英语阅读练习2议论文阅读.doc

议论文的阅读方法和技巧 议论文也就是说理性的文章，一般由论点，论据和论证过程组成。议论文都要提出论题，观点，提供充分的证据（evidence），使用一定的逻辑方法证明观点或得出结论。 阅读议论文我们要抓住题，抓住作者提出的观点，给出的例证及最后得出的结论。抓住了论题，抓住了观点，我们就把握住了文章的中心，再结合作为论据的诸多事例和理由之间以及他们和观点、结论之间的内在联系，我们就能理解文章的结构。因此，阅读议论文的关键是：抓论题，抓观点。 看看下面一篇例文 ?? 1) The twentieth century saw greater changes than any century before changes for the better, changes for the worse, changes that brought a lot of benefits to human beings, changes that put man in danger. Many things caused the changes, but, in my opinion, the most important was the progress in science.??????? Scientific research in physics and biology has vastly broadened our views. It has given us a deeper knowledge of the structure of matter and of the universe, it has brought us a better understanding of the nature of life and of its continuous development. Technology in the application of science has made big advances that have benefited us in nearly every part of life.??????? The continuation of such activities in the twenty-first century will result in even greater advantages to human beings: in pure science — a wider and deeper knowledge in all fields of learning; in applied science — a more reasonable sharing of material benefits, and better protection of the environment.??????? Sadly, however, there is another side to the picture. The creativity of science has been employed in doing damage to mankind. The application of science and technology to the development and production of weapons of mass destruction has created a real danger to the continued existence of the human race on this planet. We have seen this happen in the case of nuclear weapons. Although their actual use has so far occurred only in the Second World War, the number of nuclear weapons that were produced and made ready for use was so large that if the weapons had actually been used, the result could have been the ruin of the human race, as well as of many kinds of animals.??????? William Shakespeare said. Th