理解中心思想的能力，也包括分析归纳文章段落大意、重要情节、人物特征、写作特点的能力。一般说来说明文和议论文都有主题句，而且多位于文章的开头，有时也位于文章的中间或末尾。但有时不能直接在文章中直接找到主题句，在弄清段与段之间逻辑关系的基础上自己归纳总结。主题句必须能简洁明了地概括全文的主要内容，具有高度的综合性和概括性，文章或段落的其他句子都是对主题句的进一步的解释、说明、论证或拓展。 常见的主旨大意题的考查形式： The text is mainly about ____.
The main idea/The general idea/The main purpose is ______.
What would be the best title /headline for the text?
This article mainly tells about the story of ____.
What is the topic of the text?
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The subject discussed in this text is ____. What does the second paragraph discuss? The paragraph (passage) deals with _____.
What is mainly discussed in the text? 范例
1.Today the problem of environment has become more and more serious.
The world population is rising, so quickly that the world has become too crowded.
We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time
we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals.
The main idea of the paragraph is _____ Today the problem of environment has become more and more serious. ___.
2. When you are poor, you can also say you are
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very happy, because you have something else that can' t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you should always say you are happy.
The topic sentence of the paragraph is___ you should always say you are happy. _____________
3. Some people like reading, and some people like swimming. I have many hobbies, such as reading, skating, and traveling. In fact, different people have different hobbies. My friend Ann studies very hard. So her hobby is reading all kinds of books. Tony loves working with her hands, and his hobby is gardening. The main idea of the paragraph is ______ In fact, different people have different hobbies.__. 4. Going green seems to be fad(时尚)for a
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lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we can’t really say, but for the tow of us, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.
On April22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.
What might be the best title for the passage?
A．Going Green. B．Protecting the Planet. C．Keeping Open-Minded D．Celebrating Our Green Year.
答案解析：主旨大意题。根据本文叙述了一家人环保生活的经历和效果，文章出现了出现了多次going green，点名的主题，故选A。
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