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1.注重单词和语法的练习

2.熟悉阅读题型及出题规律

考研阅读里的句子都很长很拗口，有时一句话里即使所有单词都认识，也不懂整句话是什么意思。这主要是因为大家不清楚句子的

结构，所以碰到长难句的时候，要分析清楚句子结构，先把从句划

分出去不管，找出主句来，再把主句里的修饰语划分出去，找到最

核心的主语、谓语、宾语。最后再把这些修饰语和从句放进去。这

样就能理解这个长句是什么意思了。阅读理解题的出题也是有一些

规律的，大致题型就是那几类。做的时候要分清楚它的类型，有针

对性地去解答。比如：对于句子理解题，返回原文找到这个句子，

将原句的结构、语法、语义都好好分析分析，不仅仅看字面意思，

还要看看这句的上下句，有时句子是有喻义的，联系上下文还能很

好地明白;对于主旨题，主要是纵观整体，理解文章整体的行文思路，对短文整体理解有一定的概括能力;对于态度题，那就要体会作者的

观点、态度，从文中一些细节的词来体会，千万不要搀杂自己的感

情色彩。

3.英语复习时间分配

考生应该每天至少三个小时放在英语的复习上，如果不考数学，至少应该每天看5个小时英语。三个小时，每天一个小时背单词，

一个小时复习语法，一个小时做基础阅读。当然，考生也要根据自

己不同的.基础，来合理安排时间。

4.阅读量分配

一般考生，每天2篇基础阅读是比较合适的量。复习应分为三步：第一步，20分钟内自己先认真把考题做一遍;第二步，把不认识的

单词查出来，然后背诵下来，不明白的长难句弄明白。第三步，精

翻每一篇文章。这样不仅有助于同学对单词的记忆，和句子的理解，还有助于同学对于篇章理解的把握和翻译的练习。

考研英语复习需要的是持之以恒，每天爱它一点点。同时，真题也是最好的材料，多研究真题，再加上平时多训练，一定能轻松过

关的。

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