七、复指原则

　　在历年的考题中，应用复指原则设问的题目较多，此类题目的考点是复指代词或与复指副词作用相同的词。1994年、1995年时此类题目大多是直接问考生文章某句中的“it”或“that”等代词指代什么。近几年此类题目的问法开始转向隐蔽，但无论题目用何种方式设问，考生都应当记住，此类题目的答案的位置必定在复指词的上文中。因此，此类题目的解答只需返回原文，在复指词上方扫描即可找到正确答案。如果按阅读习惯接着读下面的句子或段落，无论看多少遍也找不到答案。

　　例

　　For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, atraveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.

   Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelerswere welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outsideworld.

　　The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition ofhospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill,often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement.

　　It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected theharshness of daily life: if you didn't take in the stranger and takecare of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember,you might be in the same situation.

　　Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers .

　　［A］ to improve their hard life

　　［B］ in view of their long_distance travel

　　［C］ to add some flavor to their own daily life

　　［D］ out of a charitable impulse［1997年57题］

　　C［正确答案］