四.普遍规律(A-G)
A.所有的答案就在你眼前
雅思与其它标准考试(如GRE)不同，它仅考查语言。这对于考试者意味着什么呢?这表明，雅思考试并不考查你的推理能力。出题者不会给你提供信息然后让你基于这些信息得出结论。相反，他们给你提供信息并问你这些信息。基本上，他们都是让你重复刚刚给你的信息。答案就在你眼前!
这一规律怎样应用呢?
虽然有时你会被问到一篇文章的主题或为这篇文章选一个合适的标题，但绝大多数的问题都会关注文章中给出的细节信息。你要做的仅是把他提供的信息再重复给他。你不会被要求基于这些信息得出结论。以下面的摘录为例：
“Research in Britain has shown that“green consumers”continue to flourish as a significantsgroupsamongst shoppers. This suggests that politicians who claim environmentalism is yesterday’s issue may be seriously misjudging the public mood.”Based upon this passage, you will never be asked a question like:
“There has been a continued presence of“green consumers”in the British market because of…”
A. the rise of the Green party.
B. Concern with global warming
C. Fear of Mad Cow Disease
D. Concern with general state of environment
这些答案都没有的文章中出现。所以，雅思考试绝不会问这类问题。
相反，他们会问这样的问题：
“Politicians may have“misjudged the public mood”because…”
A. they are pre-occupied with the recession and financial problems.
B. There is more widespread interest in the environmental agenda than they anticipated.
C. Consumer spending has increased significantly as a result of“green”pressure.
D. Shoppers are displeased with government policies on a range of issues.
正如文中所说，政治家们认为消费者不再关心环境问题是他们错误判断了民意。答案显易见。这就是雅思考试的出题方法。正确答案是“B”。
