英語閱讀中，有時作者并未把意圖說出來，而是要求閱讀者根據(jù)字面意思，通過語篇邏輯關(guān)系，研究細(xì)節(jié)的暗示，推敲作者的態(tài)度，理解文章的寓義，這就是判斷推理題。判斷推理題在閱讀測試中屬于難題。因此，考生應(yīng)在理解全文的基礎(chǔ)上，從文章本身所提供的信息出發(fā)，運用邏輯思維，哲學(xué)原理，并借助一定的常識進(jìn)行分析，推理，判斷。
推理題經(jīng)常使用的提問方式有：
It can be inferred/ concluded that___________.
Which of the following conclusions can we draw according to the passage?
In which of the following publication would this passage most likely be printed?
The passage implies, but doesn't directly state that___________.
The writer suggests that___________.
What's the author's attitude toward___________?
The writer probably feels that___________.
The author uses the examples of... to show that___________.
判斷推理是一種創(chuàng)造性的思維活動，但它并非無章可循。
推理判斷題要在閱讀理解整體語篇的基礎(chǔ)上，掌握文章的真正內(nèi)涵。①要吃透文章的字面意思，從字里行間捕捉有用的提示和線索，這是推理的前提和基礎(chǔ)；②要對文字的表面信息進(jìn)行挖掘加工，由表入里，由淺入深，從具體到抽象，從特殊到一般，通過分析、綜合、判斷等，進(jìn)行深層處理，符合邏輯地推理。不能就是論事，斷章取義，以偏概全。③要忠實于原文，以文章提供的事實和線索為依據(jù)。立足已知，推斷未知。立足現(xiàn)在，預(yù)測未來。不能主觀臆想，憑空想象，隨意揣測，更不能以自己的觀點代替作者的觀點；④要把握句、段之間的邏輯關(guān)系，了解語篇的結(jié)構(gòu)。要體會文章的基調(diào)，揣摸作者的態(tài)度，摸準(zhǔn)邏輯發(fā)展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。
一、細(xì)節(jié)推斷題
要求考生根據(jù)語篇關(guān)系，推斷具體細(xì)節(jié)，如時間、地點、人物關(guān)系、人物身份、事件等。一般可根據(jù)短文提供的信息，或者借助生活常識進(jìn)行推理判斷。
【例題】
A visitor visits an island where two tribes live. One tribe always tells the truth and the other always lies. The truth瞭ellers live on the western side of the island, and those who lie live on the eastern side. The visitor wants to determine whether the native beside him is a truth瞭eller or not by asking only one question. He asks the native,“Go and ask the native in the distance which side of the island he lives on.” When the messenger returns, he says, "He said he lives on the western side of the island."
Is the messenger a truth瞭eller or not? How can the visitor be sure?
1. According to the messenger's answer, the visitor can conclude that_______________
A. The messenger lives on the western side of the island because he tells the truth.
B. the messenger lives on the eastern side of the island because his answer may be a lie.
C. it's hard to determine whether the messenger is a truth teller or not.
D. the messenger probably lives in the western side of the island because his answer may be true.
2. The native in the distance says he lives on the western side of the island. According to his answer, which conclusion of the following is wrong?
