考研英语#2015年考研究生英语阅读出题点#因果关系处

因果关系处

因果句通常是作者进行分析或者得出结论的地方 。英语句子存在前因后果和前果后因，考生一定要弄清楚谁导致谁。出题者为了考查考生的阅读能力和逻辑分析能力 ，经常会把含有因果关系进行颠倒，将“因变成了果 、果变成了因”
，考生需要注意辨别实际的因果关系，防止混淆
。表示因果关系的词语有：

(1)原因because、becauseof
、so、for 、since
、as、resultfrom 、originatefrom
、derivefrom;base、basis 、reason,
、aboveall、afterall等。

[真题回放2007-Text2]

①ThedefiningtermofintelligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQscore,eventhoughIQtestsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.②Thetestcomesprimarilyintwoforms:theStanford-BinetIntelligenceScaleandtheWechslerIntelligenceScales(bothcomeinadultandchildren'sversion) 。③Generallycostingseveralhundreddollars,theyareusuallygivenonlybypsychologists,althoughvariationsofthempopulatebookstoresandtheWorldWideWeb.④SuperhighscoreslikevosSavant'sarenolongerpossible,becausescoringisnowbasedonastatisticalpopulationdistributionamongagepeers,ratherthansimplydividingthementalagebythechronologicalageandmultiplyingby100.⑤Otherstandardizedtests,suchastheScholasticAssessmentTest(SAT)andtheGraduateRecordExam(GRE) ，capturethemainaspectsofIQtests.

28.PeoplenowadayscannolongerachieveIQscoresashighasvosSavant'sbecause

[A]thescoresareobtainedthroughdifferentcomputationalprocedures.

[B]creativityratherthananalyticalskillsisemphasizednow.

[C]vosSavant'scaseisanextremeonethatwillnotrepeat.

[D]thedefiningcharacteristicofIQtestshaschanged.

(2)结果：thus,therefore,consequently,inconsequence,asaresult;leadto,attributeto,result,consequence,resultin,cause等
。

[真题回放1997-Text3]

Weliveinasocietyinwhichthemedicinalandsocialuseofsubstances(drugs)ispervasive:anaspirintoquietaheadache,somewinetobesociable,coffeetogetgoinginthemorning,acigaretteforthenerves.Whendothesesociallyacceptableandapparentlyconstructiveusesofasubstancebecomemisuses?Firstofall,mostsubstancestakeninexcesswillproducenegativeeffectssuchaspoisoningorintenseperceptualdistortions.
Repeateduseofasubstancecanalsoleadtophysicaladdictionorsubstancedependence.Dependenceismarkedfirstbyanincreasedtolerance,withmoreandmoreofthesubstancerequiredtoproducethedesiredeffect,andthenbytheappearanceofunpleasantwithdrawalsymptomswhenthesubstanceisdiscontinued.

61.Physicaldependenceoncertainsubstancesresultsfrom________.

[A]uncontrolledconsumptionofthemoverlongperiodsoftime

[B]exclusiveuseofthemforsocialpurposes

[C]quantitativeapplicationofthemtothetreatmentofdiseases

[D]carelessemploymentofthemforunpleasantsymptoms

(3)有时候文章中虽然没有出现表示因果关系的标志性词语
，但是句与句在逻辑关系上也存在着因果关系，这个时候考生就需要自己进行仔细判断和推理。

[真题回放2001-Text2]

Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow.AstheInternetbecomesmoreandmorecommercialized,itisintheinterestofbusinesstouniversalizeaccess—afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotentialcustomersthereare.Moreandmoregovernments,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleftbehind,wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwobillionpeopleontheplanetwillbenettedtogether.Asaresult,Inowbelievethedigitaldividewillnarrowratherthanwidenintheyearsahead.AndthatisverygoodnewsbecausetheInternetmaywellbethemostpowerfultoolforcombatingworldpovertythatwe'veeverhad.

56.GovernmentsattachimportancetotheInternetbecauseit________.

[A]offerseconomicpotentials

[B]canbringforeignfunds

[C]cansoonwipeoutworldpoverty

[D]connectspeopleallovertheworld