2015年成人学位英阅读理解主旨大意题解题法
- 第1页：常见的表述方式
- 第2页：重要位置解题法
(二)解题方法
1．重要位置解题法
任何一篇阅读理解文章都有一个中心思想。尽管绝大多数阅读理解文章是从一篇较长的文章中摘选下来的，但不管摘选一段还是几段，不管摘选哪几段，不管摘选长短，摘选下来的句子必须本身是自成一体的，是有中心思想的。一般说来，绝大多数文章的中心思想是用一个句子表达出来。其特点是概括性的。中心思想句到哪儿找?它在文章中的位置比较有规律，一般出现在文章的开头。
例1
Describing learning as meaning centered reminds us that the most fundamental concern of any learner is "making sense". In the relationship between reader and text, then,the making of meaning is primary. To describe the activities of reading and writing, we prefer the word "transacting" which "designates an ongoing process in which the elements or parts are seen as aspects or phases of a total situation. "A transactional view of reading and writing argues that writers construct texts "through transactions with the developing text and the meaning being expressed". Transformed in the process are the text itself and the writer's ways of organizing knowledge. During reading, readers construct texts by transacting with the page and indirectly with the author. Although reading is generally considered a "receptive" language process, this does not mean that the process is essentially passive. Readers use directions from the page to
construct meaning from their own prior knowledge;the reader must read between and beyond the lines.
Like reading, the process of writing is generative of meaning:we do not simply write down ideas that are fully formed before we put them to paper. The act of composing itself bring us ideas and insights. As meaning-making processes, reading, writing and talking are dynamic;meanings are developed and changed,discovered and clarfied, during the activities themselves. Iser has described this aspect of reading as "setting the work in motion" and setting oneself in motion too.
Clearly in reading and writing the learner's prior knowledge plays an important role. There are many types of knowledge important to the acts of reading and writing. Since all meanings are made in the context of prior meanings,with each person bringing a unique fund of prior knowledge and experience,we should not expect everyone to respond to texts in the same way.
The passage is mainly about
A. reading and writing
B. learning as meaning-centered
C. reading through transactions
D. the importance of prior knowledge
读了句Describing learning as meaning centered reminds US that the most fun-damental concern of any learner is“making sense”(把学习语言描写成以意思为中心，因为学习者关心的就是自己说的、写的能否让人懂。)根据我们粗读和做其他题时得到的信息，这一句应是全文的中心思想。再读选项，B)learning as meaning-centered正好和这句意思对上，因此是答案无疑了。当然中心思想句出现在文章的后几段也有：
例2
A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people.
Day after day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A key ingredient is disappearing, and I think I know what it is:ac-countability.
Accountability isn't hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences.
Of the many values that hold civilization together--honesty, kindness,and so on--accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law--and, ultimately, no society.
My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse,or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external con-trols on people's behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.
Fortunately there are still communities--smaller towns, usually--where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that proclaim:"In this family certain things are not tolerated--they simply are not done!"
Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner re-straints are loosening. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property ; he takes what he wants,including your life if you engage him.
The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed,society was considered the victim. Now,in a shocking rever-sal,it's the criminal who is considered victimized : by his under-priviledged upbringing, by the school that didn't teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn't provide a stable home.
I don't believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountabili-ty,we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for any-thing.
We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.
The key point of the passage is that
A. stricter discipline should be maintained in schools and families
B. more good examples should be set for people to follow
C. more restrictions should be imposed on people's behavior
D. more people should accept the value of accountability
这篇文章的中心思想句就出现在文章的第四段：Of the many values that hold civi-lization together--honesty，kindness，and so on--accountability may be the most im-portant of all．Without it，there can be no respect，no trust，no law——and，ultimately，no society(在许多人类文明的价值观念中，负起责任是重要的)。文章后一句的总结也是这一意思：We in America desperately need more people who believe that the per-son who commits a crime is the one responsible for it．使更多的人认识到犯罪的人要对自己的罪行负起责任。对照选项，D．more people should accept the value of accounta-bility就是这个意思。
也有中心思想旬在文章结尾出现的。
例3
The death of reading has been frequently, if not prematurely, reported. We are toldthat we live in an audio-visual age with radio,television,film,or other forms for ear and eye replacing the printed page. The picture is said to be faster to present, more adapta-ble to the message, and easier to comprehend.
How can anyone be expected to resist the tide, the torrent of competing images?
Can we preserve the printed page and the art and skills of reading? Untold teachers, writers,and others have struggled to show the rewards of reading,to demonstrate the practical values, and to encourage reading for personal discovery and growth. The ques-tion is whether the dedicated have had more influence than the image-flashers. Fortu-nately there are some hopeful signs.
We can note the publication of more books, magazines, and papers than in any pre-vious time in our history. Libraries report far greater use than ever before. Schools con-tinue to show large numbers at all ages(except the young,due to a changing birthrate)seeking to attend. Even the visual media acknowledge their great dependence on the production of the printed word. Reading is not dead, dying, or. seriously ill. It remains as the major avenue to individual learning and satisfaction.
