在托福阅读中，修辞目的题是其中的一种题型。考生只有充分了解这类题型的特点和解题方法，才有可能作对题目。下面百利天下小编就为考生分享托福阅读修辞目的题解析，希望对大家有所帮助。
修辞目的题的特点
在托福阅读中运用修辞可以明确作者的观点，提高语言的表达效果。因此只有作者想要陈述一个特别的信息才会用到修辞目的题，对于此类题型只有通过上下文逻辑关系的把握才能解决这类题目。
一般的提问方式：
Why does the author mention X?
The author uses X as an example of?
修辞目的题考察方式
托福阅读中的修辞目的题有三个考察点：第一个考察点是学会确定一个段落和另一个段落之间的关系;第二个考察点是分析提到某一特别信息的原因;第三个考察点是分析引用某一个例子的原因。
修辞目的题的解题方法
对于此类题型的解题方法整体的解题思路是从题干到文章再选项。首先，通过题干找出关键词。其次，根据关键词定位文章内容，找出文章的事实依据;最后，根据文章内容进行选择答案。在解题过程中需要考生理解作者的逻辑关系和修辞性的作用，这样才能更深入的了解文章的内容。修辞性的表达方式主要有：
1.单词或者词组：表达修辞的作用
A .下定义：to define , to introduce….
B. 举例子： to give example…
C. 解释：to show, to illustrate…
D. 对比： to compare，to contrast…
E. 反驳： to argue…
F. 批评： to criticize…
修辞目的题的例题分析
例1：
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
通过选项的分析，其中标红色的部分是选项中的重要信息，通过根据修辞目的题的特点，我们能否确定正确答案在B/C/D这三个选项中呢?下面再来看一下题目所对应的原文：
One of the most puzzling aspects of the paintings is their location. Other rock paintings，for example, those of Bushmen in South Africa are either located near cave entrances or completely in the open. Cave paintings in France and Spain, however, are in recesses and caverns far removed from original cave entrances.
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。
例2：
In paragraph 4, the author includes the quotation from a mill worker in order to
A. support the idea that it was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories
B. to show that workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery
C. argue that clocks did not have a useful function in factories
D. emphasize that factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints
通过选项的分析，每一处标红的地方是题目和题干中的重要信息。分析完选项和题干，我们应该定位原文，分析信息点。
The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about "obedience to the ding-dong of the bell-just as though we are so many living machines."
此题中我们根据mill worker定位，能定位到原文对应内容为One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience to the ding-dong of the bell——just as though we are so many living machines”, 绕过例子读理论，理论“The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules.”在例子前面，根据此理论，我们即可以选出正确答案为第一个选项。
例3：
The author identifies political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics as two of several factors that
A. Encouraged workers to demand higher wages
B. Created divisions among workers
C. Caused work to become more specialized
D. Increased workers' resentment of the industrial system
通过题干和选项的分析，然后可以定位原文为：
Workers were united in resenting the industrial system and their loss of status, but they were divided by ethnic and racial antagonisms, gender, conflicting religious perspectives, occupational differences, political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics.
divided by后面是导致人们意见分歧的原因，第一个选项，是想让工人争取更多的工资，文章没有提及;第二个选项是工人有一定的分歧，和原文相符;第三个选项使工人更加专业化，文章中没有提及;第四个选项，增加了员工的怨气，与原文信息不符。
以上就是托福阅读修辞目的题的详细内容，希望考生可以结合视频和小编做的笔记用心体会这类题型，在实践中多多操作攻克托福阅读。
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