托福阅读修辞题——英语屌丝必杀技

修辞题是托福阅读中最难的一个题型之一，英语中的修辞与中文不同，中文的修辞说的是比如拟人，比喻，但是托福阅读中的修辞题是如下这样的：Question：带有the author mentions,，作者提到某单词或某句话的目的是什么？那一部分会有加深的阴影。

托福阅读修辞题真题：

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

这类题目同学们看到是不是觉得心慌意乱，不知从何下手呢？到底应该看文章的哪里呢？按照我们常规思路，如果有举例的话要往前读，找到它支持的观点。答案就是为了支持这个例子所支持的观点。

比如说：小王对他女朋友很坏，从来不给她买礼物。
　　问题：why does the author mentions 从来不给她买礼物?
　　答案：to support the idea that 小王对他女朋友很坏。
　　以上是正常的解题思路。

下面请看屌丝必杀技：当原文中被标记的部分在such as或for example之后，带有 provide example of 的选项，基本是正确的。我们来看上面的这个例子，对比一下常规思路和屌丝必杀技。

常规修辞题思路：for example 读前一句，these are problems that… 艺术家必须克服这些问题，因为他们想要倾注自己的观点在他们的作品上。观点就是这些是问题。所以选择A

屌丝必杀技：这类题不用找关键词了，直接给你了，也不用自己找定位句了，文章标记了。直接读定位句，For example, in the early Italian Renaissance, bronze statues of horses with a raised foreleg usually had a cannonball under that hoof。运用屌丝必杀技，直接选择A。

最后我们进行总结，如果题目中带有原文中example或者such as等举例后面的内容，可以直接选择带有example字眼的选项。这就是直接可以选出托福阅读修辞题答案的英语屌丝必杀技。

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