IP文章考察的是standard written English，不仅考语法还会考文法，从文章的整体性(unity)和连贯性(coherence)两个角度考察。在这里，我们重点分享连贯性的解题秘籍。coherence，英文释意是the situation in which all the parts of something fit togetherwell，即各个部分良好结合在一起的状况。连贯性，简单说，即“承上启下”，考察上下文的紧密联系。
一、修改句子
(3) To fail,one must first make an attempt. (4) In that attempt, experience expands, new ideas blossom, and viewpoints change.
31.Which of the following is the best version of sentence3 (reproduced below)?
To fail,one must first make an attempt.
A. (As it is now)
B. To fail, you must first have been making an attempt.
C. In failing one must make an attempt first.
D. First,you must make an attempt to have failed.
E. One must make an attempt first, to fail.
解析：首先，文章人称要保持一致，BD里的you与文章的one不一致，排除;比较剩余选项，并结合第四句，句首In that attemp与原文第三句句末make an attempt衔接非常自然，过度流畅，故原句是最佳选项。
还有一种经典IP题目是句首划线，对句首进行修改，或是在句首增加某个词，考察上下文的逻辑关系。常考的逻辑关系有举例子，转折，因果关系等。
(6)Often my instincts about people and situations are right. (7) But one thing I have observed in reading old journal entries is that I some times distrust my instincts about people and situations. (8) I have become friends with two people who were fun to be around, but some part of me sensed that they were not trustworthy.
Incontext, which is the best revision of the underlined portion of sentence 8 (reproduced below)?
I have become friends with two people who were fun to be around, but some part of me sensed that they were not trustworthy.
For example, I became
Since that time I have become
Specifically, I have become
In fact, I was also
It is interesting to note that I will be
解析：题目要求修改句首划线部分，往上文看，第6句，我的直觉通常都是对的，第7句，但有时候我不相信我的直觉，第8句举了一个交友不慎的例子来证明上文，所以选A.
(7) Increased circulation brought more income with which African American publishers could improve production. (8) The Scott Syndicate in Atlanta, Georgia, was mass-producing 32 different newspapers by the mid-1940s.
32.In context, which of the following is best placed at the beginning of sentence 8 (reproduced below)?
The Scott Syndicate in Atlanta, Georgia, was mass-producing 32 different newspapers by the mid-1940s.
A. Unexpectedly, then,
B. For example, one company,
C. Nevertheless,
D. In short,
E. On the other hand
解析：题目要求在句首增加一个最合适的词，往前看第7句：增加的发行量带来更多收入，出版商利用这些收入提高了(报纸)产量，第8句： TheScott Syndicate大规模地生产了32种报纸。显而易见，第8句为第7句举例子，是例证的关系，所以选B.
(1)For a long tine, there has been a vocal minority of people who question whether Shakespeare really authored the works attributed to him. (2) These skeptics claim that the plays and sonnets were actually written by Edward de Vere,Christopher Marlowe, or even Sir Francis Bacon. (3) Most serious scholars dismiss such claims.
In context, which is best to add to the beginning of sentence 3?
A. For example,
B. In addition,
C. However,
D. Unfortunately,
E. Similarly,
解析：首句为文章topic sentence，有少数人怀疑莎士比亚是否是莎士比亚作品的真正作者，第2句说 skeptics的否定观点，第3句说 scholars驳斥(dismiss)skeptics的观点。显然，第3句是对第2句的转折，所以选C.
二、合并句子
题目要求把两个句子合并为一个句子，做题时注意两句话之间的逻辑关系。而有些题仅通过语法(时态、人称保持一致)就可以得出正确选项，这里不赘述。下面介绍的是一种常考的“顶真句”。
(11)Countries may select their campers but cannot pay for the camp. (12) The campremains unaffiliated with any nation, organization, or peace group.
33.In context, which version of sentences 11 and 12 best combines them into a single sentence?
A. Countries may select their campers but cannot pay for the camp, which remains unaffiliated with any nation, organization, or peace group.
B. Unaffiliated with any nation, organization,or peace group, countries may select their campers but cannot pay for the camp.
C. Countries may select their campers, in addition, they cannot pay for the camp, which remains unaffiliated with anynation, organization, or peace group.
D. Countries cannot pay for the camp although they may select their campers, the camp remains unaffiliated with any nation,organization, or peace group.
E. It remains unaffiliated with any nation, organization, or peace group, and although countries may select their campers, they cannot pay for the camp.
解析：仔细观察句子，我们发现前一句的最后一个词和后一句的第一个词一致，直接把后一句改为定语从句最简单，句子衔接也非常自然。B Unaffiliated 的逻辑主语应该是camp而非 countries ，CD为 run—on句型，缺少连词，E it在本句中无指代，往前一句找也是无指代。
博大精深的中文中也有类似现象，用前一句结尾之字词作为后一句开头之字词，使相邻分句蝉联，叫做顶真(英文 anadiplosis)。比如耳熟能详的：
出门看伙伴，伙伴皆惊忙。
归来见天子，天子坐明堂。
一生二，二生三，三生万物;
地法天，天法道，道法自然。
所以，小伙伴们要记住这个“顶真”的规律啦，改为定语从句最简洁，下面两个例题还不是秒选秒对么！
30.Which of the following is the best version of theunderlined portion of sentence 2 (reproduced below)?
A recentversion of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet drew harsh reviews from purists,they are people who expect filmmakers to follow the original text exactly.
A. (as it is now)
B. purists; they were people who expected
C. purists in expecting
D. purists. These expected
E. purists,those who expect
答案：E
31. Which of the following is the most effective way to combine sentences 5 and 6 (reproduced below) at the underlined part?
The wide availability of a relatively inexpensive mode of transportation had a particularly dramatic impact on thelives of women. Women had traditionally been much less mobile than men.
A. women's lives that
B. women's lives because they
C. women, their lives
D. the lives of women, who
E. the lives of women, although they
答案：D
