四六級考前閱讀突破第六講：作者的態(tài)度

讓我們首先看一篇文章：
VIA.
The shops of the border town are filled with many souvenirs, pottery, bullhorns and "serapes"(一種華麗的毛織布), all made from cheap material and decorated in a gaudy manner, which the tourist thinks is true Mexico
folk art.The attitude of the author toward the souvenirs can best be described as
A. positive
B. indifferent
C. admiring
D. contemptuous

文章中bullhorns是指牛角，serapes是一種華麗的毛織布。再從cheap, gaudy(華麗而俗氣)等詞的運用，我們可以看出作者的態(tài)度是諷刺和藐視。所以答案是D. 可能的問題有：
1. What is the author's attitude toward ...?
2. How does the author feel about ...?
3. Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author
toward ...?
4. The author's attitude toward ... is _____.
5. The attitude of the author toward ... can best be described as ______.

在解決該類問題時，應該注意以下幾個方面：
1． 關注文章中的描寫性段落和描述性語言；
2． 注意作者所用的直接表達感情或態(tài)度的詞語，如上文中的cheap, gaudy
3． 通過論據(jù)的對比，重點傾向進行判斷
4． 根據(jù)主題及作者對題材的選擇進行判斷

下面我們來看一看具體如何運用
VIB.
We will not deny that tourism has an influence which is not always appreciated by everybody. Some people prefer to be left alone. They are not interested in the money which tourists spend in shops and hotels, as well as on taxis and coach tours. But the majority of ordinary people have far more to gain from tourism than have to lose.

What is the writer's attitude toward tourism?
A. he is against tourism
B. he is not at all interested in tourism
C. he is in favor of tourism.
D. We can't tell from the passage.

這篇文章有兩個論據(jù)，分別是第二句和第四句，通過比較，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)作者很明顯傾向于第二個論據(jù)，有but為證，所以答案應選C.

VIC.
I disagreed then as now with many of John Smith's judgments, but always respected him, and this book is a welcome reminder of his big, honest, friendly, stubborn personality.
A. he dislikes him but agrees with his ideas.
B. He considers him to be a disagreeable person.
C. He disagrees with his ideas but respects him.
D. He disagrees with him then but agrees with him now.

作這道題，只要抓住兩個詞：disagreed & but, 再結合big, honest, friendly, stubborn就可輕松選出C. 最后一題供你們練習：

VID
While we may be interested in the possibilities of social harmony and individual fulfillment to be achieved through non-traditional education, one cannot help being cautious about accepting any sort of onesided
educational program as a cure for the world's ills.

How does the author feel about nontraditional education?
A. He believes that it has no possibility of success.
B. He doubts that it can cure the world' ills.
C. He feels that it is a cure for the world's ills.
D. He believes it will bring social harmony.