Question

Many people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.

  “People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.

  There are people who wish to remain anonymous(匿名的) for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.

  Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter of responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honor our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honor what we say.

1.What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?

A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.

B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.

C. Writers should be responsible for their names.

D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.

2.The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may _______.

A. not get a reply  

B. help to end a relationship

C. be accepted all the same

D. become a family problem

3.Some people don’t want their names known because they are ________.

A. hesitant to make a donation

B. unwilling to draw public attention

C. afraid of an accusation

D. ready for involvement

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. honor and writers 

B. identity and signature

C. signature and responsibility

D. anonymity and signature

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：签名意味着为自己的话负责，文章讲述了签名的重要性及签名与责任。

1.D推理判断题。根据第一段中的This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say可知签名需要表明作者的责任，故选D.

2.A推理判断题。第二段后半部分提到很多政府和组织不受理没有签名的投诉，并解释说上诉人不太严肃。故选A.

3.B推理判断题。根据第三段提到慈善匿名捐款的事例可知他们不想暴露在广众之下，故选B.

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段内容可知签名意味着为自己的话负责，根据第二段和第四段的内容可以判断本文的中心话题是：签名与责任。故选C.

考点：考查社会现象类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

推理判断题的解题方法 ：

推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。如文中第25小题第二段后半部分提到很多政府和组织不受理没有签名的投诉，并解释说上诉人不太严肃。故选A.

任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。第24小题根据第一段中的This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say可知签名需要表明作者的责任，故选D.

推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。