2024年4月27日发(作者：)

阅读理解分块训练4：主旨大意

宁乡一中：邹鸿鹰

阅读理解训练之三

主 旨 大 意 题 的 理 解

Skills:

1． 通读全文，重视首段，注意每段第一句话(尤其是论述性或说明性文章)。

2． 归纳文章的段落大意。把握文章总体。

3． 重视重要情节、人物及事物特征。

4． 注意观察，找准贯穿上下文的关键词汇。

5． 重视题干中的关键词汇：main idea，the best title，the writer mainly wants to

tell(or：show)…

Examples:

A. Find the topic sentence for each passage below:

1. Joshua Bingham studied four years at the University of Paris and decided to

leave before his graduation. He transferred to the University of Berlin and

graduated with honors. Harvard Law School and, later, Boston College provided

him with an excellent legal background. He is presently a lawyer in Miami, Florida.

2 . Turn on the world news broadcast any evening, and the predominant mood

(基调) is one of semi-darkness and hopelessness. Maybe Brazil and Peru haven't

gone to war, but the news is that some other countries have. Thousands of people

have been left homeless by earthquakes, floods, and fires, but nobody reports on

the millions of people unharmed by natural disasters. In the cities, men and

women go about the daily affairs of earning a living, quietly and calmly, without

making the news, but crime, greed, and corruption(腐败) seem to be on every

street corner according to the latest news report.

3. If you were planning to buy a television set, the following advertisement

would certainly attract your attention: "Color TV, only $ 79. Two-day sale. Hurry."

However, when you go to the store ready to buy, you may discover that the

advertised sets are sold out. But the salesman is quick to tell you that he has

another model, a better set which is "just right for you". It costs $ 359. This sales

tactic is called "bait and switch". Buyers are baited with a sale offer, and then they

are switched to another more costly item. Buying items on sale requires careful

consideration of the merchandise and the reasons for the sale.

4. Who was the first scientist? There is, of course, no answer to this question. It

is probably more fruitful to ask, "What type of man gave the first scientific

explanation to natural phenomena(现象)?" We cannot completely answer this