1、难点23 有章可循的主旨大意题阅读中的主旨大意题主要是考查学生在阅读全文的基础上归纳总结文意的能力，然而，学生在阅读中常犯的毛病之一就是：只见树木，不见森林。难点磁场1.（）A World of OpportunityThe New York Times is now better than ever.All the more reason to order home delivery now.NEW-SEPARATE sections for The Arts.Monday through Thursday,and Sports 7 days a week that you can pull
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5、der home deliveryB.several new sections have been printed separately from now onC.readers can be well informed of the latest news and sports resultsD.people can pick up all the information they are interested in2.()Millions of people use contact lenses(隐形眼镜）.For anyone who doesnt mind sticking his f
6、ingers in his eyes,there are clear advantages:contacts correct vision better than glasses,are less often crushed underfoot,dont make you look boring,and come in a huge variety of formssoft,firm,colored,and even theatrical.More and more people are turning to use of contact lenses.But are they safe?La
7、test research from Australia shows that not all chemicals are effective in killing all germs(细菌）and some of these germs can cause blindness in just 24 hours.While most problems with contacts still can go back to poor hygiene(卫生）or overuse,not all sight-threatening conditions only happen to those who
8、 wash their lenses under the tap or decide,while tired and emotional,to sleep in their lenses for the third night running.Two of the biggest eye-damaging killersprotozoan acanthamoeba and bacteria pseudomonasare all around us,in our homes and water supplies.This seemingly harmless pair can cause bli
9、ndness through keratitis(disease of the cornea).“The cornea(角膜)is like a five-layered sandwich”,says Raymond Curran,a doctor from Omagh,Northern Ireland.“Once the bacteria get into a layer they can reproduce there and turn the cornea opaque(too dark to see through).”An optician(验光师）may see one possi
10、bly sight-threatening case each month,but at an eye hospital there may be several each week.Acanthamoeba,often seemingly mild,can be misjudged until it is too late.Meanwhile,pseudomonas,more seriously,can cause increasing sight loss with each hour that passes.If not treated immediately,patients may
11、need a corneal replacement.And the really bad news,according to Professor Roger Buckley,at the Moorfields eye hospital in London,is that acanthamoeba is“one of the hardest germs on Earth”it can survive in Antarctica.Question 2:In the passage the writer mainly wants to tell us _.A.the possible danger
12、 of contactsB.the importance of keeping contacts cleanC.some doctors opinions about contactsD.the advantages and disadvantages of contacts3.()With only about000 pandas left in the world，China is desperately trying to clone(克隆) the animal and save the endangered species(物种)Thats a move similar to wha
13、t a Texas AM University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noahs Ark”Noahs Ark is aimed at collecting eggs，embryos(胚胎)，semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liuid nitrogenIf certain species should become extinct，DrDuane Kraemer，a professo
14、r in Texas AMs College of Veterinary Medicine，says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the futureIt is estimated that as many as 2 000 species of mammals，birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 00 yearsThe panda，native only to China，is in danger of
15、 becoming extinct in the next 25 yearsThis week，Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbitThey are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animalThe entire procedure could take from three to five years
16、to complete“The nuclear transfer（核子移植)of one species to another is not easy，and the lack of available （capable of being used）panda eggs could be a major problem”Kraemer believes“They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy （having a baby）It takes a long time and
17、 its difficult，but this could be groundbreaking science if it worksThey are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk，so it is worth the effort，”adds Kraemer，who is one of the leaders of the roject at Texas AM，the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog“They are trying to do something thats never be
18、en done，and this is very similar to our work in Noahs ArkWere both trying to save animals that face extinctionI certainly appreciate their effort and theres a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to doIts a research that is very much needed”Question 3:The best title for the passage may be
19、AChinas Success in Pandas CloningBThe First Cloned Panda in the WorldCExploring the Possibility to Clone PandasDChinathe Native Place of Pandas Forever4.()American women experience a great variety of lifestyles. A “typical” American woman may be single . She may also be divorced or married. She may
20、be a homemaker, a doctor, or a factory worker. It is very difficult to generalize about American. However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitude about themselves and their role in American life.Historically , American women have always been very independent . The first
