Example: █Ecologists are especially interested to know what factors contribute to the resilience of communities because climax communities all over the world are being severely damaged or destroyed by human activities. █The destruction caused by the volcanic explosion of Mount St. Helens, in the northwestern United States, for example, pales in comparison to the destruction caused by humans. █We need to know what aspects of a community are most important to the community’s resistance to destruction, as well as its recovery.
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Look at the four squares [█] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
In fact, damage to the environment by humans is often much more severe than damage by natural events and processes.
Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square to add the sentence to the passage.
首先,看需要插入的句子。句子的开头是damage by humans,结尾是damage by natural events and processes。开头的damage by humans应该是旧信息,应该在前一句话中提到,而damage by natural events and processes应该是新信息,应该在下一句话中提到。因此,答案只能是2,插入句的开头damage by humans对应前一句的“climax communities all over the world are being severely damaged or destroyed by human activities.”,插入句的结尾damage by natural events and processes对应“The destruction caused by the volcanic explosion of Mount St. Helens”。插入句放在此处,与下一句形成了观点和举例的论证关系,因此完全正确。
█Most investigators concur that certain facial expressions suggest the same emotions in all people. █Moreover, people in diverse cultures recognize the emotions manifested by the facial expressions. █In classic research Paul Ekman took photographs of people exhibiting the emotions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, and sadness. █He then asked people around the world to indicate what emotions were being depicted in them.
Look at the four squares █ that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
This universality in the recognition of emotions was demonstrated by using rather simple methods.
Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square to add the sentence to the passage.
该题型要求考生将一句话插入到原文四个黑色空格的其中一个当中,使得段落看起来更通顺。首先可以从这个单独的句子中找到暗示点,例如,本题待插入句子为:This universality in the recognition of emotions was demonstrated by using rather simple methods. 主语部分为:这个对于感情的认知的普遍性。如果待插入句子中出现代词,则代词所指内容应当在该句之前出现,结合这道题目,在这个句子应当插入的空之前必有:对于感情认知的普遍性。这道题目选择第三个黑色方框,其之前的句子为:Moreover, people in diverse cultures recognize the emotions manifested by the facial expressions. 意思是:另外,来自不同文化背景的人能够*面部表情的识别来判断对方的情绪。来自不同文化背景的人都可以判断出来,这里暗示了universality普遍性。同时,放在第三个空也可以对应后面的内容。待插入句子说到“demonstrated by using rather simple methods”可以用简单的方式证明,对应第三个空后方的句子:In classic research Paul Ekman took photographs.