Which of the following is true according to the passage?
{A} Environmentalists were blamed for antiscience in an essay.
{B} Politicians are not subject to the labeling of antiscience.
{C} The "more enlightened" tend to tag others as antiscience.
{D} Tagging environmentalists as "anti science" is justifiable.
这是一道设计非常巧妙的考题,据说当年答对本题的考生不到5%,因为这道题考了太多的细节,而且每一个选项都有似曾相识的感觉,更何况本题如果以中心思想来判断的话是非常难的,因为选项中本身就暗藏着陷阱。本题的直接依据是文中的这样一句话:But surely that does not mean environmentalists concerned about uncontrolled industrial growth are antiscience, as an essay is US News & World Report last May seemed to suggest。
这里提醒所有考生注意一点:当你感觉到每一个选项似乎都对、都不对的时候千万要回头再看看那些你认为一定不正确的选项,也许一个小小的留意就可以让你轻易拿到两分,而且是和别人拉开差距的两分。本题的关键是A项中的短语in an essay,这个隐藏在角落里的 小东西直接决定了答案是A。
5、我们再来看看1992年的一道真题:
It can be concluded that a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____.
{A} prevent the sun's rays from reaching the earth's surface
{B} mean a warming up in the Arctic
{C} account for great changes in the climate in the northern hemisphere
{D} raise the temperature of the earth's surface
本题的答案是D,尽管D看起来太短了一点太直接了一点,这一点令许多大师高手认为的答案应当复杂化深刻化的感觉不快。我们现在看看为什么C不对,因为C也有直接依据:Also, the increase in atmospheric would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possible resulting in an alteration of the earth's chief food-growing zones。因为 carbon dioxide导致raise the temperature of the earth's surface,那当然也可能导致great changes in the climate。也就是说单单从短文的角度来说选项C是正确的,不过短文中的great changes in the climate却是未来的推测,不是现时的影响,所以选项C是一个似是而非不符合题意的选项,错。