主旨大意题技巧点拨

关注主要人物、情节及事件发展；重视文章、题干和选项中的关键词。具体方法如下：

略读法：选读文章标题、首段和末段以及中间段落的首尾句，找出主题句；

归纳法：归纳各段段落大意，把握段落间的逻辑关系，得出文章主旨；

排除法：排除以偏概全，以某段的段落大意或某个细节代替文章主旨的干扰项。

Choose the best answer:

Explaining piracy (P2)

1. The article mainly wants to ______.

A. explain the causes of and possible solutions to Somali piracy

B. warn people against sailing through the Gulf of Aden

C. criticize the ineffective international attempt to solve Somali piracy

D. report on US Time’s Person of the Year 2009 list

2. Which of the following is contributing to the revival of Somali piracy, according to the article?

A. Poverty and chaos.

B. Big ocean and dangerous waters.

C. Attacks from secret base camps.

D. High ransoms and low risks.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Pirate ships can’t be detected by radar, making it hard to warn passing ships of possible attacks.

B. Warships sent to the area are to blame for their poor patrolling and inability to destroy piracy.

C. Fishing boats sailing in the Gulf of Aden could be a danger to passing ships.

D. Countries affected by Somali piracy are not making efforts to solve the problem.

4. According to experts, the essential way to solve Somali piracy is to ______.

A. find solutions to the chaos and poverty in Somalia

B. have one country act as senior policeman

C. send more warships to patrol the area

D. unite all countries against pirate

Good at birth? (P6)

5. What is the article mainly about?

A. The behavior of young children. B. Different philosophies about human nature.

C. The difference between babies and baby chimpanzees.

D. A new study of human nature.

6. According to Michael Tomasello, human beings are born ______.

A. similar to chimpanzees in nature

B. selfish and viciou

C. sociable and helpful D. with a liking for war

7. Of all the following, ______ has a negative attitude towards human nature.

A. Three Character Classic B. Thomas Hobbe

C. Nicholas Wade D. Michael Tomasello

8. According to the study, it’s safe to say that ______.

A. human beings are not selfish

B. children like to help others when they get a reward

C. different countries teach social rules at different time

D. children tend to be helpful if they are taught early

A smile makes a difference (P8)

9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A. Mr Dawson gave Janet an apple because she gave him a broad smile.

B. Mr Dawson was angry because the children in town always stole apples from his yard.

C. Amy had never invited Janet to stay at her house before.

D. Most kids in town were scared of Mr Dawson.

10. What does the underlined sentence “he started smiling real smiles” mean?

A. Mr Dawson started to accept Amy as a true friend with real feelings.

B. Mr Dawson didn’t know how to smile until he met Amy.

C. Mr Dawson didn’t believe in anyone in the town except Amy.

D. Mr Dawson regretted that he had only half-smiled at Amy before.

11. The last paragraph mainly tells us that ______.

A. we always look for too much in everyday life

B. smiling brings us positive feeling

C. we have to pretend that we are wearing an invisible smile

D. if we want to accomplish something, we have to cheer each other up

UK begins to lose its temper (P5)

阅读短文后填空，每空不超过三个词。

_________ (12)	2,050 Britons.
Research findings	Britons are becoming less _________ (13) than before, especially _________ (14) people.
Supporting   details	① Over _________(15) percent of the people surveyed admitted getting angry more quickly than before. ② More than seven in ten lose their temper if forced to wait longer than a minute for a Web page to download. ③ Brits are most angry at being _________ (16), and will show signs of _________ (17) after five minutes and four seconds. ④ Diners _________ (18) their ordered food to arrive become impatient after only eight minutes, 38 seconds. ⑤ _________ (19) as many 18-24 year olds are prepared to wait for over 30 minutes for a friend compared with 55-64 year olds.
Possible cause	Maybe _________ (20) is to blame because as a result of its speed and convenience. People are less prepared to wait for things to happen in the _________ (21) world.

Key:

1—4 AACA

5—8 DCBC

9—11 DAB

12. Participants / Interviewees / Respondent

13. patient

14. young

15. 50/fifty

16. kept on hold

17. impatience/anger

18. waiting for

19. Half

20. the Internet/the online world/the Web

21. real /offline