3. Not a single company （線索結構）can dominate （線索結構）the industry because__.
A) People resist standardization.來源：考試大
B) Parents want to reduce the wedding cost
C) Many couples can’t afford more than the price of a hamburger. *
D) Family members are surprised at the complicated arrangements.
A．分析：利用題干中的線索結構（核心結構）作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關句：
What is surprising is that no one company dominates （包含題干中的核心結構）the industry. It seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a wedding, they resist standardization. （與Ａ一致）They turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends. Family members or friends often serve as photographers, caterers and musicians. This not only helps bring the wedding cost down, but makes it more personal.
考點：復雜句子結構（形式主語結構）。
補充：
e.g. The child sang as sweetly as a nightingale.這孩子歌唱得同夜鶯般婉轉
e.g. I received the same grade as you did.我和你得分一樣
e.g. People are not so honest as they once were.人們現(xiàn)在不如過去那樣誠實了。
e.g. He was not so much angry as disappointed. 他的失望甚於惱怒。
4. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “foot the bill ”in the first paragraph?
A) play football
B) bring the bill
C) approve the bill 來源：考試大
D) pay the bill
D．分析：利用題干中的引語結構作為線索，這樣找到答案相關句：
Every couple who goes to the altar believes that they will make that trip only once in their lives. They want the day to be perfect, and they are asking for much more than good weather. They want the most beautiful clothes, the freshest flowers. Moreover, her family who will foot the bill（負擔費用）is not in any mood to economize（節(jié)約）.
考點：特殊短語。
出題點：可以借助上下文的語義推斷出的特殊短語（超綱短語／多義短語）或特殊單詞（超綱單詞／多義單詞）。
5. The writer’s attitude towards the annual 12-billion-dollar business （特征詞）of wedding appears to be
A. positive.來源：考試大
B. negative.
C. indifferent.＊
D. objective.
D．分析：利用備選項中的特征詞作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關句，同時要注意到該題有關文章主題，所以還要注意文章開頭和結尾的句子（這些位置的句子往往會體現(xiàn)作者的觀點/態(tài)度）
As the arrangements are generally complicated, there are plenty of services that can be hired to help with the planning and execution of the every aspect of the wedding: planning the photographs, selecting the wedding rings, choosing the flowers, picking the honeymoon spot, and so on. One magazine lists over 350 such pamphlets published of course by businesses who have something to offer. Considering that weddings do more than 12 billion dollars worth of business annually in the US alone, such activity isn’t surprising.
What is surprising is that no one company dominates the industry. It seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a wedding, they resist standardization. They turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends. Family members or friends often serve as photographers, caterers and musicians. This not only helps bring the wedding cost down, but makes it more personal. What about the couple that doesn’t want to take in this billion-dollar industry? They can go to city hall and get married for less than the price of a hamburger.
考點：考察文章主題。
A) People resist standardization.來源：考試大
B) Parents want to reduce the wedding cost
C) Many couples can’t afford more than the price of a hamburger. *
D) Family members are surprised at the complicated arrangements.
A．分析：利用題干中的線索結構（核心結構）作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關句：
What is surprising is that no one company dominates （包含題干中的核心結構）the industry. It seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a wedding, they resist standardization. （與Ａ一致）They turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends. Family members or friends often serve as photographers, caterers and musicians. This not only helps bring the wedding cost down, but makes it more personal.
考點：復雜句子結構（形式主語結構）。
補充：
e.g. The child sang as sweetly as a nightingale.這孩子歌唱得同夜鶯般婉轉
e.g. I received the same grade as you did.我和你得分一樣
e.g. People are not so honest as they once were.人們現(xiàn)在不如過去那樣誠實了。
e.g. He was not so much angry as disappointed. 他的失望甚於惱怒。
4. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “foot the bill ”in the first paragraph?
A) play football
B) bring the bill
C) approve the bill 來源：考試大
D) pay the bill
D．分析：利用題干中的引語結構作為線索，這樣找到答案相關句：
Every couple who goes to the altar believes that they will make that trip only once in their lives. They want the day to be perfect, and they are asking for much more than good weather. They want the most beautiful clothes, the freshest flowers. Moreover, her family who will foot the bill（負擔費用）is not in any mood to economize（節(jié)約）.
考點：特殊短語。
出題點：可以借助上下文的語義推斷出的特殊短語（超綱短語／多義短語）或特殊單詞（超綱單詞／多義單詞）。
5. The writer’s attitude towards the annual 12-billion-dollar business （特征詞）of wedding appears to be
A. positive.來源：考試大
B. negative.
C. indifferent.＊
D. objective.
D．分析：利用備選項中的特征詞作為答案線索，這樣找到答案相關句，同時要注意到該題有關文章主題，所以還要注意文章開頭和結尾的句子（這些位置的句子往往會體現(xiàn)作者的觀點/態(tài)度）
As the arrangements are generally complicated, there are plenty of services that can be hired to help with the planning and execution of the every aspect of the wedding: planning the photographs, selecting the wedding rings, choosing the flowers, picking the honeymoon spot, and so on. One magazine lists over 350 such pamphlets published of course by businesses who have something to offer. Considering that weddings do more than 12 billion dollars worth of business annually in the US alone, such activity isn’t surprising.
What is surprising is that no one company dominates the industry. It seems that when people plan for a day as special to them as a wedding, they resist standardization. They turn instead to the small local suppliers known to them or to their friends. Family members or friends often serve as photographers, caterers and musicians. This not only helps bring the wedding cost down, but makes it more personal. What about the couple that doesn’t want to take in this billion-dollar industry? They can go to city hall and get married for less than the price of a hamburger.
考點：考察文章主題。