英語閱讀訓(xùn)練-歸納概括主題-人教版

英語閱餒句錯為伊槌挺主題

(TitleandMainIdea)

歸納概括中心主旨的題目是高考必考題目，考查考生通過閱讀理解，總結(jié)歸納，找出文

章中心意思的能力。要做好這類題考生必須區(qū)分主要信息和次要信息；既看到樹木,更看到

森林；要跳出?詞?句，而俯瞰全文；要通讀全文，通篇理解。

找出主題句(topicsentence)是一個有用的方法。

中心意思(mainidea)通常是一個完整的句子，它應(yīng)能全面準(zhǔn)確地概括文章的中心主旨；最

佳題目(thebesttitle)可以是一個短語詞組，它除能概括文章的中心主旨外，還有吸引讀者，

引發(fā)閱讀興趣的任務(wù)。

除常見的提問以外，這種題型的提問方式還有：

Themainpointofthepassageis...

Thepassagedealsmainlywith...

Thepassageisabout...

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

Whatistheauthor'smainpurpose?.....

ReadingTrainingCourse1

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Whatarethetallestplantsintheworld?Manypeoplewouldsaythatgiantredwoodtreesof

California.Actually,thetallestplantsareintheoceans.Theseareseaweedsthatgrowalmost

sevenhundredfeettall.Comparedtothisheight,thegiantredwoodsarepygmiesofonlyfour

hundredfeet.Togetsomeideaoftheseheights,considertheStatueofLiberty.Thishugefigure

risesonlythreehundredfeet.

1.Thepassagecanbeentitled.

A.RedwoodsinCaliforniaB.TheStatueofLiberty

C.SeaweedD.TheTallestPlants

Paragraph2

Wethinkofafloodoranearthquakeasanaturaldisaster.Tomanyofnature*sanimals,

however,thegreatestdisasteristhecomingoflargenumbersofhumans.Whensettlerscamefrom

theEasttoAmerica1sgreatwesternplains,theykilledmillionsofbison,poisonedtheprairiedogs,

andshotthecoyotes.Allthisupsetthearea'sbalanceofnature.Fortheanimals,itwasworsethan

afloodorearthquake.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NatureBalanceItselfB.FloodsandEarthquakes

C.AmericanSettlersD.Humans-aDisastertoNature

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AtthistimethestateofSouthCarolinawashavinghardtimes.Yearafteryearthesoilhadbeen

plantedtothesamecrop.Itwasfarmedbyuneducatedandcarelessslaves,andtheplantersknew

littleaboutsoilconservation.Becausethesoilwasbeginningtowearout,cropsweresmaller.The

youngerpeoplewerenotsatisfiedtoraisecottononthepoorsoiloftheoldSouth.Manyofthem

movedwestwardandstartedcottonplantations(種植園)inAlabamaandMississippi.Whatwas

more,somuchcottonhadbeenshippedtofactoriesinEnglandandNewEnglandthattheyhadas

muchcottonastheycoulduse.Thisbroughtthepriceofcottondown.Moreandmoreslaveswere

neededtoworkonthenewandlargeplantations,andhigherandhigherpricesweredemandedfor

them.Plantersfoundtheirexpensesrisingandtheirincomesfromthesaleofcottonreduced.Hard

timeshadcometoSouthCarolina.

3.Thesubjectofthispassageis.

A.economic（經(jīng)濟(jì)的）difficultiesofSouthCarolina

B.thattheplantersknewnothingaboutfarming

C.thatthesoilinSouthCarolinawasnotgood

D.thecausesofhardtimesinSouthCarolina

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencescansummarize（概括）themainideaofthepassage?

A.HardtimeshadcometoSouthCarolina.

B.Plantersfoundtheirexpensesrisingandtheirincomesfromthesaleofcottonreduced.

C.Thesoilwasfarmedbyuneducatedandcarelessslaves.

D.Moreandmoreslaveswereneededtoworkonthenewandlargeplantations.

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Whenapieceofpaperburns,itiscompletelychanged.Theashthatisleftbehinddoesnotlook

liketheoriginalpieceofpaper.Whendull-redrustappearsonapieceoftinware（錫制品），itis

quitedifferentfromthegleamingtin.Thetarnishthatformsonsilverwareisanewsubstance

unlikethesilveritself.Animaltissue（組織）isunlikethevegetablesubstancefromwhichitis

made.Achangeinwhichtheoriginalsubstanceisturnedintoadifferentsubstanceiscalleda

chemicalchange.

