所谓推断,就是根据阅读材料中所提供的信息,推断出未知的信息。即把有关的文字作为已知部分,从中推断出未知部分。句一推断的有关文字可能是词或句子,也可能是若干句子,甚至是全文。
中考英语试题中的推断题很多,包括的面也很大。其类型主要有以下几种:
1)事实推断:这种推断常常针对某一个或几个具体细节,是比较简单的推断。进行这种推断,要首先在文章中找出据以推断的有关文字,然后加以分析,尤其要悟出字里行间的意思。
请看2002年南京市中考英语试题阅读理解第14小题:
According to the passage, which of the following can you most possibly watch on TV?
A. You often play football with your friends after school.
B. Your teacher has got a cold.
C. A tiger in the city zoo has run out and hasn’t been caught.
D. The bike in front of your house is lost.
在阅读材料中,有这样一段文字:
Secondly, a news story has to be interesting and unusual. People don’t want to read stories about everyday life. As a result, many stories are about some kind of danger and seem to be “bad” news.
根据这段文字,我们可以推断:电视报道的新闻故事硬是有趣的和不平常的。因此,正确答案应为C。
推断题还包括以下几个方面: