【正文】 are’s influence on the English language can still be felt today. We talk about“fair play”, meaning honest behavior but this phrase was first used by Shakespeare. And it was Shakespeare who came up with the expression of “disappear into thin air”, which we still use it today when we lose something. Besides, Shakespeare’s works have been translated into many languages in the world. And perhaps we’ll still be as fascinated by his works 400 years from now as we’ve been for almost the last 400.60. What is mainly about in the last paragraph? A. Shakespeare’ works have been translated into many languages. B. Shakespeare invented many interesting words and phrases in English. C. Shakespeare wrote many articles on how to understand English phrases. D. The influence of Shakespeare’s works on the English language to us. 8　　All living things on the earth need other living things to live. Nothing lives alone. Most animals must live in a group, and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind. Sometimes one living thing kills another, one eats and the other is eaten. Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live, and together they form a food chain(鏈條). Some food chains are simple, while others are not. But all food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains bee broken up if one of the links disappears.　　All life needs sunlight to live on. But only plants can use sunlight directly. Plants are factories. They make food from sunlight, water and things in the soil and air. Plants feed all other living things. Animals can only use the sun’s energy after it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants,選項特點:　　●正確選項特點:不出現(xiàn)細(xì)節(jié)信息。主要提問方式是： (1) Which is the best title of the passage? (2) Which of the following is this passage about? (3) In this passage the writer tries to tell us that . (4) The passage tells us that____. (5) This passage mainly talks about____.：　　●概括的、抽象的、與中心思想核心名詞沾邊的是正確選項。 閱讀理解之主旨題1. 主旨題命題特點 主旨題是考查學(xué)生對文章主題或中心思想的領(lǐng)會和理解能力。n 與原句的內(nèi)容極為相似,只是在程度上有些變動。如果答案選項中出現(xiàn)絕對化的詞，比如：all，always，never，nothing，every，most （最高級）、the only（唯一）、none（全否） 等等，除非文章當(dāng)中使用了該類詞匯，否則，一般都要排除。 A According to Forbes magazine, Oprah Winfrey is one of the richest women in America. She has worked as a news reporter, movie actress, and author, but she is best known for her popular television talk show, Oprah. Life has not always been easy for Oprah. When she was young, her parents did not live together and she often moved house. Her family was poor, and Oprah did not have her first pair of shoes until she was six years old. But Oprah was smart, she learned how to read before she started school. And even from her young age, Oprah loved to talk.After graduating from high school, Oprah got a job as a newsreader at a television station in Baltimore. Oprah was very different from the other reporters. She laughed when she made a mistake, and cried if a story was sad. Her style was not right for news reporting, so she was fired(解雇).Oprah’s boss at the TV station offered her a job as the cohost of a morning talk show called People Are Talking. She was very popular on that show, and in 1981 Oprah moved to Chicago where she had a larger studio audience who loved her program so much. Five years later, her show Oprah was broadcast(廣播) for the first time. Every day, 14 million people watch Oprah in the USA and 130 other countries. She interviews not only famous people but also ordinary people, who she asks to talk about their personal problems. When a guest’s story moves her, she cries and opens her arms for a hug（擁抱）. People throughout the USA and around the world feel close to Oprah because of her emotional（情感的） munication style.56. Oprah got her first pair of shoes when she was years old. A. five B. six C. seven D. eight57. Why was Oprah Winfrey fired? A. She was the same as the other reporters. B. The TV station wanted to reduce its workers. C. Her style was not suitable for news reporting. D. She was too famous.58. When did the talk show Oprah begin? A. 1986 B. After she graduated from high school C. Before she worked for a morning talk show D. 198159. What makes Oprah so popular according to the passage? A. It shares people’s joy and sadness. B. It helps people solve problems. C. It teaches people how to interview others. D. It only tells famous people’s lives. B Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? You can’t think of anyone else when you hear people read Confucius’(孔子) 2，500 – year – old words: “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.” September 28th was Confucius’ birthday. He was born in the Kingdom of Lu（魯國）, in today’s Shandong Province. Chinese look upon Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3，000 students. For more than 2，500 years, Confucius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday lives. Now they have gone far into Western countries and south Asia. People can still hear them today. Why are his ideas so popular? They help not only in everyday life but also in society. Confucius’ most important ideas are kindness and good manners. Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said that all should go to school if they wanted to learn. Some of Confucius’ popular words are “ A kind person should care others” and “ Be strict with yourself, but be kind to others.” People use his ideas to help the