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錦囊妙計3：字面意義不是解
以字面意義作選項是干擾項的常用技巧，這在詞匯理解題中尤為常見，在答題時應立刻將字面意義的選項排除．同義改寫或深層意義的才是正確選項。
【例3】
Arthur yon Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the few water critics in North America. As a boy, he spent time in the larger cities of Italy, France and Switzerland, where bottled water is consumed daily. Even then, he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best. “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water,” he says.
Q: By saying “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water”, von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that ____
[2006.12／T58]
A) plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking
B) bottled water is clearly superior to tap water
C) bottled water often appeals more to dogs' taste
D) dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste
【解析】題目中的dog只是為了強調瓶裝水和自來水的區別很明顯，對該句的正確理解不應真的與dog有關．可見選項C和D完全沒有提及my dog could tell的深層意思，都只是表面的解釋，可立刻予以排除。 [答案：B]
錦囊妙計4：照抄原文不是解．同義替換是解
在細節題中有兩種極端，一種是答案照搬原文，另一種卻相反，即照搬原文的不是答案，對原文進行同義改寫的才是答案。前一種題毫無難度，因此，后一種是出題者主要使用的手段。在排除了毫無原文依據的選項后，在剩下的選項中，不妨考慮利用這個錦囊選出正確答案。
【例4】
... Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication.
But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be
used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in e-
mail than on the phone.
Q: According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth
through certain media of communication? [2006,6/T59]
A) They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.
B) They believe that honesty is the best policy.
C) They tend to be relaxed when using those media.
D) They are most practiced at those forms of communication.
【解析】選項B和C的信息并未在原文提及，因此可以首先排除。選項D照抄上文首段末句原因從句的內容，這時也可以根據“照抄原文不是解”這條錦囊把選項D也排除掉，剩下的選項A是就成了最可能正確的選項。選項A是對第2段第2句中could be used to引出的目的的近義改寫，為正確答案。 【答案：A】
