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例3（特殊结构）：

Paragraph 5: In addition to exploring the possible antecedents of theater, scholars have also theorized about the motives that led people to develop theater. Why did theater develop, and why was it valued after it ceased to fulfill the function of ritual? Most answers fall back on the theories about the human mind and basic human needs. One, set forth by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C., sees humans as naturally imitative—as taking pleasure in imitating persons, things, and actions and in seeing such imitations. Another, advanced in the twentieth century, suggests that humans have a gift for fantasy, through which they seek to reshape reality into more satisfying forms than those encountered in daily life. Thus, fantasy or fiction (of which drama is one form) permits people to objectify their anxieties and fears, confront them, and fulfill their hopes in fiction if not fact. The theater, then, is one tool whereby people define and understand their world or escape from unpleasant realities.

Which of the following best describes the organization of paragraph 5?

　　(A)The author presents two theories for a historical phenomenon.

　　(B)The author argues against theories expressed earlier in the passage.

　　(C)The author argues for replacing older theories with a new one.

　　(D)The author points out problems with two popular theories.

本段首句中的motives说明作者想探讨戏剧起源的动机，但是作者未直接说明这些动机，而是以一个问句将戏剧起源这一现象戏剧化。接着给出了两个答案，等于给一个现象提供了两个解释。第一个选项符合此意，为正确答案。

掌握托福阅读文章的几种段落组织方式，每种文章结构的主旨词，在托福阅读练习中，保持对主旨词的敏感性，熟练之后就能快速把握托福阅读段落的主旨了，托福阅读成绩也就自然提升了。

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