21、settlers to come to New England were of ten young couples who had left behind their extended family (i.e. their parents , sisters, cousins, etc.).The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands. This had two important effects. First of all, this as yet uncivilized (未开化)environ
22、ment (环境)demanded that every person share in developing it and in survival (生存).Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land. Second, because they were in a new land without the established (确定的)influence of older members of society , women felt free to
23、step into nontraditional roles.This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans moved west,again leaving family behind and meeting a new environment. Even later, in the East, as new settlers arrived , the women often found jobs more easily than men. Women became the supporters of the
24、family.Within the established lifestyle of industrialized twentieth century America, the strong role of women was not as attractive as in the early days of the country. Some women were active outside the home; others were not. However , when American men went to war in the 1940s, women stepped into
25、the mens jobs as factory and business workers. After the war, some women stayed in these positions , and others left their jobs with a new sense of their own ability.Question 4:What is the main idea of this passage?A.Different life styles led by the American women.B.American women were free to step
26、into nontraditional roles.C.American women worked hard to establish their roles in American historyD.American women were independent because they did not have to follow the regulations (rules)at all.案例探究1.There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art.Washington D.C.,t
27、he US,has the National Gallery of Art;Paris has the Louver,London,the British Museum.Florida International University(FIU) in Miami,the US also shows art for visitors to see.And it does so without a building,or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.FIU has opened what it says is the first compu
28、ter art museum in the United States.You dont have to visit the University to see the art.You just need a computer linked to a telephone.You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it.All of the art is stored in the school computer.It is computer art,pr
29、oduced electronically by artists on their own computers.In only a few minutes,your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum.He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their work.A computer artis
30、t could record his pictures electronically and send the records,or floppy discs,to others to see on their computers.He could also put his pictures on paper,of course.But to print good pictures on paper,the computer artist needed an expensive laser printer.Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is
31、 mainly for art or computer students in schools and universities.Many of the pictures in the museum are made by the students.Mr. Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it.He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an
32、audience.And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for his electronic museum.Question:The main purpose of this text is to give information about _.A.famous museums throughout the worldB.an electronic art museum in Miami,U.S.A.C.art exhibitions in Florida Internatio
33、nal UniversityD.latest development in computer art命题意图：本题主要考查学生的归纳概括能力，属五星级题目。错解分析：本题错选C、D两项的学生较多，原因是只抓住了文章中的只言片语，而忽视了前两段文字在文中的作用及贯穿文章始终的museum一词。解题方法与技巧：（1）通读全文，抓住每段文字的主旨大意，尤其是文章的前两段。第一段作者告诉我们全世界有许多著名的艺术博物馆；第二段主要讲Florida International University新开的电脑艺术博物馆。随后各段就这家博物馆的领导者及博物馆的运作做了说明。（2）运用排除法，将较具干扰性的C
34、、D两项排除掉。C项错误在于art exhibitions;D项中只讲电脑艺术的最新发展，与文章的前两段无法相符，也没有呼应贯穿文章始终的“art museum”。答案：B2.NMET 2002In 1901,H.G. Wells,an English writer,wrote a book describing a trip to the moon.When the explorers(探险者) landed on the moon,they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities.They expressed thei
35、r surprise to the “moon people” they met.In turn,the “moon people” expressed their surprise.“Why,”they asked,“are you traveling to outer space when you dont even use your inner space?”H.G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon.In 1969,human beings really did land on the moon.People today know
36、that there are no underground cities on the moon.However,the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one.A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.Underground systems are already in place.Many cities have underground car parks.In some cities,such as Tokyo,S
37、eoul and Montreal,there are large underground shopping areas.The “Chunnel”,a tunnel(隧道) connecting England and France is now complete.But what about underground cities?Japans Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems,called “Alice Cities”.The designers imagine using surface sp
38、ace for public parks and using underground space for flats,offices,shopping,and so on.A solar dome(太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earths space.The surface,they say,can be used for farms,p
