常见的英语测试题阅读部分一般由四五篇短文组成，内容繁杂，包括历史事件、风土人情、名人轶事、天文地理、名胜古迹、文学艺术、科学技术等。题材包罗万象，往往令考生望而生畏。但是，如果能全面了解这部分试题的题型特点及应试技巧，就能有的放矢地进行应试准备，从而发挥出最佳水平。
　　一、题型分析
　　阅读理解部分的题型比较规范，而且相对固定，为选择题。根据测试要点可分为主旨题、细节题、推断题、语义题、排除题、指代题等。
　　1.主旨题
　　主旨题用来测试考生对整篇短文的理解。要求考生在读完一篇短文之后，能理解文章的中心思想，作者的写作意图和目的。经常出现的题目有：
　　(1)Which of the following wo

作者意图
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