2012年一月MBA联考英语阅读解题线索

　　1、阅读找关联词/短语

　　考生应熟悉英语文章中起到启承转合作用的关联词和短语，以便尽快了解文章的写作思路和整体结构，为迅速找出正确答案打好基础。

　　1)转折however, yet, but, anyhow, anyway, nevertheless, while, whereas，instead,instead of;

　　2)并列、递进 and, indeed，almost, even, similarly, like， besides, further, moreover, most important, in addition, furthermore, too, also, and then, again;

　　3)条件、让步if, only if, in spite of, despite, though, although, even so, even though, rather, after all, regardless;

　　4)原因、结果 because, since, as, for, due to, so, therefore, thus, hence, in that, accordingly, consequently, as a result, as a consequence, so that, to this end;

　　5)比较、对比likewise, at the same time, in the same way, in comparison, in contrast, like, as, just as, conversely, on the contrary ;

　　6)列举、举例first, second, etc. in the first place, in the second place, next, another, finally, still, namely, that is, for instance, for example, as an example, specifically, in particular;

　　7)时间关系 before,after, until, till， meanwhile。

　　２. 一月MBA联考英语阅读空白处的位置

　　空白处的位置可能在段首、段落中间、段未，但不会是文章的第一句，一般情况下也不会是最后一句。

　　３. 一月MBA联考英语阅读特征词

　　特征词包括：代词、数字、词义改写词、逻辑关系词等。出现代词的选项往往不能放在首句。其次要注意指代成立的条件。