四六级倒计时4天，新东方在线四六级教研室翻阅了历年四六级真题，发现四六级阅读题的正确选项有一些共同的特征。同学们在几个选项间犹豫不决时，不妨参考以下几个原则：

　　一、位置对应原则

　　大部分情况下正确选项往往与问题在同一段。定位了问题以后，可选择在同一段里出现的选项。

　　例：2016.6四级

　　48. Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people?

　　A) It saves their energy.

　　B) It helps with their mobility.

　　C) It adds to the safety of their travel.

　　D) It stirs up their interest in life.

　　我们从这道题的关键词“appeal”和"old people可迅速定位到第四段第三句话。Older adults，especially those with limited mobility or difficulty driving on their own, are one of the classic users for driverless car. (年长的人，尤其是那些行为受限或开车有困难的人，是无人驾驶汽车典型的用户群体之一。)

　　四个选项中，只有B选项“mobility”也在这段中出现了。因此，这道题选择B。

　　二、相对语气原则

　　该原则表达的是四六级真题正确选项设置中，语气越委婉，表达留有余地的往往是正确答案。相对语气词常见的有：may/might/could/not all/not every等。

　　例：2010·四级

　　What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?

　　A) Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good.

　　B) There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.

　　C) Unhappy people cannot think positively.

　　D) The power of positive thinking is limited.

　　根据问题的关键词“Canadian researchers”可定位到原文第二段Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.

　　选项A中的may(可能)表达语气委婉，故本题在选择时，首先甄别A选项。根据题干信息，定位到文章第二段第一句可知，加拿大研究者发表的研究有说明，让人们积极思考会带来相反的效果：这是在强调他们有多不开心，而这正是选项A的内容，故本题正选最终锁定选项A。

　　三、同义替换原则

　　该原则表述的是正确选项在设置时一般不会直接摘抄原文，往往通过近义词替换、简化替换、词性替换等方式对原文进行改写。但中文意思与原文接近。

　　例：2006·四级

　　How did the immigrants in Salt Lake City feel about “Operation Safe Travel”?

　　A) Guilty 有罪

　　B) Offended 激怒

　　C) Disappointed 失望

　　D) Discouraged 不鼓励

　　对应原文Many immigrants in Salt Lake City were angered by the arrests and said they felt as if they were being treated like disposable goods.

　　本题中选项B中的offended是对原文angered的近义词替换，属于同义替换原则，故正选答案为B。

　　本文综合参考新东方在线四六级@刘琦老师主讲的阅读技巧。预祝各位考生考试顺利。