1） What’s the main idea of this passage？ 2） What does the passage mainly tell us？
3） The writer means to tell us that ______.
4） The main idea / point of the passage is that ______. 5） The passage is mainly about ______.
6） From the passage， we can learn/ conclude ______. 7） What can we know from the whole passage？ 8） The last paragraph is chiefly concerned with ______. 9） What’s the best title for the passage？ 10） The best title for this story can be _______. 实例说明：
October 16 is World Food Day. This day is also the anniversary （纪念日） of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization （FAO） （联合国粮农组织）. More than 100 countries are holding special events. All of these aims to celebrate the establishment of the FAO in 1945. The theme chosen for this year’s World Food Day is “Water： Source（资源） of Food Security”. A UN report says that over 6 million people have died from hunger and related diseases so far this year alone. More than 850 million people， or about one in seven， around the world do not get enough food， and the need for food will increase as the world’s population grows. The UN also reports that by year 2030， the world may need 60% more food. Most of that increase will have to come from agriculture supported by water irrigation （灌溉）. However， fresh water is already in short supply in many countries.
Jacques Diouf， the director of the FAO， says that there are 20 countries that do not have enough water to produce enough food for their populations. Ten nations use more than 40% of their total fresh water for agriculture. He fears that the problem will only become worse as the need for water by people and by industry grows. So water is one of the most important things in the world today.
（ ） 65. The passage is mainly about _________.
A. how to celebrate World Food Day B. the increase of food in many countries C. the importance of water for food D. the UN Food and Agriculture Organization 〔解析〕
答案是C。本题是考查短文主题理解能力。从短文的第一段的最后一个句子可以判断短文的主题句是：Water： Source（资源） of Food Security，而第一段开头是引出主题句，其它两段是说明主题句。所以本题“本短文主要是讨论水对于食物的重要性”。
Nick is twenty-three and works in a middle school. Two and a half years ago he was ill in hospital and there he knew a beautiful nurse named Rita. The girl took good care of him and he made friends with her. They loved each other. About six months later they married.
Nick likes reading. When he comes home， he always reads some newspaper or books. Rita begins to cook in the kitchen. And when the meat is roasted （烤）， she always tells her husband to cut it in two. Then they begin to have supper together. After supper they go out for a walk， or they go to the cinema. And they enjoy themselves.
One day Nick planted trees with his students. They climbed up a mountain and worked hard. When he got home， he felt hungry. His wife roasted a piece of chicken that evening and told him to cut it. This time he chose a bigger piece of chicken for himself and gave her the smaller one. “I remember， dear，” Rita said with a smile. “When we married， you always gave me the bigger part. Why do you give me the smaller one now？”
Nick felt shy and didn’t know what to say. He thought for a while and said， “You cook better now than before.”
1. What does Nick do？ He is ___________________.
A. a teacher B. a nurse C. a doctor D. a player
2. What did Nick choose for himself this？ He chose________________________. A. the bigger part of the roast beef B. the smaller part of the roast chicken
C. the bigger part of the roast chicken D. the smaller part of the roast beef 〔解析〕
1. A。本题是考查学生对短文的细节理解能力。通过比较四个选项可以理解是涉及到Nick的职业。带着这个信息从短文寻找，从短文的第一个句子 “Nick is twenty-three and works in a middle school.”可以找到他的职业是教师，所以选择A。
2. C。本题是考查学生对细节理解能力和具体信息判断能力。比较所给的选项我们选择的关键信息是bigger还是smaller，是beef还是chicken。从短文的第三段最后一个句子This time he chose a bigger piece of chicken for himself and gave her the smaller one.可以寻找到答案。
Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest on a cliff （山崖）.The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm， soft and comfortable. And even better， he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry， his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried， but
nobody heard him.
Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food， The baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out. “Mum， why did you do this to me？ I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat？”
“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself，” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down， faster and faster. He looked up at his mum， “Why do you abandon me？” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly！ He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead， his eyes were pointed up at the sun. “You are flying！ You can make it！” His mother smiled. 1. What does the word “abandon” in the fifth paragraph mean？ A.抛弃 B.保护 C.歧视 D.拯救
2） Which of the following conclusions can we draw according to the passage？ 3） In which of the following publication would this passage most likely be printed？ 4） The passage implies， but doesn’t directly state that ___. 5） The writer suggests that ___.
6） What’s the author’s attitude toward ？？？
7） The writer probably feels that ___.？
8） The author uses the examples of ... to show that ___.？ 9） From the passage， we can see ____________. 10） According to the passage， we can infer __________________. 实例说明：
Take a class at Dulangkou School， and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools. You can see the desks are not in rows and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard？ There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom！
The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”， meaning sitting in groups. Wei
Liying， a Junior 3 teacher， said it was to give students more chance to communicate.
Each group has five or six students， according to Wei， and they play different roles （角色）. There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader” who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline （纪律） leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.
Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.
“I just looked after my own business before，” said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”
But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits （好处） now.
“I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”
Zhang Qi， 16， was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test， Zhang got a grade of more than 80.
“I rarely（很少）asked others when I had problems with my English. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”
53. We can tell from the story that some students __________ this new way of learning. A. get benefits from B. are tired of C. cannot get used to D. hate 【解析】：A。写作意图推断题。从短文的作者写作意图可以判断作者是告诉人们杜朗口中学的学生从这种新的教学方法中得到益处。所以选择A。
After giving a talk at a high school， I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home？
During the nine-mile drive to his home， I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy（肌营养不良）. When he was born， the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five， and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. ？
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away？
Dear Rick，
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don't have long to live any more.
上面短文中passed away的含义，可以根据上文的“When he was born， the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five， and then they were told he would not make it to ten.”和下文Matthew的信中猜测出来，意为“去世”。
首先是找出生词与上下文之间的逻辑关系，然后猜词。有时文章借助关联词（如because，as，since，for，so，thus，as a result，of course，therefore等等）表示前因后果。例如： You shouldn’t have blamed him for that，for it wasn’t his fault.
通过for引出的句子所表示的原因（那不是他的错），可猜出blame的词义是“责备”。
4. 通过同义词和反义词的关系猜词。
通过同义词猜词，一是要看由and或or连接的同义词词组，如happy and gay，即使我们不认识gay这个词，也可以知道它是愉快的意思；二是看在进一步解释的过程中使用的同义词，如Man has known something about the planets Venus，Mars，and Jupiter with the help of spaceships.此句中的Venus （金星）、Mars （火星）、Jupiter （木星）均为生词，但只要知道planets就可猜出这几个词都属于“行星”这一义域。通过反义词猜词，一是看表示转折关系的连词或副词，如but，while，however等；二是看与not搭配的或表示否定意义的词语，如： He is so homely，not at all as handsome as his brother.
根据not at all...handsome我们不难推测出homely的意思，即不英俊、不漂亮的意思。
But sometimes，no rain falls for a long，long time. Then there is a dry period，or drought. 从drought所在句子的上文我们得知很久不下雨，于是便有一段干旱的时期，即drought，由此可见drought意思为“久旱”，“旱灾”。而a dry period和drought是同义语。这种同义或释义关系常由is，or，that is，in other words，be called或破折号等来表示。
6. 通过句法功能来推测词义。例如：
Bananas，oranges，pineapples，coconuts and some other kind of fruit grow in warm areas.假如pineapples和coconuts是生词，我们可以从这两个词在句中所处的位置来判断它们大致的意思。从句中不难看出pineapples，coconuts和bananas，oranges是同类关系，同属fruit类，因此它们是两样水果，准确地说，是菠萝和椰子。
8. 通过描述猜词。
描述即作者为帮助读者更深更感性地了解某人或某物而对该人或该物做出的外在相貌或内在特征的描写。例如：
The penguin is a kind of sea bird living in the South Pole. It is fat and walks in a funny way. Although it cannot fly，it can swim in the icy water to catch the fish.
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