职称英语考试重点放在阅读理解上，要怎么通过职称英语考试呢？
考职称英语并不难，就像大多数事情一样，必须具备两点条件：一是勤学苦练；二是掌握方法。
所谓勤学苦练就是指凡是书上的内容都要一一熟读、尽量牢记，最后做到只看题干就能下意识地反映出答案内容。书是最好的复习资料，尤其是阅读理解和完形填空两个部分的篇目，更是重中之重，因为它有约30分的内容就是从这里边出的，是可掌握可控制的唯一途径，所以这一部分是基础中的基础，要扎扎实实地下工夫，切不可偷懒，挂漏一漏万，那考试时就是和自己过不去了。
掌握方法首先说的是考试的时候，除了第一部分词汇和第四部分阅读理解动用字典翻译之外，其它地方看不懂也最好不要用用字典翻译，因为时间往往不够用。
第一部分 词汇15分，第一个做这题，查英英字典，查不到的词不理它，其它题做完后再回过头用英汉字典查出来，这部分要必得10分以上。
第六部分 完形填空 共15分，第二个做这题，本题为书中原文，这部分要必得12分。
第二部分 阅读判断7分，第三个做这题，什么也不看直接写答案，AAAAAABA或AAAAAAAB，按概率可得3-4分。
第四部分 阅读理解45分，第四个做这题，这里是重中之重，能够顺利过关就全看这里了。这里有一篇书中原文，这里的15分要必得，按我上面的学习方法如果熟记书上的所有篇目则难度不大，时间不长。还有两篇，一篇比较简单，不看原文直接看题目，根据题目中的信息词，到原文中定位题目原句，再看定位句中的下一句和答案中的信息词对比，就象连连看一样,可以很快找到答案，这里可得12分。还有一篇可能有点难度，那就用字典把题目和答案的关键词翻译出来，通过理解和原文信息词定位的方法，把它做出来，一般可得9分。这里做完就回过头把第一部分词汇没查完的同义词用英汉字典查出来。
第三部分 概括大意与完成句子8分，第五个做这题，看不懂也不查字典，直接按答题技巧做题，段落概括大意，重点看每段的第一句第二句再看最后一句，有没有答案中的信息词，完成句子部分先译出题目的中文意思，再在文章中找到相关内容的出处，就可以比较容易地知道该选哪个句子了。只要认真仔细谨慎，加一些小小的技巧，这里的8分大致可以拿到4-6分。
最后做第五部分 补全短文10分，这个题由于是书外出的，无从复习也有点难，所以可分为两种情况：如果时间够，则仔仔细细地读一遍，再认真核对答案，用心选择，确保成功率；如果时间紧促，或者文章实在难以理解，也可以用蒙一水的方法，就是填一个Ａ，四个Ｂ，或者ＡＢＣＤＥ乱填，目标蒙对一个答案得2分，可能一分也得不了，但是我们回过头看一下我们的分数，早已过了60分啰，ＯＫ
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某年10月考试的综合类阅读理解题为——第三十五篇 Dorm Food More Comfy
Once upon a time, eating in an American college dorm meant soup in a hotpot or getting pizza delivered. The most interesting thing about the campus dining hall was often the salad bar.
No more. These days, US college students have refined tastes and a growing interest in preparing their own food. Mini-refrigerators and microwaves in dorm rooms are as essential as laptops.
"The cooking awareness of college students is increasing," said Tom Post, president of campus dining for Sodexo, a major food service company. "Students today grew up watching celebrity chefs on TV, eating organic food and valuing good nutrition."
In response, cafeteria menus have changed. Sodexo's top campus foods for 2009 include Vietnamese noodle soup, goat cheese salad, and Mexican chicken. But colleges are also catering to student demands for more flexible and personalized dining options.
Chartwells, the company that prepares food for dining halls at Ohio Wesleyan University in the state of Ohio, offers microwaveable meals that students can take away, as well as a program where students can have food individually prepared. Or they can even do their own cooking.
This fall, Sarah Lawrence College in New York will offer students on its meal plan a chance to pick up groceries in the cafeteria as an alternative to a cooked meal.
"Students want things that are easy to make, things that don't take long and will still taste good," said Rachel Holcomb, a University of Massachusetts-Amherst student who updated recipes for the new edition of The Healthy College Cookbook.