39、arks,gardens,and wildernes.H.G.Wells “moon people” would agree.Would you?Question:What would be the best title for the text?A.Alice Citiescities of the future.B.Space travel with H.G. Wells.C.Enjoy living underground.D.Building down,not up.命题意图：本题旨在考查学生的归纳概括能力，是一道主旨大意题，属五星级题目。错解分析：此题学生容易错选B项，原因是没有通览
40、全篇，只抓住了文章的后半部分，尤其是第四段。解题方法与技巧：（1）通览全文，抓首段大意。（2）文章开篇叙述了H.G. Wells在其科幻小说中的“月球人”询问月球探险者：“为什么地球人不利用地球内部空间而到地球外部空间旅行呢？”；接着下一段讲述越来越多的科学家正在认真思考这一问题；随后两段叙述underground systems的利用及日本underground cities的设计；然后再根据文章最后一段首句：“Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a g
41、ood way to use the earths space”，可判断出此题答案。答案：D锦囊妙计1.通读全文，重视首段，注意每段第一句话（尤其是论述性或说明性文章）。2.归纳文章的段落大意。把握文章总体。3.重视重要情节、人物及事物特征。4.注意观察，找准贯穿上下文的关键词汇。5.重视题干中的关键词汇：main idea,the best title,the writer mainly wants to tell (or:show)歼灭难点训练AHuman language is a living thing.Each language has its own biological sys
42、tem,which makes it different from all other language.This system must constantly adjust to a new environment and new situation to survive and flourish.When we think of human language this way,it is an easy step to see the words of a language as being like the cells of a living organismthey are const
43、antly forming and dying and splitting into parts as time changes and the language adapts.There are several specific processes by which new words are formed.Some words come into the language which sound like what they refer to.Words like buzz and ding-dong are good examples of this process.Still anot
44、her way in which new words are formed is to use the name of a person or a place closely associated with that words meaning.The words sandwich and hamburger are examples of this word-formation process.The Earl of sandwich,an English aristocrat(贵族),was so fond of gambling at cards that he hated to be
45、interrupted by the necessity of eating.He thus invented a new way of eating while he continued his game at the gambling table.This quick and convenient dish is what we now call a sandwicha piece of meat between two slices of bread.The hamburger became the best-known sandwich in the world after it wa
46、s invented by a citizen of Hamburg in Germany.As long as a language is alive,its cells will continue to change,forming new words and getting rid of the ones that no longer have any use.1.()The passage is mainly about _.A.the biological system of a living organismB.the inventors of sandwich and hambu
47、rgerC.the development of human cellsD.the changes of a languageBThe wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nerv
48、ously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio stations competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to many without having met
49、 each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar“experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie d
50、etector(测谎仪) test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer(占星家) who declared that they were suited.The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not ev
51、eryone shared their joy. Miss Germaines mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordells parents are reported to be less than delighted.Organizations, including the marriage guidance service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “We have enough problems getting you
52、ng people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love.”The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a years free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?2.()Which of the
53、 following is the best title of the passage?A.Two Strangers and a WeddingB.A Wedding Based on LoveC.A Short-Lived MarriageD.A Well-Matched CoupleCSince 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (商业广告) for the hamburg
54、er chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works,” he said in 1991, “Ill continue to do those commercials.”Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still wont let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper-fitting shoes.” Wendy s
55、aid in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted (收养) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction work. “He fed me,” Thomas said,“and if I got out of line, hed beat me.”Mo
56、ving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind, “I thought if I owned a restaurant,” he said,“I could eat for free.” A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken resta
57、urant that made him a millionaire in 1968.In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendys Old Fashioned Hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6 000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes 6 billion a year in sales.Althou
58、gh troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (基金会) for Adoption in 1992.In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated
59、 from Coconut Greek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party. The kids voted him Most Likely to Succeed.“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,”says friend Pat Williams “He wasnt a great actor or a great speaker. He was just Joe Everybody.” 3.()What is the artic
