题型归纳──阅读理解的解题要决──主旨大意题1.根据文章第一段或首句确定文章的主旨。新闻报道的第一段一般首先概括全文的中心，另外有些说明性或议论性文章也会开门见山地提出文章的中心或阐述的观点文章的第一句话或第一段就是对全文主旨大意的概括。后文对此进一步解释说明，一般上具体的事例或信息，全文具有先总后分的特点。我们在捕捉文章的主题句时，应该对包含主题句的段落进行适当的分析。例：Fearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmenandanimalspossessiftheyareproperlyused.Iffiredidn’thurtwhenitburned,childrenwouldplaywithituntiltheirhandswereburnedaway.Similarly,ifpainexistedbutfeardidn’t,achildcouldburnitselfagainandagainbecausefearwouldnotwarnittokeepawayfromthefirethathadburntitbefore.Areallyfearlesssoldier----andsomedoexist----isnotagoodsoldierbecauseheissoonkilled;andadeadsoldierisofnousetohisarmy.Fearandpainarethereforetwoguardswithoutwhichmenandanimalsmightsoondieout.…Q:Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe____.A.Nopains,NoGainsB.PainandActionsC.TheValueofFearD.TheReasonWhyPeopleFear文章的第一句话就开门见山点明了主题：如果利用得当，恐惧和痛苦是人和动物拥有的两样最有价值的东西。后文就此展开论述，说明恐惧的价值。故答案为C。2.主题句在篇尾。主题句位于段末的文章的特点是作者采用了先摆事实，后下结论的写作手法。作者在表述细节后，归纳要点、结论、建议或结果，以概括主题。我们在做题时，要判断所读内容是细节性的描述还是对所涉及问题的集中表达。如果文章首先提及的内容多为一般性的事实、细节的描写或具体的事例，则对文章中心的归纳或作者观点及意图的体现极有可能在最后，可以重点细读最后一段，然后回过头来利用主题句进一步理解文章的细节。例：…Freetimeincreasedconsiderablyfollowingtheshorteningoftheworkingweek,i.e.fromsixdaystofivedays,andfromtenhourstoeighthoursaday.Infact,theworkingdaycouldn’tbetoolong,otherwisepeoplewouldn’thavethetimetospendtheirmoney.Theamountofafamily’sbudgetspentonoutsideentertainment,suchasparties,filmsandconcertshasincreasedfromjustunder6%inFord’sdaytoabout9%today.Ontheotherhand,wespendonlyaquarterofwhatourgreat-grandparentspaidforreadingmaterials.Itisdifficulttoseehowourspendingpatternsmaychangeinthefuture.Wealreadyknowthatourpopulationisagingandthiswillhaveaneffectontheamountofmoneywespendonmedicalcare.Q:Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.ChangingpatternsinspendingB.ChangesinfamilyplanningC.DecreaseinfooddemandD.Increaseinfamilyincome[分析]结合前文所提及的细节可知，文章最后一段的第一句话即全文讨论的主题──消费方式的变化。故答案为A。3.主旨出现在文章的中间。在有些议论文或说明文中作者首先列举或说明人们的错误观点或认识误区，然后再点明自己的观点或说明的中心，最后点题，这样文章的主题句就出现在篇中。例：Aclosefriendsaid:“IfIcouldonlyfigurethisout,IthinkIcouldfindhappiness.”IhaveheardthisbeforeandwillhearitagainIamsure.Manypeoplebelievethatfindinghappinessisallaboutfindingsomethingelsetheywant.Notmanyhaveeverfoundlongtermhappinessbyachievinganothergoal.Theanswertofindinghappinessistolookwithinyourself.Inotherwords,happinessisacompletelyinsidejob.Themostimportantpiecetofindinghappinessistocomprehendhappinessisachoiceandnottheresultofanexperience.Ifallhappinesscouldbefoundastheresultofanacquisition(成就),meetingagoal,orhavinganything,thenaperson’shappinesswouldalwaysbesubjecttosomethingelse.Q:Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Lookwithintofindhappiness.B.Happiness,achoiceortheresultofanexperience?C.ThedefinitionofhappinessD.Howcanwecreatehappiness?...