A. He may live on the eastern side of the island.
B. He may live on the western side of the island.
C. He may be telling the truth.
D. He can't be telling the truth.
【解析】 第1題是推測有關(guān)信使（近處的當(dāng)?shù)厝耍┑那闆r的。我們知道，講真話的部落住在島的西部，撒謊的部落住在島的東部。這個信使去問遠(yuǎn)方的當(dāng)?shù)厝俗≡趰u的哪一邊（東部還是西部）。遠(yuǎn)方的當(dāng)?shù)厝酥荒苡袃煞N情況，要么住在島的西部，要么住在島的東部。如果他住在島的西部，他就是一個講真話的人，他就會如實回答他住在西部。如果他住在島的東部，他就是一個撒謊的人。他本來住在東部，但在回答時，必須要說謊，他只能回答他住在西部。所以遠(yuǎn)方的當(dāng)?shù)厝瞬还苁亲≡跂|部還是西部，他的回答只有一個：“我住在西部”。如果信使告訴參觀者遠(yuǎn)方的當(dāng)?shù)厝俗≡谖鞑浚攀篃o疑是說了真話，那么信使一定是住在島的西部。反之，如果信使告訴參觀者遠(yuǎn)方的當(dāng)?shù)厝俗≡跂|部，那么信使就說了假話，信使肯定住在東部。故此題答案是A。
第2題是推測遠(yuǎn)方的當(dāng)?shù)厝说那闆r的。從短文提供的信息來看，我們無法判定遠(yuǎn)方的當(dāng)?shù)厥亲≡趰u的東部還是島的西部，兩種情況都是可能存在的。此題要注意情態(tài)動詞的語氣。A.“他可能住在島的西部”;B.“他可能住在島的東部”;C.“他可能講了真話”。上述A、B、C三種情況都是可能的。D.“他不可能講真話”，語氣太絕對。推測錯誤。故答案為D。
二、因果推斷題
要求考生根據(jù)已知結(jié)果推測導(dǎo)致結(jié)果的可能原因。考生要準(zhǔn)確掌握文章的內(nèi)涵，理解文章的真正含義。
【例題】
When the young waitress near my house started saying hello to me every day, I was very happy. She was at least fifteen years younger than I. One day she signedme to come near. When I walked over, she asked,“Are you single?" “Why, yes." I answered, smiling at her happily.
“So is my mother." she said, “Would you like to meet her?"
1. The writer talked about the waitress' age because he thought___________.
A. she was young B. it a pleasure to make friends with her
C. she was beautiful D. it strange for her to fall in love withhim
2. The waitress said hello to the writer every day because___________.
A. she lived near his house B. he often went to visit her mother
C. she wanted to be friendly with him D. she loved him very much
【解析】 這是兩道推測原因的題目。女服務(wù)員每天向作者示好，作者產(chǎn)生誤解，以為女孩對他有意。考慮到他們年齡相差懸殊，作者認(rèn)為女孩愛上他有點奇怪。故第1題答案是D。女孩問作者是否單身，并提到她母親也是單身，并邀請他與她母親見面，可見，女孩每天向他問好，目的是想取得他的好感，進(jìn)而搓和他和她母親。第2題答案是C。
【例題】
The entertainment profession or “show business" attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and successful. Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business .Without a good manager ,a performer can never hope to succeed .Fashion is important in this business, too. The best tailor in the world will never be a success if he makes old瞗ashioned clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must changehis “act" in order to follow the taste of the moment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians ,but perhaps most of all singers.
“Pop" stands for “popular" and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular .He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he can not relax. Then he must work harder than ever because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity. The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the “fans".The fans are the most important people in the world for the singers. They buy his records, they go to his concerts and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes their enthusiasm get so hysterical that they do anything to get a“souvenir"（紀(jì)念品）. They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to hide. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes, because he must always look smart or at any rate different. He must have a luxurious car. And - most important - he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public .
1. Why must a pop singer have a good manager?___________.
A. To protect him from his fans B. To look after his business interests
C. To help him to change his “act" D .So that he can relax
2. Why must a pop singer work even harder when he has become famous?___________
A. Because he wants to attract the attention of the public
B. Because he wants to sell more records
C. Because he wants to become popular
D. Because he wants to stay popular
【解析】 1. 答案為B。因果推斷題。根據(jù)Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business. Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed .我們可以知道，正因為這個行業(yè)競爭激烈，所以表演者需要一個好的經(jīng)紀(jì)人。幫助演員策劃和安排商業(yè)表演活動，協(xié)助他的演藝事業(yè)的發(fā)展。故B項正確。
2. 答案為D。因果推斷題。Then he must work harder than ever because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity. 一個成名演員要更加努力地工作，直接原因文中已有論述，即，表演行業(yè)是個競爭十分激烈的行業(yè)，新人不斷涌現(xiàn)，對成名演員造成很大的壓力。那么間接原因是什么？通過前面的分析我們可以推斷出成名演員更加買力地工作，是因為他要保持他的名氣，延長他的藝術(shù)生命。
【例題】
Once Napoleon stayed in a small inn. The next morning, he went to thank the ﹊nnkeeper.ァ癥ou, have served me well, innkeeper, " said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want."
