A: In recent years, English reading comprehension questions have accounted for a large score in the senior high school entrance examination papers. Therefore, English reading comprehension becomes more and more important. To improve English reading comprehension, we can do the following:
First of all, you must master certain reading skills.
Reading skills include two aspects, namely comprehension and speed. Understanding is the basis and purpose of reading. At the same time, reading speed is also very important. Practice has proved that people with strong reading ability can read quickly and understand accurately.
Second, improve the ability of thinking, analyzing and solving problems.
In the process of reading, our brain nerve center is in a highly excited and positive state. Therefore, we must be highly focused and diligent in asking ourselves. Always ask "w" and "h", that is, "who, when, where, what, why, how, how much, how far" and so on. And be ready to answer these questions. This is very beneficial to cultivate our good reading habits, develop potential intellectual factors and improve our psychological quality. At the same time, we should be able to reason with the existing knowledge in our brain and judge the deep meaning of the article with the logical relationship of the context; Will synthesize the information provided by the article and summarize the meaning of the article. These are the abilities to think, analyze and solve problems. This ability is very important in English learning, especially in English reading.
Third, lay a good foundation in English.
The basic knowledge of English is aimed at English vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. In terms of vocabulary, junior high school students should not only master all junior high school words and idioms and their fixed collocation, but also master all kinds of tenses and their usage in junior high school. Only in this way can we lay a good foundation for reading comprehension.
Fourth, we should pay attention to the text in the textbook.
Repeat the text in the textbook on the basis of understanding, and some texts even have to be recited; But also can answer the text freely and skillfully.
Many students have not ignored the importance of memorizing texts, and always think that memorizing texts is a very primitive and clumsy learning method. However, students should remember that the process of memorizing the text is a process of memorizing, and it is also a process of understanding, appreciating and cultivating a sense of language. It is by no means just grasping some language points, words or grammar of the text. Therefore, in the usual study, we should constantly sum up our reading experience. Only in this way can we improve our reading comprehension.
Fifth, we should improve our reading comprehension.
1. Understand the article title.
Because the title is the center of the article and even the eye of the article. So be sure to study carefully and understand the meaning of the topic itself.
2. Grasp key words, eliminate difficult sentences or even skip difficult sentences.
Difficult sentences in reading comprehension are like obstacles, which make people unable to understand the whole article and daunting. Difficult sentences are generally long, that is, complex sentences, complex sentences or inverted sentences. These are more complicated. Students should grasp the key words in sentences and correctly analyze the meaning of sentences and the general idea of paragraphs, so as to understand the grammatical components of each sentence and their relationships.
3. Read the full text, grasp the main idea and the central idea.
A complete reading article usually has a central idea. We can use speed reading to browse the full text, get a preliminary understanding of the main idea and get some main information. When reading, you don't need to focus on every sentence and word, just focus on the key words.
4. Use the logic of context to guess and explain the meaning of words.
We will inevitably encounter many new words in reading, so don't panic. We can guess its meaning through word formation, synonymous sentences, antonyms, causality and contextual hints and hints. If you really can't guess, don't waste all your time on one word, just skip it and go to the next part of reading.
5. Read with questions, read the questions at the back of the article in advance, and make a preliminary choice or judgment on these questions.
After reading it quickly, focus on the questions given at the back of the article, and then read the full text again. This reading adopts the method of skipping. In the process of skipping, I keep looking for the information and knowledge I need when answering questions. Pay attention to the time, place, characters, characters, main plot and causality in the article. Once you find the answer, you can stop watching this part.
Sixth, we should improve the reading speed.
The speed of reading is also a very important part of the reading process. But how to improve reading speed? We can grasp and correct several bad habits from the following aspects:
1) Try to restrain lip movements and the habit of reading aloud in a low voice.
2) Overcome the habit of looking back when reading.
3) Determine the reading speed according to the length, difficulty and reading requirements of the article.
Generally speaking, it takes some time to read and understand articles. Therefore, students can decide their reading speed according to the length of the article; Pay attention to the speed of relatively difficult articles. If you read too slowly, you may not be able to finish it on time within the specified time or the remaining time. But sometimes reading too fast will cause many mistakes that should not appear.
4) Understand the whole text directly, instead of translating it word by word.
Understanding the full text directly and avoiding word-for-word translation is the fastest and best way to improve reading speed.
Seven, grasp the key sentences and paragraphs.
Pay attention to the first and last paragraphs and sentences when reading. Usually, we can capture the general idea and genre of an article from the first paragraph and sentences. The last paragraph and sentence of an article are often the soul of an article or paragraph. The first paragraph briefly puts forward the main idea or name, time, place and cultural background of the article. The last paragraph is a summary or induction of the theme. If the first and last paragraphs and sentences are sorted out, students will understand the theme and central idea of the article, and at the same time, they can reduce the obstacles of new words and difficult sentences.
Find key words and sentences.
Be good at grasping key words and sentences when reading. For example: quantity, time, place, central figure, etc. Especially some important related words. Such as which, but, as, cause, and, for, when, etc. For the keywords in the text, we should first understand their basic meanings, then understand their specific meanings in the text, and finally scrutinize their deep meanings according to the context.
Nine, how to cut off the "roadblock".
When reading comprehension, you will inevitably encounter "obstacles", that is, new words. Although it is difficult to understand, don't be anxious or afraid. First, you can analyze and understand according to the context, and sometimes you can determine the meaning according to your own direct or indirect experience. Secondly, you don't need to know the names of people and places. They won't affect your understanding of the article. Third, master word formation and understand it according to word formation analysis. For example, the prefixes un- and dis- have negative meanings; Suffixes can change the part of speech, such as care (noun) -care (adjective) -care (adverb).
Ten, reading correctly, the effect is good.
Good reading habits can save time and have a good effect. When reading a short passage, students should not translate it word for word, which is not only a waste of time, but also a bad influence. Once you encounter new words, you will stop reading again and again, which will waste a lot of time. It is best to read silently with your eyes, which is faster. Pay more attention, so don't pay attention to the new words, as long as it doesn't affect the understanding of the main idea of the article.
In short, we should constantly accumulate experience in our usual study and cultivate and improve our reading comprehension ability.