高考英语复习备考：文内存因果 答案若比邻
一、有becau出现的题目三级阅读
问原因的题目，如果与答案相关的内容中有becau出现，答案就呼之欲出了。
[例1]全国Ⅰ眼罩英文卷
Sandra Day OConnor （1930—prent）
When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School， in 1952， she could not find work at a law firm becau she was a woman. She became an Arizona state nator （参议员） and， in 1981， the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. OConnor gave the deciding vote in many important cas during her 24 years on the top court.laurels
22. What was the reason for OConnors being rejected by the law firm？
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A. Her lack of proper training in law.
B. Her little work experience in court.
C. The discrimination against women.哈克流浪记
D. The poor financial conditions.
[分析] 由题干中的OConnor在文中找到相应段落，由law firm找到相关句子；由she could not find work at a law firm becau she was a woman可知，becau she was a woman就是她被律师事务所拒绝的原因，与之相匹配的选项是C，对女性的歧视。
[例2]全国卷II
Li Drake， a Chine native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband， had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didnt want her children to miss out on their roots.” Becau I am Chine， my husband and I wanted the children to keep expod to（接触） the language and culture.”she says.
machinehead30. Li Drake has her children study Chine becau she wants them ______.
A. to live in China some day
B. to speak the language at home
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C. to catch up with other children
D. to learn about the Chine culture
[分析]据题干中的Li Drake，找到相关段落后，先是找到“had another reason for looking for an au pair from China”，这句话说明接下来的内容就是题目所问的“让孩子学习中文的原因”。依据”Becau I am Chine， my husband and I wanted the children to keep expod to（接触） the language and culture （因为我和丈夫希望孩子能接触汉语和其文化）.” 可知答案应该是D，她希望孩子学习中国的文化。
[例3]全国卷II
If the CRF ems to be a smart idea， thats becau Lee is not merely a asoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big
names such as Levis and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored（味道）chocolates.
45. Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF？endprint
A. He knows the importance of rearch.
B. He learns form shops of similar types.
C. He has the support of many big names.
D. He has a lot of marketing experience.
[解析]由题干Chris Lee，CRF等定位于文中第三段，由“If the CRF ems to be a smart idea， thats becau Lee is not merely a asoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levis and Sony.”，可知Lee是一位salesperson，又由head of a marketing department可推知，Lee在市场营销方面有经验，故选D。
二、隐形becau题目
利用becau这么明显的线索解题的题目相对较少，更常见的情况是前后两句话之间，在意义上本身具有因果关系，笔者认为此处是把becau给隐藏起来了，考生做此类题时，找到相关内容后，不妨在心里补上becau，看看前后两句是否具有因果关系。以下将考题分为前果后因和前因后果两种情况来说明。
1. 前果后因
[例4]全国卷II
My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago becau I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldnt fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later， when I saw newspaper advertiments for the t at venty-five dollars less than I had paid. The t worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately， I didnt get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.
21. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV t？
英语六级听力mp3A. He got an older model than he had expected.
B. He couldnt return it when it was broken.
C. He could have bought it at a lower price.
D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.
runabout[分析]利用“fooled into buying the TV t”和出題顺序，我们在第一段找到“I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later， when I saw newspaper advertiments for the t at venty-five dollars less than I had paid.”，原因即是作者得知他付的钱比广告上的多，故答案为C，他本可以以更低的价格买到这台电视机的。empty是什么意思
[例5]全国卷II
In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor de
cided to hold an international festival of music， dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.
It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinness， Richard Button， Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras（交响乐团）. It became fixed event every August and now attracts 400，000 people yearly.