Angelo Berti, a chef at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, teaches cooking in dorm kitchens. But Berti says he's not just teaching recipes. He's encouraging students to use dining together as a way to socialize and as a means of self-expression. "The meal is your canvas," Berti said. “You paint what you want."
That's why at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, students produce a cooking show filmed in a dorm called "Everyday Gourmet". One episode was “Date Night Cooking: A 3-Course meal for under $20," featuring grilled chicken stuffed with goat cheese and basil.?
注释：
标题意思为（美国）宿舍烹饪之风流行。 练习：
1. Which of the following is not mentioned as a basic equipment in today's student dorms?
A) fridges
B) microwaves
C) notebook computer
D) TV sets
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the author?
A) The salad bar is still the most interesting food to them up to now.
B) Today Pizza remains the most popular food to US college students.
C) US college students want their dining options to be more flexible and personalized.
D) Colleges have made no changes to meet students' needs.
3. The following food are among Sodexo's top campus foods for 2009 EXCEPT:
A) Italian Pizza
B) Vietnamese noodle soup
C) goat cheese salad
D) Mexican chicken
4. Which of the following statements about Angelo Berti is NOT true?
A) He is a chef at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
B) He teaches cooking in a cooking school.
C) He believes that cooking means more than preparing food following the recipes.
D) He regards dining together as a good way to expand the circle of friends.
5. What does Angelo Berti mean by saying "The meal is your canvas"?
A) Cooking is so boring that it is not worthy for students to have a try.
B) College students should make their meal as simple as possible.
C) Cooking is a good way to express oneself freely.
D) If one wants to become a successful cook, he'd better learn painting first.
答案与题解：
1. D 第二段末尾提及现在美国的大学宿舍里,小冰箱和微波炉和笔记本电脑一样成为 了必需品，惟独没有提及电视。
2. C 第四段最后一句说美国的大学在尽量满足学生对于饮食更加灵活和个性化的要 求。
3. A 第四段说Sodexo2009年最受欢迎的校园食品包括B、C和D选项。
4. B 从倒数第二段可知，Angelo Berti教授厨艺的地点并非烹饪学校，而是大学学生
寝室的厨房。
5. C 从该句的上下文可知，Angelo Berti说“The meal is your canvas”的真实意思是做
饭是自由表达自我的一个很好的途径或方式。
本次10月考试的综合类完形填空题为——第二篇 Making yourself a good record
If you are an American and you think you might need to borrow money someday， the best thing to do is start early.
That’s because just as many employers want to hire only people with experience, banks and other creditors are usually reluctant to lend to those without a proven track record of paying back, on time, the money they have borrowed.
But if you need experience just to get a start, how do you get that start in the first place?
With a little help from your parents usually, while you are still financially dependent on them. It is easy to get a credit card or student loan when you are in college, because banks figure your parents will bail you out if you fail to pay.
So just as students take on internships to build up their resumes, one’s university time can be a good time to work on another important personal record: the credit report .
Credit reports are a summary of one’s personal credit history, gathered by a credit reporting agency, or CRA.
Banks, and companies - including hospitals, landlords and insurance companies – regularly report to the three main CRAs in the US on how their customers are doing at paying back the money they owe .
Anyone with a “legitimate business need” has the right to order individuals’ reports from the CRAs. Potential creditors usually compile the information in the reports into a credit “score”, ranking the level of creditworthiness. Lack of experience in borrowing in addition to a bad record of doing so, can result in a low score.
Even if you are not considering taking out a loan for such a large purchase as a home or car, your credit report can be important to getting through life. Landlords often ask for the reports to judge whether a person can be trusted to pay the rent. Credit checks are necessary for getting a credit card, even for purchasing a mobile phone calling plan.
People can obtain a copy of their own credit report, usually at a cost of around US$8-9. Some consumer organizations recommend doing this once a year to allow one to catch any mistakes that have slipped into the records or, even worse, to find out whether any fraud has taken place. Though the system is controlled by laws meant to protect people’s privacy, it isn’t fool-proof: Sometimes people take out bad loads in others’ names, ruining their records.
In a society addicted to credit, that can be a disaster.
