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第3讲 主旨大意题
主旨大意题考查考生对文章内容的深层次理解, 它要求考生在充分理解全文的前提下, 对整篇文章的主旨大意有一个较为清晰的印象, 既考查细节理解能力, 又考查深层次的推理、概括能力, 难度较大。
【明命题方式】
把握主旨大意题常见的命题方式:
1. What would be the best title for the text? /What is the topic of the text?
2. The main idea/The general idea/The main theme of this passage is ____.
3. The last paragraph ends the passage with an emphasis on __________.
4. What is mainly discussed in the text?
5. What’s the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?
6. Which of the following statements is best supported by the text?
7. The passage mainly focuses on ______.
【晓解题捷径】
题型 特点 解题技巧
主题类(内容) 考查文章或段落的主旨大意 找主题句四窍门:
(1)段落中出现表示转折的词语(如however, but, in fact, actually等)时, 该句很可能是主题句。
(2)首段出现疑问句时, 对该问题的回答很可能就是文章主旨。
(3)作者有意识地重复的观点, 通常是主旨; 反复出现的词语, 一般为体现文章主旨的关键词。
(4)表示总结或结论的句子常包含therefore, thus, in short, conclude, conclusion等词。
题型 特点 解题技巧
标题类 要求考生选出文章的最佳标题 文章标题三特点:
(1)形式一般为单词、短语或句子, 短语居多;
(2)短小精悍, 精确性强;
(3)涵盖性强, 能覆盖全文大意。
技法1 依据文章正三角形写作法, 锁定文首, 找出主题句
中心主题句出现在文首。开门见山, 提出主题, 随之用细节来解释、支撑或发展主题句所表达的主题思想。这是英语中最常见的演绎法写作方式, 即由一般到特殊, 先提出观点, 后举例论证, 主题句则出现在文首。大意题、标题一般可在第一段找到答题依据。
【典例】 (2020·新高考全国Ⅰ卷·D)
According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research, both the size and consumption habits of our eating companions can influence our food intake. And contrary to existing research that says you should avoid eating with heavier people who order large portions(份), it’s the beanpoles with big appetites you really need to avoid.
To test the effect of social influence on eating habits, the researchers conducted two experiments. In the first, 95 undergraduate women were individually invited into a lab to ostensibly(表面上)participate in a study about movie viewership. Before the film began, each woman was asked to help herself to a snack. An actor hired by the researchers grabbed her food first. In her natural state, the actor weighed 105 pounds. But in half t