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常見考點一：轉折邏輯關係
四六級大綱在閱讀理解部分都指出：測試學生通過閱讀獲取書面信息的能力。因此，爲了有針對性的考查大家對書面信息的獲取能力，經過對歷年真題的歸納總結髮現，四六級考點出處有一定特徵。其中第一大特徵就是在邏輯關係處出考題。
小編先帶大家看看大家最熟悉的考點出處：轉折處出考點。常見轉折關聯詞有：but, however, yet, nevertheless, while(然而), on the contrary等等。
真題再現
大家先試試身手，不會的話，記得找出真題再做一遍喲!
例1：A few months ago, it wasn't unusual for 47-year-old Carla Toebe to spend 15 hours per day online. She'd wake up early, turn on her laptop and chat on Internet dating sites and instant-messaging programs – leaving her bed for only brief intervals. Her household bills piled up, along with the dishes and dirty laundry, but it took near-constant complaints from her four daughters before she realized she had a problem.(2010.6, cet4 )
51. What eventually made Carla Toebe realize she was spending too much time on the Internet?
A. The poorly managed state of her house.
B. The high financial costs adding up.
C. Fatigue resulting from lack of sleep.
D. Her daughter's repeated complaints.
【答案】D
【解析】本段主要描述了Carla Toebe因上網嚴重影響到生活，最後一句後半句通過轉折指出，是她4個女兒的不停抱怨才讓她最終意識到自己有了問題(had a problem)，而這一問題正是題幹中提到的“spending too much time on the Internet”。
例2：I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon (勤雜工) plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.
54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?
A. She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professional.
B. She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon.
C. She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her.
D. She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.
【答案】D
【解析】作者19歲時在飯店當招待員，對於不被顧客尊重，她的看法是“deserved inferior treatment”，即“低人一等是理所當然的”。換句話說，作者覺得有專業技能的人看低她是十分自然的事，即D選項所述。
常見考點二 ：並列因果邏輯關係
除了最熟悉的轉折以外，邏輯關係還包含：並列、舉例、因果、遞進等等。而緊排在轉折之後，相對在歷年真題中較多出現的考查處，分別是：並列和因果。
常見表並列的詞語：and, while(同時), meanwhile, also;
值得注意的是：兩個句子之間用分號(;)隔開，也表並列。
常見表因果的詞語：because, why, the reason, for, so, since, as a result等。
同樣值得注意的是：當why引導一個問句時，考點出處往往是緊接着回答此問題的句子或相鄰的幾個羅列點或相連幾段話的首句。
並列和因果都比較難以察覺，需要同學平時練習過程中就有意識地對這兩種邏輯關係進行關注。
真題再現
大家先試試身手，不會的話，記得找出真題，再做一遍喲!
例1：(並列)They weren't looking for cured meats, organic produce or beautiful presentation; they were looking for whatever they could get their hands on, and this prioritisation of quantity over quality prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up with food that couldn't compete with neighbouring France, Italy, Belgium or Spain.(2011.6, cet 4)
53. Why couldn't Britain compete with some of its neighbouring countries in terms of food in the post-war decades?
A. Its food lacked variety.
B. Its people cared more for quantity.
C. It was short of well-trained chefs.
D. It didn't have flavourful food ingredients.
【答案】B
【解析】本段後半部分提到，這種只重數量不重質量的習慣持續了幾十年，這意味着一代英國人是被無法和鄰近的法國、意大利、比利時和西班牙相媲美的食物養 大的。由此可知，英國食物無法跟鄰國競爭是因爲英國人只重數量不重質量。B選項是對原文中“prioritisation of quantity over quality”的同意轉述。
例2：(因果)American tourists, however, shouldn’t expect any relief soon. The dollar lost strength the way many marriages break up- slowly, and then all at once. And currencies don’t turn on a dime. So if you want to avoid the pain inflicted by the increasingly pathetic dollar, cancel that summer vacation to England and look to New England. There, the dollar is still treated with a little respect.
