閱讀理解之推理判斷解析

1、閱讀技巧之-推理判斷題推斷隱含意義（Casel） Did you ever hear a strange sound coming from the wall? Did it sound like a clock? If so, it may have bee n made by a beetle. Long ago people thought the tick ing meant that some one was about to die. Thus the beetle is called "the deathwatch beetle." The sound of

2、this beetle.A. pleased people.B. surprised people.C. frighte ned people.D. excited people.（Case 2） Several differe nt bis on species have lived on the North America n con ti nent since the Ice Age; today on ly two exist. The wood bis on is the larger of the two, and is now found mostly in western Ca

3、n ada. Better known in the Un ited States is the Plai ns bis on, or buffalo. At one time, herds of these animals could be sighed almost everywhere from the Appalachian Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. The author implies that several types of bison.A. live outside the Un ited

4、 Stated and Can adaB. are well adapted to swampy terra inC. existed before the Ice AgeD. have bee n killed or have died out（2012 重慶卷）To take the apple as a forbidden fruit is the most unlikely story the Christians （ 基 督教徒）ever cooked up. For them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil （ 牙E惡的）.So whe

5、n Colu brought the tomato back from South America, a land mistake nly con sidered to be Eden, every one jumped to be the obvious con clusi on. Wron gly take n as the apple of Eden, the tomato was shut out of the door of Europea ns.What made it particularly terrifyi ng was its similarity to the man d

6、rake, a pla nt that was thought to have come from Hell （ 地獄）.What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots which looked like a dried-up huma n body occupied by evil spirits. Tough the tomato and the man were quite different except that both had bright red or yellow fruit, the general popu

7、lation con sidered them one and the same, too terrible to touch.Cautious Europea ns long ignored the tomato, and un til the early 1700s most of the Wester n people continued to drag their feet. In the 1880s, the daughter of a well-known plant expert wrote that the most in teresti ng part of an after

8、 noon tea at her father's house had bee n the "in troduct ion this wonderful new fruit - or is it a vegetable?" As late as the twentieth century some writers still classed tomatoes with man drakes as an "evil fruit".But in the end tomatoes carried the day. The hero of the tom

9、ato was an American named Robert Joh nson, and whe n he was publicly going to eat the tomato in 1820, people journ eyed for hun dreds of miles to watch him drop dead. "What are you afraid of?" he shouted. "I'll show you fools these things are good to eat!" Then he bit into th

10、e tomato. Some people fain ted. But he survived and, accord ing to a local story, set up a tomato-ca nning factory. What can we infer the underlined part in Paragraph 3?A. The process of ignoring the tomato slowed dow n.B. There was little progress in the study of the tomato.C. The tomato was still

11、refused in most western countries.D. Most western people continued to get rid of the tomato. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To challe nge people's fixed con cept of the tomatoB. To give an expla natio n to people's dislike of the tomatoC. To prese nt the cha nge of people's a

12、ttitudes to the tomatoD. To show the process of freeing the tomato from religious in flue nce推斷作者的觀點和態(tài)度（Case 1） Just as crying can be healthy, not crying holdi ng back tears of an ger, pain or sufferi ng can be bad for physical（身體的）health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lea

13、d to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other ill nesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don ?t fight it. It ?s a n aturaland healthy emoti onal resp on se. According to the author, which of the following statements i

14、s true?A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.B. Fighti ng back tears may cause some health problems.C. We will n ever know our deep feeli ngs uni ess we cry.D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.（Case 2） Around the world more and more people are tak ing part in dan gerous sports a

15、nd activities. Of course, there have always bee n people who have looked for adventure- those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest ocea ns. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate exciteme nt fr

16、om a risky activity, which may only last a few mi nu tes or eve n sec on ds.I would con sider bun gee jump ing （蹦極跳）to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place （perhaps a bridge or a hot air ballo on） 200 meters above the gro und with an elastic （有彈性的） rope tied to your ankl

17、es. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitti ng the groun d. It is said that about 2 milli on people around the world have now tried bun gee jump ing. Other activities which most people would say as risky as bun gee jump ing in clude jump ing from tall build ings

