(一)综述
　　阅读理解题目中的重量级选手。占的比重对大，最少一篇文章考查3个，最多考查5个。

　　(二)答题方法：正确选项
　　(1)同义改写??词汇转换，含义相同
　　(2)同义转述??含义不同，本质相同
　　但是都必须符合原文对等原则

　　答题方法：干扰项
　　(1) 无中生有
　　(2) 偷梁换柱
　　(3) 自相矛盾
　　(4) 过于绝对
　　第一、二种是出题人常常采用的方法，尤其以第二种最难，对于干扰项，一定要掌握“像”这个特征，这是核心。

　　(三)关键信息词定位：同义、同形、混合定位。
　　事例如下：
　　00.1广告
　　To encourage consumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized _________.
　　题干关键词：emphasized---文中stress

　　It stressed experiences gained by using the trains and portrayed western train trips as wonderful adventures.
　　答案：The adventurous aspects of train trips

　　01.1饮料瓶
　　What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers?
　　定位关键句：New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage containers.
　　答案：Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them.

　　(四)绝对词出现的处理方式
　　(1)文章中：作为重点信息标记出。
　　(2)题干中：作为关键信息词标出。
　　(3)选项中：只有与文章一致方为正确选项。
　　(4)选项中：一般作为干扰选项出现; 假如与文章标记一致，才是正确选项。
　　绝对词：must, always, never, the most, all, no, each, only, have to, any(任何), completely, totally, hardly, every, rarely, seldom
　　不肯定语气词(作标记)：can, could, may, might, should, some, usually, might, most, often, more or less, relatively, be likely to, possible, possibly, perhaps, maybe, to some degree, seem