閱讀理解的關鍵
例一:
Directions:Choose the most general sentence.
A.The hotel offers complimentary coffee from 7to 10a.m.daily.
B.There are many reasons why guests feel at home at the Glorietta Bay Inn.
C.The coin-operated laundry room has an ironing board.
D.There are a number of extra services at the Glorietta Bay Inn including baby-sitting.
A、C、D都是從不同的側面說明旅館的服務情況,相互間并無聯系。而B卻概括了A、C、D的共性的東西,即:為什么旅客住在這家旅館里有賓至如歸的感覺。因此,B符合題意,倘若在一段文章中包含了以上A、B、C、D幾條信息,那么,B就是該段的中心思想。出于同樣的道理,如果在一篇文章中,作者分段敘述幾方面的內容,那么,這些段落所圍繞和要說明的問題就是該文的中心思想。
例二:
Directions:Choose the main idea of the article.(Following are the topic sentences of an article.)
1)A mounting body of evidence suggests that fighting violence with violence rarely deters a crime in progress and greatly increases the chances of changing a robbery into a violent attack on the victim....
2)One report shows that at least 100 thousand handguns are stolen from private owners each year,the vast majority during burglaries....
3)Moreover,a study of robberies in eight American cities states that in less than 4 percent of the crimes did the victim have the opportunity to use a weapon....
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the article?
A.What happens to the victims of crime?
B.Is your family safe?
C.Should you arm yourself against crime?
第一段和第三段提到了victims(受害者),第二段提到了入室行竊,但是第三段說明的共同問題是人們是否應擁有自衛武器來反對犯罪行為。因此只有選項C才能概括這三段所共同說明的問題,也就是此文的中心思想。
二、主題思想應能恰如其分地概括文中所闡述的內容。面不能太窄,即:不足以概括全部內容;但是面也不能太寬,即:包含了文中沒有闡述的內容。
例三:
Directions:Read the following and choose the title that best expresses the ideas of the passage.
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 the price rises.Of course,manufacturers prefer to sell more goods at increased price.
A.Economic Principles
B.Law of Supply and Demand
C.M ore Goods,Lower Prices
D.Fewer Goods,Higher Prices
例一:
Directions:Choose the most general sentence.
A.The hotel offers complimentary coffee from 7to 10a.m.daily.
B.There are many reasons why guests feel at home at the Glorietta Bay Inn.
C.The coin-operated laundry room has an ironing board.
D.There are a number of extra services at the Glorietta Bay Inn including baby-sitting.
A、C、D都是從不同的側面說明旅館的服務情況,相互間并無聯系。而B卻概括了A、C、D的共性的東西,即:為什么旅客住在這家旅館里有賓至如歸的感覺。因此,B符合題意,倘若在一段文章中包含了以上A、B、C、D幾條信息,那么,B就是該段的中心思想。出于同樣的道理,如果在一篇文章中,作者分段敘述幾方面的內容,那么,這些段落所圍繞和要說明的問題就是該文的中心思想。
例二:
Directions:Choose the main idea of the article.(Following are the topic sentences of an article.)
1)A mounting body of evidence suggests that fighting violence with violence rarely deters a crime in progress and greatly increases the chances of changing a robbery into a violent attack on the victim....
2)One report shows that at least 100 thousand handguns are stolen from private owners each year,the vast majority during burglaries....
3)Moreover,a study of robberies in eight American cities states that in less than 4 percent of the crimes did the victim have the opportunity to use a weapon....
Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the article?
A.What happens to the victims of crime?
B.Is your family safe?
C.Should you arm yourself against crime?
第一段和第三段提到了victims(受害者),第二段提到了入室行竊,但是第三段說明的共同問題是人們是否應擁有自衛武器來反對犯罪行為。因此只有選項C才能概括這三段所共同說明的問題,也就是此文的中心思想。
二、主題思想應能恰如其分地概括文中所闡述的內容。面不能太窄,即:不足以概括全部內容;但是面也不能太寬,即:包含了文中沒有闡述的內容。
例三:
Directions:Read the following and choose the title that best expresses the ideas of the passage.
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 the price rises.Of course,manufacturers prefer to sell more goods at increased price.
A.Economic Principles
B.Law of Supply and Demand
C.M ore Goods,Lower Prices
D.Fewer Goods,Higher Prices