摘要：考研英语阅读理解一直是广大考研学子心中一块难啃的骨头，阅读复习的好，整个考研英语成绩就不会差。考研帮整理了考研英语阅读出题点，希望能够帮到大家。 8、特殊标点符号 有一些特殊的标点符号也经常成为出题的对象，因此考生应该对以下标点符号的用法较为熟悉：逗号、冒号、括号、破折号、引号以及问号。 (1)逗号：两个逗号之间的内容、或者一个逗号后面的内容，通常都起到补充说明第一个逗号前面内容的作用。 【试题回放2000-Text5】 Certainlypeopledonotseemlessinterestedinsuccessanditssignsnowthanformerly.Summerhomes,Europeantr avel,BMWs—thelocations,placenamesandnamebrandsmaychange,butsuchitemsdonotseemlessindemandtodaythanadecadeortwoyearsago.Whathashappenedisthatpeoplecannotconfessfullytotheirdreams,aseasilyandopenlyasoncetheycould,lesttheybethoughtpushing,acquisitiveandvulgar.Instead,wearetr eatedtofinehypocriticalspectacles,whichnowmorethaneverseeminamplesupply:thecriticofAmericanmaterialismwithaSouthamptonsummerhome;thepublisherofradicalbookswhotakeshismealsinthree-starrestaurants;thejournalistadvocatingparticipatorydemocracyinallphasesoflife,whoseownchildrenareenrolledinprivateschools.Forsuchpeopleandmanymoreperhapsnotsoexceptional,theproperformulationis,“Succeedatallcostsbutavoidappearingambitious.” 69.Somepeopledonotopenlyadmittheyhaveambitionbecause________. [A]theythinkofitasimmoral [B]theirpursuitsarenotfameorwealth [C]ambitionisnotcloselyrelatedtomaterialbenefits [D]theydonotwanttoappeargreedyandcontemptible (2)冒号：起解释说明或者高度概括。 【试题回放2007-Text4】 ①Itneverrainsbutitpours.②Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedouttheirworstaccountingandcompliancetr oubles,andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationgovernance,anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem–especiallyinAmerica–thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite:datainsecurity.③Left,untilnow,toodd,low-levelITstafftoputr ight,andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustr iessuchasbanking,telecomsandairtr avel,informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss'sagendainbusinessesofeveryvariety. 36.Thestatement“Itneverrainsbutitpours”isusedtointr oduce [A]thefiercebusinesscompetition. [B]thefeebleboss-boardrelations. [C]thethreatfromnewsreports. [D]theseverityofdataleakage. (3)括号：起解释说明作用。 【试题回放2006-Text2】 ①Anyway,thetownsfolkcan'tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyneedsasubsidy.(②Thetheatr ehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.③Lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey'lldobetter.)④Thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow. 29.Accordingtothetownsfolk,theRSCdeservesnosubsidybecause________. [A]ticketpricescanberaisedtocoverthespending [B]thecompanyisfinanciallyill-managed [C]thebehavioroftheactorsisnotsociallyacceptable [D]thetheatr eattendanceisontherise (4)破折号：两个破折号之间的内容往往充当插入语，起解释说明租用;一个破折号后面的内容，通常表示解释说明或者高度概括，作用类似于冒号。 【试题回放2005-Text2】 Fortunately,theWhiteHouseisstartingtopayattention.Butit'sobviousthatamajorityofthepresident'sadvisersstilldon'ttakeglobalwarmingseriously.Insteadofaplanofaction,theycontinuetopressformoreresearch—aclassiccaseof“paralysisbyanalysis.” 28.Whatd oestheauthormeanby“paralysisbyanalysis”(Lastline,Paragraph4)? [A]Endlessstudieskillaction. [B]Carefulinvestigationrevealstr uth. [C]Prudentplanninghindersprogress. [D]Extensiveresearchhelpsdecision-making. (5)引号：表示引用他人的观点，或者突出强调，或者反语。 【试题回放2011-Text4】 ①It'snosurprisethatJenniferSenior'sinsightful,provocativemagazinecoverstory,“IloveMyChildren,IHateMyLife,”isarousingmuchchatter–nothinggetspeopletalkinglikethesuggestionthatchildrearingisanythinglessthanacompletelyfulfilling,life-enrichingexperience.②Ratherthanconcludingthatchildrenmakeparentseitherhappyormiserable,Seniorsuggestsweneedtoredefinehappiness:insteadofthinkingofitassomethingthatcanbemeasuredbymoment-to-momentjoy,weshouldconsiderbeinghappyasapast-tensecondition.③Eventhoughtheday-to-dayexperienceofraisingkidscanbesoul-crushinglyhard,Seniorwritesthat“theverythingsthatinthemomentd ampenourmoodscanlaterbesourcesofintensegratificationanddelight.” 36.JenniferSeniorsuggestsinherarticlethatr aisingachildcanbring [A]temporarydelight [B]enjoymentinprogress [C]happinessinretr ospect [D]lastingreward (6)问号：如果第一段开头设问，往往是引出下文或者设问句本身就是中心思想句; 【试题回放2001-Text3】 WhydosomanyAmericansdistr ustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers?TheAmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditorsistr yingtoanswerthispainfulquestion.Theorganizationisdeepintoalongself-analysisknownasthejournalismcredibilityproject. 59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout? [A]needsofthereadersallovertheworld [B]causesofthepublicdisappointmentaboutnewspapers [C]originsofthedecliningnewspaperindustr y [D]aimsofajournalismcredibilityproject Whymentiontheelementaryschools?Becausethankstotheseschoolsourearlymechanics,especiallyintheNewEnglandandMiddleAtlanticstates,weregenerallyliterateandathomeinarithmeticandinsomeaspectsofgeometr yandtr igonometr y. 如果句中设问往往后面紧跟的句子是答案。 【试题回放1997-Text1】 Whymentiontheelementaryschools?Becausethankstotheseschoolsourearlymechanics,especiallyintheNewEnglandandMiddleAtlanticstates,weregenerallyliterateandathomeinarithmeticandinsomeaspectsofgeometr yandtr igonometr y. 如果在文章最后一段最后一句话，往往可以省略不看。 【试题回放2001-Text4】 Yetthefactr emainsthatthemergermovementmustbewatched.Afewweeksago,AlanGreenspanwarnedagainstthemegamergersinthebankingindustr y.Whoisgoingtosupervise,regulateandoperateaslenderoflastr esortwiththegiganticbanksthatarebeingcreated?Won'tmultinationalsshiftproductionfromoneplacetoanotherwhenanationgetstoostr ictaboutinfringementstofaircompetition?Andshouldonecountr ytakeuponitselftheroleof“defendingcompetition”onissuesthataffectmanyothernations,asintheU.S.vs.Microsoftcase? （内容来源网络，如有侵权请联系删除）
