主旨大意题[题型特点]我们阅读一篇文章,首先是要了解其大意,明确其主旨,因此,主旨大意题是常考题,每年必考1~3题。主旨大意题包括:主要内容(mainidea,mainlyabout)型、文章标题(title)型、写作目的(purpose)型、主题型(themaintheme)。七年来共考了13道题,其中mainlyabout考过3题(2008,2012,2013),title题考了5题(2007,2010,2011,2012,2013),purpose题考了5题(2007,2008,2009,2011,2013)。常见的题干形式有:Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?Paragraph1mainlytalksabout____.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Whatisthe(main)purposeofthepassage?Thepurposeofthepassageis_____.Thepassageisintendedto_____.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?[解法点拨]要正确选出标题,首先得弄清文章的主旨大意,而了解主旨大意的关键是找到主题句,主题句通常在文首、文末或首尾呼应,有时也在文中,或没有主题句,需根据文章所述内容进行归纳。找主题句还有以下三个小窍门:1.段落中出现表转折的词语(如however,but,infact,actually等)时,该句很可能是主题句。2.首段出现疑问句时,对该问题的回答很可能就是文章主旨。3.作者有意识地反复重复的观点,通常是主旨;反复出现的词语,一般为体现文章主旨的关键词。作者写此文章,其目的是告诉读者一个事实,传达某个信息,或让读者得到某种启示或受到某种教育,或者是为了说服读者接受某种产品、服务,或接受某种观点。[真题破解][例1](2011广东)Intheanimalkingdom,weaknesscanbringaboutaggressioninotheranimal.Thissometimeshappenswithhumansalso.ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople.Frommywheelchairexperience,Iseethebestinpeople…Often,wetryeverywaypossibletoavoidshowingourweakness…Butonlywhenwestoppretendingwe’rebraveorstrongdoweallowpeopletoshowthekindnessthat’sinthem.A.AWheelchairExperience.B.WeaknessandKindness.C.WeaknessandStrength.D.ADrivingExperience30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?解析:在第一段中,出现了表转折的But…可知,ButIhavefoundthatmyweaknessbringsoutthekindnessinpeople便是主题句,再根据第二段最后一句可以确定,这句的确是主题句。又因标题要简明、醒目,故选B。B.WeaknessandKindness.[例2](2011广东)Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources(资源),theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadeshasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable(可持续的)ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.…Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,…Besides,…Finally,…acceleratethechangefromtraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofgrowingpopulationbutitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.A.Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.B.Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.C.Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.D.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.45.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?D.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.解析:在第一段中,出现了转折的Actually,其后的Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable(可持续的)ways是主题句,随后的两句话都是对这一句进行解释;句中两个must清楚表明了作者“提倡可持续发展”,第二段首句Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries进一步说明,作者写这篇文章的主要目的是“提倡可持续发展”。故选D正确(一)A.complaintaboutthehighpriceofelectricityB.introduceanotherheaterthatcanreducethecostC.tellushowtosaveelectricityandcutourheatingbillsD.showmanypeoplecan’tbeartheburdenonthefamilybudget1.Theauthormentionedthecostofheatingourhomesinorderto____.1.B意图推断题。从第二句起直到文章最后,作者都是在推介移動式取暖器,可见作者第一句提到家庭取暖的开支将是家庭预算的一大负担,其目的是介绍一种可以节省开支的取暖器,故选B。A.theheatoftheEPB.thesafetyoftheEPC.theappearanceoftheEPD.thematerialoftheEP2.Whatismainlydiscussedinparagraph2?B段意归纳题。由no…thatcancauseafire和willnotburnchildrenorpets和willnotburnchildrenorpets可知,本段是讲这种取暖器的安全问题。A.doesn’tburnupoxygenB.runswithoutanynoiseC.makespeoplegetsleepyD.isunsuitableforchildrenandpets3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheEP____.A细节理解题。由第三段TheEPwillnotreduceoxygenintheroom(这种取暖器不会减少房间里的氧气,即此机不会燃烧氧气)可知选A。注意:因第一段最后有runsalmostsilent(几乎是静音),易误选B“运转时没有声音”,错就错在夸大其词;选项C是指别的取暖器,这是张冠李戴;由itwillnotburnchildrenorpets可知是适合小孩和宠物的,选项D是颠倒是非。A.continuouslyB.separatelyC.quicklyD.equally4.Theunderlinedword“evenly”inparagraph4probablymeans____.D词义猜测题。由本段最后一句WiththeEP,thetemperaturewillnotvaryinanypartoftheroom(温度在房间的任何地方都没有不同的,即一样的)可知选D“均匀的”。A.persuadepeopletobuytheproductB.advisepeopletosaveonheatingbillsC.reportthenewdevelopmentofportableheatersD.comparethefunctionsofdifferentheaterbrands5.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto___.A写作目的题。文章最后Now,wehaveaspecialofferfor10days…Ifyouorderafterthat…atthediscountedprice.Takeactionrightnow!很明显,作者写此篇文章的目的是劝人去买这种产品。(二)A.Usingriverwater.B.Throwingbatteriesaway.C.Pavingparkinglots.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.C细节题。由第一段最后一句Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave,thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater可知。6.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.B.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.C.Thereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysize.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?B推断题。第一段前两句告诉我们,人们在以明显的方式或不明显的方式影响着水资源的供应,第二段到第四段都讲到要应如何去做,可以推断,要做好这些是需要作出巨大努力的。A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwaterC.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus.D.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathome8.Thelastparagraphisintendedto____.D推断题。由最后一段的第一句Youcantakestepstosavewaterinyou