5.Theauthorwritesthispassagetotellus.

A.howpaperburnsB.thatdull-redontinwareisunliketinitself

C.thatanimaltissueisdifferentfromplantsD.whatachemicalchangeis

Key:DDAAD

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OneofthemostimportantweaponsusedduringtheSecondWorldWarwasnotaweaponused

againstpeople,butratheradrugusedagainstdisease.Thewartimeuseofpenicillinsaved

thousandsoflives.IntheFirstWorldWar,forexample,pneumoniawasresponsibleforeighteen

percentofallthedeathsintheUnitedStatesarmy.IntheSecondWorldWar,theratewentdown

tolessthanonepercent.Inaddition,penicillinwasinstrumentalinkeepingwoundsfromgetting

infectedandinhelpingtospeedthehealingprocessofthosewoundsthatdidbecomeinfected.

1.whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ADangerousWeaponB.GunsintheSecondWorldWar

C.ATerriblePneumoniaD.AnImportantDrug

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Mr.Brown,ashopkeeper,wasgoingtocounttheday'scashtakings.Therewasmorethan

￡300innotes.Hewasabouttoputtheminabag.Heheardasound.

Adooratthebackoftheroomwasopening.Avoiceshouted"Don'tshout.Don'tlookround.I

haveagun."Mr.Brownstoodstill.Thevoicewenton,"Dropthatbagandthenotes.Goandstand

inthecornerbesidethesafe.Keepquitestill.Remember,Ihaveagun.”

Mr.Brownwasfrightened.Heobeyedalltherobber1sorders.Therobberpickedupthenotes

andwasabouttogooutbythedooratthebackoftheroom.

Itwasaquarterpastsix.JohnTaylorarrivedoutsidethatverysamebackdoor.Heraisedhis

handandwasabouttoknock.Atthatverymomenttherobberopenedthedoor.Hewasfrightened

toseeJohnthere.Helosthishead.Hebecamepanic-stricken.HetriedtopushhiswaypastJohn.

ButJohnwassuspicious.Heblockedtherobber'sway.Therewasafight.

Mr.Brownheardthefight.Heforgothisfear,turnedroundandrushedfromhiscorner.He

threwbothhisarmsroundtherobber.Thispinnedtherobber'sarmstohissidessohecouldnot

usehisgun.AtthesamemomentJohnstrucktherobberhardinthestomachandknockedallthe

breathoutofhisbody.Therobberfelltothegroundinapile.Hestillheldthenotesbuthisgun

fellonthefloorandJohnquicklypickeditup.Allwasnowover.Soonthepolicearrived.

2.Themainideaofthispassageis.

A.arobberrobbedashopB.Mr.BrownandMr.Taylorfoughtagainstarobber

C.NonebutthebravecanwinvictoryD.JohnTaylorwasabraveman

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Sometimespeoplecalleachothernscared-cat",buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthis

expression?Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettense,andthere

arechangesinthechemicalsinitsbloodstream.Althoughthecatdoesn'trealizethis,itsbodyis

gettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinues,theanimalwilldooneoftwothings.Itwill

defenditself,oritwillrunawayasfastasitcan.

Somethinglikethisalsohappenstopeople.Whenweareexcited,angry,scared,orarousedby

otheremotions(feelings),ourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.Ourheartsbeatfaster,

andourmusclesgettense.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.We,too,

getreadytodefendourselvesorrun.

Humanbeings,however,haveaproblemthatanimalsneverface.Ifwegivewaytoour

feelingsandletthemtakeover,wecangetintotrouble.Haveyoueversaidsomethingin

anger-orhitsomebody—andregretteditlater?Haveyouevershoutedatateacher,told

somebodyyouwerelonely,orsaidyouwereinlove,andthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyour

mouthshut?Itisn'talwayswisetoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.