60、le mainly about? A.The life of Dave Thomas.B.The dream of Dave Thomas.C.The schooling of Dave Thomas.D.The growth of Dave Thomas business.DTim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software programme that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the
61、first generation of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packaging materials. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing. In
62、the 1980s scientists were already communicating using a primitive version(原始版本） of e-mail. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a programme, which let him store these messages. This gave him another idea:write a programme that will let academics(学术界人士） from across the
63、world share information on a single place. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP(服务程序所用的协议） and HTML(超文本链接标示语言） programmes which formed the basis of the World Wide Web.The next year his programmes were placed on to the Internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programmers used h
64、is codes to work with different operating systems. New things like web browers and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100 000.In 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web Consortium, or W3C. More than 200 leading companies a
65、nd laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can share equally on the web. “The web can help people to understand the way that others live and love. It helps us understand the humanity of people,” he says.4.()The main idea of this passage is _.A.when the Internet cam
66、e into beingB.how Tim Berbers-Lee formed W3CC.why computers develop so rapidlyD.how the World Wide Web startedEReducing the use of cars during rush traffic hours will make the environment more livable.Unfortunately,our present living and working environments encourage the use of cars.But,the car is
67、taking us down the road in lower-quality air.The exhaust(废气) from cars:damaging the earths protective ozone layer and helping to cause the global warming;causes as much as 50% of the smog-producing compounds and chemical rain in our atmosphere;causes 60% of the carbon monoxide in our atmosphere.When
68、 you consider that the average person breathes in 9 000 quarts of air a day,you realize how important clean air is to human being.The government has spent billions of dollars to control car pollution.Yet,some big cities are still in violation(侵害) of public health standards that protect people from b
69、reathing poisonous air.The health care costs related to unclean air are huge.The traditional way of cleaning up what comes out of tailpipes has not done the job of getting rid of automobile emissions(散发物).Yet todays cars produces far less pollution than models from the 1960s.But there are now almost
70、 51 million more cars on the road than there were in 1960,and drivers are traveling many more miles.As a result,cars are still the single largest source of city pollution today.If we are going to achieve clean air,we need to discourage car use by individuals,especially during rush driving hours.At t
71、he same time we reduce car use,we must also improve our public transportation system.If going to and from work by public transportation was convenient and cheap,people would use the system instead of using cars to drive to work.Yes,it will cost money to improve our public transportation system.But w
72、e now spend billions each year in controlling car emissions without much success.Giving some of that money to public transportation would be a small price to pay for cleanest air.Unless we do something to reduce car use and get people to use public transportation,our love affair with the car will be
73、 the death of our environment.5.()What is the main idea of the passage?A.Car use needs to be discouraged.B.Clean air is only possible if we reduce car use during rush hours.C.Car use is causing problems with the ozone layer creating poisonous gases.D.The government spends billions of dollars control
74、ling the pollution coming from cars.FAfter 78 years in the UK,the Dutch clothing retailer (零售商) has closed shop for the last time.But C & A is not alone.In the past week the best known names on British high streets-Marks & Spencer,Boots and littlewoodshave announced some of their worst ever trading
75、figures.The downturn is not a case of belt tightening.Although there are fears of a recession(衰退),UK consumer (消费者) spending has set new records in the past year.Experts say the sudden fall is the result of a revolution that is changing almost every side of British lives.Mr.and Mrs.UK Average are th
76、rowing out the everyday and trading up to the finer things in life.Consumers are declaring an end to all things ordinary.The good taste revolution has swept the country with remarkable speed.Sales of once popular fashions (时髦) are dropping quickly.Just three years ago Marks & Spencer was the UKs fav
