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How to Get the Main Idea
(1)Mainly about...
(2)Title
(3)Purpose
Step 1: 主旨大意题常见命题方式:
paragraph
passage
topic sentence
Step 2: Get to know topic sentence
The topic sentence is a complete sentence whose function is to introduce the topic(话题) and controlling idea(控制概念) of a paragraph or passage. The topic sentence must be general instead of being unnecessarily detailed.
文章的主题句(Topic Sentence),即中心思想,其他句子则为支撑句或扩展句(Developing Details),是用来阐述、解释、支持或发展主题句所表达的主题思想的。
"Genius requires 1% inspiration and 99% hard work. "
—— Thomas Edison
topic话题
controlling idea
控制概念
topic sentence/main idea/title
(衡水卷 unit 4A) Whenever people think of charity, the first word that jumps into their mind may be money donated to the needy. However, Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick. com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won' t cost them a penny.
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Everyclick. com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick. com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.
Q: What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. "Wugging", a popular term on the Internet
B. Students collect money for charity by "Wugging"
C. More British charities benefit from the Internet
D. Charity enjoys increasing popularity with the British
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People have different tastes in food. Some feel that they haven't eaten a meal unless they have had steak or other red meat. Some prefer chicken or fish and eat one or the other at every meal. Others prefer vegetables and fruits or grains and would enjoy a meal of spaghetti, eggplant, and fresh fruit. Others could live on what were called fast--foods: a hamburger or hot dog, French fries and a soft