例(1)For one reasons or another, people’s exposure to the media is often _______. (1998年6月六级简答题3)
(分析：此题文中第二段首句就突出了主题：There are various factors that can cause you to expose yourself to the media selectively, ……. 然后指出原因：…… is probably due to the psychological pressure …. However, … but to other factors, such as….考生只要找到"selectively"、"due to …"、"other factors"、"such as"等词，就能够填完题干句，即 … is often selective and influenced by different factors.)
例(2) What caused the sharp conflict in the GM plant in the late 1970s? (1998年1月六级简答题S4)
(分析：此题的答案需要从文中所举例子前后经过的描述中才能概括出来。文中用For example道出事情经过：For example, in the late 1970s a General Motor plant in Fremont, Calif, was the scene of constant warefare between labor and management. Distrust ran so high that the labor contract was hundreds of pages of tricky legal terms. ……关键词有"Distrust"、"high"、"tricky"。此外，上一段"the teamwork is the key to making dreams come ture"也很重要，因为所举例子是论证此观点的，故考生可概括出答案：Distrust and lack of teamwork)
(4)对照比较型题目：对照比较目的在于所涉及的两个事物之间的不同或相似之处,进而说明主题.表对照的关键词有：however、nevertheless、in contrast、 on the other hand、but、yet、while等。表比较的词有：likewise、in the same way、as if、as等。
例(1) Developing children’s self-confidence helps bring them up to be _______ (1999年1月六级简答题S5)
(分析：此题答案在短文最后一句能直接找到。Giving children the opportunity to develop new resources, to enlarge their horizons and discover the pleasures of doing things on their own is, on the other hand, a way to help children develop a confident feeling about themselves as capable and intersting people. 句中on the other hand表对照，暗示出与前面相反的结果，故答案为：capable and interesting people)
