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主旨大意题 主旨大意题主要是测试考生对一篇文章或一段文字的深层理解程度及在速读中准确把握文章主旨大意的能力。一般针对某一语段或某一语篇的主题标题或目的设题。常见的设题方式有： 1标题类常见的标题型题干： 1)The best title/ headline for this passage might be_____________. 2)The text (passage) could be entitled ______________. 3)What is the best title for the passage? 4)Which of the following would be suitable as a title for the passage? 2 大意类常见的主题型题干： 5) This passage chiefly deals with____________.6) What’s the topic of the article? 7) What is the subject discussed in the text? 8) With what topic is the passage chiefly concerned? 3 目的主旨大意题 The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is______. The passage is meant to _____ The purpose of this article is _______ 标志词 文章或段落的主题句常常会出现在一些标志性的提示后。如：on the whole, as a result, in short, therefore, thus…..I agree with the opinion that….;Given all these points above, I would support the idea that….; For all the reasons mentioned above, I would prefer…. A.主题句呈现的形式 1）文首开门见山, 提出主题, 随之用细节来解释, 支撑或发展主题句所表达的主题思想. 最常见的演绎法写作方式. 例1.The panda is a popular animal. Stories about the panda in the Washington Zoo are always front page news and important features on television newscasts. Stuffed pandas are among the most popular toys for children, and panda postcards are always in demand in zoo gift shops. 2).文尾，在表述细节后, 归纳要点, 印象, 结论建议或结果, 以概括主题. 这是英语中最常见的归纳法写作方式 例2.A human body appears to be rather soft and delicate, compared with that of a wild animal, but it is actually surprisingly strong. In deed, its very softness and looseness is an advantage; it makes man good at moving about movement of all living things of his own size, because he can do so many different things with his limbs. Man’s games show how he can control his own body. No other land creature can swim as skillfully as man; more has such varied grace; very few lives as long as he; none is so strong in its natural resistance to disease. Therefore man has a great advantage in his battle against the risks of damage and death that threaten him. 3).文中，通常前面只提出问题， 文中的主题由随之陈