考研阅读的题型主要有几种，考生应该熟悉它们，做到看到问题就能确定题型，定位原文并确定答案。下面以词义题为例说明考研阅读题型的特点。

    1．词义题标志：题干中具体给出原文中某处的单词或短语，要求推测其意思。

    2． 词义题做题关键：注意单词所在的上下文，尤其是上下句。假如所考单词是常见词汇，那么其字面意思一般不是正确答案，正确答案应该是根据上下文推测出来的一个更深刻的意思。

    3．词义题做题方法：

    1） 阅读上下文，看什么词或词组，甚至是句子（如定语从句、并列分句等）对所考词汇进行了解释，根据所考词汇与它们的关系（如意思相同或相反）确定答案。

    2）根据微观阅读技巧，如标点符号判断词义。例如，冒号前的词汇的意思可以由冒号后的部分归纳，破折号之后词汇的意思可以由破折号之前的部分推测。

    3）代入法。 将确定的答案代入原文，看是否通顺，如果通顺就是正确答案。

    例一，

    Discoveries in science and technology are thought by “untaught minds” to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial substances for nine years before he made his discovery. Inventions and innovations almost always come out of laborious trial and error. Innovation is like soccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they score. (1994)

    17. What does the author probably mean by “untaught mind” in the first paragraph?

    [A] A person ignorant of the hard work involved in experimentation.

    [B] A citizen of a society that restricts personal creativity.

    [C] A person who has had no education.

    [D]An individual who often comes up with new ideas by accident.

    如果所考的词汇是常见词汇，含有字面意思的选项通常是干扰选项。C“没有受过教育的人”是问题中的词汇“untaught minds”的字面意思，是干扰选项。可以根据上下文确定该词组的准确意思。从一段第二句开始，作者以Alexander Fleming为例，说明untaught minds的观点“科技中的发现是灵感或戏剧化事件的结果”不对，认为“发明和创新是辛勤的试验和不断的错误之后的结果(Inventions and innovations almost always come out of laborious trial and error)”。由此可知untaught minds “对试验中的艰苦工作不了解”，因此A为正确答案。