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d. You will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Potter. Rowling’s wizard is not alone: the past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books, which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The lard of the Rings. (2007山東B)Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1? A. Many children’s books have been adapted from films. B. Many highquality children’s books have been published. C. The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films. D. The sales of presents for children have increased.【考例5】 (2009安徽E) A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dropping below l6℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover,these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere,warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns,potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world. Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they . A. reflect more heat into the atmosphere B. bring about high rainfall throughout the worldC. rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than l6℃ D. reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth4.把作者觀點的反面說成是作者的觀點【考例6】In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers.However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction….We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe__________.A. Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parentsB. Japan39。s economic success is a result of its scientific achievementsC. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instructionD. Japan39。s higher education is superior to theirs (六)過度引申。備選項雖然是從原文中推理引申出來的,但是卻超出了文章允許的范圍。考生切勿過度發(fā)揮,一切以原文為本。【考例1】 Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on lowine Americans “who choose to smoke.”That’s true, But there is more reason in keeping future generations of lowine workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for today’s adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.What can we learn from the last paragraph? (2009山東C)A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run. B. Lowine Americans are more likely to fall ill.C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking. D. Adults will depend more on their families. 【考例2】Nearly all “speed reading” course have a “pacing” element — some timing device which lets the students know how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this simply by looking at your watch 5 or 10 minutes and noting down the page number you have reached. Check the average number of words per page for the particular book you are reading.A pacing device of a reading course is aimed at enabling the students to ____.A. assess their reading speed B. speed up their reading C. check their prehension D. do the most efficient reading(七)用詞常規(guī)含義代替文章的具體詞義。在英語語言中,許多詞或短語存在多義的現(xiàn)象,考生如果只掌握其常用的基本詞義是不夠的。在閱讀實踐中,更不能用已掌握的常用詞義去代替偏用詞義,從而導(dǎo)致對詞或句意的誤解或費解。命題者在命制詞義句意題時,就通常把要考查的詞或句意的常規(guī)含義作為干擾項以麻痹考生。因此,考生必須根據(jù)上下文推測其在特定語境下的含義。1. 若不給自己設(shè)限,則人生中就沒有限制你發(fā)揮的藩籬。2. 若不是心寬似海,哪有人生風(fēng)平浪靜。在紛雜的塵世里,為自己留下一片純靜的心靈空間,不管是潮起潮落,也不管是陰晴圓缺,你都可以免去浮躁,義無反顧,勇往直前,輕松自如地走好人生路上的每一步3. 花一些時間,總會看清一些事。用一些事情,總會看清一些人。有時候覺得自己像個神經(jīng)病。既糾結(jié)了自己,又打擾了別人。努力過后,才知道許多事情,堅持堅持,就過來了。4. 歲月是無情的,假如你丟給它的是一片空白,它還給你的也是一片空白。歲月是有情的,假如你奉獻給她的是一些色彩,它奉獻給你的也是一些色彩。你必須努力,當(dāng)有一天驀然回首時,你的回憶里才會多一些色彩斑斕,少一些蒼白無力。只有你自己才能把歲月描畫成一幅難以忘懷的人生畫卷。