考研英语#2015年考研究生英语阅读出题点#类比比喻处

类比比喻处

类比在文中主要有两种体现方式，一是明喻 ，即A像B一样;二是暗喻，说A是B
，由于暗喻更加隐蔽，出题人往往趋向于在暗喻内容上出题。考生还要熟记 ，“借喻或借代 ”也是出题人常考的地方
，例如用“多米诺骨牌”进行借代等 。

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Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIlllawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief,others,includingchurches,right-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulation,life-extendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart—otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasia.IntheUSandCanada,wheretheright-to-diemovementisgatheringstrength,observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.

52.Whentheauthorsaysthatobserversarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling,hemeans________.

[A]observersaretakingawait-and-seeattitudetowardsthefutureofeuthanasia

[B]similarbillsarelikelytobepassedintheUS,Canadaandothercountries

[C]observersarewaitingtoseetheresultofthegameofdominoes

[D]theeffect-takingprocessofthepassedbillmayfinallycometoastop