55. What is the author’s advice to Americans?
A. They treat the dollar with a little respect
B. They try to win in the weak-dollar gamble
C. They vacation at home rather than abroad
D. They treasure their marriages all the more.
【答案】C
【解析】面對美元貶值給美國人帶來的民族自尊上的困擾，作者給美國人提出建議：如果想要避免困擾，最好取消去英國的旅行，轉而前往新英格蘭(美國的一個地區)旅行。換句話說，作者建議取消去國外的旅行，轉而在國內旅行。
常見考點三 ：特殊標記
細心的同學會在以前的四六級大綱中發現，快速閱讀部分寫到：“要求考生運用略讀和查讀的技能從篇章中獲取信息。“考覈學生利用各種提示，快速查找特定信息的能力。這些提示包括文中的以下信息：1. 數字 2. 大寫單詞 3. 段首或句首詞等
很顯然，這一條不僅適用於快速閱讀，也適用於仔細閱讀。
真題再現
例1：In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen(監督) “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.” (2009.12, cet4)
65. Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard as its vice-chancellor chiefly because _____.
A. she was known to be good at raising money
B. she could help strengthen its ties with Yale
C. she knew how to attract students overseas
D. she had boosted Yale’s academic status
【答案】A
【解析】文中提到，劍橋大學於2003年任命Alison Richard爲副校長，而句中publicly stressed(公開強調)之後的內容即爲任命她的原因，便是：
在以前的崗位上她的監管使得“耶魯的財政地位得到顯著加強”。所以，推理可知，答案爲A。
例2：Richard Got professor of astrophysics at Princeton, hopes man will set up a self-sufficient colony on Mars, which would be a “life insurance policy against whatever catastrophes, natural or otherwise, might occur on Earth. (2008.6, cet6)
66. According to Princeton professor Richard Gott, by setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars, Humans_____.
A. might survive all catastrophes on earth
B. might acquire ample natural resources
C. will be able to travel to Mars freely
D. will move there to live a better life
【答案】A
【解析】題幹中setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars可在原文中直接找到，原文中which引導的定語從句表示的內容就是setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars所帶來的影響：人類能夠應對地球上各種各樣的.災難從而倖存下來。A選項中的survive all catastrophes on earth是對原文的同義轉述。
常見考點四： 標點符號
下面講解閱讀考點常考出處的最後一個特徵：總有部分題目出自引人注目的 —— 標點符號處。在四六級閱讀過程中，引人注目的標點符號，不得不關注的標點符號主要有兩類：1. 引號;2. 小括號。
1. 引號
1)尤其是當引號表示着重強調時
如：
They are using fewer of the very deferential “women’s” forms, and even using the few strong forms that are know as “men’s” .
2)某人說的話，能夠集中表達一個事實或觀點時
如：
"If it's a loss [where] you're not getting to work, and family relationships are breaking down as a result, then it's too much." said Maressa Orzack, a Harvard University professor.
2. 小括號
小括號()中間加一個漢語註釋，非常容易引起大家的注意。此處就不贅述。我們還是通過真題舉例來看具體考察情況吧。
真題再現
例1(引號)：Toebe also regularly visits a site where posters discuss Internet overuse. In August, when she first realized she had aproblem, she posted a message on a Yahoo Internet addiction group with the subject line: "I have an Internet Addiction."(2010, 6,cet4)
8. In one of the messages she posted on a website, Toebe admitted that she ______.
【答案】had an Internet Addiction
【解析】首先分析結構可知，本空所填內 容是充當that賓語從句的謂語，主句的admitted表明謂語應用過去時。原文提到Toebe在雅虎的一個上網成癮羣裏發了一條消息，引號中的內容爲 這條小的的主題：“我有網癮”。由此可知，Toebe承認自己“上網成癮”。故答案根據時態要求進行修改爲：had an Internet Addiction.
例2：(小括號)The use of deferential (敬重的) language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan. This ideal presents a woman who withdraws quietly to the background, subordinating her life and needs to those of her family and its male head. She is a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother, master of the domestic arts. The typical refined Japanese woman excels in modesty and delicacy; she “treads softly (謹言慎行)in the world,” elevating feminine beauty and grace to an art form.
57. The first paragraph describes in detail ________.
A. the standards set for contemporary Japanese women
B. the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan
C. the stereotyped role of women in Japanese families
D. the norms for traditional Japanese women to follow
【答案】D
【解析】考點出處是第一段的總述話語，它介紹了日本女性在說話時使用敬語是女性完美標準的象徵，其後面幾句是對這種保守性別規範下女性美德的詳細描述，所以正確答案爲D。