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Tom 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 corporation lawyer in Miami, Florida. The main idea of this paragraph is that ______. A. Tom, who had studied at Paris Universities for four years, moved to another university.detail B. Tom became a lawyer since his graduation from Harvard Law School and later from Boston College. detail C. Tom was an excellent student when he studied at Berlin university. detail D. Tom received an excellent education.
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如何做主旨大意题?

做此类题目时，首先要搞清是问某一段还 是全文的大意，可利用文中主要信息来把握文脉， 进行综合归纳，概括文章的主题。如有标题，标 题中的蕴含的信息往往是关键信息。另外，任何 一篇文章都是围绕某个主题展开的，因此，许多 文章中最明显的特点之一是有一个反复出现的中 心词，即高频词，也叫做主题词。抓住了它，便 容易抓住文章的中心。
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Everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older, but men's minds decline more than women's, according to the results of a worldwide survey. Certain differences seem to be inherent in male and female brains: Men are better at maintaining and dealing with mental images (useful in mathematical reasoning and spatial skills), while women tend to excel (擅长) at recalling information from their brain's files (helpful with language skills and remembering the locations of objects).... Q : The author aims to tell us that __________. A. women’s minds perform better than men’s B. men’s minds decline more with age C. everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older D. a survey on human’s mind decline was done recently.
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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.
3 < 113 words > 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 switch”. Buyers are baited with a sales advertisement, and then they are switched to another more expensive one. Buying things on sale needs careful consideration of the goods and the reason for the sale. The paragraph could be entitled _________. A. Buying A TV Set (detail) B. A Selling Method C. Buyer Beware (detail) D. TV On Sale (detail)
A. the NHS should be reformed right away. B. more and more people are dying from diseases. C. the plan to reform the NHS in the UK. D. the criticism of Mr. Brown's proposals.
Types Of Paragraph Structures
type The position of the topic
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1 < 70 words > Smoking cigarettes is harmful to your health. Experiments show that cigarette smoking can cause cancer. Besides the most serious and terrible disease(illness), cancer, cigarette smoking also can cause other health problems. For example, it can give one a “smoker’s cough”. Finally, studies have shown it is easy for cigarette smokers to catch colds. Whether you get an unimportant cold or terrible killer, cancer, smoking is harmful. Is it worth it?
成都市龙泉中学
Chen Liguo
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一.做主旨大意题容易犯的错误：
1. 以偏概全。干扰项只阐述了文章的一部分内容， 也就是文章的局部信息。 2. 断章取义。干扰项常常以文章中的个别信息或 个别字眼作为选项的设置内容，或者以次要的事实 或细节冒充全文的主要观点。 3. 主题扩大。干扰项所归纳、概括的范围过大， 超过文章实际所讨论的内容。 4. 张冠李戴。命题者有意地把属于A的特征放在B 的身上，构成一个干扰项。考生不注意的情况下， 会造成错选答案。 5. 无中生有，似是而非。有的干扰项中的关键词 语好似在文章中谈到了，但认真分析之后你会发现 这类干扰项的内容与文章的内容毫无联系。
二.认识基本的篇章结构
1). 主题型(topic、subject、main idea、general idea) 主旨大意题的题干表现形式: The main idea of the passage is… The passage is mainly about… Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage? What is the passage mainly about? 2). 目的(purpose)类主旨大意题 The passage is meant to …. The purpose of this article is to … 3). 标题(topic 或 title)类主旨大意题 The best title for the passage might be…