例如:
What is the main ideasubject of this passage?
What is the author trying to tell us?
The main theme of this passage is.
What does this passage mainlyprimarily concern?
Which of the following is the major point of the passage?
We can learn from the passage that.
According to the passages, which of the following statements is
true?
例如:
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
The title that can best express the theme of the passage
is.
This passage is most probably taken from an article
entitled“”.
3.判断作者写作意图——Purpose类
例如:
The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is to.
What is the purpose of this passage?
二、把握文章主题句的敏感点
1.文首、段首、段尾句
一般来说,阅读文章中第一段首句往往是强开弱收型文章中心思想的表达处;第二段首句或第一段尾句往往是转开弱收型文章的主题句所在;而有时每段的段首句、段尾句是该段的段落主题句。因此,命题者常在这些地方出题。
2.特殊标点符号处
尤其是文章开篇段落和结尾段落中特殊标点符号处的内容,其往往表达了作者的论点,阐释了全文的主题,因而成了重点考查内容。特殊标点符号多数是指:冒号、引号、括号、破折号等。
3.转折信息点处
尤其是段首的语义转折处,常是考点。因为转折后面的内容往往是作者真实的基本观点或写作目的,而这又是文章中心思想的所在。
4.因果结论信息点处
因果关系句也可表现出作者的写作目的、观点或文章的主题,因此也常常作为出题点。表示因果关系的常用词汇有:reason,
because, since, for, as, therefore, consequently, result in,
originate from, due to, based
on等,有时作者也通过先提出问题why…?而后给予回答的方式来阐释文章主题。
5.文尾结论句
考研阅读中,有部分文章有明确的全文结论句,给出文章鲜明的大方向和落点,是我们把握文章主题的必读之处。