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在运用以下猜答案技巧之前，最好能略读文章，了解文章的主题是什么，记住：“主题”对答题至关重要。
锦囊妙计1：利用逻辑关系信号词
细节题常常考查某种逻辑关系，最常见的有因果关系、比较关系和举例关系。每种逻辑关系都会有特有的信号词。利用信号词能够使你更快地定位原文，定位原文后再仔细理解原文，答案就不难选择了。各种逻辑关系的信号词有：
因果关系：because， for, as, since, as a result of, so that, therefore, thus, hence, consequently, attribute... to...等；
比较关系：but， however, on the contrary, by contrast, rather than, as... as, like, similar, parallel 等；
举例关系：for example, for instance, like, such as, and so on, that is 等。
【例1】As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate (垂涎) over the profits. A restaurant's typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it's often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine, and many of the fancier brands aren't available in stores, most diners don't notice or care.
As a result, some restaurants are turning up the pressure to sell bottled water. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, some of the more shameless tactics include placing attractive bottles on the table for a visual sell, listing brands on the menu without prices, and pouring bottled water without even asking the diners if they want it. Q: Why are some restaurants turning up the pressure to sell bottled water?
[2006.12／T60]考试大－中国教育考试门户网站(www．Examda。com)
A) Bottled water brings in huge profits.
B) Competition from the wine industry is intense.
C) Most diners find bottled water affordable.
D) Bottled water satisfies diners' desire to be fashionable.
【解析】从题目开头的why可知本文要求查找的是因果关系，原文中可能有表示因果关系的信号词。上文第2段开头的As a result是表示因果关系的信号词．表明题目要求查找的原因可在上文找到。上文提到餐馆售卖瓶装水的利润巨大，且由于水比酒便宜得多，许多利润大的品牌在商店买不到．所以用餐者也不会注意或在乎；结果就是，一些餐馆加大售卖瓶装水的力度。定位后再细读上一段即可知道本题应选A。 [答案：A]
锦囊妙计2：利用特殊标点符号
一些标点符号与篇章结构或句间关系有密切联系，也常常成为考点。常考的标点及其功能包括：
破折号：对前面的内容进行解释或说明、补充，常考细节性问题；
引号：表示引用、强调或讽刺，常考细节、语义或态度性问题；
冒号：对前面的内容进行解释，常考细节性问题；
括号：表示解释。常考细节性问题。
在预读文章时，如果碰到这些特殊的标点符号，可以先作记号。遇到题干的关键词出现在特殊标点符号的同一个段落或句子，应优先看特殊标点符号处．答案可能就在那里。
【例2】
As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease, to preventing disease－especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise.
Q: Today medial care is placing more stress on___________. [2006.12/T62]
A) keeping people in a healthy physical condition
B) monitoring patients' body functions
C) removing people's bad living habits
D) ensuring people's psychological well-being
【解析】上文开头的focus与题目中的stress为同义词，为本题答案所在地。句中的破折号为特殊标点符号，对focus做出进一步的限定，因此，本题答案应锁定在破折号后的内容，此处的changing our many unhealthy behaviors与选项C内容相同，由此可确定选项C为本题答案。 [答案：C】
