观点态度类阅读理解题解题指导
2019-12-02殷华新
高考《考試说明》明确要求考生在阅读理解中应能理解作者的观点、意图和态度。观点态度题是阅读理解题中一种难度较大的题型,它主要考查考生是否了解文章作者或文中人物对某事物所持的观点或态度;此类试题要求考生具有在正确理解文意的基础上,对观点或态度倾向进行分析、识别的能力。
一、观点态度题常见提问方式
1. What does the author imply about...?
2. Whats
the writers / authors attitude towards / opinion on...?
3. The writer
/ author seems to agree that .
4. Which of the following is true
about the writer?
5. What does the author think about...?
6. How
does the author feel about...?
7. The writers attitude towards... is
.
8. In the authors opinion, the policy / proposal is .
9. Which of the following statements indicates the authors attitude
towards...?
二、观点态度题解题技巧
技巧一
不要把自己的态度揉入其中,还要注意区分问题问的是作者的态度还是别人的态度。
技巧二
当作者的态度没有明确提出时,要学会根据作者在文章中所运用的具有褒贬含义的语言去判断作者的态度。
作者的观点态度大致分为三种:(1) 褒义——支持或赞同;(2)
中立或客观;(3)贬义——怀疑、批评或反对。作者的观点态度还可以从词的内涵上判断。如果作者对某个话题、事件、行为持肯定的态度或观点,那么他肯定用褒义词;相反,则用贬义词。
技巧三
问作者对某事物的态度时,表示“客观”的词多为正确选项,如objective, impartial, unbiased
等。
技巧四
正确把握文章字里行间的意思,切勿用自己的观点代替作者的观点。
技巧五
特别留意那些描写环境气氛的语言以及表达感情、态度或观点的词语。
技巧六
结合自己平时积累的有关英语国家的文化传统、风俗习惯等背景知识来推断。
三、真题再现
(2018·新课标I卷,D) We may think were a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices (装置) well after they go out of style. Thats bad news for the environment—and our wallets—as these outdated devices consume much more energy
than the newer ones that do the same things.
To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life—from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation. Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and boxset TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997.And MP3 players, smart phones, and LCD TVs entered
homes in 2002,before tablets and ereaders showed up in 2007.
As we accumulated more devices, however, we didnt throw out our old ones. “The livingroom television is replaced and gets planted in the kids room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house,” said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. Were not just keeping these old devices—we continue to use them.According to the analysis of Babbitts team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (排放) more than
doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.
So whats the solution (解决方案)? The teams data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more ondemand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs
and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.
32. What does the
author think of new devices?
A. They are environmentfriendly.
B. They are
no better than the old.
C. They cost more to use at home.
D. They go out
of style quickly.
【文章大意】
本文是一篇科普說明文。文章讲述了新旧电子设备的差别,旧电子设备耗能高,不环保。所以作者主张使用新电子设备。
【解析】 观点态度题。根据文章第一段中的Thats bad news for the environment—and our wallets—as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same
things.可知,使用旧的电子设备对环境和我们的钱包都是坏消息。这些过时的设备做同样的事情要消耗比新设备更多的能量。由此推知,作者认为新电子设备环保、节能。故选A。
四、当堂巩固
Do you like shopping? Or does the thought of wandering round the shops fill you with terror? For some of us, shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and our money. For me, its something I would rather avoid. Thank goodness for the Internet! Its more convenient to buy CDs, electrical items, even food, from the comfort of your sofa. But thats not the only reason:price is an important factor. We can buy goods and services cheaper online. But sometimes the problem is knowing what to buy. This has led to a type
of shopping called “showrooming”.
Showrooming is something Ive done. I will go to a shop to see, touch and try out products but then go home and buy them online at a knockdown price. Im not alone in doing this. Research by a company called Foolproof, found 24% of people showroomed while Christmas
shopping in 2013.
Amy Cashman, head of Technology at TNS UK, says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that “people are lacking time, lacking money and they want security about the products they are buying”. She explains that consumers are not only shopping online at home but they are using the
Internet in store or on their smartphones to shop around.
But does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will change. They will have to offer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving instore
discounts or free gifts.
We mustnt forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can get good aftercare. Its good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen but at least by showrooming, you get the best of both
worlds!
【文章大意】 本文主要介绍了一种新的购物方式—showrooming (先在实体店试选好,然后在网上购买)。
1. The
authors attitude towards showrooming is.
A.
critical B. neutral
C. supportive D. casual
【解析】 观点态度题。通读全文,尤其是文章最后一句中的“but at least by showrooming, you get the best of both
worlds!”可知作者认为showrooming结合了实际购物与网上购物的优点。所以对showrooming是持肯定、赞许态度的。故选C。
(作者:殷华新,泰州市第三高级中学)