托福閱讀修辭題——英語屌絲必殺技

修辭題是托福閱讀中最難的一個(gè)題型之一，英語中的修辭與中文不同，中文的修辭說的是比如擬人，比喻，但是托福閱讀中的修辭題是如下這樣的：Question：帶有the author mentions,，作者提到某單詞或某句話的目的是什么？那一部分會(huì)有加深的陰影。

托福閱讀修辭題真題：

Paragraph 2: Sensitivity to physical laws is thus an important consideration for the maker of applied-art objects. It is often taken for granted that this is also true for the maker of fine-art objects. This assumption misses a significant difference between the two disciplines. Fine-art objects are not constrained by the laws of physics in the same way that applied-art objects are.

Because their primary purpose is not functional, they are only limited in terms of the materials used to make them. Sculptures must, for example, be stable, which requires an understanding of the properties of mass, weight distribution, and stress. Paintings must have rigid stretchers so that the canvas will be taut, and the paint must not deteriorate, crack, or discolor.

These are problems that must be overcome by the artist because they tend to intrude upon his or her conception of the work. For example, in the early Italian Renaissance, bronze statues of horses with a raised foreleg usually had a cannonball under that hoof. This was done because the cannonball was needed to support the weight of the leg.

In other words, the demands of the laws of physics, not the sculptor's aesthetic intentions, placed the ball there. That this device was a necessary structural compromise is clear from the fact that the cannonball quickly disappeared when sculptors learned how to strengthen the internal structure of a statue with iron braces (iron being much stronger than bronze).

6. Why does the author discuss the bronze statues of horses created by artists in the early Italian Renaissance?

○To provide an example of a problem related to the laws of physics that a fine artist must overcome
　　○To argue that fine artists are unconcerned with the laws of physics
　　○To contrast the relative sophistication of modern artists in solving problems related to the laws of physics
　　○To note an exceptional piece of art constructed without the aid of technology

這類題目同學(xué)們看到是不是覺得心慌意亂，不知從何下手呢？到底應(yīng)該看文章的哪里呢？按照我們常規(guī)思路，如果有舉例的話要往前讀，找到它支持的觀點(diǎn)。答案就是為了支持這個(gè)例子所支持的觀點(diǎn)。

比如說：小王對(duì)他女朋友很壞，從來不給她買禮物。
　　問題：why does the author mentions 從來不給她買禮物?
　　答案：to support the idea that 小王對(duì)他女朋友很壞。
　　以上是正常的解題思路。

下面請(qǐng)看屌絲必殺技：當(dāng)原文中被標(biāo)記的部分在such as或for example之后，帶有 provide example of 的選項(xiàng)，基本是正確的。我們來看上面的這個(gè)例子，對(duì)比一下常規(guī)思路和屌絲必殺技。

常規(guī)修辭題思路：for example 讀前一句，these are problems that… 藝術(shù)家必須克服這些問題，因?yàn)樗麄兿胍獌A注自己的觀點(diǎn)在他們的作品上。觀點(diǎn)就是這些是問題。所以選擇A

屌絲必殺技：這類題不用找關(guān)鍵詞了，直接給你了，也不用自己找定位句了，文章標(biāo)記了。直接讀定位句，F(xiàn)or example, in the early Italian Renaissance, bronze statues of horses with a raised foreleg usually had a cannonball under that hoof。運(yùn)用屌絲必殺技，直接選擇A。

最后我們進(jìn)行總結(jié)，如果題目中帶有原文中example或者such as等舉例后面的內(nèi)容，可以直接選擇帶有example字眼的選項(xiàng)。這就是直接可以選出托福閱讀修辭題答案的英語屌絲必殺技。

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