英语阅读理解细节题的解题技巧(2)

　　二、生活应用题——常识理解法

　　生活应用题要求考生在读懂文章的基础上结合一定的生活常识进行判断。不过，有趣的是，高考有时会出现一些“低级”常识判断题，即无需看懂文章，也可选出最佳答案。请看一个实例(全国卷高考英语试题)：

　　A child’s birthday party doesn’t have to be a hassle;it can be a basket of fun，according to Beth Anaclerio，an Evaston mother of two，ages 4 and 18 months.

　　“Having a party at home usually requires a lot of running around on the part of the parents，and often the birthday boy or girl gets lost in wild excitement. But it really doesn’t have to be that way，”said Anaclerio. Last summer，Anaclerio and her friend Jill Carlisle，a Northbrook mother of a 2-year-old，founded a home party-planning business called“A Party in a Basket”. Their goal is to help parents and children share in the fun part of party planning，like choosing the subject or making a cake，while they take care of everything. Drawing on their experiences as mothers，they have created(制作) 10 ready-to-use，home party packages. Everything a family needs to plan a party，except the cake and ice cream，is delivered to the home in a large basket.

　　“Our parties are aimed for children 2 to 10，” Anaclerio said，“And they’re very interactive(互动) and creative in that they build a sense of drama based on a subject. For example，at the Soda Shoppe party the guests become waiters and waitresses and build wonderful ice cream creations.”

　　The standard $ 200 package for eight children includes a basket filled with invitations，gifts，games and prizes，paper goods，a party planner and the like. For more information，call Anaclerio at 708-864-6584 or Carlisle at 708-205-9141.

　　1.Which of the following is most likely to be a party planner?

　　A. B. C.D.

　　【解题分析】

　　先看四个选项(图形)所表示的意思：选项 A 是一个记事本，左边写着 Date，Things to do ...，右边写着 People to invite...; 选项 B 是一份礼品;选项 C 是一张卡片，上面写着 Happy Birthday;选项 D 是一份菜单，上面写着 Potato soup 3.00...等。聪明的考生，只要注意到题干中的 a party planner，便可排除 B、C 选项，因为根据常识，它们显然不是 planner(计划书)。至于 A、D 两项到底选哪项呢?两项都有点像 planner，但仔细比较一下便可知 A 最佳。a party planner 的意思是“晚会计划书”，根据常识，要计划一场晚会，当然首先要明确日期(date)，还要确定做些什么事(things to do)以及邀请什么人(people to invite)等;而选项D只是一份菜单，它标明的只是一些菜的价格，显然与 a party planner 不符。