[课件]高考-英语-阅读理解-主旨大意（共86张PPT）.pptVIP

has also increased the amount of food available to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animal breeding techniques, and has extended our life span via(通过)medical technology. What is the best title for the passage? A．The definition of technology B．Modern technology C．The application of technology D．The development of technology 解析：主旨大意题。反复出现的词语，一般为体现文章主旨的关键词，文中出现较多的词是modern technology，文章的主要笔墨是用在科学技术的作用上，所以答案应选B。 答案：B 8．The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses(病毒)passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes. The passage mainly discusses________. A．the experiments on the common cold B．the fallacy (谬论)about the common cold C．the reason and the way people catch colds D．the continued spread of common colds 解析：主旨大意题。该段的第一、二句“The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold.They are not”是本文的主题句。全文主要阐述了“感冒不是由寒冷引起的”这一观点。 答案：B 9．Zinc(锌)is one of about 20 elements necessary for good health. It is present in the body in a very small amount but makes it possible for important chemical actions to be carried out in cells. Scientists are just beginning to discover how zinc and other elements work. The best title for the passage may be________. A．A New Discovery B．Zinc and Health C．How Zinc Works D．Add Zinc to Your Food 解析：主旨大意题。根据第一句(主题句) “Zinc(锌)is one of about 20 elements necessary for good health”可推知。 答案：B 10．According to a famous optical(光学)expert, Alexander, who recently visited Shanghai, the developed countries in Europe