怎样确定英语阅读中的中心思想.docx

?主题思想或中心思想（the Main Idea）是作者在文章中要表达的核心内容，也是作者自始至终要说明的问题。能否抓住一偏文章的主题思想，既可以体现出考生总结、概括和归纳事物的能力，也有助于考生对文章中具体内容的理解。因此，准确确定文章的主题是一项最重要的阅读技能。?一、常见的提问方式。?在阅读理解题型中，常常用语检测考生对主题思想掌握如何的问题形式有： 1. The main (central, principal) idea of this passage is ??. 2. The main idea of this selection may be best expressed as ??. 3. The main theme (topic) of the passage is ??. 4. The passage is mainly about ??. 5. This passage deals mainly (primarily) with ??. 6. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is ??. 7. The main purpose of the passage is ??. 8. The best (most appropriate) title of this passage is ??. 9.? What is the subject (the main idea) of this passage? 10. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? 11. What is the passage mainly about? 12. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage? 13. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? 14. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s opinion? 15. What would be the most appropriate title for this passage??二、学会识别文章中那些最根本、最具有概括力的信息。 要抓住主题思想，首先要学会识别文章中那些最根本、最具有概括力的信息。这种信息应当能够归纳和概括文章中其他信息所具有的共性。?Example 1:?Directions: Choose the most general word. A. chemist???? B. physicist???? C. scientist??? D. biologist?该问题要求找出“最具有概括性的此”。C. scientist 符合题意，因为它包括了chemist, physicist, biologist，而A. B. C. 都指某一个具体的学科的科学家，不能概括其它的词。所以，scientist 最具有概括性。?Example 2:?Directions: Choose the most general sentence. A.? The hotel offers complimentary coffee from 7 to 10 a.m. daily. B.?? There are many reasons why guests feel at home at the Glorietta Bay Inn. C.? The coin-operated laundry room has an ironing board. D.? There are a number of extra services at the Glorietta Bay In including baby-sitting. ?A. B. C. 都是从不同的侧面说明该旅馆的服务情况。相互之间并无联系。而B 却概括了A. C. D. 的共性的东西，即：为什么旅客住在这家旅馆里有宾至如归的感觉。因此，A 符合题意。如果在一段文章中包含了以上A. B. C. D. 几条信息，那么，B. 就是该段的中心思想。同样的道理，如果作者分多段（而不是一段）叙述几方面的内容，那么，这些段落所围绕和要说明的问题就是该文章的中心思想。?Example 3:?Directions: Choose the main idea of an article.?(限于篇幅，只给出个段的主题句) 1. A mounting body of ev