1. 选择抽象概括的选项。
阅读的正确答案，无论何种题型，一般都会表达抽象或概括。只可能原文很具体，选项把信息抽象概括化。绝对不会原文很抽象，选项把信息具体细节化。所以同学如果原文读不懂，那选项也尽量选择读不懂的选项。
2. 选择包含文章主题词或段落核心词的选项。
我们讲过，考官喜欢在文章重要的信息处出题。所以很多题目都和文章或段落的主题有关，很多正确选项自然不可避免的包含文章主题词或段落核心词。所以同学如果最后选择实在没有方向，看题目对应的段落的核心词或文章主题词，如果能找到，就选择包含这些词的选项。
文章主题词：题干中反复出现的名词;各段段首反复出现的名词。
段落核心词：该段中反复出现的名词;该段主题句中的核心名词。
3. 排除原词重现的选项。
四级阅读的正确答案，一定是原文的改写。也许是词义替换，也许是含义的对应，绝对不会所有的内容都原词重现的来自于原文。所以同学做题看到选项中所有内容都是原词重现的，可以排除。
4. 排除对应文章细节具体信息的选项。
考官的出题思路，选择文章重要的一句信息改写成正确选项;选择原文不重要的细节，具体信息，例子中的信息改写成错误选项。所以如果同学实在不能理解原文和选项，将那些对应文章细节具体信息的选项排除，也可以提高选择的正确率。
还以2011年12月的文章为例：
Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around. "Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine (女性的) and prefer the modem genre (类型) in which violence and sexism are major themes, "James wrote.
Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men should be "masterful and in charge" in relationships. "In mixed schools boys feel compelled to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means, " the study reported.
61. Which of the following is characteristic of boys according to Abigail James' report?
A) They enjoy being in charge. C) They have sharper vision.
B) They conform to stereotypes. D) They are violent and sexist.
这道题的难度，ABCD四个选项原文都有提及。但简单分析，同学可以看出ABD都是原文的原词重现，实在很不符合正确选项的标志。C选项，sharper vision，这是原文more acute vision的同义改写。同义替换提示正确答案。C正确。另外，同学从原文内容比较也易得出，ABD对应的句子在文章中都是细节，举例，C对应原文Because提示的因果逻辑关系中的信息。因为C对应重要信息，所以即使读不懂，也尽量选择这个选项。
