3 提問—回答模式(Question—Answer Pattern)
高中英語第一冊(上)Unit 3 Going Places 課文第一段和Unit 9“Life On the Go”第四段都屬于這一模式。例如:
(1)Why are cellphones so popular, especially among teenagers? (2) The answer seems to be that we have a need to stay in touch with friends and family no matter where we are or what we are doing. (3) Having a celphone also makes us feel safer, since we can call for help in case of an emergency. (4) Of course, to many teenagers the cellphone is not only a useful tool but also a way to have fun and be cool.
該例句(1)提出“問題”(Question)引起讀者的注意,句(2)、句(3)和(4)對它的回答(Answer)。作者在語篇開頭提出有顯性的帶有問號的疑問句,然后主動給讀者滿意的回答。