高考英语阅读理解难点突破

Welcome!,高考英语阅读理解难点突破,Howtochoosethemainideaorthebesttitleforapassage?,Thecommonquestionsweareaskedaboutthemainideaorthebesttitle:,1.Themainidea(Thegeneralidea)ofthepassageis_.2.Theconclusionwecangetfromthestoryis_.3.Themainpurposeofthestoryistotellus_.4.Thepassageismainlyconcernedabout_.5.Whatisthemainpointmadeinthepassage?6.Whichofthefollowingbeststates/expressesthemainidea/thethemeofthepassage?7.Thepassagesuggeststhat_.8.Inthispassagetheauthordiscussesprimarily_9.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?10.Theheadlineforthepassageismostlikely“_”.11.Thepassagecanbeentitled_.12.Thepassageisfocusedon_.13.Thewriterwantstotellusthat_.,高考英语阅读理解难点突破,Howtochoosethemainideaorthebesttitleforapassage?,Wherecanwefindthetopicsentenceofapassages?,Findoutthetopicsentenceforeachofthefollowingpassagesifthereisanyandthenchoosethebestanswertothequestion:,Sample1WASHINGTON:ChinesescientistYuanLongpingandDrMontyJonesofSierraLeonewerenamedco-winnersofthe2004worldFoodPrizehereonMondayfortheircontributiontoworldfoodandriceproduction.PresidentoftheWorldFoodPrizeFoundationKennethQuinnpraisedbothscientistsfortheir“breakthroughscientificachievements”whichhavegreatlyincreasedfoodsecurityformillionsofpeoplefromAsiatoAfrica.ProfessorYuanLongpingisdirectorgeneraloftheChinaNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHumanProvince,China.JonesispresentlyexecutivesecretaryofForumforAgriculturalResearchinAfrica.Yuan,knownasFatherofHybridRice,developedtheworldsfirstsuccessfulandwidelygrownhybridricevarieties,revolutionizingricecultivation(种植)inChina.JonesworkimprovedAfricanriceproductionbycombiningAfricanandAsianricespecies.TheworldfoodprizewillbeformallypresentedtoProfessorYuanandJonesonOctober14thisyearinIowa,theUnitedStates.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.TwopioneersofthegeneticresearchintoAgricultureB.YuanLongpingFatherofHybridRiceC.ScientistsfromChina,AfricasharefoodprizeD.AnewdiscoveryinAgriculturedrawstheworldsattention,C,Sample2TheInternetisawonderfulworld.OntheInternet,wecanreadnewsathomeandabroadandgetasmuchinformationaswecan.Weoftensende-mailsormaketelephonecallstoourfamiliesaswellastoourfriendsbyinternet.Whatsmore,wecangotoschoolonthenet,readalotofbooksandeventeachourselvesforeignlanguages.Wealsoenjoymusic,watchballmatchesonthenetandplaycomputergames.Withthehelpofthenet,wecandoshoppingevenwithoutleavingourhomes.Theinternetisplayingamoreandmoreimportantpartinourdailylife.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theinternetdoesusalotofgood.B.TheinternetgivesusalotoffunC.SurftheinternetD.TheimportantparttheInternetisplayinginourlife.,D,Sample3Mr.andMrs.MoralswereveryimpressedwiththeGrandCanyonwhentheyvisiteditontheirvacationtriptoArizona.TheythoughttheobservatoryinFlagstaffwasremarkable.TheythenwenttothePhoenixareaandmarveledatbigsurf,the“oceaninthedesert,”andalsothoughtthatSunCity,thehomeofmanyretirees,wasquitespecialandinteresting.TheyalsowenttotheTucsonareaandenjoyedvisitingOldTucson,thereplica(复制)ofawesterntownwheremanymoviesandtelevisionscenesareshot.Mr.andMrs.MoralsreallyenjoyedthesightstheysawontheirvacationtripinArizona.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaoftheparagraph?A.TheGrandCanyonleftadeepimpressiononMr.andMrs.MoralsB.TheplacesMr.andMrs.MoralswenttoduringhistriptoArizonaC.Mr.andMrs.MoralswillgotoSunCitywhentheyretireD.Mr.andMrs.MoralsenjoyedtheirvacationtriptoArizona.,D,Sample4LacrosseisapopularsportinCanada.TheIndiansinCanadainventedit.Theyusedittotrainforwar.TheyinventedthisgamebeforeColumbusarrivedinthenewWorld.Peopleplaylacrosseoutdoors.Thelacrossefieldissevenmeterslong.Ateachendofthefieldthereisagoal.Thegoalisanet.Therearetenplayersoneachteam.Eachplayerhasastickcalled“cross”.Theplayerhitaballintothenetasmanytimesaspossible.Lacrosseisaveryfastgamebecausetheplayerscancatchandpasstheballatahighspeedwiththeirsticks.Playersoftengetgreatfuninplayinglacrosse.TherearemanylacrosseclubsandlacrosseteamsalloverCanada.EverynightCanadianscanwatchthelacrossegamesonTVorlistentothelacrossegamesovertheradio.AtonetimelacrossewasthenationalsummersportinCanada.TodayitisstillpopularwithCanadians.Theheadlineforthispassageismostlikelytobe“_.”A.LacrosseinCanada.B.TheHistoryofLacrosseC.HowtoplayLacrosseD.Lacrosse-ApopularGameinCanada,D,Sample5Atthetopofahill,wecanusuallygetagoodviewofeverythingaroundus,sofromtherewecanplanwhichdirectiontogonext.Aswegodownhill,wecanseelessandless,andatthebottomofthathill,evenless.So,becausewecanseemorefromthetopofthehill,wecanalsoplanourfuturebetter.Inbusiness,education,oranythingelsethatpeopledo,being“ontop”meansbeingthebest.Abusinessthatis“ontop”isbeatingallitscompetitorsinthesameway.Astudent“ontop”isgettingthehighestgradesinhisorherclass.Suchabusinessorstudentisagoodpositiontoplanapositivefuture.Itisnecessary,however,tocontinuetoworkveryhardtokeeponesposition“ontop”.Ifoneallowshighstandardstofallthroughinattention,mismanagement,wecansaythatthepersonsworkorbusinessis“gongdownhill”.Thewriterwantstotellusthat_.A.wedbetteroftenplanourfuture.B.itsworthtryingtokeep“ontop”C.itsnoteasytokeephighstandard.D.thehigherwestandthefurtherwecansee,B,Sample6InspiteofthefactthatcarsfromGermanyandJapanarefloodingtheAmericanmarket,Ford,GeneralMotors,andChryslerareemployingmoreworkersthaneverbefore.ThefloodofcheaperforeigncarshasnotcostAmericanautoworkerstheirjobsassomeexpertspredicted.FordoperatesasfarasAsia,andGeneralMotorsisconsideredAustraliansbiggestemployer.YetGeneralMotorshasitshugeAmericanworkforceandemployshundredsofpeopleeverydaytomeettheneedsofaninsatiable(不能满足的)society.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaoftheparagraph?A.AmericancarslikeFord,GeneralMotorsandChrysleraremorecompetitiveinAmericanmarketthoughtherearealotofforeigncars.B.ThereisafloodofforeigncarsinAmericanmarketC.TheforeigncarshavenottakenawaythejobsofAmericanautoworkers.D.ThefloodofthecheaperforeigncarsisaffectingAmericanautoworkers.,C,Expositorywriting(说明文)Newsreports(报道)Argumentativewriting(议论文)Narrativestories(记叙文)orothers,Thefirstsentence,Thefirstsentence,Thefirstparagraphandthelastparagraph,drawaconclusionyourselfbasedonthecontent,Conclusion:,3.Whatrulesshouldwefollowwhilechoosingthebesttitle?,Rule1:Rule2:Rule3:Rule4:,generalizing(概括性),eye-catching(醒目性),ofatarget(针对性),Servingasawindow（窗口作用）,summarizethewholepassage;avoidpickinguponlyonefactoronepoint,drawtheattentionofthereaders;makethereadershaveaninchtoreadonatthesightofthetitle.,Thetitlemustbefitforthecontent,neithertoolargenortoosmall,Fromthetitle,youcanseewhatthewriterwantstotellyouabout,Sample1Whatwerethemostexcitingscientificbreakthroughsof2003?Thewell-knownUSSciencemagazinehasselected10,withthewinnerbeing“darkenergy”.Scientistsreportthatonly4percentoftheuniverseisvisible.Therestisunknowndarkmatterand“darkenergy”.Darkenergyfillsspaceandpusheseverythingapart,makingtheuniverseexpandatafasterandfasterrate.Imagineourgalaxy(星系)asaredgrapeintheorangejellyoftheuniverse.Whenwesaytheuniverseisexpandingatanincreasingrateitmeansthattheorangejellyisgettingbiggertodaythanitdidyesterday.“Itisoneofthefinaldiscoveriesinbasicscience,”saidDonKennedy,editor-in-chiefoftheSciencemagazine.“Scientistsaretryingtofindoutwhatdarkenergyismadeof,andwhatittellsusaboutthebirthanddevelopmentoftheuniverse.”Scientistsalsoachievedmuchintheon-goingbattleagainstcancerin2003.Theideabehindtheirsuccessissimple-starvecancertodeath.Asacancertumor(肿瘤)grows,itneedsnewbloodvessels(血管)tosupplyitwithnutrients.Scientistsarenowtryingtodevelopdrugsthatblockthegrowthofbloodvessels.Thesearestillbeingtestedbutthefirsttrialhasprovedsuccessful.Otherbreakthroughsinthetop10includestudiesofgenesthatcausementaldiseases,strangematerialsthatchangethedirectionoflightandevidenceofglobalwarmingeffect.