文档介绍：高考英语主旨大意题答题技巧
　　我们阅读一篇文章，首先是要了解其大意，明确其主旨。因此，主旨大意题是
　　常考题。主旨大意题包括：主要内容(main idea， mainly about)型、文章标题(title)型、写作目的(purpose)型。
　　一、主要内容型
　　[技巧点拨]弄清文章的大意，关键是找到主题句。
　　主题句的位置：主题句通常在文首、文末或首尾呼应，有时也在文中，或没有主题句，需根据文章所述内容进行归纳。各段的主题句也常在该段的首句或尾句。议论文和说明文一般有主题句，但记叙文通常没有主题句，需要归纳。
　　找主题句的方法：用浏览法(skimming)，即快速阅读文首、文尾，或每段的首句和尾句等，搜索主题线索和主题信息。
　　找主题句的四个小窍门：
　　(如however, but, in fact, actually, while, on the contrary, in contrast等)时，其后的句子很可能是主题句。
　　，对该问题的回答很可能就是主题句。
　　，通常是主旨;反复出现的词语，一般为体现文章主旨的关键词。
　　，thus， in short，conclude， conclusion等。
　　经典例题
　　1. That’s when Jack arrived on the scene. He was different from any other guy I’d dated. He could sit for hours on the piano bench with my mother, discussing some composers. My brother Rick loudly announced that Jack wasn’t a turkey like the other guys I’d brought home. Jack passed my family’s test. But what about Dad’s?
　　What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
　　A. Jack got the family’s approval except Dad’s.
　　B. Jack was different from any other boy.
　　C. Jack was getting on well with Mother.
　　D. Jack knew a lot about piano.
　　答案：A
　　解析：通过第二段的内容可知Jack赢得了作者全家人的欣赏，但由于作者的父亲已去世，作者不知道Jack在父亲那儿是否也能通过，故A正确。
　　2. Have you ever been to the world’s smallest bookstore?
　　The world’s smallest bookstore, whose official name is just these three words, sits quietly about 100 miles north