職稱英語考查閱讀理解的能力，主要包括以下幾個方面：
英語句子的基本語序及其意義；
英語句子的結(jié)構(gòu)和常用句型；
動詞的各種時態(tài)、語態(tài)、語氣及各種體，及其意義；
復(fù)合句的構(gòu)成及其意義；
句子中詞語的所致、省略、替代、重復(fù)以及句子之間意義的關(guān)系等。
例句：
The first time that the question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed.來源：www.examda.com
閱讀理解的出題類型：
1．主旨大意題：考查整篇文章的主題思想，或者某些段落的主題。提問方式主要有以下一些：
1. The main idea of this passage is ________.
2. This passage tells us__________.
3. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
4. The passage mainly discusses ___________.
5. This passage mainly deals with __________.
6. The author's purpose in writing this passage is __________.
7. What is the passage mainly about?
8. What is the best title of the passage?
2． 事實(shí)及細(xì)節(jié)題：考查支持和說明文章主旨的具體事實(shí)及細(xì)節(jié)，提問方式主要有以下幾種：
1. What causes _______?
2. Some people do sth. because ____________?
3. Sb. is … because ________.
4. Why is (does) sb. … ?
5. Which of the following best characterizes the main feature of … ?
6. What … ?
7. Which … ?
8. Who (Whom) … ?
9. When (What time)…
10. How … ? How many … ? How often … ?
英語句子的基本語序及其意義；
英語句子的結(jié)構(gòu)和常用句型；
動詞的各種時態(tài)、語態(tài)、語氣及各種體，及其意義；
復(fù)合句的構(gòu)成及其意義；
句子中詞語的所致、省略、替代、重復(fù)以及句子之間意義的關(guān)系等。
例句：
The first time that the question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed.來源：www.examda.com
閱讀理解的出題類型：
1．主旨大意題：考查整篇文章的主題思想，或者某些段落的主題。提問方式主要有以下一些：
1. The main idea of this passage is ________.
2. This passage tells us__________.
3. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
4. The passage mainly discusses ___________.
5. This passage mainly deals with __________.
6. The author's purpose in writing this passage is __________.
7. What is the passage mainly about?
8. What is the best title of the passage?
2． 事實(shí)及細(xì)節(jié)題：考查支持和說明文章主旨的具體事實(shí)及細(xì)節(jié)，提問方式主要有以下幾種：
1. What causes _______?
2. Some people do sth. because ____________?
3. Sb. is … because ________.
4. Why is (does) sb. … ?
5. Which of the following best characterizes the main feature of … ?
6. What … ?
7. Which … ?
8. Who (Whom) … ?
9. When (What time)…
10. How … ? How many … ? How often … ?