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新托福考试阅读部分的难度总体上与大部分中国考生的阅读熟练(reading proficiency)程度相当。但从局部上讲,中国考生仍会感到篇章应用题(Reading toLearn Questions)难于基础理解题(Basic ComprehensionQuestions),新题型难于旧题型。阅读部分的总体结构是3篇长度为630～670个英语单词的阅读材料,每篇阅读材料后有13道题,考生每完成1道题即依次出现下一道题。要求平均每25分钟完成1篇阅读材料及其试题。共历时75分钟。阅读材料的难度与大学课本的难度相当;题材涉及美国历史、政治、文化、艺术和自然等,有一定学术性(例如,跨文化心理研究cross-culture psychological studies),但较听力材料的学术性低(not as academic as
The difficulty of reading the new TOEFL test is generally comparable to that of most Chinese candidates for reading proficiency. However, in part, Chinese candidates still find it difficult to read Basic Questions (Basic Comprehension Questions). New questions are difficult to use. The overall structure of the reading section is three reading materials with a length of 630 to 670 English words. After each reading material, there are 13 questions, and each candidate completes one question in turn. It requires an average of 1 reading material and its test questions every 25 minutes. A total of 75 minutes. The difficulty of reading materials is similar to the difficulty of university textbooks; the topics relate to American history, politics, culture, art, and nature, and they are academic (for example, cross-culture psychological studies), but they are more academic than listening materials. Low (not as academic as