高考英语阅读专题之主旨大意题

高考英语阅读专题之主旨大意题关于主旨大意题的高考考试说明每篇文章都会有一个主旨要义。有时从文章第一个段落甚至第一个句子即可得出文章的主旨要义，从这一段或这个句子读者会知道文章描述的是谁或什么（即文章的主题），亦会了解到作者希望读者了解主题方面的哪些内容。有时，作者没有明示文章的主旨要义，需要读者从文章的字里行间进行归纳和概括。一、主旨大意题的命题形式这类试题包括要求考生选出短文的标题(title,headline)、短文或段落的主题(subject)、中心思想(mainidea)、作者的写作目的(purpose或为传递信息、或为愉悦读者、或为阐述某一道理)等。这类题的设问方式主要有：(1)Thesubjectofthepassage/paragraphis______.(2)Themainideaofthepassage/paragraphis______.(3)Thetextismainlyabout______.(4)Thepassagemainlycenterson______.(5)Thepassagemainlytellsabout______.(6)Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?(7)Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?(8)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?(9)Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?(10)Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?(11)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?(12)Whichtitlebestgivestheideaofthepassage?(13)Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?(14)Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?(15)Thebestheadlinesforthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe______(16)Themainpurposeofannouncingtheaboveeventsistogiveinformationabout______.(17)Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthisstoryis______.(18)Whatistheauthor'smainpurpose?(19)Whatdoesthewriterreallywanttotellusinthispassage?(20)Thewriterwrotethestoryinorderto______.(21)Whatistheadvicegiveninthetext/passage/article?二、寻找主题句的方法正确的解答这类题目的关键是准确地找出文章的主题句。那么，主题句通常在哪里呢？(1)主题句在文首；(2)主题句在文中；(3)主题句在文末；(4)主题句以首尾呼应的形式出现在文首和文末。（4）无明显主题句，需根据高频词或各段落主题句进行总结概括主题句在文首Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreserious.Theworldpopulationisrising,soquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Themainideaoftheparagraphis________.主题句在文中Somepeoplelikereading,andsomepeoplelikeswimming.Ihavemanyhobbies,suchasreading,skating,andtraveling.Infact,differentpeoplehavedifferenthobbies.MyfriendAnnstudiesveryhard.Soherhobbyisreadingallkindsofbooks.Tonylovesworkingwithherhands,andhishobbyisgardening.Whatdoesthisparagraphmainlytalkabout?主题句在文末Whenyouarepoor,youcanalsosayyouareveryhappy,becauseyouhavesomethingelsethatcan'tbeboughtwithmoney.Whenyoumeetwithdifficulties,youcansayloudlyyouareveryhappy,becauseyouhavemorechancestochallengeyourself.Soyoushouldalwayssayyouarehappy.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?主题句首尾呼应Smokingcigarettesisharmfultoyourhealth.Experimentsshowthatcigarettesmokingcancausecancer.Besidesthemostseriousandterribledisease(illness),cancer,cigarettesmokingalsocancauseotherhealthproblems.Forexample,itcangiveonea“smoker’scough”.Finally,studieshaveshownitiseasyforcigarettesmokerstocatchcolds.Whetheryougetanunimportantcoldorterriblekiller,cancer,smokingisharmful.Isitworthit?Whatisthemainidea?Smokingcancausecancer.SmokingisaterriblekillerSmokingisharmfultoourhealth.Anexperimentonsmoking无明显主题句根据高频词概括Everyone

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challenge.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Noteveryonecancontrolanger.B.Howtocontrolanger.C.Communicatingwithothersishelpful.D.Controllingangerischallenging根据各段主题句概括

Mother’sDaywascoming,amanstoppedataflowershoptoordersomeflowerstobewired(电邮给)tohismotherwholivedtwohundredmilesaway.

MagellanwasfromPortugal,buthesailedfortheKingofSpain.OnSeptember20,1519,heleftSpainwithfiveshipsand240men.AfterpassingthetipofSouthAmerica,theyreachedthePacificOcean,onwhichtheysailedmorethanoneyear.Veryoftentheycouldnotseeapieceoflandformonthsandtheysufferedgreatlyfromthelackoffoodandfreshwater.Manyofthemdiedofhungeranddiseases.Theyevenhadtoliveonsawdust.Finally,inApril1521,MagellangottothePhilippineIslands,wherehewaskilled.HismenfledandcontinuedtheirvoyageacrosstheIndianOcean.ItwaswiththegreatestdifficultythattheypassedtheCapeofGoodHope.BythetimetheyreturnedtoSpainonDecember21,1521,sevenoutofeveryeightmenhaddied.Magellan’svoyageprovedthatmencouldsailaroundtheworldandthatourearthisbutahugeball.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Magellan’sdeathB.GoingAroundtheWorldC.TheWorldIsRoundD.Magellan’sVoyage9.Thereisasimpleeconomicprincipleusedtodetermineprices.Itiscalledthelawofsupplyanddemand.Supplymeanstheamountof,oraccessto,certaingoods.Demandrepresentsthenumberofpeoplewhowantthosegoods.Iftherearemoregoodsthanwanted,thepriceofthemfalls.Ontheotherhand,ifthedemandforthosegoodsismuchgreaterthanthesupply,thenpricerises.Ofcourse,manufacturersprefertosellmoregoodsatincreasedprices.Whatisthemainidea?A. EconomicPrinciplesB. LawofSupplyandDemandC. MoreGoods,LowerPricesD. FewerGoods,HigherPrices10.Ifyouarerobbed,keepcalm.Ifyoucannotcryforhelporrunaway,givetherobberyourmoney.Trytorememberwhattherobberlookslikeandtellthepolice.

