中國歷史根深枝茂、源遠流長，中國文化博大精深、底蘊深厚。近年來，托福閱讀中出現(xiàn)了不少有關(guān)中國的文章，今天我們就一起來看看其中幾篇。

　　真題一：Early Chinese Silk Production

　　中國絲綢聞名遐邇，這篇文章就聚焦絲綢生產(chǎn)。文中有以下幾道易錯題。推斷題：“According to paragraph 1, archaeological evidence indicates which of the following about silk production in ancient China?“ 文中第一段提到“Excavations of Neolithic sites have revealed clay artifacts with impressions made apparently by silk cloth, as well as stone ornaments carved in the shape of silkworms.”由此我們可知，在新石器時代的遺址中，有絲綢制成的陶制品和刻有蠶形裝飾的石飾。也就是說，絲綢早在新石器時代就被生產(chǎn)出來了。此題選“Silk was produced as early as the Neolithic period.” 這種由考古證據(jù)推出結(jié)論的推斷題我們并不陌生，在TPO43中講到厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象時就出現(xiàn)過。根據(jù)15世紀(jì)就有關(guān)于厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象的記載，推斷出至少在15世紀(jì)就已經(jīng)有了厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象。 修辭目的題：“In paragraph 4, the author mentions the emperor in order to” 本文第四段開頭就提到“Although produced in large quantities, silk remained an expensive luxury. Both woven silk and raw silk were used as tribute to the emperor and as o?erings to foreign tribes, such as the Xiongnu on the northwestern borders of China.”這里提及絲綢被用作給皇帝的貢品，是為了進一步展現(xiàn)總句中提到的絲綢仍然是一種昂貴的奢侈品這件事。所以此題選“provide evidence that silk was highly valued.“修辭目的題中經(jīng)?？疾榈娇偡株P(guān)系，不管是從總的論點到具體論據(jù)，從總體說明到進一步舉例，還是從總體觀點到進一步闡釋，分句基本上都起到了進一步支持、說明、解釋總句的作用。所以這種題目，我們要從理解總句入手。 句子插入題：“ But China was not exclusively an exporter of silk products and techniques; sometimes the exchange went the other way.”被插入句中含有轉(zhuǎn)折邏輯詞。遇到這種題目，我們可以先對前后文內(nèi)容進行預(yù)判。此句此前文章應(yīng)該在講中國是絲綢產(chǎn)品和技術(shù)的出口國，此句之后文章應(yīng)該在講這種交流是相互的(也就是說，外國同樣會影響我國的絲綢生產(chǎn))。因此，被插入句應(yīng)該放在“A silk weave now known as weft-faced compound twill appears among Chinese textiles for a few centuries from about A.D. 700.”之前，因為從這句開始，作者就開始介紹伊朗的技術(shù)如何影響絲綢了。

　　真題二：Han Dynasty Tomb Sculpture

　　修辭目的題：“Why does the author ask the question, ‘But why was there such urgent building of mausoleums’?” 本文第二段以問句結(jié)尾，問“But why was there such urgent building of mausoleums?”，第三段就開始解釋為什么要如此迫切地建造陵墓，談及祭祀地點的改變。 其實，修辭目的題問段尾以問句結(jié)束的原因，十有八九都是啟發(fā)下文。掌握了套路，我們就能快速判斷出此題的答案是“To introduce a subject discussed in the following paragraph”。 句子插入題：“The adoption of Confucian values affected government in multiple ways” 被插入句說儒家價值觀的采用以多種方式影響著政府?？梢钥闯?，被插入句的概括性很強，是典型的總句的特點。而這一段，從第一句“The increased emphasis on civic duty and order encouraged stability …”就在具體闡述儒家思想的影響，所以，被插入句應(yīng)該放在段首。 順便提一下，本文的第二段提到了“The importance of filial piety led to competitive tomb building.“ 這里的“filial piety”是什么意思呢?——沒錯，就是中華民族的傳統(tǒng)美德“孝道“啦。 生長在新的時代背景下的新一代，越來越能從生活的方方面面感受到中國的文化自信。我們在學(xué)好英語的同時，更要學(xué)習(xí)中國文化，向世界介紹新的中國。