雅思閱讀中的常見關係詞解讀，常見於雅思閱讀中的關係詞包括：表示因果的'關係詞、轉折關係詞、比較關係詞以及並列關係詞等。
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係，且因果相同，僅是同義詞組替換罷了。
b) T: Los Angeles has some of the worlds cleanest carsfar better than those of Europebut 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所連線後面的內容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.