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E.G. However, unlike the case of sea otters and pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses, whose limbs are functional both on land and at sea), it is not easy to envision what the first whales looked like. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about early sea otters? A. It is not difficult to imagine what they looked like. B. There were great numbers of them. C. They lived in the sea only. D. They did not leave many fossil remains. Passage Excerpt:“The extreme seriousness of desertification results from the vast areas of land and the tremendous number of people affected, as well as from the great difficulty of reversing or even slowing the process. Once the soil has been removed by erosion, only the passage of centuries or millennia will enable new soil to form. In areas where considerable soil still remains, though, a rigorously enforced program of land protection and cover-crop planting may take it possible to reverse the present deterioration of the surface. ○ Governments will act quickly to control further desertification. ○ The factors influencing desertification occur in cycles and will change in the future. ○ Desertification will continue to increase. ○ Desertification will soon occur in all areas of the world. E.G. Fundamental to any appreciation of Canada in the 20 years after World War II is the country’s dramatic population growth … … It seemed that Canada was once more aligning with the tendency toward smaller families that had manifested itself all through the Western world since the Industrial Revolution. We can infer from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution A. families had more members B. the economic situation was pessimistic C. population statics were hardly credible D. the population changed very little. ②Rhetorical Purpose questions  所谓修辞目的就是作者的写作目的，对于这类题目我们不但要理顺上下文的逻辑关系，还要从语用学的角度出发，瞻前顾后，探讨句子在上下文中的语言功能。 在这类题目中上下文的逻辑关系和语言功能一般体现为：下定义、举例子、解释、对比、反驳、批评等。 推论题和修辞目的题有个共同点就是我们需要仔细把握上下文的逻辑关系，要理解体会上下文的言外之意。 Passage Exc