真題中對代詞指代考查的真題例句:
They are the possessions of the autonomous (self-governing) man of traditional theory , and they are essential to practices in which a person is held responsible for his conduct and given credit for his achievements . (2002, 44)
Actually , it isn’t , because it assumes that there is an agreed account of human rights , which is something the world does not have . ( 1997, 71)
以上是真題中考查代詞的例子。第一個例子中出現了兩個they和兩個his(形容詞性物主代詞),根據其并列結構及句義可以判斷這兩個they指代的內容一致,且都是各自分句的主語,屬于主要成分,如果不翻譯出其指代的內容則會導致整句話的信息不完整,讓人摸不著頭腦,而這兩個his屬于句內指代,都是a person的形容詞性物主代詞,屬于修飾成分,因此比較好處理。第二個例子出現了兩個it,都屬于句中的主要成分,如果不還原其指代的具體內容的話,同樣會導致意思云里霧里,進而被扣分。