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TOEFL iBT阅读技巧—关键词法解题关键词在阅读理解中的重要作用：key words—结构（structure）—推断（inference）key words—结构（structure）针对题型：大意概括题 解题步骤：1.找结构关键词（but, and, as ,while, so, to……）; 2.分析句子结构; (并列，递进，从属，因果……)3.结合文本大意选出正确选项。例1TPO34 Islamic Art and the BookPapermaking spread quickly to Egypt – and eventually to Sicily and Spain – but it was several centuries before paper supplanted parchment for copies of the Koran, probably because of the conservative nature of religious art and its practitioners. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information. A) It was several centuries before papermaking techniques spread to faraway areas where parchment was popular and used widely in art. B) Although papermaking came to Egypt quickly, it took much longer for paper to be used when copying the Koran, probably because of the conservative nature of religious art. C) Papermaking spread beyond Egypt, Sicily, and Spain, but it was not widely used by artists for centuries, probably because of the conservative nature of art in those countries. D) Paper replaced parchment in copies of the Koran, probably at the request of conservative practitioners in areas like Egypt, Sicily, and Spain.[解析]关键词：but, because of. But 连接的是两个句子的转折，而because of 是对这种转折的原因的解释。 所以这个句子可以看成一个转折加上了一个因果解释。即：快速传播，但是花了很久才取代，这样的原因是。。。回到题干，答案的结构中应该包含转折和因果，马上排除A,D , C项信息超出了原文内容（注意beyond），排除，所以选B.例2TPO33 The First CivilizationsWhile some of these urban centers were identified with a particular economic function, such as proximity to gold or iron deposits or a strategic location on a major trade route, others served primarily as administrative centers or the site of temples for the official cult or other ritual observances.Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or le