Doesthismeanthatit'ssmarteralwaystohideourfeelings?No!Ifyoukeepfeelingsof

anger,sadness,andbitternesshiddenawayorbottledupinside,yourbodystaystense.Physical

illnesscandevelop,andyoucanfeelchurnedupinside.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.(It

isn'tgoodtokeeppleasantfeelingsinsideeither;allfeelingsneedtobeexpressed.)

Feelingthatyoukeepallbottledupinside,don*tjustgoaway.It'sasifboughtsomebananas

andstucktheminacupboard.Youmightnotbeabletoseethem,butbeforelongyou'dsmell

them,ifyouopenedthecupboard,chancesareyou'dseelittlefruitflieshoveringalloverthem.

They'dberotten.

Youcantrytotreatemotionsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboard.Youcanhidethemand

youcanpretendtheydon'texist,butthey'llstillbearound.Andatlastyou'llhavetodealwith

them,justlikethosebananas.

3.Thebesttitleforthisarticleis.

A.EmotionsAffectOurBodiesB.WhatHappenstoAFrightenedCat

C.WhatHappenstoAnExcitedPersonD.FeelingsThatPeopleHave

4.Theauthorwrotethisarticleinorderto.

A.tellusthatitisn'tgoodtokeepfeelingsinside

B.giveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelings

C.makeusfacetheproblemthatwehavetodealwithfeelings

D.makeusknowthatitisn'talwayswisetoexpressourfeelingsfreely

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Itispossibletodomanysimpletrickswithnumbers.Hereisonetrick.Ithasseveralseparate

steps.

First,writedownyourhousenumber.Forexample,ifyouraddressis73LemonStreet,you

wouldwritedown73.Afteryouwritedownyourhouseaddress,nextdoubleit.Thenaddfiveto

thisdoublednumber.Forexample,ifyouraddresswas73andyoudoubledit,youwouldget146.

Then,ifyouaddedfive,you'dget151.Thenmultiplythisnumberby50.Inourexamplehere,

you'llget7550.Thenextstepistoaddyouragetothistotal.Forexample,ifyou're26yearsold,

youshouldadd26tothistotal.Inourexamplehere,theresultwouldbe7576.Afterthatyouhave

toaddthenumberofdaysinayear,whichis365.Inourexamplehere,365addedto7576is7941.

Thefinalstepisthis:Subtract615fromthenumberthatyouhave.Takeaway615fromthe

total,Inourexample,7941minus615is7326.

Theresulthere-7326-isthetrick.Thefirstpartofthenumberistheaddressandthelastpart

ofthenumberistheageoftheperson.Thatis,73istheaddressthatwestartedwith,and26isthe

agethatweused.

5.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.ThenumbertricksB.Atrickwithnumbers

C.AninterestingproblemD.Howtoworkoutadifficulttrick

Key:DCACB

ReadingTrainingCourse3

Passage1

AnAustralianwildlifeparkattendantsurvivedacrocodileattackafterherfatherjumpedon

thehugecrocodile'sbackanddugoutitseyesasthehorrifiedtouristslookedon.

KarlaBredl,21,wasinafairlygoodconditioningoodcareinhospitalwithabrokenbone,a

brokenlegandsomeinjuriesaftertheattack.

The4.5-metrecrocodilecaughtKarlaBredlaroundthelegandthenthewaistwhenshefell

duringacrocodilefeedingshowfortourists.

Karla'sfatherseizedalong-handledtoolandbeatthecrocodileabouttheheadtoforceittolet

goofher,butthetoolwasdoingnothing.Sohejumpedonitsbackandstuckhisfingersinits

eyesandthecrocodileletgoofher.

1.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.TheHatefulCrocodileB.FatherSavedDaughter'sLife

C.ATerribleAccidentD.TheDangerousPlace

Passage2

Treesshouldonlybepruned（剪除）whenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,

fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrown

andunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthat

moredamageresultfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.

First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobjectmay

betogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallside

brancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybe

donetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatare

rubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausingwounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedby

removingbranchesthatareblockingupthecentreandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.

Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentryfor

disease,butitisawoundthatwillheal（治愈）.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingandthe

diseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.It

shouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossible.Itisessential

（基本的）tomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclean,forhealingwillbeslowed

downbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwith

oneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispurpose.Pruningis

usuallydoneinwinter,forthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterferencefrom

theleavesanditis,too,veryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,

ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.

2.Whatwasthewriter'spurposewhenwritingthispassage?

