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考研英语中的“因果关系”相信同学们都不陌生,不管是在阅读、写作还是新题型中,因果关系都是重要的考点。因果关系的表达,相信同学们也积累了不少,除了常见的because和so之外,还有due to, owing to, since, therefore, as a result等也表示因果关系!
总的来说就是表示“因为”“所以”两大类。当我们在做因果关系的题目时,可以把它们当作“信号词”,在文章中快速地定位到答案句。
但是!偏偏有那么一类因果关系词,它们会隐身术!!今天,我们就来认识下这类有特异功能的因果关系词吧~
那些会隐身术的‘因果关系’词
首先,我们举个栗子:
原文:新航道集训营火热开营使同学们学习热情高涨。
题目:学生们情绪激动的原因是什么?
A. 天气太热了。
B. 新航道又送奶茶了。
C. 新航道集训营开营了。
问的是原因,原文中没有“因为”和“所以”,为什么能对应到C选项呢?其实“使”这个词,也可以暗示因果关系。它的同义替换“引起”、“促进”、“推动”,也属于因果大家族。
不信我们来看一道2019年英一Text2的真题:
26. What is commonly regarded as the cause of grade inflation?
[A] The change of course catalogs.
[B] Students’ indifference to GPAs.
[C] Colleges’ neglect of GPAs.
[D] The influence of consumer culture.
原文:Grade inflation — the gradual increase in average GPAs (grade-point averages) over the past few decades — is often considered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased.
题干中问cause,原文product可以体现原因。《牛津词典》对于produce的一种解释为“bring about”,译为“引起”,那么product就可以理解为“被引起的东西”,在这里可以理解为“结果”。提炼句子关键信息:Grade inflation is considered a product of a consumer era。故答案为D。
所以下次再遇到表示“促使”、“引起”、“促进”、“推动”这样的词可别放过了哦。
最后,再来一道2014英一Text2原题自测一下吧:
26. A lot of students take up law as their profession due to _____.
[A] the growing demand from clients
[B] the increasing pressure of inflation
[C] the prospect of working in big firms
[D] the attraction of financial rewards
原文:During the decade before the economic crisis, spending on legal services in America grew twice as fast as inflation. The best lawyers made skyscrapers-full of money, tempting ever more students to pile into law schools. But most law graduates never get a big-firm job.
总结
隐性因果关系词的总结:“促使”make, prompt, spur“引起”produce, cause, lead to“促进”encourage, motivate, tempt“推动”drive, promote, inspire
考研虽然辛苦,但有期待的辛苦都是值得的!