近年来英语高考的趋势是“得阅读者得天下”，可见阅读在高考中的重要地位。分析全国一、二卷和各自主命题省份的高考试卷可以看出，阅读题的分值一般为30-45分，每小题的分值都是一样的，均为2分，只是题目的数量有所差异。对阅读的考查越来越多地注重于语言运用能力之上的逻辑思维能力和批判思维能力的考查。所以同学们要加强阅读训练，提高自己的理解能力。
高考考试大纲对英语阅读作了以下说明：
1. 理解语篇主旨大意； 2. 理解文中具体信息；
3. 根据上下文提供的线索推测生词的词义； 4. 作出简单的判断和推理；
5. 理解文章的基本结构； 6. 理解作者的观点、意图和态度。 一. 主旨大意题
重点1 精确归纳标题
考生在做标题判断类试题时要注意标题的三个特性，即醒目性、概括性和针对性。醒目性——标题位于文章的最前面，应该能让读者一看到标题就对其内容产生兴趣，即吸引读者的眼球；概括性——标题应最大限度地覆盖全文，囊括文章的主要内容，体现文章的主题；针对性——标题不能偏题，必须指向具体文意。
Doctor are known to be terrible pilots. They don't listen because they already know it all. I was lucky: ] became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didn't realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather. I learned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions.
I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather?
39.Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.CRM:A New Way to Make Flying Safe B. Flying Makes Me a Better Doctor C. The Making of a Good Pilot D.A Pilot-Turned Doctor
解析：B。主旨大意题。作者在当飞行员的过程中知道了CRM，并把它运用到了自己的工作中，这给作者带来了好处，即B项“飞行使我成为一个更好的医生”符合题意，故选B。 技巧点拨：主旨大意题的正确选项有以下特点：1. 涵盖性强，覆盖全文；2. 所指的范围恰当，既不太大，也不太小；3. 精确性强，不会改变语言表意的程度及色彩。 It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking，and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him.
He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.’’ I thought it could be just about anything. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more ，and caught up in the business of our new life ，I eventually forgot about his surprise. ?
How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years ago, one that hadn’t bloomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance. Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus
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bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime. What can be the best title for the passage? A． Crocuses — My Source of Faith B．Crocuses— Father’s Surprise C． A Pink Crocus — My Memory D．Crocuses in Blossom — My Favorite 解析：A。主旨大意题。文章介绍了作者的父亲为了给孩子们带来惊喜，为孩子们种植了番红花，这给孩子们带来了色彩和信念。由首段及最后一段中的“Hold on, keep going, and light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day, but it built my faith for a lifetime.”可知，番红花是作者的信念的源泉。故选A。考生要仔细阅读短文，完整地了解信息，准确把握作者的观点。
Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead．But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that---dreams．
The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store．“But they just stop at the‘thinking’stage,” it stated． .Which of the following can be the best title? A．A Tough Job Market B．Graduates Dream of Being Boss C．The Ambitious Fresh Graduates D．The Story of Guo Bing
解析：B。主旨大意题。 文章开头告诉了我们这次调查的结果：面对目前严峻的就业形势，应届大学生毕业生们纷纷做起了“创业梦”。但近日的一项调查表明，大学生们的“创业梦”因得不到应有的支持，还仅仅只是个“梦”而已。从第二段起介绍的是这次调查研究的具体信息。故B项为最佳答案。 逆向解题：先设定某一个选项为正确的文章标题或主旨大意题，然后假设按照这个标题或大意，文章通常应该怎么写，写什么；再根据其核心词，考生就可以大致确定文章的结构和内容了，如果二者与短文基本相同，就可以判断该项正确；如果与短文大相径庭，就可以判断该项不正确。
重点2 概括文章大意
在阅读说明文和议论文时，考生可以根据其篇章特点寻找短文的主题句，然后归纳出文章的主题。主题句通常会出现在文章中的这三个位置：首段、中间段、结尾段（含在开头结尾同时出现、首尾呼应的主题句）。但有时文章可能无主题句，考生需要根据文章中所叙述的事实或提供的线索来概括和总结文章的大意。
Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meeting in New York，So I had to get back . But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home. ?
I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts
59. What does the author want to tell us? A. How to expose bad tricks. B. How to reserve airline seats. C. How to spend money wisely, D. How to make a business deal.
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解析：C。主旨大意题。难度：中等。纵观全文，尤其是第一段和最后一段。第一段段首句给出：作者是省钱一族。最后一段对不同的产品的不同决策，指出对于质量高的产品也会毫不犹豫买。说明了作者花钱的明智。
易错分析：本题易误选B或者D。考生可能是犯了以偏概全的错误，只见树木不见森林，只看到第一段中作者订机票时巧用机会省钱，而忽略了最后一段中提到的作者在一些方面也会毫不吝啬的表现，结果误选了B（如何订机票）或者D（如何讨价还价）。
According to the British “Daily Mail” reported on May 22nd, the American business
magazine“Forbes” recently released the list of the World’s Most Powerful Women 2013. German Chancellor(总理，首相) Angela Merkel for three consecutive（连续的） years reelected top. ?
