1、阅读理解突破(五)把握作者态度及写作意图题1常见把握作者态度及写作意图题的设题方式(1)How does the author feel about his childhood(2)Why does the author write this passage(3)What is the purpose of the text(4)The writers attitude toward.is_.(5)The author implied (suggested) that_.(6)With which of the following does the author agree(7)How doe
2、s the author seem to feel about.2解题策略作者态度及写作意图推断类试题主要考查考生根据文章内容推测作者的写作意图和情感倾向的能力。考生要想推断作者的写作意图,就应当关注主题句,全面理解文章的内容及中心思想,同时注意把握文章的体裁。作者的情感倾向往往隐含在文章的字里行间,或流露于修饰性的词语之中,因此,考生在推断过程中,应特别注意文中作者的措辞和描写环境气氛的语言以及表达作者情感、态度或观点的词语。做题时,考生可以结合相关背景知识进行推理。1Cyberspace,data superhighway,multimedia,for those who have see
3、n the future,and the linking of computers,televisions and telephones will change our lives for ever.Yet for all the talks of a forthcoming technological utopia,little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor.As for all the new high technology,the West concerns
4、itself with the “how,while the question of “for whom is put aside once again.Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communication revolution has affected the world economy.Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries,and t
5、ransnational corporations take full advantage of it.Terms of trade and exchange,interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods.The electronic economy made by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global marketswith a destructive impa
6、ct on the havenots.For them the result is unstable.Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine.As “futures are traded on computer screens,developing countries simply have less and less
7、control of their destinies.So what are the options of regaining control？One alternative for developing countries is to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications.Yet this leads to longterm dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries economies.Communication technology
8、 is generally exported from the US,Europe or Japan；the patents,skills and ability remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries.It is also expensive,therefore imported products and services must be bought on credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.1 From t
9、he passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of_.Athe rich countries Bscientific developmentCthe local elitesDthe world economy答案A解析考查推理判断。文章第一段最后一句指出,西方国家关心的是自己“如何利用这些新技术,而这些新技术“为谁的问题再一次被抛到了一边；第二段最后一句那么说,电子经济让拥有这项技术的国家加强了对全球市场的控制,而对没有这一技术的国家产生了破坏性的影响。因此可以推断出这些技术代表的
10、是西方兴旺国家的利益。2It can be inferred from the passage that_.Ainternational trade should be expandedBthe interests of the poor countries have not been given enough considerationCthe exports of the poor countries should be increasedDcommunication technology in developing countries should be modernized答案B解析考
11、查推理判断。文章第一段第二句指出“.little attention has been given to.the poor,即很少有人注意这些开展对穷人的意义。而由后文的论述可以看出这里的“穷人指的就是开展中国家,因此这句话的意思实际上就是这些开展并没有顾及开展中国家的利益。3Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countriesABecause it enables the developed countries to control t
12、he international market.BBecause it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.CBecause it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.DBecause it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries.答案A解析考查细节理解。根据第二段最后一句“.allows the haves to increase their control on global ma
13、rkets.以及后文的论述可以看出,这里的“the haves指的就是西方兴旺国家,因此答案为A项。4The development of modern communication technology in developing countries may_.Ahinder their industrial productionBcause them to lose control of their tradeCforce them to reduce their share of exportsDcost them their economic independence答案D解析考查细节理
14、解。文章第四段最后一句说“Yet this leads to longterm dependency.economies (然而这会导致长期的依赖,也许会对开展中国家的经济产生永久性的制约),也就是说会使开展中国家失去经济独立。5The authors attitude towards the communication revolution is_.Apositive BcriticalCindifferent Dtolerant答案B解析考查作者态度。此题较为简单,通过文中措辞,如第一段“little attention has.for the poor；第二段“Economists ar
15、e only now realizing.；第三段“For them the result is unstable.等不难看出作者对这种代表着兴旺国家利益、不顾及开展中国家利益的通讯革命是持批评态度的,应选B；误选C项和D项是由于不理解词义所造成的。2(2023北京,B)Dear Friend,The recent success of childrens books has made the general public aware that theres a huge market out there.And theres a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of childrens books bought each year. plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers.Who are these needed writers？Theyre ordin
