职称英语考查阅读理解的能力，主要包括以下几个方面：英语句子的基本语序及其意义；英语句子的结构和常用句型；动词的各种时态、语态、语气及各种体，及其意义；复合句的构成及其意义；句子中词语的所致、省略、替代、重复以及句子之间意义的关系等。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. 阅读理解的出题类型：1．主旨大意题：考查整篇文章的主题思想，或者某些段落的主题。提问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． 事实及细节题：考查支持和说明文章主旨的具体事实及细节，提问方式主要有以下几种：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 … ?