A.Togivepracticalinstructionsforpruningatree

B.Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning

C.Toexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseases

D.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning

Passage3

Likefinefood,goodwritingissomethingweapproachwithpleasureandenjoyfromthefirst

tastetothelast.Andgoodwriters,likegoodcooks,donotsuddenlyappearfull-blown.Quitethe

contrary,justasthecookhastoundergoanintensivetraining,masteringtheskillsofhistrade,the

writermustsitathisdeskanddevotelonghourstoachievingastyleinhiswriting,whateverits

purpose—schoolwork,mattersofbusiness,orpurelysocialcommunication.Youmaybesurethat

themorepainstakingtheeffort,themoreeffectivethewriting,andthemorerewarding.

Therearestillsomeremoteplacesintheworldwhereyoumightfindapublicscribetodoyour

businessorsocialwritingforyou,forafee.Thereareafewmanagerswhoareluckyenoughto

havetheserviceofthatrarekindofsecretarywhocantakecareofallsortsofletterwritingwith

nomorethanaquicknoteform.Butformostofus,ifthereisanywritingtobedone,wehaveto

doitourselves.

Wehavetowriteschoolpapers,businesspapersorhomepapers.Weareconstantlycalledonto

putwordstopaper.Itwouldbedifficulttocountthenumberofsuchwords,messages,lettersand

reportsputintothemailsordeliveredbyhand,butthedailyfiguremustbeenormous.Whatis

more,everyonewhowritesexpects,oratleasthopes,thatthiswritingwillberead.Wewantto

arouse（弓I起）andholdtheinterestofthereaders.Wewantwhateverwewritetoberead,from

firstwordtolast,notjustthrownintosome"letters-to-be-readnfile（檔案）orintoawastepaper

basket.Thisisthereasonwebendoureffortstowardlearningandpractisingtheskills

ofinteresting,effectivewriting.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,ifyourletteristhrownintosome"letters-to-be-readHfile,.

A.itwillreceiveimmediateattentionB.itwillbedealtwithbythesecretary

C.itislikelytobeneglected（忽略）D.itismeanttobedelivered

4.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis.

A.toexplainandpersuadeB.tocommentandcriticize

C.tointerestandentertain（娛樂）D.toargueanddemonstrate（論證）

Passage4

MillionofpeoplepassthroughthegatesofDisney*sentertainmentparksinCalifornia,

FloridaandJapaneachyear.Whatmakestheseplacesanalmostuniversalattraction?Whatmakes

foreignkingsandqueensandotherimportantpeoplewanttovisittheseDisneyParks?Well,one

reasonisthewaytheyYetreatedoncetheygetthere.ThepeopleatDisneygooutoftheirwayto

servetheir"guests,astheyprefertocallthem,andtoseethattheyenjoythemselves."

Allnewemployees,fromvicepresidentstopart-timeworkers,begintheiremploymentby

attendingDisneyUniversityandtaking'TraditionsI.1Here,theylearnaboutthecompany's

history,howitismanagedandwhyitissuccessful.Theyareshownhoweachdepartmentrelates

tothewhole.Allemployeesareshownhowtheirpartisimportantinmakingtheparkasuccess.

Afterpassing''TraditionsI,“theemployeesgoontomorespecializedtrainingfortheir

specific（具體［內(nèi)）jobs.Nodetailismissed.Asimplejobliketakingticketsrequiresfour

eight-hourdaysoftraining.Whenonetickettakerwasaskedwhyittooksomuchtrainingfor

suchasimple,ordinaryjob,hereplied,"Whathappensifsomeonewantstoknowwherethe

restroomsare,whentheparadestartsorwhatbustotakebacktothecampgrounds?

......Weneedtoknowtheanswersorwheretogetthemquickly.Ourconstantaimistohelpour

guestsenjoytheparty.u

EvenDisney'smanagersgetinvolvedinthedailymanagementofthepark.Everyyear,the

managersleavetheirdesksandbusinesssuitsandputonspecialserviceclothes.Forafullweek,

thebossessellhotdogsoricecream,taketicketsordrivethemonorail（單軌車）andtakeupany

ofthe100jobsthatmaketheentertainmentparkcomealive.Themanagersagreethatthisweek

helpsthemtoseethecompany'sgoalsmoreclearly.

