英语阅读理解猜答案技巧
锦囊妙计1：利用逻辑关系信号词
细节题常常考查某种逻辑关系，最常见的有因果关系、比较关系和举例关系。每种逻辑关系都会有特有的信号词。利用信号词能够使你更快地定位原文，定位原文后再仔细理解原文，答案就不难选择了。各种逻辑关系的信号词有：
因果关系：because， for, as, since, as a result of, so that, therefore, thus, hence, consequently, attribute... to...等; 比较关系：but， however, on the contrary, by contrast, rather than, as... as, like, similar, parallel 等;
举例关系：for example, for instance, like, such as, and so on, that is 等。 【例】
As diners thirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate (垂涎) over the profits. A restaurant's typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it's often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine, and many of the fancier brands aren't available in stores, most diners don't notice or care.
As a result, some restaurants are turning up the pressure to sell bottled water. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, some of the more shameless tactics include placing attractive bottles on the table for a visual sell, listing brands on the menu without prices, and pouring bottled water without even asking the diners if they want it. Q: Why are some restaurants turning up the pressure to sell bottled water? [2006.12/T60]
A) Bottled water brings in huge profits.
B) Competition from the wine industry is intense. C) Most diners find bottled water affordable.
D) Bottled water satisfies diners' desire to be fashionable. 【解析】从题目开头的why可知本文要求查找的是因果关系，原文中可能有表示因果关系的信号词。上文第2段开头的As a result是表示因果关系的信号词.表明题目要求查找的原因可在上文找到。上文提到餐馆售卖瓶装水的利润巨大，且由于水比酒便宜得多，许多利润大的品牌在商店买不到.所以用餐者也不会注意或在乎;结果就是，一些餐馆加大售卖瓶装水的力度。定位后再细读上一段即可知道本题应选A。 [答案：A]
锦囊妙计2：利用特殊标点符号
一些标点符号与篇章结构或句间关系有密切联系，也常常成为考点。常考的标点及其功能包括：
破折号：对前面的内容进行解释或说明、补充，常考细节性问题; 引号：表示引用、强调或讽刺，常考细节、语义或态度性问题; 冒号：对前面的内容进行解释，常考细节性问题; 括号：表示解释。常考细节性问题。
在预读文章时，如果碰到这些特殊的标点符号，可以先作记号。遇到题干的关键词出现在特殊标点符号的同一个段落或句子，应优先看特殊标点符号处.答案可能就在那里。 【例2】
As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease, to preventing disease-especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, smoking, and failure to exercise. Q: Today medial care is placing more stress on___________. [2006.12/T62]
A) keeping people in a healthy physical condition
B) monitoring patients' body functions C) removing people's bad living habits D) ensuring people's psychological well-being
【解析】上文开头的focus与题目中的stress为同义词，为本题答案所在地。句中的破折号为特殊标点符号，对focus做出进一步的限定，因此，本题答案应锁定在破折号后的内容，此处的changing our many unhealthy behaviors与选项C内容相同，由此可确定选项C为本题答案。 【答案：C】 锦囊妙计3：字面意义不是解
以字面意义作选项是干扰项的常用技巧，这在词汇理解题中尤为常见，在答题时应立刻将字面意义的选项排除.同义改写或深层意义的才是正确选项。 【例3】
Arthur yon Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the few water critics in North America. As a boy, he spent time in the larger cities of Italy, France and Switzerland, where bottled water is consumed daily. Even then, he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best. “My dog
could tell the difference between bottled and tap water,” he says.
Q: By saying “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water”, von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that ____ [2006.12/T58]
A) plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking B) bottled water is clearly superior to tap water C) bottled water often appeals more to dogs' taste D) dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste 【解析】题目中的dog只是为了强调瓶装水和自来水的区别很明显，对该句的正确理解不应真的与dog有关.可见选项C和D完全没有提及my dog could tell的深层意思，都只是表面的解释，可立刻予以排除。 [答案：B]
锦囊妙计4：照抄原文不是解.同义替换是解
在细节题中有两种极端，一种是答案照搬原文，另一种却相反，即照搬原文的不是答案，对原文进行同义改写的才是答案。前一种题毫无难度，因此，后一种是出题者主要使用的手段。在排除了毫无原