新GRE阅读练习题6

　　Soft Drink Manufacturer：Our new children's soft drink, RipeCal, is fortified with calcium. Since calcium is essential for developing healthy bones, drinking RipeCal regularly will help make children healthy. Consumer Advocate：But RipeCal also contains large amounts of sugar, and regularly consuming large amounts of sugar is unhealthful, especiallyfor children.

　　In responding to the soft drink manufacturer, the consumer advocate does which of the following?

　　(A)Challenges the manufacturer's claim about the nutritional value of calcium in children's diets

　　(B)Argues that the evidence cited by the manufac-turer, when properly considered, leads to a conclusion opposite to that reached by the manufacturer.

　　(C)Implies that the manufacturer of a product is typically unconcerned with the nutritional value of that product.

　　(D)Questions whether a substance that is healthful when eaten in moderation can be unhealthful when eaten in excessive amounts.

　　(E)Presents additional facts that call into question the conclusion drawn by the manufacturer.

　　答案：E

 

新GRE阅读练习题的延伸阅读——GRE阅读技巧详解

 

　　GRE阅读技巧：宏观中的“必读”与“不读”

　　所谓宏观，即使明确文章结构。再清楚一点说，即使我们要知道主题句的所在位置以及每段大意。

　　让我们今天来了解一下什么是主题句，ETS的阅读文章中主题句通常会以什么形式出现。和中国考生自己写作文不一样的是，美国人的阅读文章中从来都不出现“I think that， in my opinion， as far as I am considered”此类语言做主题句。通常来说美国人的主题句有两种形式：

　　主题句两种形式：

　　1. 判断句(含情态动词，系动词，正负褒贬词的句子)；

　　2. 概括文章将来结构。

掌握好了主题句判断方法，很多文章学生便可以很快把握文章的结构框架，帮助后面文章的理解。