1、,Reading Comprehension- Inference Questions,閱讀理解專題-推理判斷題,題目方式： 1. It can be inferred / concluded from the text that_. 2. The writer suggests / implies that _. 3. From the text we know that is most likely _. 4. When the writer talks about , what he really means is _. 5. What conclusion can be drawn f

2、rom the passage? 6. We can infer /conclude from the passage that _.,1. Implied meaning,2. The writing purpose,4.The source of the article,5.The preceding and the following part,閱讀推理判斷題,6.The personality of the figures,3.The attitude or tone of the author,Question forms: It can be inferred from the t

3、ext that . The writer suggests that . The story implies that .,1、Infer the implied meaning,Techniques 1）不選擇原文找不到根據(jù)的推理,不只憑常識 2) 不選擇照抄原文的選項(xiàng) 3）正確答案是對原文某句話或幾句話的同義改寫或綜合。,Several different bison species have lived on the North American continent since the Ice Age; today only two exist. The wood bison is t

4、he larger of the two, and is now found mostly in western Canada. Better known in the United States is the Plains bison, or buffalo. At one time, herds of these animals could be sighed almost everywhere from the Appalachian Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. The author implies

5、that several types of bison_. A. live outside the United Stated and Canada B. are well adapted to swampy terrain C. existed before the Ice Age D. have been killed or have died out,Just as crying can be healthy, not cryingholding back tears of anger, pain or sufferingcan be bad for physical(身體的) heal

6、th. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, dont fight it. Its a naturaland healthyemotional response(反應(yīng)). Ac

7、cording to the author, which of the following statements is true? A. Crying is the best way to get help from others. B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems. C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry. D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.,Britain almost more than an

8、y other country in the world must face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the Englishman objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inh

9、abitants of most countries of the world today.,1. We can infer from the passage that _. English people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in flats. B. People in most countries are not opposed to living in flats C. People in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats D. Mo

10、dern flats fail to provide the necessary facilities for living.,Did you ever hear a strange sound coming from the wall? Did it sound like a clock? If so, it may have been made by a beetle. Long ago people thought the ticking meant that someone was about to die. Thus the beetle is called the deathwat

11、ch beetle. 2. The sound of this beetle _. A. pleased people. B. surprised people. C. frightened people. D. excited people.,2、Infer the writing purpose,1) The purpose of writing the whole passage 2) The purpose of writing one detail (example or question),(1) The purpose of writing the whole passage T

12、echnique 1）根據(jù)文章的主旨 2）根據(jù)文體推斷寫作目的,常見的文體與寫作目的,narrative(記敘文)： to tell an interesting/unforgettable experience/story to introduce a person to tell a lesson/moral scientific research, news report : To show or inform sb of a new discovery/ a phenomenon argumentation(議論文） To support , prove or oppose a poi

13、nt of view To persuade others advertisement: to sell a product or a service; to attract more visitors / readers / audience to get more readers to subscribe,A young man from a village married a young woman from a nearby village. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman took a great inter

14、est. Every day she fed it with fruit. Three months later the woman went back to her parents home, having quarreled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat or work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One day the animal disappeared. It went to the womans home. On seeing her, the elepha

15、nt waved its trunk and touched her. She was so moved by it that she returned to her husbands home. 3. The writer wrote the story in order to_. A. show that elephants are very clever B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal C. show that women care more for animals than men do D. tell how an animal r

16、eunited a husband and wife,(2) The purpose of writing one detail (example, question) A. The writer cites the example ofto show that _. B. The writer uses the two questions at the beginning of the passage to _.,Technique 首段使用例子或問題： introduce the topic 2. 這個(gè)例子前面或后面一兩句話往往是目的,“Have you ever been out on

17、a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you?” asked Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh. “There is certainly a lot of energy in waves,” he said. 4. The writer uses the two questions at the begin

18、ning of the passage to _. A. test the readers knowledge about waves B. draw the readers attention to the topic C. show Jamie Taylors importance D. invite the readers to answer them,雙語報(bào) 27期 When you are doing things actively, by being there, by having a heightened sense of alert, very positive things

19、 happen. For example, remember your last trip. Lets say youve been to Tokyo. For most non-Japanese the experience of being in the city is very impressive. Everything is huge. Because the city is new for you, your brain switches in “possibly dangerous” mode. You notice much more, even tiny details.,5

20、. An example of a trip to Tokyo is given to show _. the Japanese are one of the intelligent peoples travelling is positive but sometimes dangerous. positive things happen while people are travelling abroad. most non-Japanese are curious about Tokyo.,Question forms: The writers attitude toward is_. T

