十、句子理解原则

　　这种题型旨在考查文中某一句话的内涵。因此在解题时，考生要牢牢抓住这句话本身，弄清楚它的每个单词、每个表达及整个句子所传递的信息，可以借助周边的句子来帮助理解，但不要跑得太远。

　　例

　　In the US and Canada,where the right_to_die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.

　　When the author says that “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling”, he means .

　　［A］ observers are taking a wait_and_see attitude towards the future of euthanasia

　　［B］ similar bills are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countries

　　［C］ observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes

　　［D］ the effect_taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop［1997年52题］

　　B［正确答案］