“英格丽丝的微笑”是泰祺教育打造的精品学科栏目之一,专注于考研英语(二)的钻研。栏目定期分享泰祺英语教研组老师们对词汇记忆、复习规划、做题方法的心得,旨在帮助同学们梳理英语学科知识、掌握解题思路,从而更好地学习、提分。欢迎您持续关注英格丽丝的微笑,这里有:有料的知识、有趣的惊喜!
本期的英格丽丝微笑专栏来啦。这期给大家带来阅读理解Part A部分作者态度题的高分小妙招。态度题分值占比不高,但是一旦遇到就会满心欢喜,可谓是阅读理解中的珍贵小甜点,简单好上手。
今天我们就从“是什么,为什么,怎么做”三个角度带大家领略一下态度题的魅力吧!
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要知道,我们考研的阅读文章基本上以议论文为主。议论文强调讲道理,辨是非,有明确的观点和立场态度。因此自然有了作者对事物态度的褒贬之分以及客观态度。
举个例子:supporting(支持的)、positive(积极的)、optimistic(乐观的)等词表达了作者的正向态度。同理,critical(批判的)、negative(消极的)、doubtful(质疑的)等词表达了作者的负面态度。除此之外,还有词比如说objective(客观的)、impartial(公正的),表达作者对该事物的态度很明朗中立。
由此可见,假如说,有了这样的选项indifferent(漠不关心的),肯定不能选,因为作者怎么会对自己谈论的话题不感兴趣呢?再比如说,biased(偏见的)也是典型的炮灰选项,因为就命题者的选文而言,断不会选取作者对事物的观点态度是如此不客观还充满偏见的。
第一步:题干:看题干确定题型,情感态度的指向对象。
第二步:选项:排除掉不能做正确答案的炮灰选项。
第三步:文章:回文定位+匹配,一般全文态度题考察的位置多位于尾段,或者全文中心主旨。而局部态度题以题干中定位词的范围来确定。关注正负向等情感态度词,正确选项应和原文方向一致。
话不多说,上真题!
真题示例1
题:35. The author’s attitude toward the influence of advertisement on people’s habits is .(2010 Text 3)
[A] indifferent
[B] negative
[C] positive
[D] biased
文:Through experiments and observation, social scientists like Dr. Berning have learned that there is power in tying certain behaviors to habitual cues through ruthless advertising. As this new science of habit has emerged, controversies have erupted when the tactics have been used to sell questionable beauty creams or unhealthy foods.
解析:
STEP 1:
通过题干能明确是作者态度题,对象为the influence of advertisement on people’s habits(广告对人们习惯的影响)。
STEP 2:
A选项(indifferent漠不关心的)和D选项(偏见的)为炮灰选项,直接排除。B选项(negative消极的)和C选项(positive积极的)是相反选项。
STEP 3:
回文定位,原文尾段,第一句提到了 “ruthless advertising(无休止的广告)”,以及第二句“As this new science of habit has emerged”, 这一句中“unhealthy(不健康的)”、“questionable(有问题的)”与题文方向进行匹配,原文信息均为负向,故选B。
真题示例2
题:25. The author’s attitude to what UK governments have done for sports is .(2017 Text 1)
[A] critical
[B] tolerant
[C] uncertain
[D] sympathetic
文:But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive. Or at least not make them worse.
解析:
STEP 1:
通过题干能明确是作者态度题,对象为what UK governments have done for sports(英国政府对运动所做的事情)。
STEP 2:
B选项(tolerant容忍的),C选项(uncertain不确定的)均为炮灰选项可排除。A选项(critical批判的)D选项(sympathetic同情的)方向一正一负。
STEP 3:
回文定位,原文尾段转折信息处,提到了government和sports的信息。其中“declining attention on sport in education(对运动教育降低的关注度)”、“instead of wordy, worthy strategies(而不是一些冗长的,值得的策略)” “future governments need to do more(未来政府需要做的更多)”、“not make them worse(不要让它们变得糟糕)”。暗含的意思都是目前对于政府对运动所做的举措的态度持负向,故方向匹配,正确答案A。
真题示例3
题:30. The author's attitude to California's plan can best be described as .(2019 Text 2)
[A] ambiguous
[B] supportive
[C] tolerant
[D] cautious
文:Only recently have they come to see the vital part forests will have to play in storing carbon. California's plan, which is expected to be finalized by the governor early next year, should serve as a model.
解析:
STEP 1:
通过题干能明确是作者态度题,对象为California's plan(加利福尼亚计划)。
STEP 2:
选项A(ambiguous模棱两可的)和选项C(tolerant容忍的)均为炮灰选项。剩下来的是选项B(supportive支持的)和选项D(cautious谨慎的)。
STEP 3:
回文定位,原文尾段最后两句可以看到对象词California's plan。其中说该计划“should serve as a model”应该作为一个典范。方向正向,故选B。
好啦,今天就说到这里,是否对作者态度题有了更多认知和好感?我们继续加油吧!有任何疑问或想法都欢迎在评论区留言哦~