“Sir, we want nothing, " said the innkeeper.“But will you tell us something?"ァ癢hat is it?" Napoleon asked.
“We have heard a story." said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?" Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.
At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.
“Please, sir." begged the innkeeper, “Don't kill us! we meant nothing!" The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon called: “Ready! Aim!" The wife screamed. “Stop!" said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don't you?"
1. Why did the innkeeper ask Napoleon to tell him how Napoleon felt when he was being looked for?
A. He wanted to know the difference between a general and an ordinary people.
B. He looked down upon Napoleon, for he thought a great man shouldn't be defeated.
C. He showed his玸ympathy(同情) to Napoleon in time of danger.
D. He was interested in other's failure, especially Napoleon's.
2. Why did Napoleon ordered his men to tie the couple?
A. Because he wanted to teach the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him.
B. Because he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger.
C. Because he wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him.
D. Because he wanted to made the innkeeper know that a general like him had the same feeling as the ordinary people in face of danger.
【解析】 1. 此題為因果推斷題。根據(jù)“Sir, we want nothing, " said the innkeeper.“But will you tell us something?" 可以看出來，這個店老板問拿破侖這個問題是出于好奇。他想知道作為將軍的拿破侖與普通人到底有什么區(qū)別。故答案為A。
2. 因果推斷題。從最后一句話“Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don't you?" 可以看出拿破侖并不想殺這個店老板，他這樣做的目的是想讓他體驗一下他當(dāng)時的感受。故可推出面對危險像拿破侖這樣的將軍與普通人沒有什么兩樣。故答案為D。
三、人物性格、態(tài)度及觀點判斷題
高考閱讀測試中有些是考查考生對作者的主導(dǎo)思想、被描寫人物語氣、言談話語中流露的情緒、性格傾向和作者或文中人物態(tài)度、觀點等方面的理解題。做這一類題時一定要注意：
1）由表及里的準(zhǔn)確把握字里行間的意思，切勿用自己的主觀想法或觀點代替作者的思想觀點。
2）特別注意那些描寫環(huán)境氣氛的語言，以及表達(dá)感情、態(tài)度觀點的詞語。要特別注意作者在文章中的措詞，尤其是表達(dá)感情色彩的形容詞。
3）能結(jié)合自己平時積累的有關(guān)英語國家的文化傳統(tǒng)、風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣等背景知識來識別評價。
【例題】
A well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his 99th birthday, “That's right," said the old man. “Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world. They 're all dead."
“Well sir," said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honor of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday."
The old man looks at the young man closely, and said, “I can't see why you shouldn't. You look fit and healthy to me!"
1. What kind of man would you say the old man was?
A. He was silly. B. He was unpleasant.
C. He was very proud and sure of his health.
D. He was very impolite to young people.
【解析】 記者希望在老人100歲生日時能再訪老人，希望他能活到100歲。而老人故意歧解記者的話（我看不出你明年為什么不能采訪我？你好像還很健康呀！）表現(xiàn)了老人對自己健康狀態(tài)的自信。答案為C。
【例題】
Three men were discussing how to玠onate(捐獻(xiàn)) money to God. At first they couldn't agree with each other, then they each told his own idea.
The first man said: “Let's draw a small circle on the ground and throw coins to the ground. The money out of the circle belongs to God."
The second man added, “We will donate the coins inside the circle to God because God is in our hearts."
The third man said: “Your ideas are not bad, but I have a better idea than yours. Let's throw coins into the sky. The coins that God accepts belong to him. So God can accept as much money as he can."
At last, they agreed to the last idea, and they began to throw coins to the sky happily.
