细节性题目是阅读理解题中出现最多的一类问题，大约占40%左右。问题有两种基本形式：完全式和不完全式，其中不完全式的问题占绝大多数。它们的问题是这样的：

1.完全式

why do women seem less likely to be promoted after marriage?

what did scientists learn about earthquakes at the area?

according to the passage，how did the drums differ from many other drums?

according to the passage，through which of the following does the energy released?

2.不完全式

according to the passage，the new machine proved to be .

in the author’s opinion，visual and spatial abilities are good for __________.

according to the passage，women are usually good at __________.

the sun’s light travels slowly when ____________.

可见这类问题大多是根据文章中的具体信息，如事实、例证、原因、特点、过程、论述等进行提问。和推测文章大意、标题，作者态度这类归纳推理题相比较，这种问题要容易些，因为其答案可以直接在文章中找到的。所以，这类问题也称之为 "直接解答性问题".

解题的基本方法是：仔细阅读文章后的问题，根据问题中的关键词或词组，以此作为线索，返回文章查找问题的相关句，用这个相关句来对照选项，意思一致的就是答案。