对阅读功底不够扎实的学生来说,阅读理解主观题更要难一些,因为它考查的是我们的综合水平。英语能力竞赛要真实地考查学生的实际阅读能力,因此大家应该注重培养这方面的能力。请看初赛非选择式阅读理解第一篇:
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In the UK，children start primary（初始的） school at the age of five and stay until they are eleven. Then they go to secondary school（中学）. At sixteen，students take their GCSE exams （General Certificate of Secondary Education）in about five to ten subjects. When they are sixteen，students can leave school if they want. Many stay in school until eighteen to study for A Levels（Advanced 
Level）.
The British school year starts in early September and finishes in late July. School students have two weeks' holiday at Christmas and at Easter，and six weeks' holiday in the summer.
Students in primary schools sometimes wear a uniform（制服）. Most students wear a uniform in secondary school.
Here is Robin Craig's timetable. Robin is fourteen years old.
英语政府立法规定对五至十六岁儿童实行义务教育。每个儿童可以在公立学校免费入学。这篇材料简单介绍了英国中小学义务教育阶段学校和学生的一些基本情况。
31. Do British students have to stay at school until they are eighteen？
从第一段后面几句看,虽然有很多学生为了达到高级水平(A Levels)在学校继续学习两年,但也有不少学生16岁中学毕业之后便离开了学校。因此,本题应作否定回答:No, they don't.
32. How many subjects do most students take in GCSE exams？
原文第一段已提到:About five to ten.答案可以直接在原文中找到。
33. How long is the British school year？
原文第二段说到了英国的假期:圣诞节和复活节(Easter)共放假两周,暑假六周,合计八周,近两个月。因此,英国一学年实际时间为44周或近十一个月,即:44 weeks. Nearly eleven months.
34. When does Robin's school day finish？
从所给课程表中可查到最后一节课的结束时间:At 15:30。
35. What kind of school does Robin go to？
短文最后一句提到了Robin的年龄(十四岁)。按这个年龄推断,Robin应该上中学。故答案为:He goes to a secondary school.
36. What language does Robin study？
这一信息在课程表中可以查到:English, German(德语) and French. 本题需要大家通过观察课程表,自己总结后得出结论。
这些主观试题中大多数都是在原文中可找到答案或稍加推理就能得出答案的,所以大家在做这类题时不要有畏难情绪。
