5.评价题。此题型用于测试考生对文章气概、写作手法等的剖析能力。题干经常为:“What kind of writing technique does the writer use in the passage to…”/ “What are the ways the writer uses to create the gloomy impression in the passage?”
以2007年TEXT B 为例,该篇文章的第三个小题:
What is the role of the 4th and 5th paragraphs in the development of the topic?
A. To show how Kuwaiti women enjoy themselves.
B. To describe how women work and study in Kuwait.
C. To offer supporting evidence to the preceding paragraphs.
D. To provide a contrast to the preceding paragraphs.
文章的第二、三段首要谈科威特妇女没有选举权。第四、五段着重阐述科威特的妇女与其他海湾国家的妇女对比,已经享有了很大的自由。消极方面和积极方面的对比使我们选择D为正确选项。
再好比2007年真题的第三篇文章的第六个小题。
The relation between the first and second paragraphs is that
A. each presents one side of the picture
B. the first generalizes, the second gives examples.
C. the second is the logical result of the first
D. both present Richard’s virtues and faults
经由过程阅读文章可知第一段描述的是查理酷好战争;第二段描述的是查理虽说骁勇善战,但他不残暴而且仁慈激动慷慨大方。由此可知,这两段话分袂从分歧的角度对查理的性格特点作了描述。所以选择A项为正确选项