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.MostExcitingScientificBreakthroughsin2003B.MostExcitingScientificBreakthroughsinhistory.C.GeneStudiesD.Thestudyofthe“darkenergy”,A,Sample2ThereareanumberofdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.Forexample,check(AE)/cheque(BE);center(AE)/centre(BE).ManyAmericanwordsendingin“or”suchashonor,vigor,laborarespeltinBritishEnglishwithan“our”likehonour,vigour,labour.ManyverbsinAmericanEnglishwith“ize”or“izing”formssuchasorganize,realizingarespeltinBritishEnglishwith“ise”or“ising”likeorganise,realising.InAmericanEnglish,“practice”isusedasbothaverbandanoun.InBritishEnglish,theverbisspelt“practise”,andthenoun“practice”.Andinthemain,AmericanEnglishavoidsthedoublingupofconsonants(辅音字母)innounsandverbswhileBritishEnglishdoesnot.InAmericanEnglish,forexample,onewrites“travel,traveled,traveling,traveler”whileinBritishEnglishonewrites“travel,travelled,travelling,traveller”.TherearemanyotherdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishaswell.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SomedifferencesbetweentheAmericanandtheBritishEnglish.B.TheAmericanEnglishandtheBritishEnglish.C.SpellingdifferencesbetweentheAmericanEnglishandtheBritishEnglishD.ThedifferentusagesofwordsinAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.,C,Sample3HenryhasasistercalledAnn.WhenHenryswifewassick,AnnstayedwithhersothatHenrycouldgotowork.Whenhewasintroubleandneededtotalktosomeone,Annwastheretolisten.WhenHenryisinneedofmoney,shewouldoffertolendhim.Thepassagecouldbeentitled_.A.AhelpfulGirlB.AGoodGirlC.AKindGirlD.AnActiveGirl,A,Sample4.ApolloProgram,isanAmericanmannedlunarspaceprogramwhichisdesignedtolandanastronautonthemoonandreturnhimsafelytotheearth,aswellastoovertaketheformerSovietUnionintheracetodominate(means：“control”)spaceexploration.ThewholeprogramwasconductedbetweenMay1961andDecember1972bytheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA),andtheprogramsuccessfullylandedNeilArmstrong-thefirstpersontowalkonthemoonand11otherastronautsonthemoon.Theprogramincluded12mannedmission(任务);2intoearthorbit(Apollo7and9);2intolunarorbit（绕行月球之轨道）(Apollo8and10);3lunarlandingmissions(Apollo11,12and14);and3lunarexplorationmission(Apollo15,16,and17),whichinvolvedextendedstaysonthemoonssurfaceandmoreindepthscientificexploration.TheApolloProgramwasstartedbyUnitedStatesPresidentJohnF.KennedyonMay,1961.AtthetimeofApollopreparationsin1965,NASAemployed36,000civilservants,376,700contractoremployees,andayearlyoperatingbudgetof$5.2billion.Between1961and1973,NASAspentabout$5.4billionontheApollomissions.Duringthesameperiod,theSovietUnionscheduledamannedmissiontocirclethemoonjustthreeweeksbeforeApollo8.Thismissionwaspostponedandthespacecraftwaslaterlaunchedunmanned.TheSovietscontinuedtodevelopedandtesttheirone-manLunarLanderspacecraftintheearthsorbitthroughAugust1971,butaSovietastronautneverreachedthemoon.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_.A.AmericanMannedLunar-spaceProgramB.NASAsSpaceProgramC.ApolloProgramD.SpaceCompetitionbetweenU.S.andSovietUnion,C,Sample5Beijing,Chinasculturalcenter,ismakingitstheatersandmusichallmorepopularwithordinarypeoplebyreducingticketandorganizingmorecolorfulperformances.Attendingaperformanceorconcertatweek-endsshouldnolongerbealuxury,saidZhangHeping,directoroftheBeijingMunicipalCulturalBureau,atthegovernmentdepartmentsyearlyworkconference.Zhangputintoanumberofchangeslastyeartoincreaseaudiences,suchasdesigningsomelow-costperformances,themostpopularofwhichwasashowcalled“OpentheDooroftheMusic,aimingatstudentsonsummervacation.Previously,performanceshadticketspricedatabove100yuan-morethanonetenthoftheaveragemonthlysalaryofaBeijingresident.Butthelow-costshowswouldlimitpricesbetween5yuanand30yuan.Zhangsaiditwaswrongtobelievethatfewpeopleremainedinterestedinculturalperformances.Ticketshadsimplybeenoutofmostpeoplesreach,Zhangsaid.Morethan10Beijingprofessionalperformancebodieshavegraduallybeentakenoffgovernmentfundinginrecenty