Ifitisraininghardandthereislightning.Don’tstayinhighplacesandkeepawayfromtrees.

Whenthereisafire,getawayasfastasyoucan.Putwetthingsonyourbodyandtryandfindanexit.Donottakethelift!

Ifsomeoneisdrowning(溺水),Ifyoucan’tswim,don’tgetintothewater.Cryoutforhelp.

Rememberthatdangerisneverasfarawayasyouthink.Weshouldtakecareofourselves.Whatisthebesttitle?A.Dangereverywhere.B.Takecareofourselves.C.HowtosaveothersD.Don’tstayunderthetreewhenraining.高考题汇编1.主题句在文首这类文章写法上的特点是：文章的第一句起着点题的作用，概括了文章的主要内容或信息，下文接着对主题句所涉及的话题进行具体的阐述。如：(全国高考题)AJINTAN,JIANGSU:The20students—18boysand2girls—hadathousandreasonstobeproudofthemselves.Theyhadjustclimbedtheirwaytothetoprung(阶梯)outof4millionstudentstakingpartintheFifthNationalHuaLuogengGoldCupMathematicsContest(竞赛)onTuesdayevening.The20goldmedalwinnersareallprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentsundertheageof14."Manyoftheproblemsareofcollegelevelandthesepupilscanfigurethemout.Itisjustunbelievable!"saidateacherfromGuangdongprovince.NamedafterChina'smostfamousmathematician,HuaLuogeng,theconteststartedin1986,oneyearafterhisdeath.Inlessthan10years,ithasbeenrecognizedbytheStateEducationCommission(国家教委)asthecountry'sbiggestandbestcontestofitskind.Thisnewsstoryismainlyabout______.A.whentheconteststartedB.howthecontestgotitsnameC.the20pupilswhohavewongoldmedalsinthecontestD.the5thNationalHuaLuogengGoldCupMathematicsContest【分析】这是一篇报道，文章的第一段只有两句话：“20个学生(2女18男)有充分的理由为自己感到自豪，因为他们夺得了第五届华罗庚杯数学竞赛的金奖，是4百万参赛学生中的佼佼者”，下文接着对竞赛的有关情况进行报道，因此，第一段实际上就是这篇报道的主题句。A、B、C分别只包含了报道的部分信息，显然不合题意；D选项与主题句的意思完全一致，因此是正确答案。2.主题句在文中这类文章写法上的特点是：开始部分是引题，接着是点题，最后是对主题进行叙述，主题句常常起着承上启下的作用。如：(全国高考题)Fatonhumanbeingsisdistributedindifferentways.Somefatpeoplehavealargestomachandnowaistline—whichmakesthemlookround,ratherlikeapples.Othersarefatterbelowthewaist,whichmakesthemappearpear-shaped.Therearetwotypesoffat:externalfat(fatundertheskin)andinternalfat(fatinsidethebodywall).Doctors,whohavebeenexaminingtherelationshipbetweenhealthandfatness,havefoundthatthe'pears'havelessinternalfat,butthe'apples'havemoreinternalfatthanexternalfat.Thisseemstobewhatcausesthehealthproblems.Thebesttreatmentforfatnessistoreducetheinternalfat.Butunfortunatelyitseemsthatdieting(节食)simplymakesanapple-shapedpersonintoasmallerappleandapear-shapedpersonintoasmallerpear.Atthemomentthereisnoknownwayofreducingtheinternalratherthanexternalfat.Thetextismainlyabout______.A.fatnessandhealthB.waystoloseweighC.people'sfiguresD.distributionoffat【分析】该文的第一段交代了脂肪在体内的分布状况；第二段交代了脂肪的种类及不同种类的脂肪与健康之间的关系；第三段讲的是减肥应该减掉哪一类脂肪以及节食存在的问题。很明显，第二段，特别是第二段的第二句，起着承上启下的作用，是该文的主题句。A选项符合主题句的意思，应该是正确答案；B选项与文章的意思无关；可以排除；C、D选项分别只与文章的部分信息有关，也可以排除。3.主题句在文末这种写法的特点是：在叙述完某件事情或某个话题之后，用一句话交代事情的结果或对前面的叙述进行归纳。如：(广东高考题)In1901,H.G.Wells,anEnglishwriter,wroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers(探险者)landedonthemoon,theydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothe"moonpeople"theymet.Inturn,the"moonpeople”expressedtheirsurprise."Why,"theyasked,"areyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspace?"H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969,humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.However,thequestionthatthe"moonpeople"askedisstillaninterestingone.Agrowingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.Undergroundsystemsarealreadyinplace.