常會聽到學生焦急而又無奈地說：“老師，我已讀懂了題目，可為何還是難以準確定位題目在文中的具體位置呢?！碑斎唬鄶祵W生已掌握通過題目所給出的關鍵詞如：人名、地點、時間、數字、生詞以及大寫字母等到文中尋找答案。然而卻忽略了在作者布局謀篇，展開論述的過程中最倚重的“聯絡官”——關系詞（也稱信號詞），通過它可以有效地定位主旨并且搜尋到細節(jié)信息從而迅速鎖定答案, 同時，它也適用于雅思閱讀的任意一個題型當中。
常見于閱讀中的關系詞包括：表示“因果”的關系詞、“轉折”關系詞、“比較”關系詞以及“并列”關系詞等。
1. “因果”的關系詞 （as a result, result in, result from, lead to, because of, due to, contribute to, owning to, hence, since, accordingly, consequently, therefore, in that, etc.）
2. “轉折”關系詞 （despite, in spite of, but, although, though, while, yet, otherwise, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, etc.）
3. “比較”關系詞 （ more, than, less, the least, the most, prefer, equally, likewise, similarly, in comparison, as…as, etc.）
4.“并列”關系詞 （ first, second…finally, and, or, as well as, one… the other, not…nor…, etc.）
A）用于判斷題型中，例：
a）T: Most forms of environmental pollution are associated with industrialization.
Q: Industrialization has led to pollution problems.
此題中題目與原文都含有因果關系，且因果相同，僅是同義詞組替換罷了。
b）T: Los Angeles has some of the world's cleanest cars—far better than those of Europe—but the total number of miles those cars drive continues to grow.
Q: Residents of Los Angeles are now tending to reduce the yearly distances they travel by car.
此題原文轉折詞but所連接后面的內容continues to grow與問題中的考點tending to reduce形成語義矛盾。
C） T: The traditional images of the “male breadwinner” and “female housewife and mother” may be breaking down among females but this process is occurring more slowly among males.
常見于閱讀中的關系詞包括：表示“因果”的關系詞、“轉折”關系詞、“比較”關系詞以及“并列”關系詞等。
1. “因果”的關系詞 （as a result, result in, result from, lead to, because of, due to, contribute to, owning to, hence, since, accordingly, consequently, therefore, in that, etc.）
2. “轉折”關系詞 （despite, in spite of, but, although, though, while, yet, otherwise, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, etc.）
3. “比較”關系詞 （ more, than, less, the least, the most, prefer, equally, likewise, similarly, in comparison, as…as, etc.）
4.“并列”關系詞 （ first, second…finally, and, or, as well as, one… the other, not…nor…, etc.）
A）用于判斷題型中，例：
a）T: Most forms of environmental pollution are associated with industrialization.
Q: Industrialization has led to pollution problems.
此題中題目與原文都含有因果關系，且因果相同，僅是同義詞組替換罷了。
b）T: Los Angeles has some of the world's cleanest cars—far better than those of Europe—but the total number of miles those cars drive continues to grow.
Q: Residents of Los Angeles are now tending to reduce the yearly distances they travel by car.
此題原文轉折詞but所連接后面的內容continues to grow與問題中的考點tending to reduce形成語義矛盾。
C） T: The traditional images of the “male breadwinner” and “female housewife and mother” may be breaking down among females but this process is occurring more slowly among males.