指代题在托福考试中题量大约为0-2个,主要考察学生能否找到原文中代词的指代对象。解决指代题最基本的原则为:单复数与人称一致,前指且符合句意。
It has been suggested that Pakicetus fed on fish in shallow water and was not yet adapted for life in the open ocean. It probably bred and gave birth on land.
5. The word it in the passage refers to
·Pakicetus
·Fish
·○Life
·ocean
本句代词作主语,在结构上指代上一句话主句中的名词主语,即A选项的Pakicetus。也可以采用带入的方法,将选项逐一带入,符合搭配的只有A选项,其余选项,B fish 鱼类,C life 生命,D ocean海洋,都无法“bred and gave birth,哺育后代”。