抓住英语阅读的“救命稻草”

  【摘要】2016考研已然到了冲刺阶段，在这次没有硝烟的斗争中，有些人不知不觉已经在现场确认之际倒下了。还在坚守的同学们，一定要挺住了。今天与大家分享阅读理解的“救命稻草”，希望在这关键的时刻，大家能够守住信念，迎难而上，坚持到最后。

  在做阅读时，可以先浏览题干，观察选项，如果四个选项的句式结构都是A and/or/but B结构，非常容易找出答案.可以在文章中找出与A and/or/but B相同（或相似）的句式结构。如果四个选项的句式结构都是A and/or/but B，那么文章中的某个地方肯定有那么个短语或词组，其句式结构也是A and/or/butB，该短语或词组就是答案的同义替换。下面以真题为例。

  例如：（真题阅读2003年Text 2）第27题，它的四个选项的句式结构是：A and/but B。
  27.Misled people tend to think that using ananimal in research is_________.
  A. cruel but natural（残忍的、自然的）
  B. inhuman and unacceptable（不人道的、不能接受的）
  C. inevitable but vicious（不可避免的、恶毒的）
  D. pointless and wasteful（无意义的、浪费的）

  [解析]：该题没有明显的段落号来定位，但是可以根据做题顺序，该题定位在第3段，该段内容如下：

  Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way -- in human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother’s hip replacement, a father’s bypass operation, a baby’s vaccinations, and even a pet’s shots. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seemswasteful at best and cruel at worst.

  在该段段尾，句子wasteful at best and cruel at worst.中含有与选项句式结构（即A and/but B）相近的句式结构，即“inhuman and unacceptable（不人道的、不能接受的） ”，它是选项B的同义替换，所以正确答案是B。

  又如：（真题阅读2008年Text 1）第28题，它的四个选项的句式结构是：A and B。
  28.According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be______.
  A. domestic and temporary（家庭的、临时的）
  B. irregular and violent（不规律的、暴力的）
  C. durable and frequent（持久的、经常的）
  D. trivial and random（琐碎的、随机的）

  [解析]：该题没有明确的定位信息，只能定位到段落上，即第4段，该段内容如下：
  Dr. Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes. “I think that the kinds of things that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeated nature. Men go to war and are exposed to combat stress. Men are exposed to more acts of random physical violence. The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be one-shot deals. The wear-and-tear that comes from these longer relationships can be quite devastating.”
  在该段中，很容易找出，chronic or repeated（长期的、反复的）是A and/or B结构，它是选项C的同义替换，所以正确答案是C。

  通过上面的例子，小伙伴们，知道如何找答案了吗？2016考研英语其实就是一个外国爹和中国娘的混血儿，只要你知道了它双亲的特征，自然不难看出孩子是什么样子的。所以，不必惧怕。