北京成人本科学位英语考试答题技巧阅读理解

　　主题思想题在考试中出现的频率较高，因为这类题可考查考生抓主要信息的能力，而能够抓住文章的主要信息又是阅读能力的一个极为重要的方面。

　　这类题在设题时常会用到title，subject，main idea，topic，theme等词。常见的提问形式有以下几种：

　　What is the main idea of the passage？

　　Which of the following would be the best title？

　　What's the best title for the passage？

　　The main idea of the passage is that_____.

　　This passage tells us_____.

　　Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage？

　　What does the passage mainly discuss？

　　做这类题时常用略读法，把注意力放在抓主要信息上，不去过分注意细节事实，否则会造成“只见树木，不见森林”的结果。通常的办法是，快速阅读文章时注意找出各段主题句。英文文章各段主题句常放在段首，有时也放在段尾或段落中间，有时不明确写出，通读文章后把各段主题句联系起来，一般就能得出文章主题。

　　就整篇文章来讲，首段和尾段一般对于解这类题更为重要。我们以97年统考试卷中阅读理解部分的第一篇文章为例：

　　How often one hears children wishing they were grown up，and old people wishing they were young again.Each age has its pleasures and its pains，and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.

　　Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make