在閱讀理解的各類題型中,讓同學們最為頭疼的一類題型就是主旨題。它與事實細節題,詞義句意題等題型的最大區別就在於我們通過題幹無法精確地定位到文章某一段落的某一句話,而是需要我們通過對於文章從宏觀上的整體把握,梳理文章脈絡,而選擇出正確的答案。但很多同學走上考場,在有限的時間裡緊張的氛圍下往往並不能完全理解文章,甚至讀得雲裡霧裡,更不要說從宏觀上把握文章,還能準確梳理文章脈絡了。
那麼針對我們讀不懂讀不透的文章,我們應該怎樣選出主旨題的正確答案呢?在這裡給到大家這類主旨題的解題步驟:一、閱讀文章首尾段和各段主題句(通常是各段首句)。二、在閱讀的同時快速提取其中反覆多次出現的概念詞。所謂的概念詞是指同一個概念,在文章中可能會以不同的具體詞彙呈現,而同學們只需要關注概念即可。三、提取出概念詞之後再去匹配題幹的選項,往往選項中出現的概念詞最多即為正確答案。
接下來我們就以2016年真題來看一下怎樣快速找到主旨題的正確答案。(這裡只給出首尾段和各段首句)
France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways. The parliament also agreed to ban websites that 「incite excessive thinness」 by promoting extreme dieting.
Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives.
The bans, if fully enforced, would suggest to women (and many men) that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty.
The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep — and bone-showing.
The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types.
In contrast to France’s actions, Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age, health, and other characteristics of models.
Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step. Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.
Which of the following may be the best title for the text?
A Challenge to the Fashion Industry’s Body Ideals
A Dilemma for the Starving models in France
Just Another Round of Struggle for Beauty
The Great Threats to the Fashion Industry
我們通過閱讀首尾段及各段首句能夠提取出反覆出現的概念詞有時尚業-fashion industry,形體-body和 禁止-ban。形體這個概念在文章當中具體表現為很多不同的詞彙,比如: ultra-thin models,excessive thinness,bone-showing,idealized body types和 misuse of body ideals 等。禁止這個概念同樣在文章當中也以不同的詞彙出現:ban, law,crime,measures,punishment,rules,sanctions等。
通過這一系列的概念詞,我們再去匹配每一個選項當中出現的概念詞會發現,A選項出現了三個概念詞:challenge對應ban, fashion industry和body。B選項只出現一個概念詞starving models 對應body。C選項沒有出現文中反覆提到的概念詞。D 選項出現一個概念詞:fashion industry。通過數字的比對,我們會發現只有A選項的概念詞出現的數量最多,有三個。通過這一系列操作,我們可以快速確定文章的主旨就是A選項,主要介紹的就是「對時尚業追求超瘦理想體型問題的解決措施」。
今天給大家介紹的主旨題的做題方法是屬於考場救急的小技巧,在讀不懂文章,無法梳理文章結構的情況下,可以提取文章當中反覆出現的一些概念詞彙再去與選項進行匹配,通過數個數的方法最終確定正確的答案。希望同學們走上考場,遇到讀不懂的文章還要選擇主旨的題目不要慌,靜下心來,運用這個小技巧來助同學們的一臂之力。