SE: 旧观点——the common belief of some linguists that each language is a perfect vehicle for the thoughts of the nation speaking it is ……
旧观点的特征及缺陷——just as economists were blind to ……, so also many linguists are deaf to……
新观点——no language is perfect, and if we admit this truth, ……
answer: 24.B 25.C
exercise 2
1.该文章属于解释针对问题(现象)型
2.首段:studied …… began ……, one difficulty, (however), ……. …… still did not know what ……
第二段开始:one way out of this dilemma ……
3.TS: One difficulty of studying preindustrial Europe was that few of ……,and historians still not konw ……
…… maybe the preferred way out of this dilemma is the using of court records.
SE: 有待解决的问题——studied …… began ……, one difficulty, (however), …….
问题的现状——…… historians still did not know what ……
可能的方法——one way out of this dilemma …… the records of legal courts ……
评价1——the records of legal courts can be used to extract case histories, …… In Anglo-Saxon counties hardly, …… but it has still been possible to glean information form ……
评价2——the records can not only be used to extraction of case histories ……
评价3——this use of the records does yield ……, but this …… give us little insight ……
评价4——…… Given these inadequacies, it is clear why the use of court records is to be preferred.
answer: 21.D 27.E
exercise 3
1.该文章属于全文论证一个观点型
2.首句为一般叙述句,而且有“most important tool”表明态度,段落中没有出现转折连词或含义。
3.TS: Because of ……, the seismic-reflection method remains the most important tool in …….
4.SE: 全文观点——Because of ……, the seismic-reflection method remains the most important tool in …….
支持论证句——In field practice, the subsurface is mapped ……
…… when it is recorded by seismic instruments.
the seismis records must be processed to ……
the data acquired …… combined to ……, which can eventually be used to …….