2019考研英语阅读之态度题解题步骤及技巧

　　【解题方法】用词的感情色彩或举例的方式

　　【解题步骤】

　　1. 根据题干中的关键词回文定位。

　　2. 找出该关键词的相关修饰语，进行感情色彩的判断。在判断感情色彩时，应结合以下两点：

　　1)作者态度可以分为三大类：a. 正向态度：支持，乐观，赞同; b. 客观、中立、公正;c. 负向态度：反对、批评、怀疑

　　2)特别注意作者的态度一般与文章中心相联系。不要把自己的态度纳入其中，而且要注意区分作者的态度和作者引用别人的态度。

　　3. 匹配选项。匹配选项时应该注意：

　　1)有些选项一定不是正确答案(永陪选项)：indifferent(漠不关心);subjective(主观的);biased(有偏见的);puzzled(迷惑不解的)。

　　2)一般带有绝对化或者过于强烈的语气的选项必然是错误的，如：strongly;completely;entirely。

　　【例题】2014年英语二Text 1 Q.22.

　　Text 1

　　What would you do with 590 million? This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment, she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.

　　These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly, what was once exciting and new becomes old-hat; regret creeps in. It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time - as stories or memories - particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.

　　This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most"happiness bang for your buck." It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it). Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib - a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.

　　Readers of “Happy Money”are clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfillment, not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.

　　22. The author’s attitude toward Americans’ watching TV is________.

　　[A]critical [B]supportive [C]sympathetic [D]ambiguous

　　【解题步骤应用】

　　1. 回文定位

　　关键词"American's watching TV"出现在该段第二句话：it would be better… if they spend less of it watching television (something the average spending a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it)。

　　2. 相关修饰词

　　1) It would be better if they spend less of it. 意思是"如果少花点时间看电视则会好点。"

　　2) hardly jollier意思是"不开心"。

　　3) 得出作者的态度是负向的。

　　3. 匹配选项

　　[A] critical 批评的----负向态度