与掌握所读材料的主旨和大意类似，领会作者的观点、意图和态度也是阅读理解题中较难解答的问题。回答这类题首先要在阅读过程中注意体会和觉察作者的观点、意图和态度。这种信息有时是直接表达的，但更多的是间接、含蓄的流露。不过，作者的这种主观情感和态度往往和全文的主题和要点相关联。所以，在根据主题和主旨的同时，应注意揣测作者的观点、意图和态度。
　　下面是这类题的一些常用的提问方式：
　　1. The author's main purpose in this passage is
　　2. The author's purpose of writing this passage is __
　　3. In this passage the author's attitude toward ...could best be described as
　　4. What is the author's attitude toward
　　5. The author's main thought is that __
　　6. The author probably feels that
　　7. The author appears to feel that
　　8. Which of the following does the author want to illustrate in discussing ...?
　　9. In this passage the author looks on ... with an attitude of
　　10. What is the tone of the passage?
　　11. What is the author's opinion about ...?
　　12. The author uses the example of... to show that ________
　　例1
　　I entered the hotel manager’s office and sat down. I had just lost