很多同学甚至很多老师有一个错误的英语教学思维，认为英语教学的重头戏是单词的背诵和语法填空方面。诚然，单词数量是一个人英语水平的小部分体现，但是却不是最重要的方面。换句话说，单词量大的学生一定有着更好的英语水平。这一观点在听，说，读，写作方面无不体现。为证明单词量和做对阅读题之间并无绝对化关联，故后文中的例题中将会把一位学生不认识的单词尽数抹去，再进行具体的讲解。同学们在平时做题时也可采用此种方法，测验是否真的是陌生单词才是自己阅读中的最大难关。
本文关注于分值占比最高的阅读部分。以2018年英语四级考试一篇阅读为例，着重说明如何正确做题。（划去的部分代表不认识，在这里可以不看）
Losing your ability to think and remember is pretty scary. We know the risk of dementia (痴呆症)increases with age. But if you have memory slips, you probably needn't worry. There are pretty clear differences between signs of dementia and age-related memory loss.
1. Why does the author say that one needn't be concerned about memory slips?
A.Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.
B.They occur only among certain groups of people.
有的同学不认识memory slips，在这里是作为定位词使用，无需认识。第1的题目以why开头，说明我们需要找一个原因，一个不需要关心memory slips的原因。我们在第一段第二句话中找到memory slips和needn't worry，所以答案就在后面。There are clear differences between A (dementia)and B (memory loss), 重点在于differences,我们明白原来痴呆症和记忆丢失不是一个概念，所以答案选择A..这道题的解题关键在于准确找到定位句，并且看懂differences between A and B。
When you forget entire experiences, he says, that’s "a red flag that something more serious may be involved." Forgetting how to operate a familiar object like a microwave oven, or forgetting how to drive to the house of a friend you've visited many times.
2.Which memory-related symptom should people take seriously?
A.Totally forgetting how to do one’s daily routines.
B.Inability to recall details of one's life experiences.
有的同学不认识seriously（adv.严重地）,在这里当作定位词。我们找到more serious，可以看到这句话用that开头，所以前面就是我们要找的具体东西。
所以答案和forget entire experience有关，选择A.Totally forgetting how to do one’s daily routines. 原因是forget等于forgetting,totally等于entire，experience等于daily routines，完美对应。而东西通过背单词并不能解决，需要自己更多的分析和总结。
You don't have to figure this out on your own. Dafftier suggests going to your doctor to check on medications, health problems and other issues that could be affecting memory.
3. What should people do when signs of serious memory loss show up?
A.Tum to a professional for assistance.
B.Exercise to improve their well-being.
第四题要找一个“should people do”的东西，看到原文第一句中提到“don’t have to”,所以知道这里并不是答案。直到“suggest”，心中要有一个印象“should=suggest”，建议我们去看医生“going to your doctor,”所以答案就选择和医生有关的选项 C.找专业人士寻求帮助。即使后面一整句话都不能读懂也没关系。如果professional 和assistance不认识可以采用排除法。
"Read books, go to movies, take on new hobbies or activities that force one to think in novel ways," he says. In other words, keep your brain busy and working. And also get physically active, because exercise is a known brain booster.
4. What is Dr. Daffner's advice for combating memory loss？
A. Engaging in known memory repair activities.
B. Staying active both physically and mentally.
第五题的定位词是人名和advise，即使advise这个词不认识也没关系。我们只需要找出来最后一段Dr.Daffner有关的事就好了。他建议到看书和看电影等活动。但是这里有一个非常重要的单词是“And”，说明是并列关系，前面是看书等脑力运动，and后面是一些身体的运动，所以要在选项中选出一个包含了这两部分的。答案是D,因为它有一个“both physically and mentally”。
综上所述，在讲解途中我们可以看到，虽然有很多不认识的单词，但是仍然可以作对题。很多生词分布在无需看懂的部分，比如“Dr. Kirk Daffner of Brigham”，还有很多题干中的词汇仅用作定位。甚至有时候作者会给出更多的解释，比如“in other words”，我们只需要前后看懂一半就可以。希望同学可以通过总结熟悉做题技巧：1.通读题干找定位 2.找出定位句 3.有答案直接选答案，看不出答案采用排除法。做题后，要注重题目的总结，比如“should=suggest”这样的同义转换。
最后，单词和语法只是纸老虎，望同学们重拾信心，早日攻克阅读难关。