推断题本质就是细节题，主要考查考生对细节信息的延伸、推理和概括能力。

1. 出题特点

推断题题干中常含有learn from/ infer/ illustrate/ conclude/ imply等字眼，主要考查细节推断、文章出处推断以及后续内容推断。

2. 解题技巧

细节推断：

(1)根据题干或选项关键词回原文定位，根据关键词附近信息进行推断;

(2)结合排除法，排除与原文信息不一致、原文没有提到以及含有绝对词的选项;

(3)先验证和文章主旨最接近的选项，正确选项一般和文章的主旨相关。

出处推断：

(1)读题。明确是对文章出处还是对作者进行推断;

(2)回原文。通过文体进行初步判断。

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专业性话题文章：专业杂志

广告、产品说明、邀请函、信件等实用类文体：格式特殊，易辨认

(3)分析选项。从选项倒推，在原文中试着找依据，作出判断。

知识精练

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids (眼睑) and the sun hurts their eyes. The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.

Q: According to the author, fish are most likely to be found ______.

A. in deep water on sunny days

B. in deep water on cloudy days

C. in shallow water under sunlight

D. in shallow water under waterside trees

【答案】D。解析：推断题。该题需根据选项关键词回文定位。根据A、B项中的deep water定位至所给段落第五句That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water.可知，鱼喜欢在浅水里，不喜欢在深水里，故排除A、B两项，与文意相悖。根据C、D选项中的shallow water定位至所给段落倒数第二、三句water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids (眼睑) and the sun hurts their eyes.可知，鱼喜欢待在阴凉处，不喜欢待在阳光直射的地方，故排除C项。D项，水边树下的浅水处是鱼喜欢待的地方，故此处更有可能发现鱼。故选D，与定位句表述一致。