2012职称英语考试解题技巧：阅读题19

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转折
    转折是出题人最常用的考点，有时一篇文章后面的三个至四个题目与原文中含有转折的句子有关，如下面文章就有四个题目的答案在原文含有but的句子中。所以，看原文和做题时都要时刻关注含有转折的句子。
5 [: h3 h7 y: g  b    例如：下面文章最后一段：
+ v' D3 j1 I" h% ^    The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, that would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.
& V) V! i: b/ k% N( v    对应题目：
    The smart buildings discussed in the passage ________.
    A. would cause serious financial problems
& N4 X9 u$ \4 a2 f4 w; q5 ~1 O  M- V    B. would be worthwhile though costly
! W$ A  k" y' n5 l    C. would increase the complexity of architectural design
# [4 a* z# T0 q    D. can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes
    当时不少同学只看到第一句话（新型建筑造价很高），就马上选择A选项，殊不知however引出的这句话才是真正的考点。第二句话是说“新型建筑可以在地震的时候挽救很多人的生命，更不容易被损坏”，据此意，正确答案应该选B项。从上面的例子中我们应该意识到原文中转折的意义了。因此考生阅读原文时尤其要注意转折的提示词，主要有：but，however，yet，on the contrary。