2018届高三英语二轮专题三阅读理解第四讲主旨大意题
2018届高考英语阅读主旨大意题(共70张PPT)
• Compared with common high schools, vocational schools have more advantages. Firstly, in order to promote (促进 ) (cùjìn) the development of vocational education, our country spends a lot of money on it. So you need to pay only a small part of the school fee (学费). Secondly, in here you have already started learning practical skills that you can use all your life.
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• But some other students may still worry about how to spend the long three years at high schools. Why? Because they didn't choose the school that suits (适合 ) (shìhé) them. And finally, when they are still wondering where to go, you are already able to live on your own hands proudly. And perhaps it won't be long before you are on the road to success.
• B. Key high school students must be good at making things.
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常紧张。 52. B 考查动词。作者认为幸运的是和一位教练绑在一起，所以不用担心任何事情。 53. D 考查动词。因为和教练在一起，所以作者只需要好好享受过程。 54. C 考查连词。作者还没来得及回答教练的话，他们就已经向地面降落。
C 【语篇解读】人们常常把坏掉的东西直接丢弃，但是面对许多心爱或者承载着许多回忆的物品丢了实 在令人不舍。所以先别着急淘汰换新，把心爱的物品带到 repair café，让它们重获新生吧。
31. B【解析】推理判断题。根据末段内容可知，这种 repair café影响到了一些政府部门对于节俭的态度，由 此推断文章接下来会介绍一些政府在这方面的措施和举动。 D 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了新型的 3D 打印自行车。
34. A【解析】推理判断题。根据末段 it could add some extra safety to traffic in general 可知，这种自行车比较 安全，其他几项均没有被提到。故选 A。
35. D【解析】主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了一款新设计的 3D 打印的自行车，这款自行车具有可以在转弯 时给人们指示方向等功能，这款自行车正在改变人们的生活方式。故选 D。
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锁定主旨大意题A(2017·江西五市八校二次联考)Anna Schiferl hadn't even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom，one recent Saturday.Her mom was right downstairs in the kitchen.The text was that Anna wanted an egg for breakfast.Soon after，Joanna Schiferl called，“If you want to talk to me，Anna，come downstairs and see me！” Anna laughs about it now.“I was kind of lazy，” she admits.These days，many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call.And that's creating a communication divide of sorts—the talkers VS the texters.Some would argue that it's no big deal.But many experts say the most successful communicators will，of course，have the competence to do both.And they fear that more of us are unable to have—or at least are avoiding—the traditional face－to－face conversations.Many professors say it is not common to see students outside of class.“I sit in my office lonely now because if my students have a question，they email me，often late at night，” says Renee Houston，a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state.“And they never call.”As Anna sees，“There are people you'll text，but won't call.It's just a way to stay in touch with each other.” Some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more connected.“The problem is that the conversation isn't very deep，” says Joseph Grenny，co－author of the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High.“The problem has been there since we've had telephones—probably since the time of a telegraph，” G renny says.Texting is just the latest way to do that.Though they may not always be so good at deep conversations themselves，Grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones.He says that they also should set limits，as Anna's mom did when she made the “no texting to people in the same house” rule.语篇解读：现在很多人用发信息的方式和别人交流而忽视了面对面的交流，本文介绍了不同的人对这种交流方式的态度和观点。
高三英语阅读理解专题三---议论文带答案
⾼三英语阅读理解专题三---议论⽂带答案⾼三英语阅读理解专题三------议论⽂1⽂体特点：写法⼀：正⽅（甲⽅），反⽅（⼄⽅），我认为……写法⼆：提出问题，分析问题，解决问题写法三：论点，理由（证据），重申论点。
这是⾼考中常考的体裁，内容涵盖⽂化、历史、⽂学、科学和教育等各个⽅⾯。
在这类体裁的⽂章中把握好论点、论据和论证很重要。
此类体裁的⽂章中有关主旨⼤意和推理判断的题⽬会较多，这也是得分⽐较难的题型。
在阅读这类⽂章的时候，我们要认真把握作者的态度，领悟弦外之⾳，从⽽更好地依据⽂章的事实做出合理的推断。
解题⽅法：1.把握⽂章的论点、论据和论证。
此外，还要把握⽂章的结构和语⾔。
2. 互推法：在议论之后，总会再列举⼀些具体的例⼦来⽀持观点；或在⼀些例⼦之后，总要抒发⼀些议论。
考⽣在理解议论时，可以借助⽂中所给的实例，从⽽在形象的例⼦中推理出抽象的议论；或从议论中推理理解具体例⼦的深刻含义，相互推断。
3. 推理法：推理的结论⼀定是原⽂有这层意思，但没有明确表达的。
推理要根据⽂章的字⾯意思，通过语篇、段落和句⼦之间的逻辑关系，各个信息所暗⽰和隐含的意义，作者的隐含意等对⽂章进⾏推理判断。
考⽣要由⽂字的表层信息挖掘出⽂章的深层含义，要能透过现象看本质。
主旨⼤意题解题⽅法：⼀、题型解读及思维导向：主旨⼤意题是⾼考阅读理解中常考的题型之⼀，主要考查考⽣把握全⽂主题和理解中⼼思想的能⼒。
通常以概括⽂章或段落⼤意以及选择标题等形式出现。
主旨⼤意题是阅读理解题中的⾼难度题，能够拉开考⽣的分数差距，所以此类题⽬在⾼考试题中具有很好的选拔作⽤，属于能⼒型题⽬。
主旨⼤意题⼀般分为三类，即标题归纳类、⽂章⼤意类和段落⼤意类。
⼆、命题区间及读⽂关注点1．⽂⾸、段⾸、段尾句：⼀般来说，阅读⽂章中第⼀段⾸句往往是强开弱收型⽂章中⼼思想的表达处；第⼆段⾸句或第⼀段尾句往往是转开弱收型⽂章的主题句所在；⽽有时每段的段⾸句、段尾句是该段的段落主题句。
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2018高考英语试题全国Ⅲ卷精编版2-13解析版14-272018高考英语（全国卷Ⅲ）第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)A Welcome to Holker Hall&GardensVisitor InformationHow to Get to HolkerBy Car：Follow brown signs an A590from JB6,M6.Approximale travel times: Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-I hour30 minutesBy Rail:The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth,Lancaster Preston for connections to major cities&airports.Opening TimesSunday-Friday(closed on Saturday)11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2nd November.Admission ChargesHall&Gardens GardensAdults:￡12.00￡8.00Groups￡９￡5.5Producers:Market13th AprilJoin us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks.Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.Holker Garden Festival30th MayThe event celebrate its22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.National Garden Day28th AugustHolker once again opens is gardens in aid of the disadvantaged.For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.Winter Market8th NovemberThis is an event for all the family.Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.21.How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?A.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.45minutes.D.90minutes.22.How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall&Cardens?A.￡l2.00.B. B.19.00.C.A8.0D.45.5023.Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?A.Producers'Market.B.Holker Garden Festival.C.National Garden Day.D.Winter Market.BCities usually have a good reason for being where they are,like a nearby port or river.People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade.New York City,for example,is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River.Over 300years its population grew gradually from800people to8million.But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time.Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight.In1896, Dawson,Canada,was unmapped wilderness(荒野).But gold was discovered there in1897,and two years later,it was one of the largest cities in the West,with a population of30,000.Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris.People went there for gold.They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers.The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming.An avalanche(雪崩)once closed the path,killing63people.For many who made it to Dawson,however,the rewards were worth the difficult trip.Of the first20,000people who dug for gold,4,000got rich.About100of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.But no matter how rich they were,Dawson was never comfortable.Necessities like food and wood were very expensive.But soon,the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found.The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down,and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska,they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come.Today,people still come and go—to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City—its present population is762.24.What attracted the early settlers to New York City?A.Its business culture.B.Its small population.C.Its geographical position.D.Its favourable climate.25.What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?A.Two-thirds of them stayed there.B.One out of five people got rich.C.Almost everyone gaveup.D.Half of them died.26.What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?A.They found the city too crowded.B.They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.C.They were unable to stand the winter.D.They were short of food.27.What is the text mainly about?A.The rise and fall of a city.B.The gold rush in Canada.C.Journeys into the wilderness.D.Tourism in Dawson.CWhile famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts,many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.Their efforts have been proven fruitful.Wang Shu,a49-year-old Chinese architect,won the 2012Pritzker Architecture Prize—which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture—on February28.He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art(CAA).His office is located at the Xiangshan campus(校园)of the university in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province. Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities.Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types.The curves(曲线)of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills,forming a unique view.Wang collected more than7million abandoned bricks of different ages.He asked theworkers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls,roofs and corridors.This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素).works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of Wang’ｓtraditions.Through such a balance,he had created a new type of Chinese architecture,said TadaoAndo,the winner of the1995Pritzker Prize.Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums."That is only evidence that traditions once existed,"he said."Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions.They think tradition means old things from the past.In fact,tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created,"he said."Today,many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions.Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are,"said Wang.The study of traditions should be combined with practice.Otherwise,the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty,he said.28.Wang’ｓwinning of the prize means that Chinese architects are___________.A.following the latest world trendB.getting international recognitionC.working harder than ever beforeD.relying on foreign architects29.What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?A.Its hilly environment.B.Its large size.C.Its unique style.D.Its diverse functions.architectural design a success?30.What made Wang’ｓA.The mixture of different shapes.B.The balance of East and West.C.The use of popular techniques.D.The harmony of old and new.31.What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?A.Spread them to the world.B.Preserve them at museums.C.Teachthem in universities.D.Recreate them in practice.DAdults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects.Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings?The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with lessI found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked.Because of our efforts,our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness.She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金）(our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor) For weeks,I've been thinking of bigger,deeper questions:How do we make it a habit for them?And how do we train ourselves to help them live with,need,and use less?Yesterday,Isat with my son,Shepherd,determined to test my own theory on this.I decided to play withhim with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest.I expected that one toy wouldkeep his attention for about five minutes,ten minutes,max.I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available.We passed it,he tried to put it in his mouth,he tried bouncing it,rollingit,sitting on it,throwing it.It was totally,completely enough for him.Before I knew it anhour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together.He had my full attentionand I had his.My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us.32.What do the words“more i s more”in paragraph1probably mean?A.The more,the better.B.Enough is enough.C.More money,more worries.D.Earn more and spend more.33.What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?A.Savingup for her holidayB.Raising money for a poor girlB.Adding the money to her fund D.Giving the money to a sick mother34.Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd?A.Totry out an ideaB.Toshow a parent's loveC.Totrain his attentionD.Tohelp him start a hobby35.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.TakeIt or Leave ItB.A Lessonfrom KidsC.Live More with LessD.The Pleasure of Giving第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Before there was the written word,there was the language of dance.Dance expresses love andhate,joy and sorrow,life and death,and everything else in between.36We dance from Florida to Alaska,from north to south and sea to sea.We danceat weddings,birthdays,office parties and just to fill the time.“I adore dancing,”saysLester Bridges,the owner of a dance studio in Iowa.“Ｉc an't imaginedoing anything else with my life."Bridges runs dance classes for all ages."Teaching dance is wonderful.37It's great to watch them.For many of them,it's a way of meeting peopleand having a social life."38"I can tell you about one young couple,"says Bridges.“They're l earning to dotraditional dances.They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile.39”So,do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better,calmer,healthier?Andrea Hillierlike the pattern of a beating heart,is life.Even after all these years,I want to get says,“Dance,better and better.40I find it hard to stop!Dancing reminds me I'm alive."A.So why do we dance?B.Dance in the U.S.iseverywhere.C.If you like dancing outdoors,come to America.D.My older students say it makes them feel young.E.I keep practicing even When I'm extremely tired.F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)When most of us get a text messageon our cell phone from an unknown person,we usuallysay＂sorry,41number!＂and move on.But when Dennis Williams42aintended for him,he did something43.text that clearly wasn’ｔknow were at On March19,Dennis got a group text44him that a couple he didn’ｔthe hospital,waiting for the45of a baby.＂Congratulations!But I think someone was mistaken,＂Dennis46.The baby was born and update texts were47quickly from the overjoyed grandmother,Teresa.In herphotos with a complete seem to realize that she was49the baby’ｓ48,she didn’ｔstranger.＂Well,I don’ｔ50you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂replied Dennis before asking which room the new51were in.surprise,Dennis stuck to his52!He turned up at the hospital Much to the family’ｓhusband was totally54 53gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy.Lindsey’ｓthink we would have randomly invited him over but we55 by the unexpected visit.＂I don’ｔit and the gifts.＂Teresa56a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website57 by the touching words:＂What a58this young man was to our family!He was so 59and kind to do this.＂The post has since gained the60of social media users all over the world,receiving more than184,000sharesand61,500likes in just three days.41.A.unlucky B.secret C.new D.wrong42.A.received B.translated C.copied D.printed43.A.reasonable B.special C.necessary D.practical44.A.convincing B.reminding rming D.warning45.A.wake-up B.recovery C.growth D.arrival46.A.responded B.interrupted C.predicted D.repeateding in B.setting out C.passing down D.moving around48.A.opinion B.anxiety C.excitement D.effortparing B.exchanging C.discussing D.sharing50.A.accept B.know C.believe D.bother51.A.parents B.doctors C.patients D.visitors52.A.dream B.promise C.agenda D.principle53.A.bearing B.collecting C.opening D.making54.A.discouraged B.relaxed C.astonished D.defeated55.A.admit B.need C.appreciate D.expect56.A.found B.selected C.developed D.posted57.A.confirmed B.simplified C.clarified D.accompanied58.A.pity B.blessing C.relief D.problem59.A.smart B.calm C.sweet D.fair60.A.sympathy B.attention C.control