考研英语阅读理解命题思路透析和真题揭秘(8)

其他问法还包括：

The main point the author makes in the passage is              .

What does the author intend to convey through the passage?

In this passage the author , writer mainly argues that               .

What does this passage mainly discuss?

The general , central , main idea of the passage is               .

The passage is primarily concerned with               .

The article is written to explain               .

The purpose of the passage is               .

This passage is intended to               .

What's the main topic of the passage?

The central conveyed in the above passage is that               .

The passage tells us               .

Which of the following best sum up the passage?

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

Which of the following best states the theme of the passage?

关于标题的提问方式

Which of the following is the best title for this text? (2007)

Which of the following proverbs is closest to the message the text tries to convey? (2007)

The best title for the text may be               . (2002)

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? (2000)

What the author tries to suggest may best be interpreted as               . (1998)

The best title for this passage could be               . (1997)

从以上例子中我们可以看出，中心思想题的提问方式有多种多样，其中我们也可以发现一些规律。

首先，一般中心思想题中不会出现考生不熟悉的内容，只要考生阅读了全文，就能够把握题干的意思。

其次，题干经常会出现mainly about, best statement, central idea, primarily about 等等的字眼。

再次，提问的方式经常以we can learn that, mainly deals with等方式呈现。

最后，有时候题干中会指明提问的对应段落，如from the first paragraph, from the last paragraph等表述。以上的标志性词汇应当引起考生的注意，以便作出迅速的反应。