AlltheseeffortstoservethepublicwellhavemadeWaltDisneyProductionsfamous.Disney

isconsideredbymanyasthebestmassserviceproviderinAmericaortheworld.Asone

long-timebusinessobserveroncesaid,"HowDisneytreatspeople,communicateswiththem,

rewardsthem,isinmyviewtheveryreasonforhisfiftyyearsofsuccess.....Ihavewatched,

verycarefullyandwithgreatrespectandadmiration,thetheoryandpracticeofsellingsatisfaction

andservingmillionsofpeopleonadailybasis,successfully.Itiswhat

Disneydoesbest.1*

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howDisneyemployeesaretrained

B.thehistoryandtraditionsoftheDisneyenterprises

C.whyDisneyenterprisesmakealotofmoney

D.theimportanceDisneyplacesonservingpeoplewell

BBCAD

Passage5NMET98A

Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeago,itwasn'teasyatall.Before1750,

theideaofskatingdidn'texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin's

workwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.Joseph

Merlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.

OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball（化裝舞會）.Hewasvery

pleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhowtomake

agrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhe

couldskateintotheroom.

Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheels

undereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionand

dreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.

OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewas

astonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.He

rolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthe

mirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!

1.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.astrangemanB.anunusualparty

C.howrollerskatingbeganD.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury

2..PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe.

A.oftengaveotherssurprisesB.wasagiftedmusician

C.inventedtherollerskatesD.wasfullofimagination

3.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto.

A.impressthepartyguestsB.arriveatthepartysooner

C.testhisinventionD.showhisskillinwalkingonwheels

4.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?

A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafool.

C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.

CDAC

Passage6NMET98B

'AsIstoodinfrontofthegrave（墓）ofPresidentRichardNixon,Iwasthinkingaboutthe

time25yearsagowhenthispresidenthelpedbringtheUnitedStatesandChinaclosertogether.

Youngpeopleofourtwocountriesshouldhelpthisrelationshipgrow.1

ThisremarkwasmadebyaShanghaistudentwhenspeakingtohisfellowstudentsatthe

NixonLibraryinCalifornia,U.S.A.Hewasoneof80middleschoolstudentsfromChina

attendingamonth-long'YouthSummit?TheSummitwastomarkthe25thanniversary（周年）of

PresidentNixon'sjourneytoChina,whichwastheturningpointinChina-U.S.relations.

TheYouthSummitwasaimedatincreasingunderstandingandfriendshipbetweenyoung

studentsofthetwocountriesthroughvisitsanddiscussions.Seventy-fiveAmericanstudentswere

selectedtovisitChina.TheyalsovisitedtheNixonLibraryonJuly21beforeleavingforBeijing

thenextday.TheheadoftheLibrarysaidhewaspleasedtoseetheAmericanandChinese

studentstalkingandlaughingtogether.

OneChinesestudentsaid,'Ididn'tfinditparticularlydifficulttotalkwithAmericans.We

haveourdifferences,butwehavealotincommon.Dialogueisgoodforus.,

1.Thewords'YouthSummit'referto.

A.visitstotheNixonLibraryB.theChinesestudents'visittotheU.S.

C.ameetingdiscussingrelationsbetweenChinaandtheU.S.

D.activitiestostrengthenthetiesbetweentheChineseandAmericanstudents

2.ThestudentfromShanghaithoughtaboutthetime25yearsagobecauseitwaswhenNixon

A.diedB.visitedChina

C.becameU.S.presidentD.startedbuildingthelibraryinhisname

3.Thetextismainlyabout

A.theChina-U.S.relationsB.theNixonLibrary

C.PresidentNixonD.theYouthSummit

DDB

Passage7NMET2001C

Manycitiesaroundtheworldtodayareheavilypolluted.Carelessmethodsofproductionand

lackofconsumerdemandforenvironment（環(huán)境）friendlyproductshavecontributedtothe

pollutionproblem.Oneresultisthatmillionsoftonsofglass,paper,plastic,andmetalcontainers

areproduced,andthesearedifficulttogetridof.

