2020
考研英语:阅读出题点汇总,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,并在文章得出结论,这通常是出题点。
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.
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,考生能做上标志以方便做题时候的查找。
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.