If you agree with the point of view in this article you would probably
A. read less than ever
B. rely more on visual media
C. watch television selectively
D. attach due importance to reading
这道题绕了个圈子，问的还是文章中心思想。根据中心思想句出现的位置和特征，我们读到文章句：The death of reading has been frequently，if not prematurely，reported。文章后一句：Reading is not dead，dying，or seriously ill．It remains as the major avenue to individual learning and satisfaction．文章句是说人们一直认为阅读已消亡。经过一番论述，文章后一句总结说阅读没有消亡，相反仍然是个人学习和满足的主要途径。可见这句是文章的中心思想句。用这句意思去看四个选择项，不难发现D．attach due importance to reading是正确答案。
1．重要位置解题法
任何一篇阅读理解文章都有一个中心思想。尽管绝大多数阅读理解文章是从一篇较长的文章中摘选下来的，但不管摘选一段还是几段，不管摘选哪几段，不管摘选长短，摘选下来的句子必须本身是自成一体的，是有中心思想的。一般说来，绝大多数文章的中心思想是用一个句子表达出来。其特点是概括性的。中心思想句到哪儿找?它在文章中的位置比较有规律，一般出现在文章的开头。
例1
Describing learning as meaning centered reminds us that the most fundamental concern of any learner is "making sense". In the relationship between reader and text, then,the making of meaning is primary. To describe the activities of reading and writing, we prefer the word "transacting" which "designates an ongoing process in which the elements or parts are seen as aspects or phases of a total situation. "A transactional view of reading and writing argues that writers construct texts "through transactions with the developing text and the meaning being expressed". Transformed in the process are the text itself and the writer's ways of organizing knowledge. During reading, readers construct texts by transacting with the page and indirectly with the author. Although reading is generally considered a "receptive" language process, this does not mean that the process is essentially passive. Readers use directions from the page to
construct meaning from their own prior knowledge;the reader must read between and beyond the lines.
Like reading, the process of writing is generative of meaning:we do not simply write down ideas that are fully formed before we put them to paper. The act of composing itself bring us ideas and insights. As meaning-making processes, reading, writing and talking are dynamic;meanings are developed and changed,discovered and clarfied, during the activities themselves. Iser has described this aspect of reading as "setting the work in motion" and setting oneself in motion too.
Clearly in reading and writing the learner's prior knowledge plays an important role. There are many types of knowledge important to the acts of reading and writing. Since all meanings are made in the context of prior meanings,with each person bringing a unique fund of prior knowledge and experience,we should not expect everyone to respond to texts in the same way.
The passage is mainly about
A. reading and writing
B. learning as meaning-centered
C. reading through transactions
D. the importance of prior knowledge
读了句Describing learning as meaning centered reminds US that the most fun-damental concern of any learner is“making sense”(把学习语言描写成以意思为中心，因为学习者关心的就是自己说的、写的能否让人懂。)根据我们粗读和做其他题时得到的信息，这一句应是全文的中心思想。再读选项，B)learning as meaning-centered正好和这句意思对上，因此是答案无疑了。当然中心思想句出现在文章的后几段也有：
例2
A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people.
Day after day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A key ingredient is disappearing, and I think I know what it is:ac-countability.
Accountability isn't hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences.
Of the many values that hold civilization together--honesty, kindness,and so on--accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law--and, ultimately, no society.
My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse,or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external con-trols on people's behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.
Fortunately there are still communities--smaller towns, usually--where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that proclaim:"In this family certain things are not tolerated--they simply are not done!"
Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner re-straints are loosening. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property ; he takes what he wants,including your life if you engage him.
The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed,society was considered the victim. Now,in a shocking rever-sal,it's the criminal who is considered victimized : by his under-priviledged upbringing, by the school that didn't teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn't provide a stable home.
I don't believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountabili-ty,we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for any-thing.
We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.
The key point of the passage is that
A. stricter discipline should be maintained in schools and families
B. more good examples should be set for people to follow
C. more restrictions should be imposed on people's behavior
D. more people should accept the value of accountability
这篇文章的中心思想句就出现在文章的第四段：Of the many values that hold civi-lization together--honesty，kindness，and so on--accountability may be the most im-portant of all．Without it，there can be no respect，no trust，no law——and，ultimately，no society(在许多人类文明的价值观念中，负起责任是重要的)。文章后一句的总结也是这一意思：We in America desperately need more people who believe that the per-son who commits a crime is the one responsible for it．使更多的人认识到犯罪的人要对自己的罪行负起责任。对照选项，D．more people should accept the value of accounta-bility就是这个意思。
也有中心思想旬在文章结尾出现的。
例3
The death of reading has been frequently, if not prematurely, reported. We are toldthat we live in an audio-visual age with radio,television,film,or other forms for ear and eye replacing the printed page. The picture is said to be faster to present, more adapta-ble to the message, and easier to comprehend.
How can anyone be expected to resist the tide, the torrent of competing images?
Can we preserve the printed page and the art and skills of reading? Untold teachers, writers,and others have struggled to show the rewards of reading,to demonstrate the practical values, and to encourage reading for personal discovery and growth. The ques-tion is whether the dedicated have had more influence than the image-flashers. Fortu-nately there are some hopeful signs.
We can note the publication of more books, magazines, and papers than in any pre-vious time in our history. Libraries report far greater use than ever before. Schools con-tinue to show large numbers at all ages(except the young,due to a changing birthrate)seeking to attend. Even the visual media acknowledge their great dependence on the production of the printed word. Reading is not dead, dying, or. seriously ill. It remains as the major avenue to individual learning and satisfaction.
If you agree with the point of view in this article you would probably
A. read less than ever
B. rely more on visual media
C. watch television selectively
D. attach due importance to reading
这道题绕了个圈子，问的还是文章中心思想。根据中心思想句出现的位置和特征，我们读到文章句：The death of reading has been frequently，if not prematurely，reported。文章后一句：Reading is not dead，dying，or seriously ill．It remains as the major avenue to individual learning and satisfaction．文章句是说人们一直认为阅读已消亡。经过一番论述，文章后一句总结说阅读没有消亡，相反仍然是个人学习和满足的主要途径。可见这句是文章的中心思想句。用这句意思去看四个选择项，不难发现D．attach due importance to reading是正确答案。
责编：cll