考研英语阅读的学习一定要找好方法，在掌握解题方法的基础上要掌握常见出题点，在此基础上还要牢牢解决词汇问题，今天我们一起来看看吧!

　　首末段+首末句

　　(1)文章首段首末句往往出“主旨大意题”。因为，英语文章的开始往往会采取开门见山的形式提出文章的中心思想。有些时候会在首段末句出现转折词but、however、yet，则转折后所要表述的内容往往是文章的中心思想，因此通常成为出题人出题点。

　　【试题回放2010-Text1】

　　Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

　　What would be the best title for the text?

　　[A] Newspapers of the Good Old Days

　　[B] The Lost Horizon in Newspapers

　　[C] Mournful Decline of Journalism

　　[D] Prominent Critics in Memory

　　(2)末端首末句，通常会对全文的说明和论证进行总结，由此也会成为考查点通常会用一些总括性的标志词如：all in all、in short、to conclude、in consequence、in summary、in a word、as a result、therefore、accordingly、thus等引导。

　　【试题回放2008-Text2】

　　① This is now changing. According to the OECD report, some 75% of scholarly journals are now online. ② Entirely new business models are emerging three main ones were identified by the report's authors. ③ There is the so-called big deal, where institutional subscribers pay for access to a collection of online journal titles through site-licensing agreements. ④ There is open-access publishing, typically supported by asking the author (or his employer) to pay for the paper to be published. Finally, there are open-access archives, where organizations such as universities or international laboratories support institutional repositories. ⑤ Other models exist that are hybrids of these three, such as delayed open-access, where journals allow only subscribers to read a paper for the first six months, before making it freely available to everyone who wishes to see it. ⑥ All this could change the traditional form of the peer-review process, at least for the publication of papers.

　　30. Which of the following best summarizes the text?

　　[A] The Internet is posing a threat to publishers.

　　[B] A new mode of publication is emerging.

　　[C] Authors welcome the new channel for publication.

　　[D] Publication is rendered easier by online service.