推理性試題大多含有infer ，imply，suggest，conclude，(most)probably等關(guān)鍵詞。以下是一些常見的提問方式：
It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
The passage implies that _____.
The passage suggests that _____.
What is implied in the passage?
The graph following (proceeding) this passage probablywilldiscuss (discusses)_____.
推理性試題不能從文章中直接找到答案。
解這類題需要考生在正確理解原文語言字面意義的基礎(chǔ)上，運(yùn)用邏輯推理的方法去理解文章字里行間的意義。對原文中找到的所有相關(guān)信息要進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，摸清它們相互之間時(shí)間、方位、因果、對比等邏輯關(guān)系，在此基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行綜合推理，選定答案。
我們?nèi)砸?002年試題中的閱讀理解文章為例。
On Novr 19， 1863， Abraham Lincoln went to GettysburginPennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. TheCivilWar was still going on. There was much criticism ofPresidentLincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He hadbeen invitedto speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. Theprincipalspeaker was to be Edward Everett， a famous statesman andspeaker ofthe day. Everett was a handsome man and verypopulareverywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the trainwhilegoing to Gettysburg. Late that night alone in his hotel roomandtired out， he again worked briefly on the speech. The nextdayEverett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes.Hisspeech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day.ThenLincoln rose. The crowd of 15，000 people at first paidlittleattention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the endtherewas little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked ，Ihave failed again. On the train back to Washington， he saidsadly，That speech was a flat failure， and the peoplearedisappointed.
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But littlebylittle as people read the speech they began to understandbetter.They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deepmeaning. Itwas a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could havemade.
Today， every American school child learns LincolnsGettysburgAddress by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of thegreatestspeeches ever given in American history.
文章后面的第五題就是一個(gè)推理性試題。
It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he wenttoGettysburg
B. Lincoln was very busy at the time and didnt have much timetoprepare his speech
C. Lincolns speech was full of rich words
D. Lincolns speech was very long
文章的第二段有這樣的話：“It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech onthetrain while going to Gettysburg. Late that night， alone inhishotel room and tired out， he again worked briefly onthespeech.”“據(jù)說林肯是在去葛底斯堡的火車上準(zhǔn)備他的演講的。那天深夜，在賓館的房間里，他既孤獨(dú)又疲倦，只是又簡單準(zhǔn)備了一下?！彼酝ㄟ^這些句子我們可以判斷林肯非常的忙，沒有更多的時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備他的演講，B是正確答案。A，C，D，均不符合文章的內(nèi)容。
It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
The passage implies that _____.
The passage suggests that _____.
What is implied in the passage?
The graph following (proceeding) this passage probablywilldiscuss (discusses)_____.
推理性試題不能從文章中直接找到答案。
解這類題需要考生在正確理解原文語言字面意義的基礎(chǔ)上，運(yùn)用邏輯推理的方法去理解文章字里行間的意義。對原文中找到的所有相關(guān)信息要進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，摸清它們相互之間時(shí)間、方位、因果、對比等邏輯關(guān)系，在此基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行綜合推理，選定答案。
我們?nèi)砸?002年試題中的閱讀理解文章為例。
On Novr 19， 1863， Abraham Lincoln went to GettysburginPennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. TheCivilWar was still going on. There was much criticism ofPresidentLincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He hadbeen invitedto speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. Theprincipalspeaker was to be Edward Everett， a famous statesman andspeaker ofthe day. Everett was a handsome man and verypopulareverywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the trainwhilegoing to Gettysburg. Late that night alone in his hotel roomandtired out， he again worked briefly on the speech. The nextdayEverett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes.Hisspeech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day.ThenLincoln rose. The crowd of 15，000 people at first paidlittleattention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the endtherewas little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked ，Ihave failed again. On the train back to Washington， he saidsadly，That speech was a flat failure， and the peoplearedisappointed.
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But littlebylittle as people read the speech they began to understandbetter.They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deepmeaning. Itwas a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could havemade.
Today， every American school child learns LincolnsGettysburgAddress by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of thegreatestspeeches ever given in American history.
文章后面的第五題就是一個(gè)推理性試題。
It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he wenttoGettysburg
B. Lincoln was very busy at the time and didnt have much timetoprepare his speech
C. Lincolns speech was full of rich words
D. Lincolns speech was very long
文章的第二段有這樣的話：“It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech onthetrain while going to Gettysburg. Late that night， alone inhishotel room and tired out， he again worked briefly onthespeech.”“據(jù)說林肯是在去葛底斯堡的火車上準(zhǔn)備他的演講的。那天深夜，在賓館的房間里，他既孤獨(dú)又疲倦，只是又簡單準(zhǔn)備了一下?！彼酝ㄟ^這些句子我們可以判斷林肯非常的忙，沒有更多的時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備他的演講，B是正確答案。A，C，D，均不符合文章的內(nèi)容。