Ying jiang Middle School

How to grasp the main idea of a passage in NMET

Wang huaying

2000 年 64 题 , 69 题 , 72题

2001 年 65 题 , 70 题 , 74题

2002 年 59 题 , 63 题 , 71 题

2003 年 59 题 , 67 题 , 75题

近几年高考阅读理解主旨大意题 :

1)What does the writer mainly tell us? 2)Which of the following can summarize the main idea of this text?3)Which of the following best expresses the main idea?4)Which is the subject discussed in the text?5)The best headline for this newspaper article is ___.6)What’s the best title for this passage?

I. main idea 型 , 即主题题 .

II. topic 或 title 型 , 即标题题 .

主旨大意题的常见的提问形式 :

Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal. Such a person is not really a thief. They are sick and cannot help themselves. All small children act naturally and as they grow up they normally learn to control their actions. People with kleptomania for certain medical reasons have failed to develop control over their desire to take things that do not belong to them. With medical help they may become normal citizens again. They things that a kleptomaniac steals are seldom of great value. They often give away what they have stolen or collect objects without using them.

Q:What is the topic of the text? A. Young Thieves. B. An Unusual Illness. C. Reasons for Stealing D. A Normal Child’s Actions.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skater. He rolled on and on. Suddenly he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time! Q: What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the paragraph?A A.  The roller skates needed further improvement. B. The party guests took Merlin for a fool!C C.  Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.D D. Merlin got himself into trouble.

一 . 文首找主题句 , 提炼文章标题

新闻报道 , 说明文 , 议论文

二 : 文尾找主题句 , 提炼标题或归纳大意 .

议论文 总 -- 分 -- 总

三 : 首尾呼应展现主题句 , 瞻前顾后归纳大意 .

四 : 整合每一段的主题句 , 归纳大意

In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word games and to fill his time he planned a game which he called “Lexico”. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and changed its name from “ Lexico” to “Alph” and then to “Criss Cross”. He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn’t have any real commercial(商业性的 )success.

Q:The text is mainly about________.A. Lexico B. Three men C . A word game D. Alfred Butts.

In Shanxi Province you may be offered brains to eat. Frightened? You shouldn’t be, because these brains are only a kind of food, which is famous for its unusual name and rich nutrition.( 营养 ).

Brains as a kind of food were invented more than 300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother had been ill for along time. To help her become well again, he studied medicine and invented a kind of soup( 汤 )made of meat, vegetables and a number of Chinese medicines. Rich wine was also used in the soup to help illness caused by old age. Fu’s soup became the talk of the town. Many people came to see him. One day a restaurant owner asked him what was in the soup. “I’ll tell you,” Fu said, “ but if your restaurant is going to sell to soup, you must call it brains because of its shape and color. And your restaurant should be renamed after my mother.”

Q:The best headline for this newspaper article is _______. A. A Good Son B. A Special Soup C. How to Make Brains D. How to Live Long Life.

五 : 从段落中归纳要点抓大意 .

有些文章或段落无明显的主题句 , 只是暗示性地体现主题 . 这就要求考生在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或提供的线索来概括总结主旨大意

Paragraph 1: Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill it Takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. A great athlete practices until he can play quickly, accurately(精确 ), without thinking. Tennis players call that “ being” in the zone.” Educators call it “ automaticity’ (自如 ).

Question:: The first paragraph tells us _______.A. what automaticity is B. how accuracy is acquired ( 获得 )C. how a child learns to walk D. how an athlete is trained.

Passage 2 Boston---- Thieves dressed as police entered a museum early Sunday and stole 11 paintings, including major works by Rembrandt,Dagas, Manet and Vermerr, FBI ( 美国联邦调查局 ) and the museumofficials said. The first judgment placed value of at least $100 million on the worksstolen from the Isabella Gardener Museum, said Boston police spokes-man Jim Tordan ……… William Bobinson, of Hardvard Univercity’s Foggel Museum, called the objects stolen “major works.” Q: What is the best headline for this newspaper article ?

A. A Theft Took Place in Boston B. Artworks stolen by ThievesC. Major Works D. Investigation into the theft 

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend in the U.S. continues to grow.

……John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in

the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself’, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

Q: What would be the bets title for the text?A.The joy of DIY B.You can Do It Too! C. Welcome to Our DIY Course! D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY

Paassage 1 : You dream each night, even though you may not remember your dreams. While you dream your eyes move and your heart beats faster. Even your brain-wave pattern changes. Some scientists think that dreaming is important for the sake of health. They claim that without dream, people would go crazy.

Question: What does the passage mainly tells?

A. How people stay healthy B. How sleep is necessary C. Why dreams are important D. When people remember their dreams

Paragraph 2: In America we have Halloween. In Mexico they have Todos Santos, which means “ All Saints”. This is the day in which people remember family and friends who have died. They visit the cemetery instead of going out to trick-or-treat. But they do have pictures of skeletons and ghosts hanging around. They also have many candy skulls to eat.

Question: What does the story mainly tells ?

A. What holidays are like B. What Halloween is like in MexicoC. What happens during Todos Santos D. What we do on Halloween

遵循 四字原则 :

准准全全

新新

用精炼的语言概括出文章的中心思想

要注意文章的内涵和外延 , 把作者的观点准确地表达出来 .

要排除掉那些片面的选项 , 选取包含文章的主要内容及作者观点的选项 , 范围不宜过大或过小 .

所选择的标题要新颖 , 对读者有吸引力 , 能激发读者的阅读兴趣 .

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