18、and divi ng into the sea from the top of high cliffs. Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in moder n societies has become safe and bori ng. Not very long ago, people's lives were con sta ntly in dan ger. They had to go out and h

19、unt for food, diseases could not easily be cured and life was a continuous battle for survival.Nowadays, accord ing to many people, life offers little exciteme nt. They live and work in comparatively safe con diti ons; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if

20、 they become ill. The an swer for some of these people is to look for dan ger in activities such as bun gee jump ing. The writer of the text has aattitude towards dan gerous sports.A. positiveB. n egativeC. n eutralD. n ervous（2102 浙江卷）Easter is still a great day for worship, randy in baskets and ru

21、nning around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunni es.And no, not because the kids like to pull their ears. The culprit is climate cha nge, and some researchers found that risi ng temperatures arc havi ng harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the U

22、S.Take the Lower Keys March rabbit, for instanee. An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cott on tail is a great swimmer it lives on the isla nds! but it is already severely affected by developme nt and now by rising levels. Accord ing to the Cen ter for Biologic

23、al Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0. 6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a 0.9-meter rise would wipe out their habitat （ 棲息地）completely.The sno wshoe hare, on the other hand, has a color issue. Most of these rabbits cha nge their fur color from white in the wi ntertime

24、 to brow n in the summer, each desig ned to give them better cover from predators （捕食者）. As the number of days with snow decreases all across thecoun try, however, more and more bunnies arc being left in white fur duri ng brow n dirt days of both fall and spri ng, making them an easier mark for pred

25、ators. Researchers know that the color cha nge is con trolled by the nu mber of hours of sun light, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick eno ugh to survive is a big questi on. The Nati onal Wildlife Federatio n has reported that hun ters have no ticed their nu mbers are already markedl

26、y dow n.American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares, might be the firs' of these species to go extinet due to climate change. About 7-8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool, damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains. As global temperatures rise, they would n aturally mig

27、rate （遷徙）to higher ground but they already occupy the mountain tops. They can't go any higher. The National Wildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat beats up.The volcano rabbit has the same problem. These rabbits live on the slopes of

28、 volcanoes in Mexico, and recent studies have show n that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable pla nts for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle. Scien tists are concerned about their populatio ns.Native to the US, py

29、gmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by developme nt. Several populati ons, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went ext inct and were saved by zoo breedi ng programs. Pyg

30、my rabbits also rely on win ter cover by diggi ng tunn els through the snow to escape predators, but lesser sno wfall is leavi ng them exposed.All of this gives new meaning to dress ing up in a gia nt bunny costume this Easter. Which best describes the writer's tone in the postage?A. Approvi ng.

31、B. Concern ed.C. En thusiastic.D. Doubtful.推斷作者的寫作目的（Case 1）“ Have you ever bee n out on a boat and felt itlifted up by a wave? Or have you jumpedin the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you? ” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave En ergy Group at the Uni versity of Edi nburgh. “ There

32、is certai nly a lot of en ergy in waves,” he said. The writer uses the two questi ons at the beg inning of the passage to.A. test the readers? kno wledge about wavesB. draw the readers? atte nti on to the topicC. show Jamie Taylor ?s importaneeD. invite the readers to answer them（Case 2） A young man

33、 from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman fromMaliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man's big family-his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great in terest. Every day she fed it with fruit a

34、nd sugar.Three mon ths later the woma n went back to her pare nts' home, havi ng quarreled with her husba nd. Soon the elepha nt refused to eat or work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broke n. One morni ng after several weeks the ani mal disappeared from the house.It went to the woman's hom

35、e. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal that she returned to her husba nd's home. The writer wrote the story in order to.A. show that elepha nts are very cleverB. tell how a woman trained a wild animalC. show t

36、hat wome n care more for ani mals tha n men doD. tell how an ani mal reun ited a husba nd and wife（2012 高考湖北卷 ）Brrriiinnng. The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, i nto your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment

37、to think. A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing. Once at the office, you gla nee through the n ewspaper with depress ing stories or reports of disasters .In that sort of mood, who can get down to work, particularly some creative, original problem-solving work?The way most of

38、us spe nd our mornings is exactly opposite to the con diti ons that promote flexible, open-minded thinking. Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we?re unfocused. If you are one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time comes in the early evening whe n you are relaxe

