解題技巧：
這類考題中，代詞通常都是指代前面句中已經(jīng)提到過的人或物或事。解題的關(guān)鍵在于，理解本句中對代詞的闡述，或代詞在句中所具有的各種施動和邏輯關(guān)系，然后與前面的句子或再前面的句子對比，確定指代內(nèi)容。
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..The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful students is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I assumed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult…
Q:The word “they” refers to _____.
A. practicality and rationality
B. engineering and the liberal arts
C. reality and noble ideals
D. flexibility and a value system
答案 選B
they指至少兩個以上的人或事物。尋找前面句中存在的某兩個或以上的人或事物。由前一句中的mix可知，句中的engineering和the liberal arts是兩個不同的科目。所以they指代的就是B。