41. How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?

A. By speaking.　　　　　　 B. By using sign language

C. By reading lips　　　　　 D. By making loud noises

[文章大意]：这是一篇关于一位听障青年( a hearing-impaired young man)自强不息的励志故事,其中包括了母亲的呕心沥血，永不言弃的决心。本文呼吁家庭和社会应对残疾人有关爱之心，同时也在无形当中起到了鼓励青少年永不言败，自强不息。

[答案解析]：B。分析：此题考查文章的细节。根据文章的第一段的第二句话可得出答案。

方法提炼：做此类细节理解题时，关键是由题目而找对文中的关键信息。

66. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Cell Phone Alerts Protecting Students

B. Cell Phone Alerts by Wireless Industry

C. Cell Phone Alerts of Natural Disasters

D. Cell Phone Alerts Coming Soon

[文章大意]本文是一篇新闻类文章。美国联邦政府打算利用手机短信免费为公众进行信息警报，这非常是快捷、有效的方式，并即将成为可能。

[答案解析]答案为D。主旨大意题。文章第一段即是主旨所在。选项A缩小了文章内容表达的范围；选项B不是本文所要表达的中心内容，明显不正确；选项C太片面，根据文章倒数第二段中a terrorist attack or natural disaster一句可以排除。

方法提炼：通读全文，便可知本题答案。

1．主旨大意题

主旨大意题要求考生掌握所读材料的主旨和大意，它的一般范围是：基本论点、文章标题、主题、大意或段落大意等。它要求考生在理解全文的基础上对文奄进行高度的概括或总结。

标志性句子常见的有：

Which sentence best expresses the main idea?

Which of the following best summaries the passage

The passage is mainly about.．．

The main idea／The general idea／The main purpose is…

The central idea of the paragraph is that…

The best title／headline for this passage is…

What is the main topic of this passage?

The passage deals mainly with／is mainly about／is primarily concerned with．．．

对于这类考题，考生应做到：

　(1)寻找主题句(topic：sentence)从而抓住全段的中心思想。一般说来，每一个段落有一个中心思想，尤其是议论文和说明文更为典型。代表本段中心思想的句子叫做主题句，其常见位置是段首第一句或第二句，但也有可能在段尾或段中。

　(2)概括全文寻找文章的中心思想。寻找整篇文章的中心思想是建立在寻找具体段落中心的基础上的，各段落中心句的整体归纳便是文章的中心思想。　 ·

高考典题

　(2008·山东)

Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert(警报) system using text messages delivered to cell phones.

Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. The wireless industry’s trade association, CTIA, estimates(估计) more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month.

The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, a 2006 federal law that requires improvement to the nation’s emergency alert system. The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies.

“The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies,” FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan.

Participation in the alert system by carriers-telecommunications companies-is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.

The program would be optional for cell phone users. They also may not be charged for receiving alerts.

There would be three different types of messages, according to the rules.

The first would be a national alert from the president, likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster. The second would involve “approaching threats,” which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings. The third would be reserved for child abduction(绑架) emergencies, or so-called Amber Alerts.

The service could be in place by 2010.

3．仔细审题，重点再读

观察试题题干，做到“心中有数”，然后带着特定的信息为目的重点再读，这称为scan(searching reading，often looking for a particular thing)。此时要特别注意题于中每个问题的主语、疑问词及重要的谓语，重点注意以下词语：not，unless，without：，on the other’hand，except，rather than，although，as well，always，never，all等等。弄清试题是客观性试题还是主观性试题，据此回忆或重读并查找相关信息点，对答案有个初步的确定。

67. What is the purpose of the test?

A. To show how to enjoy fishing.　　　 B. To persuade people to fish less often.

C. To encourage people to set fish free. D. To give advice on how to release fish.

[标准答案]D。

[试题解析]从文章第一段最后一句The advice provided below will help make sure that the fish you release will survive (存活) to bite again another day.(中心句)及文章最后一段的总结句With a little care and by following the suggestions given above, you can give the released fish a better chance of survival.可知写这篇文章的目的是就如何放养钓到的小鱼，使他们的成活率更高提出了一些建议。

[考点]推测作者的写作意图题。

解题方法