39、d. Sleepy people?s lack of focus leads to an in crease in creative problem solving. By not giving yourself time to tune into your wandering mind, you?re missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer.The trip you take to work doesn?t help, either. The stress slows down the speed with which sig

40、nals travel between neurons （神經(jīng)細(xì)胞）,making inspirations less likely to occur. And while we all should read a lot about what?s going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that n ews website or n ewspaper aside un til after the day?s work is done.So what would our mornings l

41、ook like if we wan ted to start them with a full capacity for creative problem solving? We?d set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, following our thoughts where they lead. We?d sta nd a little Ion ger un der the warm water of t he shower, stopp ing thi nking about tasks in favor of

42、a few more minu tes of relaxati on.We?d take some deep breaths onour way to work, i nstead of complai ning about heavy traffic. And once in the office after we get a cup of coffee we? click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer. What does the author impl

43、y about n ewspapers?A. They are soluti on providers.B.They are a source of in spirati on.C. They are no rmally full of bad n ews.D.They are more educati onal tha n websites. The author writes the last paragraph in order to.A. offer practical suggestio nsB.summarize past experie ncesC. advocate diver

44、se ways of lifeD.establish a routi ne for the future推斷文章出處（ Case 1）Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by “Take only as directed? ” Read the following directions and see if you understand them.To reduce pain, take two tablets（ 藥片 ） with water, f

45、ollowed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For night-time and early morning relief take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount. For children under six years old, ask your doctor?s advice.Red

46、uce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine. This text is most probably taken from a .A. textbook B. newsreelC. doctor ?s notebookD. bottle of medicine（Case2） More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each year. A

47、t 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

48、could be fined up to $ 50. 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 seat belt of some kind.However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you

49、are reversing （倒退） your vehicle or you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember you may be taken t

50、o 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 reportC. an advertisement D. a government information booklet【 2012 福建卷】 At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and e

51、ntered, with anxiety and worry in every line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life ， and he obviously knew it."You may won der. Sir Percival,? said Laura calmly,"if I am going to as免除be released （from my promise to many you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father&

52、#39;s wishes too much. “ His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet."No, if we are going to withdraw.（ 退出） from our planned marriage, it will be because of your wish, not mine.“ Mine? ” he said in great surprise.“ What reason could I have for withdrawing?"A reas

53、on that is very hard to tell you," she answered. "There is a change in me.His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one side. "What change?" he asked, trying to appear calm.“ When the promise was made two years ago,” she said, 44 my love did

54、 not belong to anyone.Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another person?to understand, “ Laura continued,“ that I will never see this persothnaat gifayino,ualnedave me,you only allow mc to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is that you forgi

55、ve mc and keep my secret.",I will do both those thin gs,“ he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was wait ing to hear more."I think I have said eno ugh to give you reas on to withdraw from our marriage,“ she added quietly“ No. You have said eno ugh to make it the dearest wish of my lif

56、e to marry you,“ he said. The passage is probably take n out of.A. a no velB. a reportC. a diaryD. an essay推斷下文內(nèi)容(Case1)Whe n early huma ns hun ted and gathered food, they were not in con trol of theiren viro nment. They could only in teract with their surroundings as lower orga ni sms did. When hum

57、a ns lear ned to make fire, however, they became capable of alteri ng their en vir onment. To provide themselves with fuel they stripped bark from trees, causing the trees to die. Clearings were burned in forests to in crease the growth of grass and to provide a greater graz ing area for the wild an

58、i mals that huma ns fed upon. This developme nt led to farming and the domesticati on of an imals. Fire also provided the means for cook ing pla nts which had previously bee n in edible.Only when the process of meeting the basic need for food reached a certain level of sophistication was it possible

59、 for huma ns to follow other pursuits such as the founding of cities. The paragraph follow ing this passage would most likely be about.A. fireB. huntingC. farming D. urba ni zatio n(Case2) the ability to capture your audienee when you walk into a room is sure to start you offon the right foot whe n going on an in terview. Non-verbal sig nals have five times the impact of verbal sig nals. So you can count on los ing your audie nee whe n you walk in with head dow n, draggi ng your feet regardl