英语---如何做主旨大意题

1、It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage , but to have one in the drivers

2、 seat in another manner. Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense. It takes However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are An experiences driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help 31. The passage mainly talks about_ A. traffic jams B. road

3、politeness C. Good manners D. modern drivers,It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tig

4、er in a cage , but to have one in the drivers seat in another manner. Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense. It takes However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are An experiences driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help 31. The passage

5、 mainly talks about_ A. traffic jams B. road politeness C. Good manners D. modern drivers,How To Get The Main Idea?,如何做主旨大意题?,阅读中主旨大意题的题型分类,主旨题,标题类,文章主旨,段落主旨,1. 文章主旨类试题常见的题干形式,(1) What is the passage mainly about? (2) The passage talks about . (3) The passage tells us that . (4) This passage mainly

6、deals with . (5) Whats the main idea / topic of the passage?,(体现全面性, 避免以偏概全),2. 段落主旨类试题常见的题干形式,(1) The main idea of the second paragraph probably is that . (2) What is the last paragraph chiefly concerned with? (3) Which of the following can best summarize Paragraph one? (4) Whats the main idea disc

7、ussed in the first paragraph?,(体现针对性, 避免张冠李戴),3. 标题类试题常见的题干形式,(1) The best title for this passage is . (2) The suitable headline for this passage may be (3) The title that best expresses the idea of the passage is . (4) Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?,(体现概括性, 避免远离主题),Sm

8、oking cigarettes is harmful to your health. Experiments show that cigarette smoking can cause cancer. Besides the most serious and terrible disease(illness), cancer, cigarette smoking also can cause other health problems. For example, it can give one a “smokers cough”. Finally, studies have shown it

9、 is easy for cigarette smokers to catch colds. Whether you get an unimportant cold or terrible killer, cancer, smoking is harmful. Is it worth it?,议论文 总-分-总,1What is the main idea ? A. cigarette smoking can cause cancer B. smoking can cause the most serious and terrible disease (illness) C. smoking

10、also can cause other health problems D. smoking is harmful.,In the United States, old people who no longer have an income or who suffer from a loss of physical abilities are often forced to give up living alone. They must leave their homes and depend on someone else to give them a place to live and

11、to take care of their physical needs: they must either live with relatives or live in homes for the aged. This loss of independence is a major problem for the aged. 2.Which of the following best expresses the main idea? A. Old people in the United States who are poor or sick cannot live alone. B. Be

12、ing unable to live alone is a serious problem for old people in the United States. C. Old people who are poor or sick should live with their relatives, not in homes for the aged. D. In the United States, old people who are poor or sick are forced to live in homes for the aged.,All communication is a

13、 two-way process involving a speaker or writer and listeners or readers (the audience). In written communication, because the audience is not present, the audience is easy to ignore. However, the kind of audience you write for determines what you write and how you write. In describing the World Seri

14、es baseball championship to a British reader, you would have to include definitions, explanations, and facts that a reader in the United States would not need. Similarly, if you write about cricket ( a British sport) for an audience in the United States, you would need to include a lot of basic info

15、rmation. 3. Which sentence best states the main idea of the paragraph? A. Communication is a process that involves speakers and writers. B. British readers would need special information to understand an article on the World Series. C. Listeners and readers are called the audience. D. It is importan

16、t to consider your audience when you write.,Tom studied four years at the University of Paris and decided to leave before his graduation. He transferred to the University of Berlin and graduated with honors. Harvard Law School and, later, Boston College provided him with an excellent legal backgroun

17、d. He is presently a corporation lawyer in Miami, Florida. 4.The main idea of this paragraph is that _. A. Tom, who had studied at Paris Universities for four years, moved to another university. B. Tom became a lawyer since his graduation from Harvard Law School and later from Boston College. C. Tom

18、 was an excellent student when he studied at Berlin university. D. Tom received an excellent education.,解题 技巧,一：识别文体,二： 找主题句,几种常用文体特征？,新闻报道,导语提携全文,议论文,总-分-总,（论点论据结论）,说明文,主题句,（首中尾）,记叙文,记叙文六要素,Summary: Where is the topic sentence ?, the first sentence the last sentence in the middle of a passage put s

19、everal key sentences together sum it up by yourself pay attention to some words: but , however, thus, therefore，so, to conclude, in conclusion,There is a simple economic principle used to determine prices. It is called the law of supply and demand. Supply means the amount of, or access to, certain goods. Demand represents the number of people who want those goods. If there are more goods than wanted, the price of them falls. On the other hand, if the demand for those goods is much greater than the supply, then price rises. Of course manufacturers prefer to sell more goods at incre