ReadingComprehension---Howtogetthemainidea?ByTianGuixiaTaixingSeniorHighSchool1、细节理解题(details)2、词义猜测题(wordsguessing)3、推理判断题(inference)4、文脉结构题(contextandstructure)5、主旨归纳题(mainidea)“Peopleshouldhaveonemeat-freedayaweekiftheywanttomakeapersonalandeffectivesacrificethatwouldhelpdealwithclimatechange,”theworld’sleadingAuthorityonglobalwarminghastoldTheObserver.TheUN’sFoodandAgricultureOrganizationhasestimatedthat……Pachauricanexpectsomeoppositeresponsesfromthefoodindustrytohisadvice……However,ChrisLamb,headofmarketingforpigindustryGroupBPEX,saidthemeatindustryhadbeenunfairlytargetedandwasworkinghardtofindoutwhichactivitieshadthebiggestenvironmentalimpactandreducethem……Para1.“Peopleshouldhaveonemeat-freedayaweekiftheywanttomakeapersonalandeffectivesacrificethatwouldhelpdealwithclimatechange,”theworld’sleadingauthorityonglobalwarminghastoldTheObserver.59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Lessmeat,slowerglobalwarmingB.Moreanimals,moregreenhousegasC.Lessimportedfood,betterourenvironmentD.Greaterdietchange,smallerclimatechangeQuestionforms:1.主题类(subject/mainidea)(1).Themainideaofthepassageis_______.(2).Whichisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?(3).Whichofthefollowingstatementcanbestsummarize/sumupthemainideaofthepassage?Questionforms:2.标题类(title)(1).Thebesttitle/headlineforthispassagemightbe_____.(2).Thetext(passage)couldbeentitled__________.(3).Whichofthefollowingwouldbesuitableasatitleforthepassage?3.作者意图类(purpose)(1).Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassageis___.(2).Thepassageismeantto_______.Howtofindoutthetopicsentenceormainideaofaparagraph?Brainstorming:PositionofthetopicsentencesThepositionofthetopicsentenceInformationwordsAtthebeginningAttheendInthemiddleNocleartopicsentencebesides,forexample,tobeginwith,also,first,second,next,last,finally…therefore,consequently,inconclusion,inshort,inaword,tosumup…sumthemupbyyourselfbut,however,actually…Activity1Smokingcigarettesisharmfultoyourhealth.Experimentsshowthatcigarettesmokingcancausecancer.Besidesthemostseriousandterribledisease(illness),cancer,cigarettesmokingalsocancauseotherhealthproblems.Forexample,itcangiveonea“smoker’scough”.Finally,studieshaveshownitiseasyforcigarettesmokerstocatchcolds.Whetheryougetanunimportantcoldorterriblekiller,cancer,smokingisharmful.Isitworthit?Smokingcigarettesisharmfultoyourhealth.Activity2Oftennoonelooksmoreguiltythantheinnocent.Ontheotherhand,nobodymaylookmoreinnocentthanaprofessionalcriminal.Andthemanwhoknows“everything”mayreallyonlybetryingtohidehisownweakness.So,itisfoolishtotrytojudgeapersononlybyhisappearance.So,itisfoolishtotrytojudgeapersononlybyhisappearance.Activity3Ifyouwereplanningtobuyatelevisionset,thefollowingadvertisementwouldcertainlydrawyourattention:“ColorTV.Only$79.Twodayssale.Hu--rry.”However,whenyougotothestorereadytobuy.Youmaydiscoverthattheyaresoldout.Buttheshopassistantisquicktotellyouthathehasanothermodel.Amuchbettersetwhichis“justrightforyou”Itcosts$395.Thissalesmethodiscalled“baitandswitch”.Buyersarebaitedwithasalesadvertisement,andthentheyareswitchedtoanothermoreexpensiveone.Buyingthingsonsaleneedscarefulconsiderationofthegoodsandthereasonforthesale.Theparagraphcouldbeentitled_________.A.BuyingATVSetB.ASellingMethodC.BuyerBewareD.TVOnSaleThissalesmethodiscalled“baitandswitch”.(detail)(detail)(detail)Activity4TomstudiedfouryearsattheUniversityofParisanddecidedtoleavebeforehisgraduation.HetransferredtotheUniversityofBerlinandgraduatedwithhonors.HarvardLawSchooland,later,BostonCollegeprovidedhimwithanexcellentlegalbackground.HeispresentlyacorporationlawyerinMiami,Florida.Themainideaofthisparagraphisthat______.A.Tom,whohadstudiedatParisUniversitiesforfouryears,movedtoanotheruniversity.B.TombecamealawyersincehisgraduationfromHarvardLawSchoolandlaterfromBostonCollege.C.TomwasanexcellentstudentwhenhestudiedatBerlinuniversity.D.Tomreceivedanexcellenteducation.detaildetaildetailHowtogetthetopic/themainideaofanarticle?TypesOfArticleStructuresTypesPositionoftopicsentenceinthefirstparagraph&thelastparagraphinthefirstparagraphinthelastparagraphinthemiddleGeneralidea----Supportingdetails----Conclusion(总-分-总)Generalidea---Supportingdetails(总-分-分)Supportingdetails---Conclusion(分-分-总)Supportingdetails---Conclusion---Supportingdetails(分-总-分)Autonomouslearning(guidance)Activity5SuitableheadlineforthisreportHeadline:ManyWorldLeadersOfferSympathy,AssistancetoJapanfirststep:keyparagraph(s)secondstep:keysentence(s)&keyword(s)Autonomouslearning(guidance)Attention:Don’forgettounderlinekeypoints&analyzethestructure!Activity6ProfessorBarryWellmanoftheUniversityofTorontoinCanadahasinventedatermtodescribethewaymanyNorthAmericansinteract(互动)thesedays.Thetermis“networkedindividualism”.Thisconceptisnoteasytounderstandbecausethewordsseemtohaveoppositemeanings.Howcanwebeindividuals(个体)andbenetworkedatthesametime?Youneedotherpeoplefornetworks.HereiswhatProfessorWellmanmeans.BeforetheinventionoftheInternetande-mail,oursocialnetworksincludedliveinteractionswithrelatives,neighbors,andfriends.Someoftheinteractionwasbyphone,butit