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06－07年度第二学期软件、电气学院 大学英语阅读教案 第 10 次课 授课时间 2007年3月、2 - 27、2 术职务 讲 师 授课方式 （大，小班） 小班 学时 2/2周 授课内容 第十课 主类题目的解答主类主类主类. Introduction 主旨题在阅读理解中处于次要地位，该题型主要考查概括文章中心思想的能力，提问方式有： What does the passage mainly discuss? The best title for this passage would be _________. The main purpose of this passage is to ___________. The passage deals primarily with ________. The main idea of the passage is ___________. The passage mainly deals with_______. The author writes this passage to __________. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is _________. 主旨题在题型上会涉及中心大意、写作目的、选择题目这三个方面，答题的关键是抓中心句，中心句一般位于首段首句、首段末句和二段一句。此外，排除法也是常用的方法，主旨题的干扰项可分为：范围过大、范围过小和无关信息三类。 II. Practice （1） Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future. The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types. Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the cars movements. The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the