（2） 主要事实和细节题设题思路及答题技巧

　　主要事实和细节题就是我们平时所说的由who ，what ，where ，when ，why，which，how引出的问题。这是极为常见的阅读理解题。这类题主要是针对论证支持主题的事实或例证设题，可能涉及数学计算、概念理解以及是非判断等。

　　这类题的方法一般是先用寻读法找出与问题相关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行细读，找出问题答案。

　　这类题提问的形式多种多样，常见的有以下几种：

　　Which of the following （statements） is Not mentioned inthepassage？

　　According to the passage，which of the following statementsistrue？

　　According to the passage， all of the following are trueexcept_____

　　How many…？

　　What…？

　　Why…？

　　解这类题时，审题是关键，首先一定得看清问题。比如一句结论性的话后边到底是…is true，还是isnottrue.另外，由于细节题比较容易，有时为了增加测试难度，命题人员在题干或选项中要增加一些文字或意义上的干扰。所以考生很少能在原文中找到一模一样的现成答案。

　　我们引用2002年试题为例。

　　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.

　　文章的最后一题是：

　　Which of the following statements is NOT true according tothepassage？

　　A. Lincolns Gettysburg Address has deep meaning.

　　B. Lincolns Gettysburg Address is simple in style.

　　C. Lincolns Gettysburg Address is memorized by everyAmericanschoolchild.

　　D. Lincolns Gettysburg Address is the greatest speecheverdelivered in the United States.

　　答案可以在文章的第三段和第四段找到。“他的演讲含义深刻、风格简朴；如今美国所有的在校的学生都能背诵他的演讲”；文章中他谈到：“现在所有的人都认为他的演讲是美国历史上最好的演讲之一。”而不是美国最好的演讲。所以D是错误的。