2015年成人學位英閱讀理文章出處題解題法
文章出處題
一篇文章各段落之間都存在著一定的邏輯聯系，而這種邏輯聯系通常情況下都體現在段落的開頭或結尾。這種類型的題目一般要求學生根據所閱讀的短文推測出該文章的前一段或后一段的內容。這類測試題難度較大，需要學生充分理解測試材料、分析語篇特點、仔細尋找解題依據。如果問題要求學生推測短文之前的內容，學生就必須注意短文的開頭部分；問題要求學生推測短文之后的內容，學生就必須注意短文的結尾部分。有時該題型也要求學生在搞清楚文章的中心思想后判斷文章的來源。在成人三級考試中，通常考的是文章的出處及來源。常見的表達方式有以下幾種。
The passage is most likely to be taken from
The passage is most likely a part of
The paragraph following the passage will probably discuss
The passage is most likely to be taken from the article entitled
例72
More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year. At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as falling from a third- floor window. Wearing a seat belt saves lives;it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half.
Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not,you could be fined up to 250. It will not be up to the drivers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the driver's responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.
However,you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle;or you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle;or if you have a val-id medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circum-stances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove to the court that you have been excused from wearing it.
This text is taken from
A. a medical magazine
B. a police report
C. a legal document
D. a government information booklet
答案是D。文章出處題。首先排除A項。本文講系安全帶的規則，跟醫學無關。B、C項通常用正式的文體，而本文通俗易懂，故排除B項和C項，選D項。
例73
Priscilla Quchida's ,energy-efficient"house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago,they build a $100,000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (雙層玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla's eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde(甲醛)gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical work-ers. The source of the gas is from new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.
The case are victims of indoor air pollution, which is not given sufficient attention partly because of the nation's drive to save energy. The problem itself isn't new. "The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along , "says Mos- chandreas, a pollution scientist at Geoment Technologies in Maryland. "Energy conser- vation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases. "
The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn't worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks,the air in an average home was re- placed by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants generated in most households seldom built up to dangerous levels.
This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled
A. Energy Conservation
B. Air Pollution Indoors
C. House Building Crisis
D. Traps in Building Construction
答案是B。文章出處題。問這段文字出自哪類文章。這段文字的、第二段是講一對夫婦因室內空氣污染而患病。第三段句話點明他們是室內空氣污染的受害者。下文接著分析了室內空氣污染。因此這段文字有可能出現在“有關室內空氣污染”的文章中。
一篇文章各段落之間都存在著一定的邏輯聯系，而這種邏輯聯系通常情況下都體現在段落的開頭或結尾。這種類型的題目一般要求學生根據所閱讀的短文推測出該文章的前一段或后一段的內容。這類測試題難度較大，需要學生充分理解測試材料、分析語篇特點、仔細尋找解題依據。如果問題要求學生推測短文之前的內容，學生就必須注意短文的開頭部分；問題要求學生推測短文之后的內容，學生就必須注意短文的結尾部分。有時該題型也要求學生在搞清楚文章的中心思想后判斷文章的來源。在成人三級考試中，通常考的是文章的出處及來源。常見的表達方式有以下幾種。
The passage is most likely to be taken from
The passage is most likely a part of
The paragraph following the passage will probably discuss
The passage is most likely to be taken from the article entitled
例72
More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year. At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as falling from a third- floor window. Wearing a seat belt saves lives;it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half.
Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not,you could be fined up to 250. It will not be up to the drivers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the driver's responsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.
However,you do not have to wear a seat belt if you are reversing your vehicle;or you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle;or if you have a val-id medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circum-stances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove to the court that you have been excused from wearing it.
This text is taken from
A. a medical magazine
B. a police report
C. a legal document
D. a government information booklet
答案是D。文章出處題。首先排除A項。本文講系安全帶的規則，跟醫學無關。B、C項通常用正式的文體，而本文通俗易懂，故排除B項和C項，選D項。
例73
Priscilla Quchida's ,energy-efficient"house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago,they build a $100,000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (雙層玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Priscilla's eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.
Experts finally traced the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde(甲醛)gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical work-ers. The source of the gas is from new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.
The case are victims of indoor air pollution, which is not given sufficient attention partly because of the nation's drive to save energy. The problem itself isn't new. "The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along , "says Mos- chandreas, a pollution scientist at Geoment Technologies in Maryland. "Energy conser- vation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases. "
The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn't worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks,the air in an average home was re- placed by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants generated in most households seldom built up to dangerous levels.
This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled
A. Energy Conservation
B. Air Pollution Indoors
C. House Building Crisis
D. Traps in Building Construction
答案是B。文章出處題。問這段文字出自哪類文章。這段文字的、第二段是講一對夫婦因室內空氣污染而患病。第三段句話點明他們是室內空氣污染的受害者。下文接著分析了室內空氣污染。因此這段文字有可能出現在“有關室內空氣污染”的文章中。
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