Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness of sleeplessness after taking the medicine”
1、How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours?
(A)Three (B)Four (C)Six (D) Eight
2、How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours?
(A)Half a tablet (B)One tablet (C)Two tablets (D)Four tablets
3、This text is most probably taken form a _________。
(A)textbook (B)newsreel (C)doctor’s notebook (D)bottle of medicine
以上第1、2两题为定量分析题,第3题为定性分析题。文章2、3、4三小节的行文格式。措施语气,都是药品说明书的写法,所以第3题正确答案应为(D)。对于第1、2两题,应先仔细分析2、3两小节的内容。 第2小节是针对成年人的,先谈了两种用药的方法最后警告服用者24小时内不得服用超过6片的计量。因此,6片是24小时内所能服用的最大剂量。第3小节是针对未成年人的,6-12岁儿童服用此药是剂量应减半。根据第2小节的说明,采用第一种用药方法,成年人24小时内应服用5片,采用第二种用药方法,成年人24小时内应服用4片,9岁的儿童用药减半,应为2—2.5片。因此,这两题的正确答案为:1、(D),2、(C)。
研究定性分析时我们用的例2是1990年的高考阅读理解(D)篇(见第161页),它还有两个选择题,均为定量分析题目。现分析如下:
4、For how long was Benin under France?
(A)For over a century (B)For roughly a century
(C)For over half a century (D)Under half a century
根据中文介绍,法国统治贝宁的时间为1893---1960年,共67年,所以(C)为正确答案。
5、For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People’s Republic?
(A)15years (B)25 years (C )20 years (D)30years
文章最后部分谈到贝宁的军队首领Kerekou成为总统后,更改国名,并宣布贝宁将成为人民共和国。那是1975年,距1990年正好15年,故正确答案应为(A)。
3、因果分析。在阅读理解中,我们还应重视短文各部分之间的内在联系,弄清事情发展的前因后果和规律,这就要求我们在阅读中注意因果关系的分析,多问几个为什么。
在阅读理解的选择题中,要求进行因果关系分析的考题是十分常见的。
例8
Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock, “Oh,no!” he thought to himself 。”Another day at that office ;a boss who shouts at me all the time。”
What do we know about Frank ?
(A) He was a lazy man
(B) He was a lucky person
(C) He didn’t make a lot of money
(D) He didn’t get on well with his boss
短短几句描述,Frank不喜欢他那份工作的心情跃然纸上,然而他不喜欢去办公室的原因却不能凭空想象,必须在短文中找到根据,只有正确分析选项和短文内容的关系才能做对这道选择题。正确答案应为(D)。
要求进行因果分析的考题大量地是先给出短文中的一个事实,然后要求选出正确的原因。
例9
most animal have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hurt them for food。 Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership{伙伴关系} which does good to both of them。 You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep。 This is not because they want a ride , but because they find easy food in the parasites{寄生虫} on sheep。 The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort。 So although they can manage without each other, they do better together。
1、Some birds like to sit on a sheep because________
A they can eat its parasites。
B they depend on the sheep for existence。
C they enjoy traveling with the sheep。