雅思阅读的考试时间相对紧张，要想在规定的时间内准确地答完所有题目是一件不容易的事情。那么我们就要借助一些方法与技巧完成题目，今天成都新航道的小编就为大家介绍一下雅思阅读中的“信号指示灯”----信号词。
信号词又分为两类：传统信号词和非传统信号词;下面就分别给大家介绍一下
(一)传统信号词
一、 对比和转折
例词：however, but, although, nevertheless, on the other hand, by comparison…
考点：However, we believe that credit must be extended in association with other types of support that help participants develop critical life skills as well as productive businesses。(C4, P66, T13主旨选择题)
题目中出现了conclude的字眼，总结段落一般是在文章的最后，然而带有转折信号词however 这句话，显然就是文章的考点所在。
二、 时间先后
例词：firstly, second, next, then, now, later, since, eventually, finally…
考点：Three factors are involved in this change. First is an awareness of the severity of the problem. Second, a number of resources to help tackle bullying have become available in Britain…Third, there is evidence that these materials work, and that schools can achieve something. (C6, P94, T30选标题)
解析：段落结构很清楚，主要是因为有表达顺序的信号词First、second、third，让我们认识这段是在讲，侍强凌弱这种现象已经开始改变，主要是从三个方面入手：意识、资源、监督。这种发展让学校有了更多的方法和有效途径解决存在的问题。这里的First、second、third提示我们三个方面，同时也是一个发展的过程。所以大家要特别注意这些信号词。
三、 表排列次序
例词：another, the second, the most, the best…
考点：Most important of all, the traditional measures of risk, such as parents’ age and education, or whether they were a single parent, bore little or no relationship to the measures of achievement and language development。(C5, P63, T12判断题)
解析：most important of all 强调了最重要的事情，也就是文中比较重要的结论要出炉了。Single parents是题目中的关键词，同样在这一句里出现了，我们可以利用对信号词的敏感度，快速抓住文章的考点，进行局部精读。
四、表达相似
例词：similarly, in other words, that is, put another way…
考点：In other words, we became aware of the obvious fact that there were limits to growth。(C4, P97, T32分类题)
解析：In other words 是解释，换一种说法，通常会以更加简单易懂，清晰的话语陈述出难点，常常难点是考点出没的地方。
五、 因果关系
例词：as, because, since, lead to, as a result, result in, consequently, therefore, thus, the caused of…
考点：The fourth question concerned the causes of the destruction of rainforests. Perhaps encouragingly, more than half of the pupils (59%) identified that it is human activities, which are destroying rainforests… (C4, P19,T11简答题)
解析：这道简答题的文本题就是问the reason for the loss of rainforests， 所以我们可以同通过原因信号词，判断考点的方位。
六、 举例子和说明
例词：for example, for instance, that is to say, i.e., such as, including…
考点： Other substances were then introduced: including fillers, such as woodflour, asbestos or cotton…(C5, P39, T5流程图)
解析：我们看到such as后面是举例子，such as 后面的例子可以作为定位词，woodflour, asbestos, cotton就是fillers的其中一种。Fillers 在这里就是一个概括性的词语，常常是考点。
七、 顺接和递进
例词：also, furthermore, moreover, what is more, in addition…
考点：And Western scientists are starting to draw on this wisdom…(C6, P28, T31找标题)
解析：And 在这句话开头，有一定的递进含义， this wisdom则是指代了前面一句话出现的their wealth of traditional knowledge(因纽特人传统的知识)，所以这两句话有紧密的联系，同学们在读题的时候要通过发现信号词，然后发散地看它的前后句，最后把考点考察的意思补充完整。
八、强调作用
例词：in fact, in essence, in particular, emphasize…
考点：This, in essence, is the problem of modern sociobiology- to discover the degree to which hard-wired genetic programming dictates…(C5, P21, T18信息包含题)
解析：信息包含题考察细节是在那个段落出现，在做此类题目时，要注意信号词与考点的密切相关性，从而迅速找准答案。这里出现了in essence (实质上)， 起了一定的强调作用，迅速扫读后，发现同时出现了题目关键词sociobiology, 破折号后面的介词to是表目的与题目中的the general aim of一致对应。
(二)非传统信号词
一、表达客观结论findings
例词：indicate that, suggest that, find out, conclude that, point out, report that, demonstrate that…
考点：But Byers points out that the benefits of increased exercise disappear rapidly after training stops, so any improvement in endurance resulting from juvenile play would be lost by adulthood。(C4, P50, T38配对题)
解析：配对题目是典型的人名和成果的配对，我们到文章中定位人名就比较好找到答案，可是人名出现的地方就一定是考点么?不见得。但是一旦表达客观结论的信号词与人名同时出现时，就是考点出没的地方了。因此考生们在雅思阅读备备考中要特别注意。
二、特殊符号
例词： word —— word…
考点：In very significant cases of role change, e.g. from a soldier in the ranks to officer, from bachelor to married man, the change of role has to have a very obvious sign, hence rituals。(C3, P48, T37完成句子)
解析：文中斜体的部分其实就是考察的考点，不知道这个词语的意思没有关系，只要能判断，需要填写的单词是斜体部分，照抄过来就可以轻松拿分。
三、表达主观观点statements, opinions
例词：say, believe, argue that, maintain that, claim…
考点：The UCSF researchers maintain that the simplest and most cost-effective action is to establish smoke-free work places, schools and public places. (C3, P20, T27分类题)
解析：这道分类题考察区分a finding和an opinion。表达个人观点(an opinion)带有一定的主观性，所用的信号词显然与客观事实发现(a finding)的有所区别。
以上就是今天成都新航道的小编为大家带来的雅思阅读考试中常见的信号词，希望对大家有所帮助，最后小编预祝大家取得好成绩!
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