77、orite.People now consider the fashions “ordinary”.Yet just 100 yards (91 metres) from the empty aisles (通道) in Londons Oxford Street,the story is different.Burberry enjoyed a 35 per cent increase in sales income in the last three months of last year.Gucci saw its sales rise 25 per cent.Armani report
78、ed 20 per cent growth.Demand for the logo-print(商标) at Louis Vuitton cannot be satisfied immediately.And growth is not only limited to the wealthy Southeast.Experts say Britain has moved from a “good enough” culture to “good taste”culture.Almost everywhere you lookfrom clothes,to food and drink,to c
79、ars,to home furnishings,to holidaysBritons are buying into a life less ordinary.Rising wealth is driving the revolution.New research shows that the average UK household（family） is 40 per cent better off than in 1986.“In the past only those with money and time on their hands were able to devote energ
80、y to the search for tasteful living,”says Martin Harward,a director at the Henley Center.“But as incomes rise and free time increases,the privileged(wealthy) many are living higher.More middle-class consumers are developing a sense of their own self-image through what they buy.”6.()What is the most
81、proper title for the passage?A.Income Increasing in BritainB.Revolution Changing the WorldC.Britains Going High FashionD.Sales in Britain Going DownGAll of us eat every day,but most of us dont understand nutrition(营养).How much do you know about good nutrition?Are the following statements true or fal
82、se?1.People who dont eat meat can stay healthy.True.As long as people eat enough milk,eggs and meat alternates(替代物),they can get enough protein(蛋白质).2.Fresh vegetables cooked at home are always more nutritious than canned vegetables.False.The difference depends more on how vegetables are prepared th
83、an whether they are fresh or canned.Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large quantity of vitamins.3.Food eaten between meals can be just as good for health as food eaten at regular meals.True.Nutritional value depends on what types of food you eat,not when you eat them.Eating an egg or a
84、n orange between meals can contribute to a good diet.4.Taking extra vitamins beyond the recommended daily allowances wont give you more energy.True.Its widely believed that extra vitamins provide more energy.But taking more than the body needs doesnt make if function better,just as overfilling your
85、gas tank doesnt make your car run better.5.Natural vitamins are better supplements(补充) for the diet than synthetic vitamins.False.There is no difference.A vitamin has the same properties(性质) and specific chemical structure whether made in a laboratory or taken from plant or animal parts.6.Older peop
86、le need the same amount of vitamins as younger people.True.Older people need the same quantity of vitamins as younger people although they need fewer calories.Certain illnesses raise the requirements for some vitamins,but that is true for the young as well as the old.7.Food grown in poor soil is low
87、er in vitamins than food grown in rich soil.False.The vitamins in our foods are made by the plants themselves.They dont come from the soil.However,the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.If you have answered these questions correctly,you can say you know much about food and nutrit
88、ion by todays standards.But remember that nutrition is growing science and that it may be aged as new information is obtained.7.()The main purpose of the passage is to _.A.list todays standards of some food and nutritionB.introduce what should be eaten and what notC.explain what is helpful to your h
89、ealth and what is notD.test our nutrition IQ by judging the problems listedHIn a society such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious and cultural differences, people highly value individualismthe differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualitie
90、s that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize information. Instead, they work on their own and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and o
91、pinions.In most Asian societies, by contrast, the people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in these Asian countries reflects societys belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea often wor
92、k together and help one another on assignments(作业).There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also
93、 study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline(纪律)and self-control.There is,however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students
94、 say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is, however, a d
95、isadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they havent memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.8.()In this passage the author mainly discusses _.A.how Western school systems mirror the value of individualismB.the advantages and disadvantages of the two educational systemsC.what Asian schools should do to make students more creativeD.the differences in culture, religion, etc. between the East and West