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在運用以下猜答案技巧之前，最好能略讀文章，了解文章的主題是什么，記住：“主題”對答題至關重要。
錦囊妙計1：利用邏輯關系信號詞
細節題常常考查某種邏輯關系，最常見的有因果關系、比較關系和舉例關系。每種邏輯關系都會有特有的信號詞。利用信號詞能夠使你更快地定位原文，定位原文后再仔細理解原文，答案就不難選擇了。各種邏輯關系的信號詞有：
因果關系：because， for, as, since, as a result of, so that, therefore, thus, hence, consequently, attribute... to...等；
比較關系：but， however, on the contrary, by contrast, rather than, as... as, like, similar, parallel 等；
舉例關系：for example, for instance, like, such as, and so on, that is 等。
【例1】As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate (垂涎) over the profits. A restaurant's typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it's often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine, and many of the fancier brands aren't available in stores, most diners don't notice or care.
As a result, some restaurants are turning up the pressure to sell bottled water. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, some of the more shameless tactics include placing attractive bottles on the table for a visual sell, listing brands on the menu without prices, and pouring bottled water without even asking the diners if they want it. Q: Why are some restaurants turning up the pressure to sell bottled water?
[2006.12／T60]考試大－中國教育考試門戶網站(www．Examda。com)
A) Bottled water brings in huge profits.
B) Competition from the wine industry is intense.
C) Most diners find bottled water affordable.
D) Bottled water satisfies diners' desire to be fashionable.
【解析】從題目開頭的why可知本文要求查找的是因果關系，原文中可能有表示因果關系的信號詞。上文第2段開頭的As a result是表示因果關系的信號詞．表明題目要求查找的原因可在上文找到。上文提到餐館售賣瓶裝水的利潤巨大，且由于水比酒便宜得多，許多利潤大的品牌在商店買不到．所以用餐者也不會注意或在乎；結果就是，一些餐館加大售賣瓶裝水的力度。定位后再細讀上一段即可知道本題應選A。 [答案：A]
錦囊妙計2：利用特殊標點符號
一些標點符號與篇章結構或句間關系有密切聯系，也常常成為考點。常考的標點及其功能包括：
破折號：對前面的內容進行解釋或說明、補充，常考細節性問題；
引號：表示引用、強調或諷刺，常考細節、語義或態度性問題；
冒號：對前面的內容進行解釋，常考細節性問題；
括號：表示解釋。常考細節性問題。
在預讀文章時，如果碰到這些特殊的標點符號，可以先作記號。遇到題干的關鍵詞出現在特殊標點符號的同一個段落或句子，應優先看特殊標點符號處．答案可能就在那里。
【例2】
As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease, to preventing disease－especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise.
Q: Today medial care is placing more stress on___________. [2006.12/T62]
A) keeping people in a healthy physical condition
B) monitoring patients' body functions
C) removing people's bad living habits
D) ensuring people's psychological well-being
【解析】上文開頭的focus與題目中的stress為同義詞，為本題答案所在地。句中的破折號為特殊標點符號，對focus做出進一步的限定，因此，本題答案應鎖定在破折號后的內容，此處的changing our many unhealthy behaviors與選項C內容相同，由此可確定選項C為本題答案。 [答案：C】
