大家都知道，作为新托福必考题型，修辞目的题（Rhetorical Purpose Questions）每篇文章考0-2题。 修辞目的题(rhetorical purpose questions)也是新托福阅读中难度较大的题型之一。这种题型对于国内考生来说较为陌生，在考场上时间紧张的情况下考生往往不知该在文中什么地方找答案。本文将通过对这种题型出题原理的透彻分析，为大家揭秘托福阅读中的修辞目的题的答案应从哪儿寻找。

阅读论述手段：

举例：For example/instance; in some/most cases; a case in point is…;

并列：in addition; moreover; also; another; furthermore; besides;

对比：Some..others….; by contrast; however; in comparison to…;on the contrary;

因果：As a result/consequence ; consequently ; hence/therefore/so…

出题形式：

why does the author provide the information that

Why does the author mention

what is the author’s main purpose in the discussion of

Why does the author mention the views of

解题技巧：往前找原则； 抓结构不抓句意

举例 答案：TO illustrate / provide a example of …

并列 答案：TO provide another case…/ give another analysis/explanation of …

对比 答案：TO emphasize / compare / …

例题：Paragraph 4

The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience to the ding-dong of the bell——just as though we are so many living machines.” With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the community…

4. In paragraph 4, the author includes the quotation from a mill worker in order to

○ support the idea that it was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories

○ to show that workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery

○ argue that clocks did not have a useful function in factories

○ emphasize that factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints

分析：此题中我们根据mill worker定位，能定位到原文对应内容为One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience to the ding-dong of the bell——just as though we are so many living machines”, 绕过例子读理论，理论“The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules.”在例子前面，根据此理论，我们即可以选出正确答案为第一个选项。