考研英语阅读：小符号中的九大奥妙 1、逗号 用于分割并列成分。 考研重点：两个逗号之间，或者一个逗号之后，假如是补充说明成分时，跳过不看。 Eg. Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. 2、句号 ①用于陈述句，表示一个句子的结束， 起分割切分句子作用。 ②用于某些缩略词之后。比如 Mr.、 Ms.、 etc。等等。假如句号作为简写符号使用，那么这个词语简写前后面的符号应该照常写上，因为简写号并非句号，也不遵循句号的语法。比如 Entreprise Co., Ltd 或者 I invited Tom, Jerry, etc。（注意两个点） ③用作小数点 3、问号 考研英语阅读文章中的问号一般都是设问的功能，只问不答，答案不言自明。 Eg. 考研难道没有价值吗? 另外，假如开篇就是问句，那么则属于问题答案型文章，对问题的回答就是全文主旨。 4、冒号 冒号前后是从抽象到具体的过程，后面进一步补充说明前面的内容。 Eg.1997 passage 3 Q2 60. The word pervasive (Line 1, Paragraph 2) might mean ________。 [A] widespread [B] overwhelming [C] piercing [D] fashionable We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use of substances (drugs) is pervasive: an aspirin to quiet a headache, some wine to be sociable, coffee to get going in the morning, a cigarette for the nerves。 5、分号 前后是并列关系，包括结构上并列和语义上的并列。 For us, this means that evolution is over; the biological Utopia has arrived. (2000 Passage2) 6、引号 ①引用 ②强调 ③讽刺 Eg1 Scientific creationism, which is being pushed by some for equal time in the classrooms whenever the scientific accounts of evolution are given, is based on religion, not science。 7、括号 ①解释说明生词；②补充说明 Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances. (1997，Text 3) 8、破折号 ①一个破折号后面起补充说明或评价推断。 I am an idiot the stupidest ...
