做阅读理解时一方面要注意细节，不能凭印象做题；另一方面，选答案时不能仅仅根据个别细节与原文相似就下判断。这两个方面是导致失分的重要原因。如何克服这个问题呢？今天从主题与态度的把握方面来回答。

所有文章的主题，包括全文主题与段落主题都很重要，是做题的重要依据。我在本博客的另一篇文章（《考研阅读的最高境界（三）——考研阅读正确答案解码》）中指出：考研阅读问题的正确答案经常具有下列五大特征之中的一个或几个：

1． 特征一——内容：常与文章的主旨有关。

即经常涉及文章的中心思想。有的文章后面几个问题的正确答案都对应文章的主旨，因此，要注意正确表达了原文主旨的选项。例如，

When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn’t biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn’t cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she’d like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. “I’m a good economic indicator, ” she says. “I provide a service that people can do without when they’re concerned about saving some dollars.” So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillard’s department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. “I don’t know if other clients are going to abandon me, too. ” she says.

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Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown. Potential home buyers would cheer for lower interest rates. Employers wouldn’t mind a little fewer bubbles in the job market. Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom. Diners might see an upside, too. Getting a table at Manhattan’s hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant used to be impossible. Not anymore. For that, Greenspan & Co. may still be worth toasting. (2004-3)

1. By “Ellen Spero isn’t biting her nails just yet” (Line 1, Paragraph 1), the author means.

[A] Spero can hardly maintain her business

[B] Spero is too much engaged in her work

[C] Spero has grown out of her bad habit

[D] Spero is not in a desperate situation

2. How do the public feel about the current economic situation?

[A] Optimistic. [B] Confused.

[C] Carefree. [D] Panicked.

3. When mentioning “the $4 million to $10 million range” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) the author is talking about.

[A] gold market [B] real estate

[C] stock exchange [D] venture investment

4. Why can many people see “silver linings” to the economic slowdown?

[A] They would benefit in certain ways.