要求考生根据语境判断代词(this, that，it，they，them，one等)或代动词(do，does, did等)究竟指代什么。题干中通常含有refer to。此类题在广东近八年高考中只有2016年考过1个小题。 判断指代内容 [技巧点拨]
一般说来，代词的指代内容大多在它的前一句中，或者前几个句子中，有时也在它的后一句中。找到指代的内容后把它放在这个代词的位置上，看一看这句话是否合理，与前后的内容是否一致，然后再判定它是否为正确答案。 经典例题
(2016山东)We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched. The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.
A. The heat.
B. The theater.
C. The Music Man.
D. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. 47. What does the underlined word “It” refer to? 解析：代词多半是替找前文中的某一内容，因此必须理解前文才可找到答案：我们看了The Music Man之后，接着看了The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance，第二部电影以前已看过一次了，“它”自一月份开始就在这个电影院上演了。可见，这个“它”是指这次看的第二部电影(The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)，故选D。 即时练习
43. What does the underlined word “something” most probably refer to?
A. Money.
B. Gifts. C. Financial success.
D. Good luck. A
句中it是指a piggy bank，由本段第一句可能这是用来save money的，往这里面放的东西自然就是money了，故选A。 Ⅱ 60. What does the underlined word “They” in this paragraph refer to?
A. Such wonderful things.
B. Other well-loved characters. C. Old fables.
D. Cartoon movies.
B
指代前句中的“像灰姑娘和白雪公主这类的其他很受人喜欢的角色”，故选B。 Ⅲ A. The general view of elevators.
B. The particular interests of experts. C. The desire for a remarkable machine.
D. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles. 67. What does the underlined word “this” refer to? A
指代本段第一句话提到的大多数城市居民对电梯的看法，故选A。