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.Insomecities,suchasTokyo,SeoulandMontreal,therearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.The'Chunnel",atunnel(隧道)connectingEnglandandFrance,isnowcomplete.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan'sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystem,called"AliceCities."Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflats,offices,shopping,andsoon.Asolardome(太阳能穹顶)wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth'sspace.Thesurface,theysay,canbeusedforfarms,parks,gardens,andwilderness.H.G.Wells'"moonpeople"wouldagree.Wouldyou?Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AliceCities—citiesofthefutureB.SpacetravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoylivingundergroundD.Buildingdown,notup【分析】文章以月球人的问题Whyareyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspace?引起话题，接着讲叙了人类目前对地下空间的利用现状，结尾以地下空间开发的支持者的话点题buildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth’sspace。A选项只是本文话题的部分意思，不是主要话题；B选项与文章的意思无关；文章主要是讲地下空间的开发利用，而不是讲如何享受地下生活，因此C选项与文章的主题也无关；D选项符合文章的主要内容，与主题句的意思一致，因此，是该题的正确答案。4.主题句以首尾呼应的形式出现在文首和文末这种写法的特点是：文章一开始就点题，接着举例，最后回归主题。如：(全国高考题)ShuPulonghashelpedatleast1000peoplebittenbysnakes."Itwasseeingpeoplewithsnakebitesthatledmetothiscareer,"hesaid.In1963,afterhisarmyservice,ShuenteredamedicalschoolandlaterbecameadoctorofChinesemedicine.Aspartofhisstudieshehadtoworkinthemountains.Thereheoftenheardofpeoplewhohadtheirarmsandlegscutoffafterasnakebiteinordertosavetheirlives."IwasgreatlyupsetbythestoryofanoldfarmerImet.Itwasaveryhotafternoon.Theoldmanwaspullinggrassinhisfieldswhenhefeltapaininhislefthand.Heatoncerealizedhehadbeenbittenbyapoisonoussnake.Innotimehewrappedaclothtightlyaroundhisarmtostopthepoisonspreadingtohisheart.Rushinghomeheshouted'Bringmetheknife!'Minuteslaterthemanlosthisarmforever.""ThesadstorytouchedmesomuchthatIdecidedtodevotemyselftohelpingpeoplebittenbysnakes,"Shusaid.Thebestheadlineforthisnewspaperarticleis______.A.AstonishingMedicineB.FarmerLosesArmsC.DangerousBitesD.SnakeDoctor【分析】文章的第一段就两句话，第一句点题，第二交代了ShuPulong成为蛇医的原因；第二、第三段举例说明ShuPulong如何了解到农民被蛇咬的情况；第四段回归主题，强调是由于第二、第三段中所交代的事例促使ShuPulong决心成为蛇医。题目的A选项与文章中的信息无关；B、C两个选项只涉及到文章所举的例子的某个方面；D选项能涵盖首位两个自然段，即主题句，的信息，因此是正确答案。5.无明显主题句有的文章没有明显的主题句，如果在阅读这类文章的时候碰到判断文章的主题、话题、中心思想之类的题目，我们的注意力主要放在两个方面：1.文章的主要内容；2.选项之间的区别。也就是说能涵盖文章的全部或主要内容的选项才是正确答案。如：(全国高考题)JamesClevelandOwenswasthesonofafarmerandthegrandsonofblackslaves.HisfamilymovedtoClevelandwhenhewas9.There,aschoolteacheraskedtheyouthhisname."J.C.",hereplied.Shethoughthehadsaid"Jesse",andhehadanewname.Owensranhisfirstraceatage13.Afterhighschool,hewenttoOhioStateUniversity.Hehadtoworkparttimesoastopayforhiseducation.Asasecond-yearstudent,intheBigTengamesin1935,hesetevenmorerecordsthanhewouldintheOlympicGamesayearlater.AweekbeforetheBigTenmeet,Owensaccidentallyfelldownaflightofstairs.Hisbackhurtsomuchthathecouldnotexerciseallweek,andhehadtobehelpedinandoutofthecarthatdrovehimtothemeet.Herefusedtolistentothesuggestionsthathegiveupandsaidhewouldtry,eventbyevent.Hedidtry,andtheresultsareintherecordbook.ThestagewassetforOwens'victoryattheOlympicGamesinBerlinthenextyear,andhissuccesswouldcometoberegardedasnotonlyathletic(体育的)butalsopolitical.HitlerdidnotcongratulateanyoftheAfrican-Americanwinners."Itwasallrightwithme,"hesaidyearslater."Ididn'tgotoBerlintoshakehandswithhim,anyway."HavingreturnedfromBerlin.Hereceivednotelephonecallfromthepresidentofhisowncountry,either.Infact,hewasnothonoredbytheUnitedStatesuntil1976,fouryearsbeforehisdeath.Owens'Olympicvictoriesmadelittledifferencetohim.Heearnedhislivingbylookingafteraschoolplayground,andacceptedmoneytoraceagainstcars,trucks,motorcycles,anddogs."Sure,itbothered(烦扰)me,"hesaidlater."Butatleastitwasanhonestliving.Ihadtoeat."Intime,however,hisgoldmedals(奖牌)changedhislife."Theyhavekeptmealiveovertheyears,"heoncesaid."Timehasstoodstillforme.Thatgoldenmomentdieshard."Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.JesseOwens,aGreatAmericanAthleteB.GoldenMoment—aLife-timeStruggleC.MakingaLivingasaSportsmanD.HowtoBeaSuccessfulAthlete?【分析】这篇文章简明扼要地介绍了奥林匹克金牌得主，美国黑人运动员JamesClevelandOwens辉煌而又坎坷的人生，但文章侧重介绍的是他人生的坎坷，而不是他人生的辉煌。B选项侧重的是他人生的辉煌，而不是他人生的坎坷，不能涵盖文章的主要意思，因而不合题意；C、D选项与文章的内容无关，也不合题意；JamesClevelandOwens在获得奥林匹克金牌后虽然没有立即得到美国社会的重视，但获得金牌奠定了他作为一名伟大的运动员在美国田径运动史上的重要地位却是不争的事实，A选项既表达了文章的这一主要意思，也能涵盖他人生辉煌及坎坷的不同侧面，比较全面地反映了文章的主要内容，因而符合题意，是正确答案。以上从五个方面介绍了判断文章主题的主要方法，但要真正掌握并熟练运用这些方法也不是能一蹴而就的事情，还需要在大量的阅读实践中不断思考，总结，得出自己的体会。各段主题句(江西D)Moderninventionshavespeededuppeople’slivesamazingly.Motor-carscoverahundredmilesinlittlemorethananhour,aircraftcrosstheworldaday,whilecomputersoperateatlightningspeed.Indeed,thisloveofspeedseemsnever-ending.Everyyearmotor-carsareproducedwhichgoevenfasterandeachnewcomputerboasts（吹嘘）ofsavingprecioussecondsinhandlingtasks.Allthissavestime,butataprice.Whenweloseorgainhalfadayinspeedingacrosstheworldinanairplane,ourbodiestellusso.Wegettheuncomfortablefeelingknownasjet-lag;ourbodiesfeelthattheyhavebeenleftbehindinanothertimezone.Again,spendingtoolongatcomputersresultsinpainfulwristsandfingers.Mobilephonesalsohavetheirdangers,accordingtosomescientists;toomuchusemaytransmitharmfulradiationintoourbrains,aconsequencewedonotliketothinkabout.However,whatdowedowiththetimewehavesaved?Certainlynotrelax,orsoitseems.Wearesoaccustomedtoconstantactivitythatwefinditdifficulttositanddonothing,orevenjustonethingatatime.Perhapsthedaysarelonggonewhenwemightlistenquietlytoastoryontheradio,lettingimaginationstakeusintoanotherworld.Therewasatimewhensomepeople’slivesweredevotedsimplytothecultivationofthelandorthecareofcattle.Nomulti-taskingthere;theirliveswentonatamuchgentlerpace,andinafamiliarpattern.Thereismuchthatwemightenvyaboutawayoflifelikethis.Yetbeforewedoso,wemustthinkofthehardtasksourancestorsfaced:theyfarmedwithbarehands,oftenlivedclosetohunger,andhadtofashiontoolsfromwoodandstone.Modemmachineryhasfreedpeoplefromthatprimitiveexistence.71.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Thepresentandpasttimes.B.Machineryandhumanbeings.C.Imaginationsandinventions.D.Modemtechnologyanditsinfluence.关键词的重复（tunnels）Aneweight-kilometreroadisunderconstructionthatlinkstheportareawiththemotorwaysystem.

Itisexpectedtocarry20,000trucksandcarsaday,whichgreatlyreducestheovercrowdedtrafficin

thecenterofthecity.Aspartoftheproject,twofour-kilometreroadtunnelsarebeingbuiltbelowthe

centralareaofthecity,