托福閱讀題型講解：作者修辭目的題

大家都知道，作為新托福必考題型，修辭目的題（Rhetorical Purpose Questions）每篇文章考0-2題。修辭目的題(rhetorical purpose questions)也是新托福閱讀中難度較大的題型之一。這種題型對于國內考生來說較為陌生，在考場上時間緊張的情況下考生往往不知該在文中什么地方找答案。新通外語南京分校謝雨琇老師將通過對這種題型出題原理的透徹分析，為大家揭秘托福閱讀中的修辭目的題的答案應從哪兒尋找。

閱讀論述手段：
舉例：For example/instance; in some/most cases; a case in point is…;
并列：in addition; moreover; also; another; furthermore; besides;
對比：Some..others….; by contrast; however; in comparison to…;on the contrary;
因果：As a result/consequence ; consequently ; hence/therefore/so…

出題形式：
why does the author provide the information that
Why does the author mention
what is the author’s main purpose in the discussion of
Why does the author mention the views of

解題技巧：往前找原則； 抓結構不抓句意
舉例 答案：TO illustrate / provide a example of …
并列 答案：TO provide another case…/ give another analysis/explanation of …
對比 答案：TO emphasize / compare / …

例題：Paragraph 4

The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience to the ding-dong of the bell——just as though we are so many living machines.” With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the community…
 

4. In paragraph 4, the author includes the quotation from a mill worker in order to
○ support the idea that it was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories
○ to show that workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery
○ argue that clocks did not have a useful function in factories
○ emphasize that factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints

分析：此題中我們根據(jù)mill worker定位，能定位到原文對應內容為One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience to the ding-dong of the bell——just as though we are so many living machines”, 繞過例子讀理論，理論“The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules.”在例子前面，根據(jù)此理論，我們即可以選出正確答案為第一個選項。

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