However,today,moreandmoreconsumersarechoosing"green"anddemandingthatthe

productstheybuyshouldbesafefortheenvironment.Beforetheybuyaproduct,theyask

questionslikethese:"Willthisshampoodamagetheenvironment?""Canthismetalcontainerbe

reusedorcanitonlybeusedonce?"

Arecentstudyshowedthattwooutoffiveadultsnowconsidertheenvironmentalsafetyofa

productbeforetheybuyit.Thismeansthatcompaniesmustnowchangethewaytheymakeand

selltheirproductstomakesurethattheyare"green/thatis,friendlytotheenvironment.

Onlyafewyearsago,itwasimpossibletofindgreenproductsinsupermarkets,butnow

therearehundreds.Somesupermarketproductscarrylabels（標(biāo)簽）toshowthattheproductis

green.Somecompanieshavemadethemanufacturing（生產(chǎn)）ofcleanandsafeproductstheir

mainsellingpointandemphasizeitintheiradvertising.

Theconcernforasaferandcleanerenvironmentismakingcompaniesrethinkhowtheydo

business.NolongerwillthepublicaccepttheoldattitudeofnBuyit,useit,throwitaway,and

forgetit."Thepublicpressureison,andgraduallybusinessiscleaningupitsact.

1.Itbecomesclearfromthetextthatthedrivingforce（動力）behindgreenproductsis

A.publiccaringfortheenvironmentB.companies'desireforbiggersales

C.newwaysofdoingbusinessD.rapidgrowthofsupermarkets

2.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BusinessandPeopleB.BusinessGoesGreen

C.ShoppingHabitsAreChangingD.SupermarketsandGreenProducts

3.Theunderlinedword"itninthefourthparagraphrefersto

A.asellingpointB.thecompanyname

C.agreatdemandforhealthfoodsD.themanufacturingofgreenproducts

ABD

點評

本篇短文的中心主旨表達(dá)得很充分很明顯，尤其是最后?段：民眾環(huán)保意識的提高，消費習(xí)慣

的改變，促使廠商開發(fā)生產(chǎn)環(huán)保產(chǎn)品，促使廠商規(guī)范生產(chǎn)經(jīng)營行為使之符合環(huán)保要求。

第二題（最佳題目）的A,D離題較遠(yuǎn)，應(yīng)首先排除選項C,涉及部分原因的內(nèi)容（消費習(xí)慣

的改變），但沒包括有關(guān)結(jié)果的內(nèi)容，應(yīng)視為概括不全面。選項B,表達(dá)了這樣的一個趨勢：廠

商的生產(chǎn)經(jīng)營行為越來越符合環(huán)保要求。這個結(jié)果和趨勢（以及產(chǎn)生原因），正是作者要闡述的

主要內(nèi)容。選項B較好地概括了全文。

Passage8

I'veworkedallmylife.I'vedonemen'sjobs.I*vedoneeverything.I'veusedscrewdrivers,

electricdrills,andpunchpresses.Ireallyknowwhatitmeanstodoman'swork.Whatgetsmeis,

youworkallyourlifelikeadog.Youpayyourtaxesintothesegovernmentprograms.Butstill,

whenyouneedhelp,thepeoplethatarepaidtohelpyou,theyactlikeit'scomingoutoftheirown

pockets.

MyhusbandGeorgehadastrokenotlongago.FvealwaysworkedallmylifeandIneverhad

todothisbefore,butwhenGeorgehadthestrokeIknewIneededsomehelp.Ihadtoquitmyjob

totakecareofhim.

SoIwentdowntothewelfareandtoldthemIneededhelp.Wewerelivingwithmysonatthe

time.Thewelfarepeoplesaidthatsincewewerestayingthere,hehadtotakecareofus.Ifwe

wantedhelp,we'dhavetomoveout.Thetroublewaswedidn'thaveanythingatall.andGeorge

wasinthehospital.

WhenIknewIneededsomehelp,IwentupheretothisplacecalledHubCenterwherethey've

supposedtohelppeople.Well.Itoldthisyoungkidthatwasworkingtherethatwewerestarving

anddidn'thavethemoneytopayourrentorbuyourmedicine.Well,hestartedwritingsomething

downonaslipofpaper,andhewroteforthelongesttime.Thenhegaveittomeandsaid."Take

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Isaid,''Thanksfornothing,kid."

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