作者的態度是指作者对某事物是持赞成、赞扬或支持的态度，还是持怀疑、批评或反对的态度，是持乐观、幽默、热情、羡慕或关切的态度，还是持厌恶、担忧、悲观、失望、沮丧或容忍的态度，还是持中立的态度。题干中常含attitude，具体提问方式有：
　　What is the author’s attitude towards...？（2017年全国Ⅲ卷）
　　解答这类题主要是用关键词推断法。
　　[典型例题] （2017年全国Ⅲ卷阅读C篇）
　　读下列选段，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个项中，选出最佳选项。
　　After years of heated debate， gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park ...
　　Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States， but they were gradually displaced by human development ...
　　The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results ...
　　As early as 1966， biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park ...
　　The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. ... The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.
　　◇What is the author’s attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project？
　　A. Doubtful.