解这类题需要考生在正确理解原文语言字面意义的基础上，运用逻辑推理的方法去理解文章字里行间的意义。对原文中找到的所有相关信息要进行仔细分析，摸清它们相互之间时间、方位、因果、对比等逻辑关系，在此基础上进行综合推理，选定答案。
我们仍以2002年试题中的阅读理解文章为例。
On Novr 19， 1863， Abraham Lincoln went to GettysburginPennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. TheCivilWar was still going on. There was much criticism ofPresidentLincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He hadbeen invitedto speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. Theprincipalspeaker was to be Edward Everett， a famous statesman andspeaker ofthe day. Everett was a handsome man and verypopulareverywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the trainwhilegoing to Gettysburg. Late that night alone in his hotel roomandtired out， he again worked briefly on the speech. The nextdayEverett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes.Hisspeech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day.ThenLincoln rose. The crowd of 15，000 people at first paidlittleattention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the endtherewas little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked ，Ihave failed again. On the train back to Washington， he saidsadly，That speech was a flat failure， and the peoplearedisappointed.
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But littlebylittle as people read the speech they began to understandbetter.They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deepmeaning. Itwas a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could havemade.
Today， every American school child learns LincolnsGettysburgAddress by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of thegreatestspeeches ever given in American history.
文章后面的第五题就是一个推理性试题。
It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he wenttoGettysburg
B. Lincoln was very busy at the time and didnt have much timetoprepare his speech
C. Lincolns speech was full of rich words
D. Lincolns speech was very long
文章的第二段有这样的话：“It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech onthetrain while going to Gettysburg. Late that night， alone inhishotel room and tired out， he again worked briefly onthespeech.”“据说林肯是在去葛底斯堡的火车上准备他的演讲的。那天深夜，在宾馆的房间里，他既孤独又疲倦，只是又简单准备了一下。”所以通过这些句子我们可以判断林肯非常的忙，没有更多的时间准备他的演讲，B是正确答案。A，C，D，均不符合文章的内容。
作者的语气态度往往不会直接写在文章里，只能通过细读文章，从作者的选词及其修饰手段中体会出来。这种题型常见的提问形式有：
The author seems _____.
The author‘s tone in this passage is _____.
The purpose of the author in writing this passage is _____.
The author‘s intention in writing the passage is to _____.
The writer probably feels that _____.
In the author‘s opinion， _____.
这类考题中，询问语气态度的题，选择项里常出现以下一些重要的词：sympathetic同情的；critical批评的；doubtful怀疑的；tive客观的；enthusiastic热情的，matter-of-fact实事求是的；hostile敌对的；satisfied满意的；friendly友好的；indifferent冷淡的；subjective主观的；optimistic乐观的；pessimistic悲观的；disappointed失望的；neutral中立的。
询问写作目的的题，选择项里常出现的词是：
explain解释；persuade劝说；comment评论；
criticize批评；interest引起……的注意或兴趣；
entertain使欢乐；argue辩论；demonstrate举例说明，示范；
tell讲述；prove 证明；urge激动；advise劝告；analyze分析；
praise赞扬，view看待，等等。
例：One bcenter spot in the U.S. economy in 1979 was thesurprisingdecline in gasoline use. Rising fuel costs are finallyproddingAmericans to cut back on consumption， and the need for thisbecomesmore acute all the time.
有关作者态度或观点的问题是：
How does the author view the decline in gas consumption？
A. He is indifferent.
B. He thinks it is a good sign.
C. He doesn‘t see the need for it.
D. He is unhappy about it.
作者把“the decline in gas consumption”描述为“one bcenter spot in theU.Seconomy”，可见答案应该是B.
除了要掌握基本的阅读方法和前面讲到的应试技巧以外，要想在规定的时间内，既能准确又能快速地回答好所有问题，考生还应注意以下几点：
1、考生应针对文章的不同题材和题型，选择不同的阅读方法。有时需要先浏览文章，后看题目；有时则不然。但通常情况下，应首先确定文章的主旨或主题，然后再审读问题。
在绝大多数情况下我们的答题步骤应该是：
（1）预先快速浏览题干和每段首句，确定哪些是重点和相关因素，知道所设问题的类型，做到心中有数。
（2）快速阅读文章，了解文章大意和重点，尽快扫描，读到与刚才所记住的与题干有关的内容，先用铅笔做些记号，快速在答案中选出一个临时答案，然后继续阅读。
（3）用最快速度重读问题，找出心中已经有把握的答案位置。再阅读一遍该段有关材料，尽快答完有把握的问题。对那些尚未作答的题目，再用上述方法一口气重读一遍文章，这次应找出更微妙的线索，集中精力解决难题。
2、一般来说，除了主旨及推论型题目以外，题目顺序与文章的情节发展是一致的，因此应按题目顺序解题。
3、文章较难时，不必紧张，根据语言学科的测试规律，如果文章难则问题比较简单。只要能很好地应用阅读技巧，就不难找到正确答案。另外，文章偏长也不一定就难，因为在较长的篇幅中，其词汇，句子结构的复杂程度要相对容易些。
4、阅读过程中，可以在文章或问题旁空白处做些记号，也可以对一些与答题有关的词句划线。还可以标出一些关键词，尤其是文章的论点、论据及一些有关事实，以避免遗忘或回顾时浪费时间。
5、回答问题时不能按照个人的主观臆断，回答问题的根据应该建立在阅读文章的基础上