例(2) The first paragraph is mainly about _____ . (1991年6月六級題22)??

　　A. the teenagers' criticism of their parents

　　B. misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents

　　C. the dominance of the parents over their children

　　D. the teenagers' ability to deal with crisis

　　(分析：短文意思是講年青人有時批評、責備其父母，認為父母對他們間誤解負大部分責任是自然的事。而B項意思是年青人和父母間的誤解;C項意思是父母對他們孩子的統治;D項指年輕人處理危機的能力。根據短文內容，可以明確看出，B、C、D三項內容都是從三個方面來論述短文觀點的，而A項則較全面地、有針對性地表達了文章的中心意思，故為答案。)

　　(五)選項中表達意義較具體的、膚淺的(字面意思)一般不是答案項，而概括性的、抽象的、含義深刻的是答案項。

　　例(1) The population in the 21st century _____ , according to the writer 。

　　A. will be smaller than a few years ago

　　B. will not be as small as people expect

　　C. will prove to be a threat to the world

　　D. will not constitute as serious a problem as expected

　　(分析：選項A、B中都有small一詞，該詞在文中出現過，因而總覺膚淺，是字面之意。C項明顯與文章不符，而D項表達的意義比small要深刻得多。)

　　例(2) From the passage it can be seen that employeeship helps one . (1990年1月六級題)

　　A. to be more successful in his career

　　B. to solve technical problems

　　C. to be more specialized in his field

　　D. to develop his professional skill

　　(分析：題意是"從文中看出員工素質有助于人們...。" B項題即"解決技術問題";C項意即"深化專業";D項"發展職業技能"。這三項表達的意思都比較具體，而A項則概括地有深度，包括了B、C、D三項內容。)

　　(六)選項中較符合常識的，易明白的一般不是選項;而似乎不太合理，一時較難理解的往往是正確選項。

　　例(1) Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by _____ 。(1999年1月四級題31)

　　A. stressing their high quality

　　B. unlinking him of their low price

　　C. maintaining a balance between quality and price

　　D. appealing to his buying motives