ReadingTIPS•Asarule,readingworkshouldbeginwithageneralorglobalunderstandingofthetext,andthenmovetosmallerunitssuchasparagraphs,sentencesandwords.---EddioWilliamsReadingSTYLES(Involuntary)RapidIntensiveExtensiveSkimmimgScanningREASONSGeneralInformationPleasureinformationfromtextorinterestabouttextA.MainIdea/BestTitleTips:Nottoogeneral,nottoospecific!Questionforms:1.Themainidea/keypoint/purpose/subjectmatterofthispassageisthat_________.2.Fromthepassagewelearn/canconcludethat________.3.Thelastparagraphischieflyconcernedwith_________.4.What’sthebesttitle/headlineforthepassage?5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?Skills:Findouttopic/keysentencesHowtofindthemainideaofapassageSometimesthefirstsentenceofapassageisthetopic(key)sentenceSometimesthelastsentenceisthetopic(key)sentenceSometimesthetopic(key)sentenceisinthemiddleofapassageSometimesyouhavetoputseveralkeysentencestogethertogetthemainideaSometimesyoucan’tfindthetopic(key)sentenceinthepassage.Youhavetosumitupyourself.Toscanistolookforspecificinformationquicklywithoutreadingwordbyword.Youhavetoknowwhatyou’relookingforbeforeyoubegin.Whenyouscan,lookforkeywords,names,dates,orotherspecificsthatmeanyouhavefoundtheinformationyouarelookingfor.Don’tstoptoreadeverythingonapageslowlyandcarefully.Instead,Scanuntilyoucometotheinformationyouneed,thenreadcarefully.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainidea?A.Scanningisreadingquicklytofindspecificinformation.B.Beforeyoureadapassage,youshouldscanit.C.Itisnotagoodideatoreadwordbyword.D.Scanningisausefulreadingskill.IntheUnitedStates,oldpeoplewhonolongerhaveanincomeorwhosufferfromalossofphysicalabilitiesareoftenforcedtogiveuplivingalone.Theymustleavetheirhomesanddependonsomeoneelsetogivethemaplacetoliveandtotakecareoftheirphysicalneeds:theymusteitherlivewithrelativesorliveinhomesfortheaged.Thislossofindependenceisamajorproblemfortheaged.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainidea?A.OldpeopleintheUnitedStateswhoarepoororsickcannotlivealone.B.BeingunabletoliveisaseriousproblemforoldpeopleintheUnitedStates.C.Oldpeoplewhoarepoororsickshouldlivewiththeirrelatives,notinhomesfortheaged.D.IntheUnitedStates,oldpeoplewhoarepooraresickareforcedtoliveinhomesfortheaged.IlikereadingshortstoriesbecausetheyareeasytoreadandIcanfinishawholestorywithinafewminutes.Myteachertoldusthatasidefromregularhomework,weshouldalsodosomeoutsidereading.ThusIchosetoreadshortstories.Itdoesn’ttakemuchofmytime.Booksopenalotofdoorsforus.Asidefromentertainingwecanalsolearnfrombooks.WhenIreadbooksIcangotoplacesI’veneverbeentoandmeetpersonsI’venevermetorwillneverhaveachanceofmeeting.ItalsobroadensmymindasittellsmewaystodothingsthatIhaveneverthoughtofdoing.Finallyitleadsustoknowourselvesbetter.Whichofthefollowingisthemainidea?A.Readingshortstoriesisfun.B.Readingcanhelpusknowalotofplaces.C.WeshoulddosomeoutsidereadinginoursparetimeD.Wecanlearnwaysofdoingthingfromreading.Ifyouaskmostpeopletoexplainwhytheylikesomeonewhentheyfirstmeet,they’lltellyouit’sbecauseoftheperson’spersonality,intelligence,aresenseofhumour.Buttheyareprobablywrong.Thecharacteristicthatmostimpressespeoplewhenmeetingforthefirsttimeisphysicalappearance.Althoughitmayseemunfair,attractivepeoplearefrequentlypreferredoverlessattractiveones.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainidea?A.Judgingpeoplebytheirappearanceisunfair.B.Personality,intelligence,andsenseofhumourareimportantindecidingwhetheryoulikesomeoneornot.C.Peopleshouldspendmoretimemakingthemselvesmoreattractive.D.Physicalappearanceismoreimportanttowhatwethinkofothersthanwhatwebelieveitis.Readthefollowingpassagequicklytodetermineitsmainidea.Likeeverybigcity,NewYorkhasitsowntrafficsystem.Trafficjamscanbeterrible.It’susuallyquickesttogobysubway.TheNewYorksubwayiseasytouseandquitecheap.ThesubwaygoestoalmosteverycornerofManhattan.Butitisnotsafetotakethesubwaylateatnightbecauseinsomeplacesyoucouldgetrobbed.NewYorkbusesarealsoeasytouse.Youseemoreifyougobybus.Therearemorethan30,000taxisinNewYork.Theyareeasytosee,becausetheyarebrightyellowandcarryLargeTAXIsigns.Taxisdonotgooutsidethecity.However,theywillgototheairports.Inadditiontothetaxifare,peoplegivethetaxidriveratipof15percentofthefare’svalue.Asiancountriescontinuetofindbetterwaystosolvetheirpollutionproblems.SingaporeintroducedaCorrectiveWorkOrdercampaign.C.W.O.requiresthosepeoplewholiketothrowwastematerialsinapublicplacetodopublicservice.Theymustcleanbeaches,parksandhousingdevelopments.Asaresult,rubbishhasdecreased.Thailandusesfeartocontrolthrowingawayrubbish.ArichThaiwomandesigned“magiceyes”toencouragepeopletoprotectthesurroundings.Theeyeswereputupinschoolsandoneverystreetcorner.CertainlythemostexpensiveplanisJapan’slargevacuum(吸尘器).ThisvacuumwilloperatealongOsaka’sdirtiestroad.Thevacuumsucksuptheairandmakesitclean.Thebesttileforthispassageis________.A.AsianplansforpollutionB.AirpollutioninAsiaC.HowtosolvetheproblemofairpollutionD.HowtomaketheaircleanB.事实细节题在阅读理解题中有较多的提干是针对文章的细节而设计的。但是选项的表述通常不是用文章的原话,而是使用同义词语来表达。考生一定要认真读题,并回到文章中找出与答题内容相关的词语与句子,在理解的基础上最佳答案。请勿脱离文章内容而根