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首先要明确的是观点组织题的定义和提问方式。顾名思义，观点组织题考查的并不是对某个具体观点的理解，而是在考查组织观点的方式。常见的提问方式是用“why…mention…”的句式。有时观点组织题也会以表格题的形式出现(表格题分为配对型、是非型和排序型)。这里我们先分析常见的提问方式。
观点组织题考查的是例子和观点间存在的观点指导例子、例子证明观点的关系。观点一般会出现在例子之前，比如下面这道题：
TPO15 lecture 2 Geologic Time Periods
Why does the professor mention the Pleistocene epoch?
A. To explain how sediments change during an ice age
B. To give an example of a well-defined geologic epoch
C. To describe how certain environmental conditions affect erosion rates
D. To describe the factors that influence the naming of geologic epochs
这道题对应的原文是：“We examine these layers to learn about different geologic time periods including when they began and ended. For example, from about 1.8 million years ago to around 11 thousand years was the Pleistocene epic.”第一句是教授正在阐述的观点，“For example”是举例原则的提示词，这之后所举的例子意在为观点提供佐证，因此答案为B项 ：To give an example of a well-defined geologic epoch。这是一道从提问方式到对应原文的表达都非常“标准”的观点组织题。接下来的一题则是在这两方面都不很“标准”：
TPO1 lecture2 ULD
Why does the professor talk about the breaking apart of Earth's continents?
A. To give another example of how uranium-lead dating might be useful
B. To explain how the Grand Canyon was formed
C. To demonstrate how difficult uranium-lead dating is
D. To disprove a theory about the age of Earth's first mountain ranges
这里题目中用的是“why…talk about”的句式，同理还有“why…describe”、“why…tell”、“why…explain”、“why…discuss”、“why…compare”等，这些都在托福听力里出现过，要注意灵活应对。题目对应的原文是：“There are a few pretty exciting possibilities for Uranium-Lead Dating. Here is one that comes to mind. You know the theory that earth’s continents were once joined together and only split apart relatively recently? Well, with Uranium-Lead Dating, we could prove that more conclusively. ”这里和上一题一样，都是先阐明观点再用例子证明。区别在于，本题的原文并没有用明显、易辨认的举例原则提示词或短语，而是用一个句子引出例子。学生听的时候也可以将句子理解为“Here is one (example) that comes to mind”。
有时，题目中“mention”之后的部分不一定是例子，也有可能是对观点的进一步解释。
TPO6 lecture2 Nightcap Oak
Why does the professor mention the size of the Nightcap Oak population over the last few hundred years?
A. To explain why it is likely the Nightcap Oak population will increase in the future
B. To point out that Nightcap Oak’s limited reproductive success has not led to a decrease in its population
C. To present evidence that the Nightcap Oak is able to tolerate major changes in its environment
D. To point out that the Nightcap Oak is able to resist diseases that have destroyed other tree species
解题所需对应的原文是：“However, it seems, though we can’t be sure, that it’s very good at persisting as a population. Um…we…there’s some indications to suggest that the population of the Nightcap Oak has not declined over the last, um…you know, many hundreds of years. So it’s stayed quite stable. ”第一句是观点句，后面则是在具体解释前面的观点，最后的总结句“So it’s stayed quite stable”又再次重申了观点。另外，就这一题而言，要想选出正确答案B，还需要我们联系上文中提到的有关 “limited reproductive success” 的内容。
有时教授的观点也可能会在讲完例子后提出：
TPO16 lecture 2
Why does the professor describe how a piano works?
A. To explain why pianos are easy to play
B. To explain why pianos are expensive to construct
C. To explain why pianos are not classified as string instruments
D. To explain why pianos do not require frequent tuning
答案对应的原文是“But pressing the keys of a piano causes tiny felt-covered hammers to strike the strings inside the instrument, like drumsticks striking the head of a drum. This striking action is why the piano is a percussion instrument instead of a string instrument.”这里的观点出现在最后。
观点组织题的题型、提问方式、观点与例子(或解释)顺序多种多样，答题时需要我们不仅能抓住观点和例子之间的关系，也要能灵活应对不同形式的出题方式。
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