中学英语教学大纲明确指出:“中学英语教学的目的就是对中学生进行听、说、读、写四项基本能力的训练,培养学生口头和书面运用英语的能力,侧重培养学生的阅读能力。”由此我们不难看出,阅读能力的考查是高考的重点,自始至终占着主导地位。江苏卷中单纯考查阅读理解的就有四篇文章,占总分值的20%,并且阅读能 The Syllabus for Middle School English clearly states: “The purpose of secondary English teaching is to train the middle school students in four basic abilities: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students should be encouraged to use verbal and written English, focusing on cultivating students’ reading ability. ”It is not difficult for us to see that the examination of reading ability is the focus of college entrance examination, which takes the leading position from start to finish. There are four articles in Jiangsu voluntarily examining reading comprehension, accounting for 20% of the total scores, and reading