CET-6阅读部分在题目的设计上，命题者一般采用三种题型：主旨题、推理题和细节题。主旨题是用来考查考生对整篇阅读材料或者某一个段落中心的理解和把握；推理题则要求考生根据文中的内容、逻辑关系、词汇的褒贬色彩和隐含意义来进行合理的推理判断；细节题是用来考查考生对文中某一细节，包括对句子和单词的理解。
下面以2001年6月的CET-6中的一篇阅读理解题为例：
Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone．We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side，or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries， curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell．
Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that“Gift” means poison in German．Moreover，we like to think of ourselves as friendly，yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm ’s length away from others．Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch，which makes Americans uncomfortable．
Our linguistic（语言上的）and cultural blindness and the casualness with which wetake notice of the developed tastes，gestures， customs and languages of other countries，are losing us friends，business and respect in the world．
Even here in the United States，we make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors．There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments；we do not have multilingual（多语言的）guided tours．Very few restaurant menus have translations，and multilingual waiters， bank clerks and policemen are rare．Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them ．
When we go abroad，we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken．Then attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives— usually the richer—who speak English．Our business dealings，as well as the nation’s diplomacy，are conducted through interpreters．
For many years，America and Americans could get by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance．After all America is the most powerful country of the free world，the distributor needed funds and goods．
But all that is past．American dollars no longer buy all good things，and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing．A 1979Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs； we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the next century，even though it may not always be the upper hand．
21．It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably ____ ．
A）stand still B）jump aside
C）step forward D）draw back
22．The author gives many examples to criticize Americans for their ____．
A）cultural self-centeredness
B）casual manners
C）indifference towards foreign visitors&nb
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D）arrogance towards other countries
23．In countries other than their own most Americans ____ ．
A）are isolated by the local people
B）are not well informed due to the language barrier
C）tend to get along well with the natives
D）need interpreters in hotels and restaurants
24．According to the author，Americans’ cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance will ____．
A）affect their image in the new era
B）cut themselves off from the outside world
C）limit their role in world affairs
D）weaken the position of the US dollar
25．The author’s intention in writing this article is to make Americans realize that ____ ．
A）it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friends
B）it is important to maintain their leading role in world affairs
C）it is necessary to use several languages in public places
D）it is time to get acquainted with other cultures
题解：
从体裁上看，本文属于议论文。讲的是由于美国属于世界强国之一，所以很多美国人认为自己的语言文化是universal，从而忽视他国的语言文化，进而影响美国在整个世界的地位和作用。作者在最后两段谈到他们对他国文化的傲慢无知应属于过去，从而提醒其他美国人应改变过去的态度，学习和了解他国语言文化，才能确保美国在世界上的地位和作用。
21．推断题。考生可从第二段的最后一句判断出答案应为D）。
22．主旨题。本文是一篇典型的“总———分———总”型短文。作者在文章的第一句就表明了主题，然后举例进行论证，最后进行了总结。选项A）正好符合其主题，而选项C）的含义不太清楚。选项B）的内容文中没有谈到；选项D）只是文中的一个细节，故答案应为A）。
23．细节题。根据第五段第二句的意思可得出答案为B）。
24．推断题。本题无法从文中直接找出答案。但考生可以根据文章的最后两段进行总结，尤其这两段的第一句，即：“美国人过去还可以忽视他国的文化，但这必竟是过去的事，现在这已开始影响美国在世界的地位和作用”。故答案为C）。
25．推断题，即判断作者的写作目的。根据24题的推理就可得知答案为D）。
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