the time to leap. Preparation has been made; now is the time for the venture of the work itself."

卡尔·巴特曾精准地描述了中年生活。人到中年，他写道，“种子已经播好，现在是收获的季节。助跑已经完成，现在是起跳的时刻。万事俱备，现在是将事业做得风生水起的时候。”

49题

49. According to Karl Barth, midlife is the time ______.

根据卡尔·巴特的观点，中年是一段什么的时间？

A. to relax

B. to mature

C. to harvest

D. to reflect

正确答案：B

G

The middle-aged person, Barth continued, can see death in the distance, but moves with a "measured haste" to get big new things done while there is still time.

(49) 中年人，巴特继续写道，可以遥望远处的死亡，但是他们趁还有大好时光，以“慎重而缓慢的节奏”去完成那些远大而新生的事业。

50题

50. What does the author say about midlife today?

作者对于如今的中年生活是如何表述的？

A. It is more meaningful than other stages of life.

B. It is likely to change the narrative of one's life.

C. It is more important to those with a longer lifespan.

D. It is likely to be a critical turning point in one's life.

正确答案：D

H

What Barth wrote decades ago is even truer today. People are healthy and energetic longer. We have presidential candidates running for their first term in office at age 68, 69 and 74. A longer lifespan is changing the narrative structure of life itself. What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point—the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of.

(50-1) 几十年前巴特所写的内容在今天看来更为真实。人们更健康也更精力充沛。我们的总统候选人在参加他们的第一轮竞选时分别是68，69和74岁。更长的寿命正在改变生命本身的叙事模式。(50-2) 曾被认为是下坡路开始的时刻现在则是充满潜力的转折点—— 一个你全副武装要好好去利用的转折点。