新托福考试阅读部分插话题解析

　　考查读者将特定的一句话插入文章顺序相连的四个句子之间的能力。这个题型是国内考试常见的Cloze Test在语篇层次上的进一步发展，可谓技高一筹。要完成任务，读者必须深入理解各个句子间的词汇、语法和逻辑联系。这是新题型，有相当难度，考生应特别重视。
　　例题：
　　Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
　　All three of them have strengths and weaknesses, but none adequately answers all of the questions the paintings present.
　　Where would the sentence best fit?
　　Click on a square to add the sentence to the passage.
　　Example of how boxes would appear in the passage text:
　　Scholars offer three related but different opinions about this puzzle. ■ One opinion is that the paintings were a record of the seasonal migrations made by herds. ■ Because some paintings were made directly over others, obliterating them, it is probably that a painting’s value ended with the migration it pictured. ■ Unfortunately, this explanation fails to explain the hidden locations, unless the migrations were celebrated with secret ceremonies. ■
　　正确答案是：最后一个方块处。