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阅读理解之主旨大意题 解题技巧分析及练习
主旨大意题分两大类:大意类和标题类。
主旨大意题分三小类:段落大意题、文章大意题和标题归纳题。
类型一 段落大意题
一、常见设问方式
·What does the author tell us in Paragraph ...?
·The main idea of the second paragraph probably is ________.
·The first paragraph is mainly about ________.
·Which of the following can best summarize Para.1?
·What is the first paragraph mainly about?
二、解题技巧
归纳段落大意的2种方法
方法一、概括段落大意
(1)总分——主题句就在段首;
(2)分总——主题句就在段尾;
(3)分总分——主题句在段中;
(4)总分总——主题句在段首/段尾;
(5)并列式行文,这种结构的段落一般会在一段中讨论两个平行的内容,整个段落可以从中间处分开,前后是平行关系,段落大意涉及两个平行的内容;
(6)对比各事物的文章,段落大意是两个事物的共同点或不同点。
方法2:揣摩段落大意
作者可能不直接写出主题句,而是通过各种方法暗示给读者。
【小试牛刀】
1. (2020全国Ⅰ D 32) The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown, Ohio, for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another, employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.
Q: What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. A new study of different plants. B. A big fall in crime rates.
C. Employees from various workplaces. D. Benefits from green plants.
答案:D
2. (2018全国Ⅱ 32) We’ve all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence.
What’s the problem? . It’s more likely that none of us start a conversation
Q: What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?
A. Addiction to smartphones. B. Inappropriate behaviours in public places.
C. Absence of communication between strangers. D. Impatience with slow service.
答案:C
类型二 文章大意题
一、提问方式
·What's the main idea/point of the passage?
·The passage is mainly about ________.
·The passage is mainly concerned about ________.
·Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
·Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea/theme of the passage?
·In this passage the aut