推理判断题要求考生根据文章提供的线索和事实进行逻辑推理,推测作者未提到的事实或某事发生的可能性,将间接论据连贯起来,得出一个合理的结论。
合理,是指准确地从原文中推理,而不是读者主观认为的合理或文章已提供的明显的事实。
推理判断题常以infer,imply,suggest,conclude,learn,intend,mean,describe,purpose等词提问。提问中含有表示推测的情态动词,如can,could,might,would等和其他表示可能性的动词,如probably,most likely等。
推理判断题常见的问题形式有:
1. It can be inferred / concluded from the passage that …
2. The passage suggests / implies that …
3. The author may probably agree with / support …
4. By the first sentence of the second paragraph, the author means …
5. The author seems to be in favour of / be against …
6. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is…