Taizhou Tian Jiabing Experimental Middle School

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How to grasp the main idea of a
passage?

• Taizhou Tian Jiabing Experimental Middle School

Chen Hai
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2001 ? 65?, 70?, 74?
2002? 59?, 63?, 71 ?
2003 ? 59?, 67?, 75?
2004 ? 59?, 67?, 75?

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1).What does the writer mainly tell us?
2).Which of the following can summarize the main
idea of this passage? 3).Which of the
following best expresses the main idea? 4).Which
is the subject discussed in the text? 5).The best
headline for this newspaper article is
___. 6).Whats the best title for this passage?
I. main idea?, ? ???.
II. topic ? title?, ? ???.
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Kleptomania is an illness of the mind
that gives a person the desire to steal. Such a
person is not really a thief. They are sick and
cannot help themselves. All small children act
naturally and as they grow up they normally learn
to control their actions. People with kleptomania
for certain medical reasons have failed to
develop control over their desire to take things
that do not belong to them. With medical help
they may become normal citizens again. They
things that a kleptomaniac steals are seldom of
great value. They often give away what they
have stolen or collect objects without using
them. Q What is the topic of the text? A.
Young Thieves. B. An Unusual Illness.
C. Reasons for Stealing D.A Normal Childs
Actions.
B
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On the night of the party Merlin rolled
into the room playing his violin. Everyone was
astonished to see him. There was just one
problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller
skater. He rolled on and on. Suddenly he ran into
a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down
fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody
forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time!
Q What is the main point the writer is trying
to make in the paragraph? A.  The
roller skates needed further improvement. B.
The party guests took Merlin for a fool! C.
 Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.  D.
Merlin got himself into trouble.
C
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In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out
of work. Among these people was a man named
Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word
games and to fill his time he planned a game
which he called Lexico. However, he was not
completely satisfied with the game, so he made a
number of changes to it and changed its name from
Lexico to Alph and then to Criss Cross. He
wanted to make some money from his new game but
he didnt have any real commercial(????)success. Q
The text is mainly about________. A. Lexico
B. Three men C . A word
game D. Alfred Butts.
C
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In Shanxi Province you may be offered brains to
eat. Frightened? You shouldnt be, because these
brains are only a kind of food, which is famous
for its unusual name and rich nutrition.(??).
Brains as a kind of food were invented more than
300 years ago by Fu Shan, an artist whose mother
had been ill for along time. To help her become
well again, he studied medicine and invented a
kind of soup made of meat, vegetables and a
number of Chinese medicines. Rich wine was also
used in the soup to help illness caused by old
age. Fus soup became the talk of the town. Many
people came to see him. One day a restaurant
owner asked him what was in the soup. Ill tell
you, Fu said, but if your restaurant is going
to sell to soup, you must call it brains because
of its shape and color. And your restaurant
should be renamed after my mother. Q The best
headline for this newspaper article is _____.
A. A Good Son B. A Special
Soup C. How to Make Brains D. How to
Live Long Life
B
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• Paragraph 1
• Reading is the key to school success and, like
  any skill it
• Takes practice. A child learns to walk by
  practicing until he
• no longer has to think about how to put one foot
  in front of
• the other. A great athlete practices until he can
  play quickly,
• accurately(??), without thinking. Tennis players
  call that
• being in the zone. Educators call it
  automaticity (??).
• Q The first paragraph tells us _______.
• what automaticity is
• how accuracy is acquired (??)
• C. how a child learns to walk
• D. how an athlete is trained.

A
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Passage 2 Boston---- Thieves dressed as
police entered a museum early Sunday and stole
11 paintings, including major works by
Rembrandt, Dagas, Manet and Vermerr, FBI
(???????) and the museum officials said. The
first judgment placed value of at least 100
million on the works stolen from the Isabella
Gardener Museum, said Boston police spokes- man
Jim Tordan. William Bobinson, of
Hardvard Univercitys Foggel Museum, called the
objects stolen major works. Q What is the
best headline for this newspaper article ?

• A Theft Took Place in Boston
• Artworks stolen by Thieves
• C. Major Works
• D. Investigation into the Theft
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B
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As prices and building costs keep rising, the
do-it-yourself (DIY) trend in the U.S.
continues to grow. John and Jim are not
unusual people. Most families in the country are
doing everything they can to save money so they
can fight the high cost of living. If you want to
become a do-it-yourself, you can go to DIY
classes. And for those who dont have time to
take a course, there are books that tell you how
you can do things yourself. Q What would be the
best title for the text? A.The Joy of DIY
B.You can Do it Too! C. Welcome to Our DIY
Course! D. Ross and Hatfield Believers in
DIY
B
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Passage 1 You dream each night, even though
you may not remember your dreams. While you
dream your eyes move and your heart beats
faster. Even your brain-wave pattern changes.
Some scientists think that dreaming is important
for the sake of health. They claim that without
dream, people would go crazy. Q What does the
passage mainly tell us?

• How people stay healthy
• How sleep is necessary
• C. Why dreams are important
• D. When people remember their dreams

C
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Paragraph 2 In America we have Halloween. In
Mexico they have Todos Santos, which means All
Saints. This is the day in which people
remember family and friends who have died. They
visit the cemetery instead of going out to
trick-or-treat. But they do have pictures of
skeletons and ghosts hanging around. They also
have many candy skulls to eat. Q What does the
story mainly tell ?

• What holidays are like
• What Halloween is like in Mexico
• C. What happens during Todos Santos
• D. What we do on Halloween

C
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