新东方大学英语四级阅读辅导3

大学英语四级阅读辅导——深度阅读篇InterestingEnglishHeiseatinghumblepie.的意思是？他喜欢吃甜饼。他苦尽甘来。他在忏悔。ladykiller的意思是？师奶杀手杀人犯剩女3Slady（Single、Seventies、Stuck)（happinesscomesaftersuffering）murdererababaaabbbbaaaabababaabbaaabbbb...(打一英文日常问候语)Ans.=longtimeno'C'四大出题点指代关系的考查四大出题点一、因果关系出题点二、转折关系出题点2三、对比关系出题点3四、例证与观点关系出题点41一、因果关系出题点一般来说，题干要求考生找出文章中提及的某一信息发生的原因，但回原文后发现，往往没有明显的表示因果关系的词语，如because,so,asaresult等。这时就要对英语文中常用的表示因果关系的方式有所了解。1、动词表示因果关系2、句子的先后顺序表示因果关系3、不明显的因果关系词4、用引语来解释因果关系1、动词表示因果关系表示因果关系的动词和动词短语通常包括：attributeto（归因于）,derivefrom（来源于）,originatefrom（来源于）,stemfrom（来源于）,contributeto（倒置）,produce（产生）,givebirthto（产生）,breed（孕育）等。WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformaltraditionsdatingbacktoGrandma'sgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,andthedresscodewillbeSunday-best.Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-silverelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware(粗陶)-and-stainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,thechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,itspellseconomichardtimes.1.Thetrendtowardcasualdininghasresultedin_____.A)bankruptcyoffinechinamanufacturersB)shrinkingofthepotteryindustryC)restructuringoflargeenterprisesD)economicrecessioninGreatBritainB答案是：2、句子的先后顺序表示因果关系相邻句子之间有语义上的关联性，这种关联性有时候会构成逻辑上的因果关系。PassItis37yearslater.Stokoe—nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture—ishavinglunchatacaféneartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation(调节)ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,themodulationofspace.WhatIsaid,Stokoeexplains,isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff—it'sbrainstuff.24.MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoe'sideabecausetheythought.A)signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeopleB)signlanguagewastooartificialtobewidelyacceptedC)alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstandD)alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds答案是：D3、不明显的因果关系词Atfirstsight,thehouseonSullivan’sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemble“alargepartylantern(灯笼)”atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse’swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.37.Theaward-winningbeachhouseisquitestrongbecause________.A)itisstrengthenedbysteelrodsB)itismadeofredwoodC)itisintheshapeofashellD)itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete答案是：A['timbə]4、用引语来解释因果关系文章中往往会引用某位人士的话语，对某现象或行为进行解释，所以如果与题干对应的定位点的附近有引语，那么原因很可能就在该引语中。PassDaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:Hardworkalonedoesn'tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—toplaythegame.Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative(工于心计的)behavior,saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword''polite''.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.13、Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto“playthegame”A)Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.B)Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.C)Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.D)Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere答案是：B二、转折关系出题点转折关系出题点是指，当我们通过题干信息回原文定位时，如果定位句或定位句前后出现了转折词，如however,but,yet,nevertheless,onthecontrary等，则正确答案可能就在该句中。例如：“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危机)thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.)Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis________.A)quiteconvincingB)partiallytrueC)totallygroundlessD)ratherconfusing答案是：B返回三、对比关系出题点这类考题的主要特点是：原文中出现一组对比关系，题目一般要求考生判断构成对比关系的两种事物的差异性或相同之处。例如：I’musuallyfairlyskepticalaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetrue,theyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.Still,Iwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday’schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infact,theanalysisshowed,normalchildrenages9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.23.Accordingtoananalysis,comparedwithnormalchildrentoday,childrentreatedasmentallyill50yearsago________.A)werelessisolatedphysicallyB)wereprobablylessself-centeredC)probablysufferedlessfromanxietyD)wereconsideredlessindividualistic答案是：C返回四、例证与观点关系出题点对例子所证明的观点提问：当题干出现list,mentiontheexampletoindicate,prove,illustrate,demonstrate,suggest,infer等表达，即题干要求考生找出例子所证明的是什么观点。对例子内容本身的提问：如