在修辞目的类问题中,考生将被考查的是理解作者为什么在文章中某个特别位置或者以某种特殊的方式陈述一个特别的信息。修辞目的类问题考查考生是否理解一句话或一个段落在与文章的其他部分相联系时所起的修辞性作用。有时候这类问题要求考生确定一个段落与另一个段落之间的联系,也可能考查作者提到某一条特别信息的原因或者是考查作者引用某一个人的例子的原因。下面前程百利小编给大家详细介绍托福阅读修辞目的题的考查形式和解题技巧。
修辞目的题有两种不同的考察形式:一种是给出修辞手段问目的,另一种是给出修辞目的问手段,其常见的题目形式如下:
The author uses X as an example of…
Why does the author mention X?
Why does the author compare … to …?
Why does the author use the word … in discussing…?
The author discusses X in paragraph X in order to…
The author uses X as an example of…
下面我们来看一下这类题的解题技巧:
找出这些修辞方法所用的关键词,例如定义中所用的同位语;描述事物大小、形状的形容词和名词;举例用的词, 如,for instance,for example, in other words;用来解释的词语,如 because, this is why,due to等。
我们来看一个例子:
One of the most puzzling aspects of the paintings is their location. Other rockpaintings,for example, those of Bushmen in South Africa are either located near caveentrances or completely in the open. Cave paintings in France and Spain, however, are inrecesses and caverns far removed from original cave entrances.
Why does the author mention Bushmen in South Africa in paragraph 2?
A. To suggest that ancient artists from all over the world painted animals on rocks
B. To contrast the location of their rock paintings to those found at Lascaux
C. To support the claim that early artists worked in cramped spaces
D. To give an example of other artists who painted in hidden locations
首先分析问题题目,找出其中的关键词:Bushmen in South Africa。之后回到原文看其前后的句子,找到原文的关键词 for example,通过分析知道,这一例子的目的是为了说明它前面的那句话,即这些绘画的位置令人费解。作者以对比的手法来说明这一 点:Bushmen in South Africa的绘画常位于洞口或洞外,而法国和西班牙的洞穴绘画(本文所说的绘画)却位于远离最初洞口的深处。由 此可见,Bushmen in South Africa的例子是为了说明Lascaux绘画位置的怪异。第二个选项符合此意,为正确答案。
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