（一）出题人命题思路破解 文章本无意，源自出题人。也就是说，一篇文章包括前期的选取加工处理改造，最后设计出题，均源自出题人。文章千奇百怪，形式千变万化，但是出题人的出题思路和考查目的却是万变不离其宗。因此，学习阅读理解的过程其实就是破解出题人思路的过程。换位思考尤为重要。也就是说，假如我们自己是出题人，又会考查学生什么样的阅读能力，然后通过什么形式来考查学生？ 笔者认为，阅读理解最好的训练方法是自己拿一篇文章自己出五个问题。通过出题就一定可以理解出题人的出题用意和出题思路。 不难发现，我们会按照以下思路考查学生。 第一、文章中心思想是什么 第二、文章作者态度是什么 第三、某一个单词、词组或者句子本身是什么意思 第四、作者说某句话的意思是什么 第五、某一问题出现的原因是什么 第六、作者列举某一例子的目的是什么或者为了说明什么问题 第七、从某一段落或文章中能推断出什么来 第八、下面哪个选项是正确的或是不正确的 第九、作者的写作手法是什么 第十、文章节选于哪里 第十一、文章下文会继续提到什么 第十二、作者暗示什么 第十三、读懂前后句关系 （二）阅读理解常考点 通过对历年来考题的有效解析，我们总结出以下十个阅读理解常考点： 1、首末端首末句 （1）文章首段首末句往往出"主旨大意题"。因为，英语文章的开始往往会采取开门见山的形式提出文章的中心思想。有些时候会在首段末句出现转折词but, however, yet，则转折后所要表述的内容往往是文章的中心思想，因此通常成为出题人出题点。 【真题回放2010-Text1】 Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage. What would be the best title for the text? [A] Newspapers of the Good Old Days [B] The Lost Horizon in Newspapers [C] Mournful Decline of Journalism [D] Prominent Critics in Memory （2）末端首末句，通常会对全文的说明和论证进行总结，由此也会成为考查点通常会用一些总括性的标志词如：all in all, in short, to conclude, in consequence, in summary, in a word, as a result, therefore, accordingly, thus等引导。 【真题回放2008-Text2】 ① This is now changing. According to the OECD report, some 75% of scholarly journals are now online. ② Entirely new business models are emerging; three main ones were identified by the report's authors. ③ There is the so-called big deal, where institutional subscribers pay for access to a collection of online journal titles through site-licensing agreements. ④ There is open-access publishing, typically supported by asking the author (or his employer) to pay for the paper to be published. Finally, there are open-access archives, where organizations such as universities or international laboratories support institutional repositories. ⑤ Other models exist that are hybrids of these three, such as delayed open-access, where journals allow only subscribers to read a paper for the first six months, before making it freely available to everyone who wishes to see it. ⑥ All this could change the traditional form of the peer-review process, at least for the publication of papers. 30. Which of the following best summarizes the text? [A] The Internet is posing a threat to publishers. [B] A new mode of publication is emerging. [C] Authors welcome the new channel for publication. [D] Publication is rendered easier by online service. 2、转折 一些明显的转折词包括but, however, yet（谓语句首）, though, on the contrary; Although/ While/ In spite of/ Despite---,----;等，转折词前后的意思一般来说都是相反的，而作者往往偏重转折处后面的内容。因此，在阅读过程中看到转折词，考生最好能作上标志以方便做题时候的查找。 【真题回放2008-Text3】 The trend in sports, though, may be obscuring an unrecognized reality: Americans have generally stopped growing. 35. The text intends to tell us that [A] the change of human height follows a cyclic pattern. [B] human height is becoming even more predictable. [C] Americans have reached their genetic growth limit. [D] the genetic pattern of Americans has altered. 3、对比和类比处 作者也经常把两个事物、两种观点进行对比，从而论证自己观点的正确性。表示对比的一些标志性词语有in contrast, in comparison, compared with 等。特别需要指出的是，只要文章第一段中出现对照或对比的内容，往往将在下文中进行具体的议论，并在文章最后得出结论，这通常是出题点。 【真题回放2008-Text1】 ① While still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category.② "Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men," according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York's Veteran's Administration Hospital. 21. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs? [A] Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress. [B] Women are still suffering much stress caused by men. [C] Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress. [D] Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.