例(2)The main idea of this passage is that _____ .(1991年6月六級題40)
A.better use of green space facilities should be made so as toimprove the quality of our life.
B. attention must be directed to the improvement of recreative possibilities.
C. the urban environment is providing more recreation activities than it did many years ago.
D. priority must be given to the development of obligatory activities.
(分析:B、D兩項中均有must be,語氣太絕對化,故一般被排除?忌Y合短文內容在剩下兩項中進行選擇,命中率就極高了。)
(二)選項中含有不十分肯定的語氣詞一般是正確答案項。這些語氣詞有: can, could, may, should, usually, might, most(大多數(shù)),more or less, relatively, be likely to, possible, whether or, not necessarily 等。
例(1)It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes .(1999年6月四級題30)
A.Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
B. in many countries success often depends on one's social status
C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries
D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America
(分析:選項B中often 一詞,語氣委婉,不十分肯定,故為答案。而其它三項中所表達出的語氣都明顯絕對化。)
例(2) According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that ——.
A. society can't provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduates
B. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education?
C. too many students have to earn their own living
D. college administrators encourage students to drop out
(分析:答案項C中有have to, 語氣太絕對化,故被排除。而A項中can't 的語氣則不十分絕對化,故為答案。)
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