托福阅读修辞目的题考察考生透过表面特定的修辞方法或方式发掘潜在目的的能力。简单一点来说，就是希望考生理解为什么作者会在这样的地方讲到这样的内容，他的目的何在?所以前程百利小编就这种题型给广大考生介绍一种方法。既然让我们去寻究作者的意图，那就不要被动应对题目了，不如来以作者的姿态应对托福阅读修辞目的题吧!
怎样做到这种方法呢?接下来小编以例题的方式来讲解。
例题一：TOO25-The surface of Mars
Paragraph 3: The great height of Martian volcanoes is a direct consequence of the planet’s low surface gravity. As lava flows and spreads to form a shield volcano, the volcano’s eventual height depends on the new mountain’s ability to support its own weight. The lower the gravity, the lesser the weight and the greater the height of the mountain. It is no accident that Maxwell Mons on Venus and the Hawaiian shield volcanoes on Earth rise to about the same height (about 10 kilometers) above their respective bases-Earth and Venus have similar surface gravity. Mars’s surface gravity is only 40 percent that of Earth, so volcanoes rise roughly 2.5 times as high. Are the Martian shield volcanoes still active? Scientists have no direct evidence for recent or ongoing eruptions, but if these volcanoes were active as recently as 100 million years ago (an estimate of the time of last eruption based on the extent of impact cratering on their slopes), some of them may still be at least intermittently active. Millions of years, though, may pass between eruptions.
6.In paragraph 3, why does the author compare Maxwell Mons on Venus to the Hawaiian shield volcanoes on Earth?
○ To help explain the relationship between surface gravity and volcano height
○ To explain why Mars’s surface gravity is only 40 percent of Earth’s
○ To point out differences between the surface gravity of Earth and the surface gravity of Venus
○ To argue that there are more similarities than differences between volcanoes on different planets
解题：A，修辞目的题。以Maxwell为关键词定位至第四句，这句只是在比较，问题问为什么要比较。于是往前看，作者说gravity越低，高度越高，所以作者进行这个比较无外乎想证明这个结论，所以正确答案 A。
例题二：TPO14 Children and Advertising
Paragraph 4: The use of celebrities such as singers and movie stars is common in advertising. The intention is for the positively perceived attributes of the celebrity to be transferred to the advertised product and for the two to become automatically linked in the audience's mind. In children's advertising, the celebrities are often animated figures from popular cartoons In the recent past, the role of celebrities in advertising to children has often been conflated with the concept of host selling. Host selling involves blending advertisements with regular programming in a way that makes it difficult to distinguish one from the other. Host selling occurs, for example, when a children's show about a cartoon lion contains an ad in which the same lion promotes a breakfast cereal. The psychologist Dale Kunkel showed that the practice of host selling reduced children's ability to distinguish between advertising and program material. It was also found that older children responded more positively to products in host selling advertisements.
10.In paragraph 4, why does the author mention a show about a cartoon lion in which an advertisement appears featuring the same lion character?
○ To help explain what is meant by the term "host selling” and why it can be misleading to children
○ To explain why the role of celebrities in advertising aimed at children has often been confused with host selling
○ To compare the effectiveness of using animated figures with the effectiveness of using celebrities in advertisements aimed at children
○ To indicate how Kunkel first became interested in studying the effects of host selling on children
解题：A，修辞目的题。本段介绍了两种广告策略，前半段讲的是利用名人做广告，后半部分是主角销售。根据题干中“cartoon lion”可以定位到第五句“Host selling involves blending advertisements with regular programming in a way that makes it difficult to distinguish one from the other.(主角销售在某种程度上将广告和常规的节目融为一体，使两者难以分辨。)”该句具体地说明了 “host selling”是什么-对应选项A前半句，紧接定位句下一句了又描述了 “The psychologist Dale Kunkel showed that the practice of host selling reduced children’s ability to distinguish between advertising and program material.(心理学家 Dale Kunkel指出主角销售在生活中的运用降低了儿童区别广告和节目的能力。)”所以作者提到了广告中出现的卡通狮子的展示是为了进一步解释卡通主角销售产生误导的原因，对应选项A后半句， 故选项A正确。
以上就是前程百利小编为考生带来的关于托福阅读修辞目的题解题的相关方法介绍。修辞目的题看上去是猜测作者意图，相对文章直接可以得出答案的题目来讲要有难度。但是这种题型的出题模式很简单，无非是让大家找到例子的论证对象，比较出现的原因，某个段落对于整个文章的作用等等。只要大家能够以作者的姿态面对，在平时阅读时多思考，一定会攻克这类题型。预祝大家托福考试取得好成绩!
