一、正话反说。英语阅读题中很多出题思路是“在是当中说非，在非当中说是”。
The author seems to believe the revival of the U.S. economy in the 1990s can be attributed to the ________.
A.turning of the business cycle
B.restructuring of industry
C.improved business management
D.success in education
根据原文：Few Americans attribute this solely to such obvious causes as a devalued dollar or the turning of business cycle. 可以看出，美国人并不认为devalued dollar or the turning of business cycle是导致美国经济复苏的主要原因，很多同学就首先排除了选项A，但是，A恰恰是本题的正确答案，作者的观点恰恰有别于一般美国人，在是当中说非，在非当中说是。
二、“正确≠答案”——大多数考生的误区
The author begins his article with Edmund Burk’s words to __________.
A.call on scientists to take some actions
B.criticize the misguide cause of animal rights
C.warn of the doom of biomedical research
D.show the triumph of the animal rights movement
从文章来看，四个选项似乎都有道理，可以说前三个选项都是对的。但是正确绝不是最优，而面对这种局面大多数考生往往不知所措，难以从中选出正确的选项。上述的例子还只是比较简单的，偏重于对文章主旨的考查，而现在考研的难度日益加大，这种出题思路会越来越多，分辨将会越来越难，所以在看懂全文的基础上时不时还是要在心里提个醒，别一不小心掉进了陷阱。
三、首段大意≠全文主旨。很多同学做全文主旨题往往以首段的段落大意作为根据，其实这是个陷阱。
What is this passage mainly about?
A.Approaches to the commercial use of computers.
B.Conveniences brought about by computers in business.
C.Significance of automation in commercial enterprise.
D.Advantages of credit cards in business.
这道题可以说是经典的主旨陷阱题了。如果仅从全文第一段来看，D选项是绝对正确的。但是文章从第二段进行扩展，由信用卡扩展到了计算机在商业社会中的应用，故此，B才是最佳答案。我们提醒各位考生，主旨题需要通过首段和各段首句共同判断，千万不能以偏概全。
四、千万注意“似是而非、局部正确”的选项
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Environmentalists were blamed for antiscience in an essay.
B. Politicians are not subject to the labeling of antiscience.
C. The “more enlightened” tend to tag others as antiscience.
D. Tagging environmentalists as “antiscience” is justifiable.
这是一道设计非常巧妙的考题，据说当年答对本题的考生不到5% .这道题考查了全文一半多文章的阅读量，而且涉及很多的细节，每一个选项都有似曾相识的感觉，而选项本身就暗藏着陷阱。本题的直接依据是文中的这样一句话：But surely that does not mean environmentalists concerned about uncontrolled industrial growth are antiscience， as an essay in US News & World Report last May seemed to suggest. 但是简单根据这句话又会造成歧义，还必须依据“根据下文说上文的原则”，通过下文来判断逻辑：The environmentalists， inevitably， respond to such critics. The true enemies of sciences are those who question the evidence supporting global warming， the depletion of the ozone layer and other consequences of industrial growth. 这里提醒所有考生注意一点：当你感觉到每一个选项似乎都对、都不对的时候，千万不要盲目凭借印象和感觉，要学会到原文中寻求每一个选项的证据，只有确凿的证据才是判断正误的法宝。
