在考研英语阅读当中，正确选项往往都具有一些共同的语言特征，我们称之为命题点。反之，错误选项也会体现出一些共同的特征，我们总结出这一特征，可以帮助基础较弱的同学在看不懂文章的情况下，对选项进行基本的排除，可以在一定程度上提高做题的正确率。
一、太过肯定或太过否定的表达
考研英语阅读选用的是西方核心报刊杂志的学术性议论文，因为学术性这一性质，文章表达的内容都相对客观以及理性，不会出现有失偏颇的观点，即不会太过，肯定也不会太过否定，万事留有余地。所以，当选项当中出现太过于肯定或者太过于否定的表达，如果文章当中没有明确表明的话，大概率是一个错误选项。
举例：(2018年英语二text4)
Another approach to getting more done in less time is to rethink how you reprioritize your day – in particular how we craft our to-do lists. Tim Harford, author of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, points to a study in the early 1980s that divided undergraduates into two groups: some were advised to set out monthly goals and study activities; others were told to plan activities and goals in much more detail, day by day.
While the researchers assumed that the well-structured daily plans would be most effective when it came to the execution of tasks, they were wrong: the detailed daily plans demotivated students. Harford argues that inevitable distractions often render the daily to-do list ineffective, while leaving room for improvisation in such a list can reap the best results.
37. The study in the early 1980s cited by Harford shows that .
A. students are hardly motivated by monthly goals
B. detailed plans may not be as fruitful as expected
C. distractions may actually increase efficiency
D. daily schedules are indispensable to studying
解析：该题根据第二段第一句，可得出正确答案为B。错误选项中，D选项意为：日常计划对于学习而言不可或缺。其中“不可或缺”这一表意太过绝对，大概率可判断为错误选项。