The list of Chinese women, including the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, smartphone maker, HTC chairwoman Cher Wang... What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Peng Liyuan was elected as one of the World’s Most Powerful Women 2013. B. Forbes released the list of the World’s Most Powerful Women 2013. C. The United States’s first lady Michelle no longer ranks NO.1.
D. Chinese people are becoming stronger and more influential than before. 解析：B。主旨大意题。从第一段中的 “the American business magazine Forbes recently released the list of the World’s Most Powerful Women 2013”以及最后一段中的 “The list of Chinese women, including the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan”可知，这篇文章讲述的是福布斯公布了2013年全球最有影响力的女性的名单。故选B。
技巧点拨：找准主题句是确定文章主旨大意的主要方法。主题句在文中的位置： 开门见山：提出主题——细节支撑——阐明主题； 段末点睛：细节描述——归纳要点——概括主题； 段中点旨：细节描述——归纳主题——进一步解释。 Notice
Dear Degree-doing International Students,
According to the University’s regulations governing the Curriculums (课程) of General Education, the curriculum-choosing procedures (程序) are as follows: 1. Who
All degree-doing international students are required to choose the curriculums related to Chinese Language and Culture. Refer to Item 3 for different arrangements for undergraduate students (本科生) ,master and doctor students ?
Attachment 1: Chinese Language & Culture for International Students Attachment 2: Handbook for Curriculum Selection
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This notice is mainly about _______.
A. course selection B. how to study elective courses
C. regulations of learning Chinese D. Learning arrangements for elective courses 解析：A。根据文中的 “According to the University’s regulation governing the Curriculums of General Education, the curriculum-choosing procedures are as follows”以及全文内容可知，本篇主要讲述了课程选择的问题，故选A。 重点三：总结段落大意
段落大意是指某一段的主要意思，是对一个段落的基本内容所作的简单和初步的概括。段落大意要用明确、完整、简洁的语句表达，因此选择段落大意时要从这几个方面考虑，避免选择模糊、片面、烦冗的句子。
Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is. ?
31. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ______.
A. the reasons for success B. the meaning of success C. the standards of success D. the importance of success
解析：A。段落大意题。通读第一段我们可以得知作者列出了很多人认为的成功的因素，如 “Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence”等，此外，根据上下文的意思和排除法不难得出正确答案为A。 难点速通：
难点 避免看懂文章却出错
看懂文章却做错题这一现象主要出现在解答文章主旨大意类试题时，因为考生在选择文章主旨大意或标题时，常会犯以偏概全、以点带面、以小代大的错误。要避免出现这种错误，考生首先要明白自己懂的是全文的中心思想还是细节，懂的是全部词汇的字面意思还是其蕴含的意义；然后以“三主一问”作为解题思路。“三主”指文章的主题思想、文章的结构主线和关键句的主谓结构。“一问”指根据文章后面所设的问题来发问：此题的考查点是什么？此时考生一定要把题干读懂，这样在阅读文章时才能站得高，看得远，也就可以知全局。
Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870，it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom，and the capital，Buenos Aires，attracted many people. Farmers，as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy，came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didn’t pay well，and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city，the dance known as the tango(探戈舞)came into being.
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The popularity(流行)of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America. It reached Japan in 1926，and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador，and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea. What can be the best title for the text?
A. How to Dance the Tango B. The History of the Tango C. How to Promote the Tango D. The Modern Tango Boom 解析：结合全文尤其是第一段最后一句可以看出本文的主要内容。这篇短文主要描述了探戈舞的起源、历史以及它在世界上的传播，故选B。
Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I went to visit my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot...
...When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.
All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said \me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck.\I said \push you out of the snow.\
When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly. The best title for the text would be___________ A. Every man has his faults
B. Fortune favors those who use their judgment C. Don't judge a book by its cover D. Think twice before you do.
解析：C。主旨大意题。A金无足赤，人无完人。B智才天助。C不要以貌取人D三思而后行。在文章叙述中可知作者开始因为这几个年轻人的穿着而以为他们是坏人，但是他们却热心的帮助了她，所以文章要表达的中心就是“不要以貌取人”；而且文章末尾embarrassed to have judged them so poorly作者再次点明主题。故C选项正确。
Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames(绰号).Some people called him Satchmo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag .Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence(影响) on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said,“Jazz and I grew up together.”...
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