(一)細節題
1.若針對舉例子、名人言論、特殊符號后的內容出題，考生只讀例子、名人言論、特殊符號前后句內容，即可選出正確答案。
[真題例解](2001年1月第15題)
Studies of birds may offer unique insights into sleep.Jerome M.Siegel of the UCLA says he wonders if birds’ half?brain sleep“is just the tip of the iceberg(冰山)”.He speculates that more examples may turn up when we take a closer look at other species.
Q:By “just the tip of the iceberg”(Line 2,Para.8),Siegel suggests that.
A)half?brain sleep has something to do with icy weather
B)the mystery of half?brain sleep is close to being solved
C)most birds living in cold regions tend to be half sleepers
D)half?brain sleep is a phenomenon that could exist among other species
答案為D)。根據引號內容很快找到原文相關部分，其后的內容必是對該問的解釋。第二句中說加州大學洛杉磯分校的Ferome M.Siegel推測鳥類的半腦睡眠現象只是冰山露出來的一角。第三句說如果我們對其他物種作進一步認真仔細的觀察，可能會發現更多的例證，所以D正確。因此考生只要理解第二句、第三句的意思即可選出正確答案。
2.如果只是針對某一段的內容提出問題的話，考生只看該段內容即可答題，而不必看完全文才做答。
[真題例解](2002年12月第29題)
In fact, the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55 percent of the states; average weekly wages in 1972 to 97 percent today.But, as most studies show, every 10 percent increase in compensation benefits results in a 5 percent increase in the numbers of workers who file for claims.And with so much more money floating in the workers’ compensation system, it’s not surprising that doctors and lawyers have helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pie.
Q： After 1972 workers’ compensation insurance in the U.S became more favorable to workers so that .
A) the poverty level for a family of four went up drastically
B) more money was allocated to their compensation system
C) there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claims
D) the number of workers suing for damages increased
答案為D)。根據題干中的“after 1972”可馬上判斷出線索在最后一段。這一段的大意是說自1972年后，越來越多的人因工傷索賠而獲益，所以越來越多的人就進行索賠，那么也就有醫生和律師也來分一杯羹。尤其第二句話提到：索賠獲益每增加10個百分點，進行索賠的工人人數就增加了5個百分點，與D)一致。
3.選項中同義詞替換的一般是答案，而與原文相同或極其相似的選項一般不是答案項。
[真題例解]
No woman can be too rich or too thin.This saying often attributed to the late Duchess(公爵夫人) of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times.Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.(2002年6月第26題)
Q：In the eyes of the author,an odd phenomenon nowadays is that.
A) the Duchess of Windor is regarded as a woman of virtue
B) looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune
C) being thin is viewed as a much desired quality
D) religious people are not necessarily virtuous
答案為C)。事實細節題。本段第二句話中的“odd spirit”指的就是下面的一句話“Being thin is deemed as such a virtue”。選項C)中的viewed與句中的deemed均指thought之意;desired quality恰恰就是virtue的解釋。
Most systems are basically identical.The differences come in hardware—the way the computer accepts the driver’s request for directions and the way it presents the driving instructions.On most systems, a driver enters a desired address, motorway junction or point of interest via a touch screen or disc.But the Lexus screen goes a step further: you can point to any spot on the map screen and get directions to it.(2000年1月第23題)
Q：Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars.
A) are more or less the same price
B) provide directions in much the same way
C) work on more or less the same principles
D) receive instructions from the same satellites
答案是C)。在四個選項中B)“directions”和D)項“instructions”都與原文有關。但據本段第二句話，計算機接受來自司機方向指示的方式及執行驅動指令等硬件方面是不同的，所以B)項和D)項是對原文的曲解。從本段第1句話可知很多系統基本上是相似的，這與C)項的意思一致。
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