题文
Cause and effect is one way to explain things that happen around us. Many things happen because something caused or influenced them to happen. Sometimes it is hard to look at a cause and find out what causes the effect. It may help you to start with the effect and use your reasoning(推理的) skills. Think about all the things you know that could be reasons for the effect you can see.For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect. To look for a cause, think to yourself, “What would make someone put on a heavy jacket?” Maybe the person works in the penguin pen(企鹅圈养地) at a Sea World. Maybe the person is going to visit an ice skating rink where the air is kept very cold. All of these things could be a cause for putting on a heavy jacket.
Now, think about a second example. The effect is a boy named Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. What are the possible causes? Maybe he bullied(欺负)another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!
Here is another example for you to think about its cause and effect. Cait, 13, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother,Doug, came into her room. He looked around a bit, but seemed really out of it. Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the hall light for quite a while. Little brothers can be very strange, this was really much too strange. Cait didn’t know what to do. Just then, Cait’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking. What’s the cause and effect, could you tell?
小题1:According to the second paragraph, which of the following is an effect?A．Someone will go outside into cold weather.B．Someone works in the penguin pen.C．Someone puts on a heavy jacket.D．Someone will go to visit an ice skating rink.小题2:Abi has to go to the head teacher’s office. Which of the following isn’t the possible cause?A．He bullied another student.B．He is going shopping.C．He is being picked up early.D．He is being given a prize.小题3: What was Doug doing when his sister Cait tried to fall asleep?A．He was going outside B．He was reading a story.C．He was leep walking.D．He was looking for his dad.小题4:Which of the following is cause and effect?A．Tony got up and had a glass of water.B．We came home and found him sleeping.C．The ball was lost and a window was broken.D．Tim was late again and his teacher got angry.小题5:What is the best title for the text?A．Truth and liesB．Work and sleepC．Cause and effectD．Life and dreams 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
短文大意：这篇短文主要以几个事例分析了事情之间的因果关系。
小题1:细节题：根据第二段For example, you may see someone putting on a heavy jacket. This is the effect.可知一些人穿上夹克是结果，描述，可知选C。
小题2:细节题：根据第三段Maybe he bullied(欺负) another student. Maybe he is just being picked up early. Maybe he is being given a prize!描述，可知他打算去购物，不是被叫去办公室的原因。故选B。
小题3:推理题：联系最后一段Cait’s father appeared and explained that Doug was sleepwalking.描述，可知道格正在梦游。故选C。
小题4:根据短文描述，可知起床和喝水之间没有因果关系，我们回家和发现他正在睡觉不是因果关系，球丢失了和窗户被打碎也不是因果关系。蒂姆又迟到了和他的老师生气了是因果关系，故选D。
小题5:标题确定题：这篇短文主要论述了事件之间的因果关系，故选C，因果关系。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Cause and effect is .....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
