1、College English Test : Band 3 Reading Skills 5 By Li Heyi問題類型及解題方法細節性問題（Supporting Details） 推理性問題（Inference）詞匯問題（Vocabulary） 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） 主題思想(Main Idea） 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）命題方式：(1)Whats the writers attitude to ?(2)Whats the tone of the passage?(3)The authors view is _(4)The writers attitud

2、e of .this passage is apparently _(5)The author suggests that _(6)According to author _態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） 積極： approval贊成，承認 approving滿意的 concerned關心的，重視的 confident自信的，確信的 complimentary贊美的 impartial全面的，公正的 objective客觀的 optimistic樂觀的 positive實際的 radical根本的，激進的 subjective主觀的，個人的 unbiased沒有偏見的 態度或基調（A

3、ttitude/Tone）消極： emotional感情的，情緒的 biased偏見的 condemnation 責難，譴責 critical評論的,鑒定的,批評的,危急的 cynical憤世疾俗的 disapproval不贊成 disgusting令人厭惡的 indignant憤怒的 intolerable無法忍受的 opposite、opposing反對的 prejudiced有成見的；偏頗的 pessimistic悲觀的 sarcastic諷刺的 suspicious (doubtful)可疑的, questionable, skeptical置疑的 irrelevant不相關的 neg

4、ative否定的，消極的 condemned 責備的 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）中立 apathetic無動于衷的 indifferent莫不關心的 impartial公平的，不偏不倚的 impassive (unsympathetic, unresponsive)冷漠的，無同情心的 impersonal不帶個人色彩的 neutral中立的 unprejudiced公平的，無偏見的 unbiased沒有偏見的 mixed 喜憂參半的態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）干擾項特點：一般正確選項要么是肯定，要么是否定，且以否定態度居多；一般出現的中性詞語大多為干擾項目。態度或基調

5、（Attitude/Tone）例1：What is the effect of marriage on most peoples feeling of happiness?UnclearNeutralNegativePositive 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） In 2004, 42percent of married Americans said they were very happy. Just 23 percent of never-married people said this Marriage isnt just associated with happinessi

6、t brings happiness, at least for a lot of us. One 2003 study that followed 24,000 people for more than a decade showed a significant increase in happiness after people married. For some, the happiness increase wore off in a few years, and they ended up back at their premarriage happiness levels. But

7、 for others, it lasted as long as a lifetime.態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）例2： The attitude of USA Today towards the air ambulance companies is _.NegativeAppreciativeObjectiveCritical態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） The Monday edition of USA Today said sixth people have died in 84 crashes since 2000. After reviewing hund

8、reds of pages, USA Today concluded that air ambulance companies have to make safety requirements that might have saved lives. It also found that helicopters were used “excessively” for patient who werent severely injured. 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） But the newspaper also noted that there are studies which

9、 show that thousands of lives are saved each year by speedy flights to hospitals. It pointed out, as well, that pilots operate challenging situations, such as having to land on hospital roofs and being sent on life-and-death tasks to rural accident scenes despite darkness or bad weather. “ I dont kn

10、ow anybody in this industry who isnt devoted to safety and devoted to what we do,” Ron Fergie, president of the National EMS Pilots Association, told USA Today.態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）例3：We can infer from the passage that the authors attitude toward the training of scientists in America is a kind of _.A

11、dmirationApprovalCriticismIndifferent態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） Scientists undergo long years of training Long years of training in reductionism thinking produces scientists who are thought to be more knowledgeable, rational, precise and brighter than others. The scientist becomes a “professional” isolate

12、d from common people and often unable to talk with others unlike himself 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） Clearly the training and development of “professional” scientists produce persons for the most part who do not and perhaps cannot examine the social values of their work, and who not only shut out criticism

13、 but silence it. Giving such longer years of training and socialization in the ideology and behavior of science, it is not surprising that scientists who do military research regard their work as values free. 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）例4：What does the author think about womens advances in US national life

14、?WorthlessUnsatisfactoryEfficientEncouraging態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） I think most people believe that women have made significant advances in many aspects of US national life. But in fact, we have only 23 women out of 435 in the House of Representatives, and only two women out of 100 in the United State

15、s Senate. We have increased the number of women mayors, but only about 15 percent of state legislators are women. 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） And its shocking that here, although advances have been made and more females have entered high councils of government, decisions of life and death are made by only

16、one part of the population. I think we suffer from that, particularly in foreign policy, where we see that government has remained actually an all-male preserve(領地）.態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）例5：The story of the lady suggests that, in Darwins time, the theory of evolution made many people feel _.Embarrasse

17、dDelightedComfortableMiserable態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） Shortly after Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution, a lady was asked what she thought of the idea that humans and animals came down from a common ancestor(祖先). “Let us hope it is not true,” she said. “And, if it is true, let us hope it d

18、oes not become public knowledge.”態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）例6：The authors attitude towards American education can be best described as _.FavorableNegativeTolerateUnfriendly態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six.The atmosphere is usually very friendly,.The o

19、ld authoritarian(要求絕對服從的）methods of education were discredited(不被認可) rather a long time ago The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good.Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obvio

20、usly quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）例7：According to the author, the right atti

21、tude toward stress is _.A. to avoid it B. to regard it as a vital motivationC. to try to cope with it D. to find some relaxation態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） . But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is no

22、t the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the ind

23、ividual. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we cant remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）例8：Which of the following best des

24、cribes the response of the authors family to her plan of takinga cooking job?_.A. Pleased B. Doubtful C. Uncomfortable D. Positive態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） When I told my family that I was thinking of taking a cooking job, the roars of laughter were rather discouraging. No one believed that I could cook

25、at all, as I had never had a chance to practice at home. Our cook had ruled in the kitchen for thirty years and had an annoying tendency to regard the pans, stove and all the kitchen fittings as her own property.態度或基調（Attitude/Tone）例8： What is the authors attitude? A. Delighted B. Sad C. Agreeing D.

26、 Disagreeing 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs? These are two important questions that many people are asking today. For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But mo

27、re and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fuel to use. Burning garbage is not a new idea. Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount if garbage piling up on the earth. 態度或基調（Attitude/Tone） 例9：How does the author view the decline in gas consumption?A. He is indifferent. B. He thinks it is