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这类题的题干中常有purpose, 或者后面接有表示目的的动词不定式,如:intend to, meant to，(in order) to等。 技巧点拨 我们可以根据文章的主旨和体裁来推断作者的写作目的。因此,文章的首尾段或每段的首尾是阅读的重点,作者的写作意图往往就隐含在其中。,(1) to entertain readers(使读者愉悦、发笑)：常见于个人经历或故事类的文章。 (2) to persuade readers(说服读者接受某种观点)：常见于广告或议论文。广告是作者要推销一种产品或一种服务：吸引更多的游客读者或订户观众等;议论文是为了说服读者接受或赞同某一观点。 (3) to inform readers(告知读者某些信息)：多见于新闻报道类科普类文化类或社会类的文章，以及劝告性或建议性的文章。,作者写文章的目的通常有三种，与之对应的文章如下：,经典例题,A. To explain why people dislike change. B. To warn that we could end up living in caves. C. To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings. D. To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.,5. What is the main purpose of the passage?,解析：本文为一篇议论文, 作者首先提出话题，现 代建筑是否该建在有古建筑的地方？第二段首句 (主题句)作者表明自己的看法：In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style，接下来就此进行了论证，故选D。,即时练习,38. What is the authors purpose of writing the text? A. To look back on his childhood with adventures. B. To describe the extreme weather of Alaska. C. To express how much he misses Leonhard. D. To show off his pride in making trouble.,A 首段讲作者四岁时，从Coeur d-Alene搬到新地方Alaska后，冒险历程远没有结束(where adventure was never very far away)；末段与首段呼应，从Alaska搬回到Coeur d-Alene, 说又一个新的冒险历程开始了(but we got one more Alaskan adventure)。因此，“回忆童年时代的冒险经历”与之吻合，故选A。,
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