PTE Academic 阅读题型之Multiple-choice，choose single answer（单选）

PTE考试阅读单选题的阅读文本长度在300字以内，配1道单选题，一般有4个选项，1个正确答案。在阅读文本的时候，要区分段落大意，即主要观点（main points）和段落细节，即支持性信息（supporting information），并且理解作者的意图和态度。

例如

By writing this article, the writer wants to show that

 students generally show less motivation than they should

 ways of increasing student motivation have been used well

 the effects of student motivation can be seen in positive results

 some students use their motivation in ways that waste time

By writing this article, the writer wants to show that这个题目是一个推论性质的主旨题，通过读文章我们可以清楚找到文章的main points：一个是Almost all students are motivated in one way（classroom subjects） or another（social side of school）；另一个是：Motivation is important in education because it has several effects on students' learning and behaviour.剩下的信息都是细节的supporting information。

抓住文章的main points之后我们围绕这两个主要观点理解选项：选项1的比较根本在文章没有提到；选项2讲提升学生motivation的方法，也就是说怎样提升学生的motivation，这在文章也没有；选项3讲了effects符合第二个main point，那么我们就看第二个main point的支持信息来确定是否是positive results； 这在文章的后边讲了：encourage…/increase…/produces improved performance…，都是positive results；选项4的浪费时间在文章也没有讲到。

所以正确答案是选项3。