下面小编跟大家一起了解考研英语阅读理解七大常考点，希望对大家的学习有所帮助。
1、 首末段首末句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用开门见山的形式提出文章的中心思想。有些时候汇总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，通常成为出题点。例2010-1Of all 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.Q: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) 末段首末句，通常对全文再次作总结，由此也会成为考查点。通常会用一些总结性的标志词如：all in all，in short，to conclude, in consequence, in a word, as a result, therefore, accordingly, thus等引。
3.转折词一些明显的转折词包括but，however, yet(位于句首)，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，考生能做上标志以便做题时查找。例2008-text3The trend in sports, though, may be obscuring an unrecognized reality: Americans have generally stopped growing.Q: 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 作者也经常会把两个事物、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。特别指出的是，只要文章一段中出现对照和对比的内容，往往将在下文中进行具体讨论，
并在文章后面得出结论，这就是文章的出题点。2008-text1While still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. “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.Q: 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

4、举例处1)举例子，句子的作用为了支持作者的观点，出现在段落内这些例子往往成为考题点。一般都带有以下标志性词汇：for example, for instance, take …as an example, as, such as, case, like等。2)列举：指通过一些顺承关系词，如：first, second , third, furthermore, moreover, besides, in addition 等列出事实或者观点。(见下例1997--text3)
5、因果关系处因果句通常是作者进行分析和得出结论的地方。英语句子存在前因后果和前果后因，考生一定要弄清楚谁推到谁。出题人为了考查考生的阅读能力和逻辑分析能力，经常把因果关系进行颠倒，出现果变成因，因变成果，要注意选项在此处设下的陷阱，注意区分。1)表示原因的标志性词：because, because of , so, for, since, as ,result from, originate from, derive from, base, basis, reason, above all ,after all等。2)结果：thus， therefore，