21、he writers tone is _. According to the author, _.,Techniques 注意作者描述該事物時(shí)，表示褒貶或帶有感情色彩的詞 1）形容詞 2）副詞 3）動(dòng)詞：有些動(dòng)詞也表明說話者的正負(fù)態(tài)度， 如： fail(未能)、ignore、overestimate 4) 所舉例子,3、Infer the attitude of the author：,Common attitudes/tone of the author,客觀： factual, objective (往往不以第一人稱說明，或 只闡述別人的觀點(diǎn)，常見于新聞、報(bào)道） 主觀：subjective

22、 消極： negative, disapproval, pessimistic, sarcastic（諷刺的）, ironic （諷刺的）, prejudiced, critical 積極: positive, approval, optimistic, supportive 中立: neutral, impartial 其他: indifferent, compromising（折中）,The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s. In my fridgeless childhood, I was

23、fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily; the grocer and the ice-cream man delivered twice a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable i

24、n the country. The fridge contributed comparatively little to food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed-natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting.,6. What is the authors overall attitude toward fridges? A. Neutral B. Critical C. Objective D. Compromising,7. The author ap

25、pears _ modern advertising. to like B. to be indifferent to C. to dislike D. to know how to deal with,One of the most authoritative voices speaking to us today is, of course, the voice of the advertisers. It shouts at us from the television screen and the radio loudspeakers; waves to us from every p

26、age of the newspaper; signals to us from the roadside bill-boards all day and flashes to us in colored lights all night.,Why do people take part in such activities as bungee jumping? Some psychologists（心理學(xué)家）suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long

27、 ago, peoples lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food. Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. 8. The wri

28、ter has a _ attitude towards dangerous sports.A. positive（肯定的） B. negative（否定的） C. neutral （中立的） D. nervous,Question forms: The passage is most likely to be taken from_. The passage is most likely a part of _.,4、Infer the source of the article,Technique 1). Content 2) The intended readers: “You” 3)

29、Language: formal or informal; 有否專業(yè)詞匯 4).Be familiar with the characteristics of different sources,newspaper: (2) magazine: (3) textbook: (4) scientific journal: (5) advertisement: (6) brochure/booklet : (7)Instruction:,1. An advertising brochure 2. a brochure on travelling,at the beginning of the pa

30、ssage: Date, place or news agencys name,the latest discovery/study,Instruction of how to take a pill or operate a machine,The language is informal,1.Formal 2. 閱讀指向?qū)W生,Appeal to the readers to buy a product,08天津卷C篇44,Michael Fish may soon be replaced as a weather forecaster by something truly fishier-

31、the shark. Research by a British biology student suggests that sharks could be used to predict storms She is due to complete her study and graduate later this year. She says she will look for a job which will give her the chance to enrich her experience of shark research.,9. The passage is most prob

32、ably taken from _. A. a short-story collection B. a popular science magazine C. a research paper D. a personal diary,Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by “Take only as directed?” Read the following directions and see if you understand them. To

33、 reduce pain, take two tablets(藥片) with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For night-time and early morning relief (緩解疼痛) take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours. For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount (量). Fo

34、r children under six years old, ask your doctors advice. Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine. This text is most probably taken from a _. （2分鐘） A. textbook B. newsreel C. doctors notebook D. bottle of medicine,Techniques 1）推測下文的內(nèi)容： 關(guān)注最后一段 文章思路(

35、文章可按事件發(fā)展經(jīng)過，因果關(guān)系、 對比關(guān)系描寫）。 2）推測上文的內(nèi)容： 關(guān)注第一段。,5Infer the preceding and the following part,Question forms: 1)The next paragraph will probably deal with _ 2)The paragraph preceding this one will discuss _.,When early humans hunted and gathered food, they were not in control of their environment. When hu

36、mans learned to make fire, however, they became capable of altering their environment. To provide themselves with fuel they stripped bark from trees, causing the trees to die. Clearings were burned in forests to provide a grazing area for the wild animals that humans fed upon. This development led t

37、o farming and the domestication of animals. Fire also provided the means for cooking plants which had previously been inedible. Only when the process of meeting the basic need for food reached a certain level was it possible for humans to follow other pursuits such as the founding of cities. 10. The

38、 paragraph following this passage would most likely be about _. A. fire B. hunting C. farming D. urbanization,Questions forms： 1)What do we know about somebody in the text? 2)What kind of man somebody is ?,6Infer the personality of the figures in the passage,Technique 1）人物的行動(dòng)和話語， 2）描述人物的形容詞，副詞等,A well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday. “Thats right,”said the old man. “Ninety-nine years old, a