2017专四阅读主旨题技巧：隐含大意的查找方法

在英语专四阅读文章中不是所有的段落都有主题句。

虽然很多时候文章或段落没有主题句，但是这并不意味着它们没有主题大意，只不过这些大意不是直接体现出来的，而是“隐含的”(implied)。

要获得这样文章或段落的大意，我们就得依靠文章或段落的细节描写来推测出主题大意。请看下面这段文字：

One odd suggestion for curing hiccups is to cut some holes in a paper bag, put the bag over your head, and breathe deeply. Another is to put a teaspoon of sugar on your tongue; by the time the sugar has disappeared, some claim, so have the hiccups. Some people feel that the way to get rid of hiccups is to cover a glass of water with a clean handkerchief and then drink the water through the hankie.

If none of these methods works, you might try yet another odd cure for hiccups: stand on your head, close your eyes tightly, take a deep breath, and recite “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

你会发现这段文字没有主题句，但是你可以通过问两个问题决定此段的大意

①What is the topic, or subject, of the paragraph? In other words, what is the whole paragraph about?

②What is the main point being made about that topic?

为了找到第一个问题的答案，我们需要看一下什么内容在文章中不断地提及。

通过阅读文章可知不断提到的一个内容是“打嗝的治疗方法”(cures for hiccups)，由此可以确定这就是这篇文章的主题。

一旦你找到了主题，找到第二个问题的答案就简单多了。可能的答案是“There are some odd cures for hiccups，”这句话的意义非常地笼统，足以涵盖该文中所有的细节。

在考试时，考生如果遇到没有主题句的段落，可以先利用上面的方法将每一段的段落大意总结出来，然后将它们综合起来，就形成了整个文章的大意。