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高三英语阅读技巧指导 如何做主旨大意题? 2009-2014 年阅读理解体裁和题材分布表及大纲要求见二轮复习P97. 一、主旨大意题的常见的提问形式: 1) What does the writer mainly tell us? 2) This passage mainly talks about___. 3) Which of the following best expresses the main idea? 4) Which is the subject discussed in the text? 5) The aim of the passage is to ___. 6) What’s the best title for this passage? I. main idea型, 即主题题. II. topic 或title型, 即标题题. 二、解题技巧：寻找主题句，确定文章主题 1.Look for the topic sentence(s) (1) at the first sentence / paragraph (2) at the last sentence/ paragraph (3) both at the beginning and at the end of a passage (4) in the middle of a passage 2. Summarize the main idea in our own words Please underline the topic sentences of Passages A-D in 4 minutes. Passage A 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. If we continue to do this, human life on earth will not survive. .Passage B Some students prefer a strict teacher who tells them exactly what to do. Others prefer to be left to work on their own. Still others like a democratic discussion type of class. Not a single teaching method can be devised to satisfy all students at the same time. Passage C We think of a flood or an earthquake as a natural disaster. To many of nature’s animals, however, the greatest disaster is the coming of large numbers of humans. When settlers came from the East to America’s great western plains, they killed millions of bison（北美野牛）, poisoned the prairie dogs（草原犬鼠）, and shot the coyotes（郊狼）. All this upset the area’s balance of nature. For the animals, it was worse than a flood or earthquake. Passage D Life in 2040 will be different from what it is today. For one thing, you will sleep later because your job will start later in the morning. Too, machines will do most of your routine work for you. A