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【Abstract】Reading is one of the most important approaches to accessing information and reading ability is the very basis on which high school students acquire a foreign language. This article focuses on the research of reading examination forms and contents to provide some strategies in senior high school English class. Thus， our students’reading ability and testing skills.
【Key words】English CET; reading strategy; skills and methods
Survey among the high school students shows that both accuracy of reading comprehension and speed of it are not satisfactory， which is the common problem of most students. However， it is vitally highlighted not only in the old teaching program but also in the new curriculum criterion. And it’s always being focused in English class. Research shows that on the one hand， reading comprehension is closely in relation with students’grasp of vocabulary， reading habits as well as psychological quality. While on the other hand， reading effect is also influenced by reading skills and ways.
I. Testing objective of reading ability in CET
According to the CET syllabus requirements in reading comprehension， candidates should have eight skills as follows： to understand the main ideas， concrete information， conceptual meaning in the reading passages; to give relevant judgments， reasoning and expansion; to guess the meaning of new words from the context; to understand the overall structure of the passage and the relationship between sentences as well as between paragraphs; to understand the author’s intention， opinion or attitude; to distinguish between argument and argument.
In CET English paper， reading comprehension part contains five short passages， each of which attaches four multiple-choice questions， thus， a total of 20 items with 2 points for each question， a total of 40 points. Each passage has about 400 words on average; therefore， it will take candidates about 45 minutes to read the passages and select the best answer from the four choices according to the questions based on the reading materials.
As can be seen from the above requirements， reading comprehension part of the examination of the entire examination plays a decisive role in the success. However， judging from the college entrance examination papers in recent years， most of the candidates were still very poor in reading comprehension. The main cause is that they have not mastered the appropriate reading skills， do not know an effective way to access the article information， and do not have the necessary examination skills. Reading is not a passive process， but a proactive activity， so a variety of reading skills cooperating with each other is required; reading is also a process of judging， reasoning， inducting and concluding. Therefore， reading ability and skills is the key to success. Ⅱ. Ways and strategies to improve reading comprehension ability
Reading is an active process. The significance of an article is not the material itself， but results of readers’ communicative activities with the material. Readers combine what they have learned with what they’ll learn so that they can have a complete understanding of the article. These extended mental activities not only decode the meaning of the word， but achieve a comprehensive understanding of the article as well. In order to improve reading ability， students must have integrated training in the following aspects：
2.1 The basic language skills
We know that it is very important to acquire certain knowledge of the language， especially in vocabulary， which is the very basis of language learning. If the vocabulary is limited， students are bound to encounter more new words in the process of reading， which not only affects the students’ reading speed， but also their reading comprehension quality.
Besides， it’s equally important to remember the English grammar and idioms. When reading an article， stundents often encounter a complex sentence structures and idioms， which happen to be the basis for solving a problem.
2.2 Read method
Some people always like reading the book with a pencil or fingers moving around on every line for fear of missing any of the words; some students read out loud; some students get used to translating while reading; some read the sentence once and once again to understand it; and some others just scan the passage impatiently. None of these are the correct reading habits and they go against the scientific laws of reading process.
There are three basic methods of reading： skimming， scanning and intensive reading. In the process reading an article， we should use different reading methods according to different purposes. In formal exams， for example， reading comprehension should be done in the following steps： first read the whole story with skimming to understand the gist; scan the passage to obtain specific information; intensively read to acquire some more detailed information and exact contents. For convenience， key words and sentences can be marked while reading the article to help students check and answer questions. After answering all the questions， they can quickly read through the full text， to determine whether the answer to each question is correct according to the passage， if time permits.
2.3 Reading Skills The candidates are required by examination syllabus on reading comprehension section that they should possess six main abilities so as to understand the passage and grasp the author’s intention in the reading process. Then， these skills can be improved in the following four aspects， so that candidates can make rapid and accurate choice within the stipulated time：
2.3.1 Ascertain the genre of article
Reading comprehension tests are made on the base of test syllabus and instructions， which requires that candidates should get familiar with common genres including argumentative， narrative， expository， and practical writing. And in recent years， there have been most argumentative passages， next to which are expository ones
The feature of argumentative passages is to analyze and comment on the objective things， which focus on argument and proof. The themes tend to be clear and highlighted at the beginning of the article， directing the author’s views and attitudes. The following paragraphs provide supporting ideas to influence candidates’ thinking and judgment.
