本题为词汇题,根据词汇题的同性原则,我们需要寻找出题词汇的前后左右附近有无having a ZZZ的同性词汇。而这道题目很多同学在做的时候会发现正确选项的正确性并不是很容易确定,其实本题的选项来自于最后一句话中的and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them,并结合常识而得出B.由于本文重点解释的是主题的重要性,所以在这里便不对这道题目多加叙述。
50. Which of the following is true according to the text?
[A] People with surnames beginning with N to Z are often ill-treated.
[B] VIPs in the Western world gain a great deal from alphabetism.
[C] The campaign to eliminate alphabetism still has a long way to go.
[D] Putting things alphabetically may lead to unintentional bias.
最后一道题很明显就考这篇文章的主题,如果找不到主题对应的正确选项,就要从细节的角度把握了。而D选项大家在做题的时候会发现正是全文主题的改写方式。
04年的这篇文章一共考察了五道题目,大家可以发现其中三道题目直接针对文章主题出题,一道题目间接考察文章主题。由此可见,把握主题在阅读的过程中的重要性。所以建议广大考生在考场上做阅读理解的时候切记要抓住文章命脉——主题。