13届阅读理解训练之作者观点态度题

推测作者的观点和态度

（一）试题特点

判断作者的主导思想，作者或文中人物对某事物所持观点或态度。

（二）设问方式

1.The attitude of the author towards something is ____________?

2.What is the author’s opinion on cramming?

3.What does the author think about the present generation?

4.What is the tone of the passage?

（三）典型例题

【2012天津卷B 篇】

B

… Several former teachers were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.

Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Y ates was about to speak. ……Then Ms. Yates started to speak:

―I haven ’t seen many of you since your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination.‖

―It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path.‖

―There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of you all from the bottom of my heart.‖

A. Reliable and devoted. C. Proud but patient.

【2012辽宁卷B 篇】

Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions（使命）often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day ’s work. …Weekends give the crew valuable. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by email , internet phone and through Private video conferences.

While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar B. Tough and generous. D . Strict but caring .

activities that they can still enjoy . Before a mission. The family and friends of each ISS crew member put together a collection of family photos, messages, videos and reading material for the astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Earth. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages with CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters

A . The are caring and thoughtful

B. The are impatient and annoyed

C. The are impatient and annoyed.

D. The are excited and curious.

caring （关心的； 有同情心的）

1正确把握字里行间的意思，切勿用自己的观点代替作者的观点。还要注意区分试题考查的是作者的态度还是作者引用别人的态度。

2. 当作者的态度没有明确的语言提示时，要注意那些描述 _____.._______的语言及表达________._______ 的词语，尤其是表达感情色彩的______________运用。

专项练习

【2008年浙江D 】

For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. ―Come on!‖ My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. ―You’ll feel great.‖

Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army. I’m not alone in my opinion.

54. What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

A. He felt it was worth a try. B. He was very fond of it.

C. He was strongly against it. D. He thought it must be painful.

【2012年陕西卷D 篇】

D

[1]Spring is coming, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing，our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not.

…

[4]As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of well-qualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am open-minded, I can’t expect all our customers are.

[5]There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply cause he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.

60. The author’s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as .

A. enthusiastic

2013专练3

Why isn‘t your newspaper reporting any good news? All I read about are murder, bribery(行贿）and death. Frankly, I’m sick of all the bad news.

试题：What is the author’s attitude towards the newspaper report?

A. Critical B. Objective

C. Optimistic D. Ironic

2013专练4

New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has become smaller. It ’s now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or B. negative C positive D. Sympathetic

satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from high-tech communication equipment is greatly increased by foreign language skills.

试题： What is the author’s attitude towards high-tech communication equipment?

A. Critical B.prejudiced

C. Indifferent D.positive

2013专练5

Four people in England back in 1953, stared at Photo 51,It wasn ’t much —a picture showing a black X. But three of these people won the Nobel Prize for figuring out what the photo really showed –the shape of DNA The discovery brought fame and fortune to scientists James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins. The fourth, the one who actually made the picture, was left out.

…

In 1962 at the Nobel Prize awarding ceremony, Wilkins thanked 13 colleagues by name before he mentioned Franklin, Watson wrote his book laughing at her. Crick wrote in 1974 that ―Franklin was only two steps away from the solution. ‖

No, Franklin was the solution. ―She contributed more than any other player to solving the structure of DNA . She must be considered a co-discoverer , ‖ Abir-Am says. This was backed up by Aaron Klug, who worked with Franklin and later won a Nobel Prize himself. Once described as the ―Dark Lady of DNA‖, Franklin is finally coming into the light.

试题：. What is the writer’s attitude toward Wilkins, Watson and Crick?

A. Disapproving. B. Respectful. C. Admiring. D. Doubtful.