(二)選項中含有不十分肯定的語氣詞一般是正確答案項。這些語氣詞有：can, could, may, should, usually, might, most(大多數)，more or less, relatively, be likely to, possible, whether or, not necessarily等。

　　例(1)It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes .(1999年6月四級題30)

　　A.Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries

　　B. in many countries success often depends on one"s social status

　　C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other

　　countries

　　D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those

　　in America

　　(分析：選項B中often一詞，語氣委婉，不十分肯定，故為答案。而其它三項中所表達出的語氣都明顯化。)

　　例(2) According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that――.

　　A. society can"t provide enough jobs for properly trained college

　　graduates

　　B. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college

　　education?

　　C. too many students have to earn their own living

　　D. college administrators encourage students to drop out

　　(分析：答案項C中有have to,語氣太化，故被排除。而A項中can"t的語氣則不十分化，故為答案。)

　　B. to solve technical problems

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