虽然说因果关系题总的特征是没有信号词,但仍然列出一些表示因果关系的词汇,以便大家听到这些词时可以较敏感地反应出这是因果关系的题。
(1).表示因果关系的词:because, so, for, since, that, cause (v.), produce, consider;
(2).表示因果关系的词组:now that, so… that, such… that, so that, in order that, due to, owing to, because of, thanks to, on account for, as a result, be attributable to, give rise to, result from, result in, be responsible for, occur from, be brought about.
因果关系题常用的提问方式有:
Why…?
What is the reason for…?
What is the cause of…?
What happened to…?
What do we learn from the conversation?