1. According to the passage, we can draw a conclusion:
A. All the three men were kind瞙earted.
B. The third man is more generous(大方)than the other two.
C. None of them believed in God.
D. Three men are all stingy(吝嗇) people.
【解析】 從三人提的建議看，他們?nèi)硕疾粯芬饨o上帝捐錢，三人都是吝嗇的人，故選D。
四、預(yù)測想象推理題
有些內(nèi)容文章中沒有明確說明，要求考生根據(jù)語篇，對事件可能的結(jié)局或下段可能涉及的內(nèi)容等進(jìn)行預(yù)測推理。做這類題時應(yīng)把握作者的寫作思路（如文章可能按事件發(fā)展的經(jīng)過描寫，也可能按因果關(guān)系、對比關(guān)系來敘述），從而作出比較科學(xué)的、合情合理的預(yù)測。
【例題】
We are in the computer age. We often see computers at work. They are especially useful in automatic control, date processing(數(shù)據(jù)處理) and solving complicated problems. And they are finding their way into the home. The part played by computers is becoming even more important with each passing day.More and cleverer computers will continue to appear. They will run faster, have more functions and work more skillfully. They will take over more tasks from us, helping to change the face of our world. Some people even think that sooner or later computers will replace us.
However…
1. Which of the following statements is most likely to be talked about inthe third paragraph?
A. Computers will soon stop developing.
B. Computers are as clever as man.
C. Many people like computers very much.
D.I don't think computers will replace us completely.
【解析】 本文采用了對比關(guān)系來描寫。前面描寫了計算機的優(yōu)勢，但作者用 however 一詞預(yù)示將引出相反的觀點，答案為D。
【例題】
There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt .He got out of the car and walkedto the nearest house, he wanted to telephone the玤arage(汽車修理廠) for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.
“Oh, Doctor." she said, “I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident in the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help".
1. Which of the following is the most likely reply the doctor gave the woman patient at the end of the story?
A. “Yes, he does need help - your help, not mine."
B. “Another accident? I've just had an accident myself?"
C. “I got your call and rushed over. I hope I'm not too late."
D. “I didn't get your call. But I'm here and hope I can help".
【解析】 出事故的車恰恰是醫(yī)生的車，當(dāng)他聽他的病人說出事司機需要幫助時，他會不失幽默地說：“是的，他需要幫助，是你的幫助，而不是我的幫助”。--他要借用病人家的電話給修車廠打電話。答案是A。
五、寫作意圖推測題
此題型要求考生根據(jù)文章的論述，推測作者的寫作意圖及運用某種寫作手法的目的。作者一般不直接陳述自己的意圖，而是通過文章所提供的事實和形象，客觀地使讀者信服某種想法或意見。這種題型要求同學(xué)們不但能理解文章的內(nèi)容，同時還要具備對作者闡述問題的寫作方法進(jìn)行歸納總結(jié)和分析的能力。
【例題】
Imagine that the genome(基因組) is a book. The book consists of 23 chapters with thousands of stories made up of paragraphs, words and letters on different levels. There are one billion words in the book, which makes it longer than 5,000 volumes the size of this book, or as long as 800 Bibles. If I read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hours a day, it would take me a century. If I wrote out the human genome, one letter per millimeter, my text would be as long as the River Danube.
1. The real purpose of the author's comparison of the genome to a book is___________.
A. to focus on the differences between the two
B. to lay emphasis on the similarities between the two
C. to simplify the concept of the human genome
D. to give an exact description of the human genome
【解析】 “基因組”是一個非常抽象難懂的科學(xué)術(shù)語。作者在這里把“基因組”比作一本書，使一般讀者能通俗形象地了解“基因組”的概念。故答案為C。
【例題】
Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday瞞akers and othertourists(觀光者).
Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day, this news appeared on page two of the town's newspaper. The Beldon Post: FIRE AT SEABREEZE
Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors： “Please don't smoke cigarettes in bed." This was Beldon's first hotel fire for five years.
The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：
ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE
Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday瞞aker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp.
" We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.
What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel.
Now what do you think of the rest of the “news" ?
1. The Canfield Times used the 玥eadline(標(biāo)題)like this in order to make its readers think ___________.
A. hotels in Beldon often catch fire
B. hotels in Beldon don't often catch fire
C. this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel
D. Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe
【解析】 答案為 A。作者意圖推斷題。本文通過兩個對手城市的報紙對同一件火災(zāi)事故的不同報道，對新聞報道的真實性提出了懷疑。ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE中ANOTHER是個關(guān)鍵詞，暗示了Beldon的賓館火災(zāi)頻繁。