托福閱讀文章大都是學術(shù)類文章，具有穩(wěn)定清晰的邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)，基本上是T(topic)+A(aspect)+A(attitude)的篇章結(jié)構(gòu)，通過把握文章的主旨大意我們可以排除掉一些與之相矛盾的選項，但很多時候我們都是能夠四選二，難就難在二選一，很難抉擇，在這時候，作者的情感態(tài)度題就大有用武之地了。
因為在做托福閱讀文章的時候我們要謹記選出來的選項一定要跟原文的中心一致，另外還要跟作者站在同一個角度去討論問題，所以可以用情感態(tài)度來輔助我們做題，詞匯有褒貶之分，同樣，雖然科普類文章占大多數(shù)，但作者在寫作的時候會自然的流露一些觀點態(tài)度，利用這些蘊含的情感態(tài)度，我們可以做對一些題。
例如下面的這道題
4. Which of the following can be inferred about secondhand smoke?
o A. It should be used between employees.
o B. It should be accepted in the airport.
o C. It should be considered very seriously at work.
o D. It should be recommended to servers in a restaurant.
Secondhand smoke is a serious issue in the U.S. It caused major health problems. Many people like to smoke in restaurants and bars. Nonsmoking customers can choose to go elsewhere. But what about employees? They cannot choose so easily. Servers are exposed to high levels of smoke. Their health is at risk.
解析：題目讓我們推測關(guān)于secondhand smoke的正確說法，我們看文段的首句，說secondhand smoke is a serious issue. 也就是說secondhand smoke不好，作者態(tài)度是否定的，對吧，那我們看選項，A should be used，應(yīng)該被使用，肯定態(tài)度，排除;B should be accepted，應(yīng)該被接受，肯定態(tài)度，排除;C should be considered very seriously，和原文中的is a serious issue是同意轉(zhuǎn)述吧，說secondhand smoke 不好，跟原文的態(tài)度一致，保留;D should be recommended to servers，被提議，是肯定態(tài)度，排除掉，綜上，正確答案為C。
通過這一個簡單的例題，我們可以對情感態(tài)度輔助我們做題有個大體的概念，那我們繼續(xù)下面的例題：
3. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
○ Experiments revealed that caged starlings displayed a lack of directional sense and restless movements.
○ Experiments revealed that caged starlings were unable to orient themselves in the direction of their normal migratory route.
○ Experiments revealed that the restless movement of caged starlings had no clear direction.
○ Experiments revealed that caged starlings' orientation was accurate unless the weather was overcast.
o He then set up experiments with caged starlings and found that their orientation was, in fact, in the proper migratory direction except when the sky was overcast, at which times there was no clear direction to their restless movements.
解析：這是一道句子簡化題，我們在做句子簡化題的時候，牢記一點，那就是句子中心意思保持一致就對了，看到選項中都是以experiment revealed that開頭，所以句子重點在found that后，句子中心為 their orientation was in the proper migratory direction，proper合適的，作者持肯定態(tài)度，那我們看選項，A 出現(xiàn)一個lack，否定態(tài)度，排除;B 出現(xiàn)unable,否定態(tài)度，排除;C 出現(xiàn)no，否定態(tài)度，排除;D 中accurate，肯定態(tài)度，為正確選項。
做完題后，我們再回過來看看原句整個的含義，首先講他做了個實驗，發(fā)現(xiàn)這些鳥的定位有適當?shù)暮线m的飛行方向，except 表示例外，說明額外的一種情況，說當天空陰霾的時候，它們飛行沒有明確的方向，那句子的重心還是說它們有明確的飛行方向，持肯定態(tài)度，D中說它們的飛行都很精確，unless，除非，表示另外的一種情況，跟原句的匹配程度很高，所以鎖定答案為D。
托福閱讀文章里的每句話都可以說是為文章中心服務(wù)的，所以我們在做題的時候可以借助文章主旨和情感態(tài)度來幫助我們做題，有時候情感態(tài)度不是很明顯，是要靠我們體會的，所以建議大家在平時做完題的時候可以細細品讀一下文章，從整體上來把握文章的邏輯架構(gòu)和情感態(tài)度，細細體會字里行間作者蘊含的觀點。