D.trust第二节(共10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分15分)I'm not sure61is more frightened,me or the female gorilla(大猩猩）that suddenly appears out of nowhere.I'm walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly,I'm face-to-face with the gorilla,who begins screaming at62top of her lungs.That makes her baby scream,and then a400-pound male appears.He screams the 63(loud)of all.The noise shakesthe trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me.I quickly lower myself,ducking my head to avoid64(look)directly into his eyes so he doesn't feel65(challenge).My name is Mireya Mayor.I'm a66(science)who studies animals such as apes and monkeys.I was searching67these three western lowland gorillas I'd been observing.No one had seen them for hours,and my colleagues and I were worried.When the gorillas and I frightened each other,I was just glad to find68(they)alive. True to a gorilla's unaggressive nature,the huge animal69(mean)me no real harm.He was just saying:"I'm king of this forest,and here is your reminder!"Once his message was delivered,he allowed me70(stay)and watch.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删改或修改。
2018年高考英语全国卷3真题和答案解析 超级详细
绝密★启用前2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标III卷）英语注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
学科@网例：How much is the shirt？A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.1.What does John find difficult in learning German？A .Pronunciation. B. V ocabulary. C. Grammar.2.What is the probable relationship between the speakers？A. Colleagues.B. Brother and sister.C. Teacher and student.3.Where does the conversation probably take place？A. In a bank.B. At a ticket office.C. On a train.4. What are the speakers talking about？A.A restaurant.B.A street.C.A dish.5.What does the woman think of her interview？A. It was tough.B. It was interesting.C. It was successful.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
全国2018届高三英语复习试题：专题三第四讲 主旨大意题 课时作业 Word版含解析
A(2017·长春监测)Life in the Internet age is lonely—or is it? That’s what experts in human interaction are debating after a new Stanford University survey has been published.According to the study, the more time people spend online, the less they can spare for reallife relationships with family and friends. The researchers asked 113 people about the Web’s influence on daily activities. 36% of those people are online for more than five hours a week. “As Internet use becomes more widespread, it will have an increasingly isolating(孤立的) effect on society，”says Robert Kraut, one of the researchers.Scholars and Web lovers criticized the study for stretching its data to make the “isolating” point. While 13% of regular Web users admitted the loss of time with loved ones，60% reported watching less TV. The survey also shows that email is the most popular online activity. If some of webheads(网虫) spend what was once passive TV time keeping company with friends via e-mails,“that’s a move toward greater connectedness，” says Paul Resnick，a professor at the University of Michigan.This isn’t the first claim that the Web should be criticized. A 1998 report monitored 73 Pittsburgh-area families’ Internet use for a year. People who used the Internet more “talked less to family members and reported being lonelier and more depressed，” says Robert Kraut.“It’s true that there have been big declines in social connectedness over the past decades, but those declines began before the Internet was invented，” says Thomas Putnam.As Amitay Etzioni says, the Internet gives us a different kind of social life—not better or worse than before, but just different.[解题导语] 本文介绍了斯坦福大学的一项研究，即网络是否会导致社会孤立以及来自社会各界的讨论。
专题 阅读理解主旨大意题---2023年高考英语二轮复习专题
recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系) groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
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专题三 阅读理解
第四讲 主旨大意题
题型 1 概括主旨大意类 [示例] (2017·全国卷Ⅲ，C)After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.
The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk populations—major food sources(来源) for the wolf—grew rapidly. These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation(植被), which reduced plant diversity in the park. In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly. The coyotes killed a large percentage of the park’s red foxes, and completely drove away the park’s beavers.
8．What is the text mainly about? A．Wildlife research in the United States. B．Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area. C．The conflict between farmers and gray wolves. D．The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.
The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves. The U．S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Today, the debate contintting in at Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyote populations are down, while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback. The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.
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Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area. They went farther north into the deep forests of Canada, where there were fewer humans around.
As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems. Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.