• The main idea of this passage is ___ • A. serious environment problem • B. human life on earth will not survive • C. natural resources is running out • D. dangerous chemicals
主旨归纳题
How to get the main idea?
Question forms:
Usual types: main idea; topic / best title; purpose
Common sentence patterns 大意类： The main idea of the passage is ...
more and more serious. The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on earth will not survive. • (30seconds)
Passage2
• A human body appears to be rather soft and delicate, compared with that of a wild animal, but it is actually surprisingly strong. In deed, its very softness and looseness is an advantage; it makes man good at moving about movement of all living things of his own size, because he can do so many different things with his limbs. Man’s games show how he can control his own body. No other land creature can swim as skillfully as man; more has such varied grace; very few lives as long as he; none is so strong in its natural resistance to disease. Therefore man has a great advantage in his battle against the risks of damage and death that threaten him. （1minute）
• What is the topic sentence?
Passage3
If you were planning to buy a television set, the following advertisement would certainly draw your attention: “Color TV. Only $79. Two days sale. Hurry.” However, when you go to the store ready to buy, you may discover that they are sold out. But the shop assistant is quick to tell you that he has another model. A much better set which is “just right for you” It costs $395. This sales method is called “bait and sw switch”. Buyers are baited with a sales advertisement, and then they are switched to another more expensive one. (1.5minute)
What is the passage mainly about? 标题类： What's the best title / headline for the passage?
The best title for the passage mihe writer's purpose in writing the passage？
The author's purpose of writing this passage is …
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Passage1 • Today the problem of environment has become
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阅读理解考查的要求是： ➢ 文章的主旨大意 (main idea) ➢ 文章的具体细节 (specific details) ➢ 文章的篇章结构 (passage structure) ➢ 猜测生词的词义 (word meanings) ➢ 作者的观点态度 (attitudes / opinions) ➢ 简单的推理判断 (judgments and inference)