比如99年6月份简答题的第二题就属于细节题,问题为: Why did Marge and her husband think it an extravagance for Marge to go back to work?以该问题中的关键词extravagance为线索,回到原文的第二段,再根据原文中的表达“... was an extravagance we couldn’t afford”进一步追索到答案在原文第二段最后一句: With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with baby-sitters(临时照看小孩的人), transportation,and increased taxes,rather than having more money, they might actually end up with less.
组织答案时,要注意以下几点:
(1)答案形式要符合提问方式。
原文中提问方式为“why”,那么就用Because引导的从句回答。
(2)概括要简洁、准确,不要拖泥带水。
要回答此问题,必须对第二段最后一句的信息进行概括。如果Marge去工作,那么她就得为baby-sitter, transportation,increased taxes花钱,而且“rather than having more money, they might actually end up with less.”这些信息可概括为spend more或more spending。
S5:If given a second chance,the writer would probably choose to _______
作者在原文最后一段说:“the decision to go back to work is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now regret more.”从这句话中可以体会出作者对自己以前所做的外出工作的决定甚为遗憾,文章最后一句又表示,但愿能享受一下和小女在一起看世界的奢侈。如果再有一次机会,她会如何选择就不言自明了。