閱讀當中的標點符號其實也有“大文章”：
1）逗號
用于分割并列成分�？佳兄攸c：兩個逗號之間，或者一個逗號之后，如果是補充說明成分時，跳過不看。
Eg：Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition.
2）問號
考研英語閱讀文章中的問號一般都是設問的功能，只問不答，答案不言自明，請一定認真品味作者想要表達的真實含義。比如 2014年閱讀text1：
"We're doing these things because we know they help people stay off benefits and help those on benefits get into work faster。" Help? Really?
此處help?really?中問號就暗示我們作者對以上的說法是非常不以為然的。
同時，關于問號，我們還需要注意如果一篇文章開篇就是問句，那么則屬于問題答案型文章，對問題的回答就是全文主旨。
eg:1996年text4：
第一段：What accounts for the great outburst of major inventions in early America-breakthroughs such as the telegraph ， the steamboat and the weaving machine?
那么這篇文章的中心，我們就一目了然了。
3）冒號
冒號前后是從抽象到具體的過程，后面進一步補充說明前面的內容。
Eg：1997 text3 Q2
The word "pervasive" (Line 1, Paragraph 2) might mean ________。
[A] widespread
[B] overwhelming
[C] piercing
[D] fashionable
原文：We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use of substances (drugs) is pervasive: an aspirin to quiet a headache, some wine to be sociable, coffee to get going in the morning, a cigarette for the nerves。
那么我們根據(jù)冒號之后的解釋，可以很輕易的從[A] widespread [B] overwhelming [C] piercing [D] fashionable 中選出正確答案 [A]。
4）分號
分號前后是并列關系，包括結構上并列和語義上的并列。
For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. (2000 text2)
5）引號
引號有三種作用：①引用 ②強調 ③諷刺
需要注意的是第三種作用——諷刺，如果沒有看出是諷刺的話，可能會把句子的整體意思理解錯誤。
eg："Scientific" creationism, which is being pushed by some for "equal time" in the classrooms whenever the scientific accounts of evolution are given, is based on religion, not science。
6）括號
括號有兩個作用：①解釋說明生詞;②補充說明
Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances. (1997，Text 3)
7）破折號
①一個破折號后面起補充說明或評價判斷。
I am an idiot - the stupidest kind of all。
"This book stands for reason itself。" And so it does - and all would be well were reason the only judge in the creationism/evolution debate。
②兩破折號之間其補充說明，可先跳過不看。
In Australia-where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part-other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia。
做題的過程中，借助題干的核心信息詞，在文章中找到題干核心詞的出處，善于總結正確答案的規(guī)律，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，正確選項總是和段落主題句有直接或間接的關系。
