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Reading Comprehension --- Main Idea!
稻田中学 潘蓉
English reading makes me crazy!
Find the key --- the key sentence!
1. 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 drink.
(1)主题句在开头 。其结构特点往往是总起—分述。
2. Some students prefer a strict teacher who tells them exactly what to do. Others prefer to be left to work on their own. Still others like a democratic discussion type of class. No one teaching method can be devised to satisfy all students at the same time.
(2)主题句在结尾。其结构特点往往是分述—总结。
3 . Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes, “ It was seeing people with snakes bites that led me to the career.” Shu said…...
“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes.” Shu said.
(3)主题句首尾呼应。其结构特点往往是总起—分述—总结。
4. Nothing is as useful as a flashlight on a dark night if a tire goes flat. Few inventions are so helpful to a child who is afraid of the dark. In fact, the modern flashlight brings light to many dark situations. Finding something in the back of a closet is easy with a flashlight in hand . A camper also needs one after the light of the campfire has been out.
(4)主题句在中间。其结构特点往往是引入—主题—论述。
5 . A new eight-kilometer road is under construction that links the port area with motorway system…
As part of the project, two four-kilometer road tunnels are being built below the central area of the city, … The two tunnels are about 20 meters below the surface and are 12 meters wide, providing for two lanes of traffic in each direction.
In the upper part of the tunnel two air-conditioning pipes remove the waste gas of trucks an