四级阅读 观点态度题(10)

四级阅读

第十堂观点态度题如何回答

掌握观点态度题的解题方法。

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观点态度题主要考查考生能否正确理解作者写作时所持的观点、写作意图，作者在阐述文章主题时的语气或对他所论述对象的态度。

作者或文中人物的观点，多数情况下文中都有明确的说明，题目只是对原文内容进行了一定程度的转换，考生需要做的只是辨别。作者或文章人物的态度，多数情况下只是在字里行间流露出来，考生需要从原文的用词和句式中判断出其中蕴涵的感情色彩。该类题型考查方向总结如下：

一、作者对某人或某事的观点

题目询问作者对某人或某事物的观点。这种题目一般考查的是对文章主人公或主题事物的观点。以第一人称行文的文章，作者的观点往往出现带有第一人称标志词(I，we，my)的句子中。多数文章则是以一种客观论述的手法行文，作者的观点会在段落的首尾或者文章的首尾出现。

【真题示例1】(旧06-06)

【原文】

Educating girls quite possibly yie lds a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women s education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue.

【题目】

29. What does the author say about women's education?

［Ａ］It deserves greater attention than other social issues.

［B］It is now given top priority in many developing countries.

［C］It will yield greater returns than other kno wn investments.

［D］It has aroused the interest of a growing num ber of economists.

【解析】选[C]。观点态度题。本题就作者的观点提问。文章第一句话作者就指出，给女孩提供教育非常有可能产生比其他任何投资都要高的回报。［C］是对原文的细节再现，故为答案。

【真题示例2】(08-06)

【原文】

Consider the Kyoto Protocol (京都议定书). It allowed countries that joined to punish those that didn't. But it hasn't reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many signatories (签字国) didn't adopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008 2012 targets.

【题目】

60. The author believes that, since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, .

［Ａ］politicians have started to do something to better the situation

［B］few nations have adopted real tough measures to limit energy use

［C］reductions in energy consumption have greatly cut back global warming

［D］international cooperation has contribute to solving environmental problems

【解析】选［B］。观点态度题。本题就作者的观点提问。文中指出，京都协议书到目前为止还没有减少二氧化碳的排放量，并且许多签字国还没有采取足够严厉的政策来达到他们2008 2012年的目标。［B］是对原文的同义转述，故为答案。

二、作者对某人或某事物的态度

这类题目直接询问作者对某人或某事的态度。作者的态度或褒或贬或中立，或关心或不在意，或喜欢或厌恶，或坚信或怀疑。在以第一人称行文的文章中，应留意那些可以直接表示作者态度的动词(doubt，appreciate，concern等)。在以一种客观论述的手法行文的文章中，应特别注意形容词和副词等暗含作者态度的词汇。一些特殊句式(祈使句、疑问句、感叹句)本身也包含着作者的态度。

常用于表达观点或态度的词有：

positive(赞成的)；supporting, supportive(支持的)；praising(赞扬的)；optimistic(乐观的)；admiring(羡慕的)；interesting(有趣的)；humorous(幽默的)；serious(严肃的)；enthusiastic(热情的)；pleasant(愉快的)；polite(礼貌的)；concerned(关切的)；sober(冷静的)；disgusted(感到恶心的，厌恶的)；critical(批评的)；negative(否定的，反对的)；suspicious, sceptical, skeptical(怀疑的)；tolerant(容忍的，忍让的)；worried(担忧的)；pessimistic(悲观的)；depressed(沮丧的)；disappointed(失望的)；ironic(讽刺的)；sarcastic(挖苦的)；bitter(痛苦的)；cynical(玩世不恭的)；sentimental(感伤的)；emotional(激动的)；angry(气愤的); biased(偏见的)；indifferent(冷淡的，不关心的)；impassive(冷淡的，不动感情的)；uninterested(不感兴趣的)；neutral(中立的)；impersonal(不带个人感情的)；subjective(主观的)；objective(客观的)；informative(提供信息的)；impartial(不偏袒的)等

【真题示例1】(04-06)

【原文】

As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb，a group of firearm（火器）fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association，and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.

“The Constitution，” said the association s spokesman，“gives everyone t he right to own arms. It doesn t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb，the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.”

“Don t you think it s dangerous to have one in the house，particularly where there are children around?”

“The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse separately in a drawer.

“Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.”

The spokesman said，“Hydrogen bombs don t kill people — people kill people. The bomb is for self protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house，they re going to think twice about breaking in.”“But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet，with the fuse in a drawer，you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder （侵入者）.”

“Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just