In exposition articles， the objective nature of things， features， shape， form and function are introduced and explained. Compared with the arguments， it does not attempt to influence the reader’s thinking， but completely describe the objective things without personal feelings.
【Key words】English CET; reading strategy; skills and methods
Survey among the high school students shows that both accuracy of reading comprehension and speed of it are not satisfactory， which is the common problem of most students. However， it is vitally highlighted not only in the old teaching program but also in the new curriculum criterion. And it’s always being focused in English class. Research shows that on the one hand， reading comprehension is closely in relation with students’grasp of vocabulary， reading habits as well as psychological quality. While on the other hand， reading effect is also influenced by reading skills and ways.
I. Testing objective of reading ability in CET
According to the CET syllabus requirements in reading comprehension， candidates should have eight skills as follows： to understand the main ideas， concrete information， conceptual meaning in the reading passages; to give relevant judgments， reasoning and expansion; to guess the meaning of new words from the context; to understand the overall structure of the passage and the relationship between sentences as well as between paragraphs; to understand the author’s intention， opinion or attitude; to distinguish between argument and argument.
In CET English paper， reading comprehension part contains five short passages， each of which attaches four multiple-choice questions， thus， a total of 20 items with 2 points for each question， a total of 40 points. Each passage has about 400 words on average; therefore， it will take candidates about 45 minutes to read the passages and select the best answer from the four choices according to the questions based on the reading materials.
As can be seen from the above requirements， reading comprehension part of the examination of the entire examination plays a decisive role in the success. However， judging from the college entrance examination papers in recent years， most of the candidates were still very poor in reading comprehension. The main cause is that they have not mastered the appropriate reading skills， do not know an effective way to access the article information， and do not have the necessary examination skills. Reading is not a passive process， but a proactive activity， so a variety of reading skills cooperating with each other is required; reading is also a process of judging， reasoning， inducting and concluding. Therefore， reading ability and skills is the key to success. Ⅱ. Ways and strategies to improve reading comprehension ability
Reading is an active process. The significance of an article is not the material itself， but results of readers’ communicative activities with the material. Readers combine what they have learned with what they’ll learn so that they can have a complete understanding of the article. These extended mental activities not only decode the meaning of the word， but achieve a comprehensive understanding of the article as well. In order to improve reading ability， students must have integrated training in the following aspects：
2.1 The basic language skills
We know that it is very important to acquire certain knowledge of the language， especially in vocabulary， which is the very basis of language learning. If the vocabulary is limited， students are bound to encounter more new words in the process of reading， which not only affects the students’ reading speed， but also their reading comprehension quality.
Besides， it’s equally important to remember the English grammar and idioms. When reading an article， stundents often encounter a complex sentence structures and idioms， which happen to be the basis for solving a problem.
2.2 Read method
Some people always like reading the book with a pencil or fingers moving around on every line for fear of missing any of the words; some students read out loud; some students get used to translating while reading; some read the sentence once and once again to understand it; and some others just scan the passage impatiently. None of these are the correct reading habits and they go against the scientific laws of reading process.
There are three basic methods of reading： skimming， scanning and intensive reading. In the process reading an article， we should use different reading methods according to different purposes. In formal exams， for example， reading comprehension should be done in the following steps： first read the whole story with skimming to understand the gist; scan the passage to obtain specific information; intensively read to acquire some more detailed information and exact contents. For convenience， key words and sentences can be marked while reading the article to help students check and answer questions. After answering all the questions， they can quickly read through the full text， to determine whether the answer to each question is correct according to the passage， if time permits.
2.3 Reading Skills The candidates are required by examination syllabus on reading comprehension section that they should possess six main abilities so as to understand the passage and grasp the author’s intention in the reading process. Then， these skills can be improved in the following four aspects， so that candidates can make rapid and accurate choice within the stipulated time：
2.3.1 Ascertain the genre of article
Reading comprehension tests are made on the base of test syllabus and instructions， which requires that candidates should get familiar with common genres including argumentative， narrative， expository， and practical writing. And in recent years， there have been most argumentative passages， next to which are expository ones
The feature of argumentative passages is to analyze and comment on the objective things， which focus on argument and proof. The themes tend to be clear and highlighted at the beginning of the article， directing the author’s views and attitudes. The following paragraphs provide supporting ideas to influence candidates’ thinking and judgment.
In exposition articles， the objective nature of things， features， shape， form and function are introduced and explained. Compared with the arguments， it does not attempt to influence the reader’s thinking， but completely describe the objective things without personal feelings.