題目:Answer the following questions by choosing the correct responses A-P. (Matching)
Which of the responses is cited as unexpectedly uncommon, given the amount of time spent on the issue by the newspapers and television?
本題是這一組Matching 題目Q9-13中難度最大的一個,考生應能根據(jù)整體文章的脈絡意識到本題信息的大體位置。由于Q9-12均按順序出場,而且覆蓋了文章大部分中間篇幅,在應對最后一題Q13時,應考慮與Q12的關聯(lián),在隨后的篇幅中按照關鍵詞索驥。
句中unexpectedly uncommon 是非常合適的關鍵詞,而time 以及隨后出現(xiàn)的以newspaper 為代表的媒體是具體特征。
在全文倒數(shù)第三段中Line 4 出現(xiàn)了: This is surprising considering the high level of media coverage on this issue.
句中出現(xiàn)了和關鍵詞unexpectedly uncommon吻合的 surprising, 以及對應于time / newspapers的media coverage, 可知考點在此處,但細讀下來,考生仍然難以在此找到最終答案,因為題目中講的是 Which of the responses …, 所以答案應該是孩子們回答中的內容。
雖然答案尚未出現(xiàn),但可以確定距離此處不遠,可望依托上下文找出答案。在緊鄰的上一句中:Only a few of the pupils (6%) mentioned that rainforest destruction may contribute to global warming. 可知下一句的This 指的是global warming.在此,語義場所鋪墊的整個語義指向起到了關鍵性的作用。最終選擇答案 J. As the rainforests are destroyed, the world gets warmer.