雅思閱讀：劍橋雅思閱讀長難句分析（6）

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雅思閱讀：劍橋雅思閱讀長難句分析（6）

　　1. The dominant idea, raised by 64% of the pupils, was that rainforests provide animals with habitats.

　　分析：raised by 64% of the pupils為過去分詞短語作定語，that rainforests provide animals with habitats為表語從句，作was的表語，本句的主句為The dominant ideawas that。

　　2. These observations are generally consistent with our previous studies of pupils views about the use and conservation of rainforests, in which girls were shown to be more sympathetic to animals and expressed views which seem to place an intrinsic value on non-human animal life.

　　分析：本句的主句是These observations are generally consistent with our previous studies of pupils views about the use and conservation of rainforests, 而后面的in which girls were shown to be more sympathetic to animals and expressed views which seem to place an intrinsic value on non-human animal life為定語從句，而在此定語從句中還有一個定語從句which seem to place an intrinsic value on non-human animal life。

　　3. Perhaps encouragingly, more than half of the pupils identified that it is human activities which are destroying rainforests, some personalizing the responsibility by the use of terms such as we are.

　　分析：本句的主句為more than half of the pupils identified that , that it is human activities which are destroying rainforests為that引導的賓語從句，作identify的賓語;which are destroying rainforests為which引導的定語從句，作activities的定語;some personalizing the responsibility by the use of terms such as we are為獨立主格結構。

　　4. While two fifths of the students provided the information that the rainforests provided oxygen, in some cases this response also embraced the misconception that rainforest destruction would reduce atmospheric oxygen, making the atmosphere incompatible with human life on earth.

　　分析：本句的主句為this response also embraced the misconceptionWhile two fifths of the students provided the information that the rainforests provided oxygen為while引導的讓步狀語從句，while在此相當于although;that rainforest destruction would reduce atmospheric oxygen為that引導的同位語從句，作misconception的同位語;making the atmosphere incompatible with human life on earth為分詞短語作狀語。

　　5. One encouragement is that the results of similar studies about other environment issues suggest that older children seem to acquire the ability to appreciate, value and evaluate conflicting views.

　　分析：本句的主句為One encouragement is thatthat the results of similar studies about other environment issues suggest 為that引導的表語從句，作is的表語;that older children seem to acquire the ability to appreciate, value and evaluate conflicting views為that引導的賓語從句，作suggest的賓語。

　　6. Environmental education offers an arena in which these skills can be developed, which is essential for these children as future decision-makers.

　　分析：本句主句為Environmental education offers an arenain which these skills can be developed為which引導的定語從句，作arena的定語;which is essential for these children as future decision-makers為which引導的非限制性定語從句。

　　7. Eye position in freshwater dolphins, which often swim on their side or upside down while feeding, suggests that what vision they have is stereoscopic forward and downward.

　　分析：本句的主句為Eye position in freshwater dolphins suggests thatwhich often swim on their side or upside down為which引導的定語從句，作freshwater dolphins的定語;while feeding為while引導的狀語，分詞短語作狀語;that what vision they have is stereoscopic forward and downward.為that引導的賓語從句，作suggest的賓語;what vision they have為what引導的主語從句，作is的主語。

　　8. And although preliminary experimental evidence suggests that their in-air vision is poor, the accuracy with which dolphins leap high to take small fish out of a trainers hand provides anecdotal evidence to the contrary.

　　分析：本句主句為the accuracy provides anecdotal evidence to the contraryalthough preliminary experimental evidence suggests that their in-air vision is poor為although引導的讓步狀語;that their in-air vision is poor為that引導的賓語從句，作suggest的賓語;which dolphins leap high to take small fish out of a trainers hand為which引導的賓語從句，作with的賓語從句;to take small fish out of a trainers hand為不定式作目的狀語。

　　9. But a written form is essential for this, so the mere possibility of revival has led many speakers of endangered languages to develop systems of writing where none existed before.

　　分析：本句中用so連接a written form is essential for this和the mere possibility of revival has led many speakers of endangered languages to develop systems of writing where none existed before兩個簡單句成為一個并列句;where none existed before為where引導的地點狀語從句。

　　10. One factor which may help to ensure that some endangered languages do not die out completely is peoples increasing appreciation of their cultural identity.

　　分析：本句主句為One factor is peoples increasing appreciation of their cultural identitywhich may help to ensure that some endangered languages do not die out completely為which引導的定語從句，作factor的定語;that some endangered languages do not die out completely為that引導的賓語從句，作ensure的賓語。