Reading strategy Analyzing the structure of the passage

Para.2-3

Choose the structure of the passage: So many jobs to choose fromA B

Para. 1

Para.4 Para. 5

Para. 6

Para. 1

Para.2 Para.4

Para.3 Para.5

Para.6

options available to you

popular careers unusual jobs everyday jobs

All jobs are important to the society.

Fill in the frame:

Reading: So many jobs to choose from

2011 考试说明：阅读 要求学生读懂简易的英语文学作品、

科普文章、公告、说明、广告以及书、报、杂志中关于一般性话题的简短文章并回答相关问题。 考生应能：

（ 5 ）理解文章的基本结构和文脉逻辑关系；

阅读理解文章结构题解题策略

阅读理解文章结构题Question forms:1. What will probably be talked about

in the following paragraph?

2.Which of the following shows the organization/structure of the passage?

3. The passage is mainly developed by___.

4. The paragraph can be put between paragraph A and paragraph B.

I. Question forms:1. What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph? Finish the exercise of Part I on your paper.

Practising “Bad working habits, poor disease prevention

knowledge, not enough governmental investment and lack of health education are the main reasons,” said Yang Xiaoduo, a healthcare expert with a local health association, who said China should race against time seeking measures to solve the sub health problem.

( ) 1.What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph? A Ways to solve the problem of sub health. B More reasons for sub health. C People suffering from sub health. D Symptoms sub health sufferers have.

A

Practising

…… Her third contribution lies in the use of music when dancing. In her performance she used the symphonies of great masters, including Beethoven and Wagner, which was not the usual custom. She was exciting and eccentric （古怪的） in her personal life as in her dance. 2. What does the following paragraph most probably discuss? (Answer it within 5 words)_____________________. Her personal life

Practising Students in your class are different from one

another in many ways. You all have different personalities, abilities and physical appearance. In other aspects you have a lot in common. Certainly you are the same age and same nationality, and you probably have some similar hobbies and interests. But do you know that although you are studying the same subjects, you might be learning them in different ways.

3. What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph? (Answer it within 5 words)

______________________.Different ways of learning

Reading strategy: When reading a text, one should follow

the thoughts of the author from one paragraph to the next. Sometimes, the last sentence of a paragraph introduces the topic of the next paragraph. This allows a smooth flow of ideas and ensures that readers don’t lose the focus of the text.

II. Question forms:

2. Which of the following shows the organization/structure of the passage?

Finish passage A on your paper.

1. Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? ( — stand for Paragraph 1—① ⑦Paragraph 7 )? _______

A. B. C. D. ① ① ① ①

② ②③ ④ ② ② ③

③④ ⑤⑥⑦ ⑤ ⑥⑦ ③④⑤ ⑥⑦ ④⑤ ⑥⑦

C

（ 10 苏、锡、常四市调查） Para1:You can love them or hate them, but no matter which tourist destination you visit, chances are you’ll see someone with their head buried in a Lonely Planet guidebook.

Para2: Lonely Planet is one of the world’s largest travel guide brands, publishing more than 500 different guides in eight languages. The popular brand also produces television shows, websites and podcasts( 播客 )all devoted to travel

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Para3: Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable. They also save time and make sure you don’t miss the best things.

Para4: They also provide the reviews of hotels, restaurants and ticket information about your destination.

Para5: This can be great if you’re a nervous traveler, or if you haven’t traveled by yourself before. If you’re in a country where you don’t speak the language, sometimes there’s nothing better than getting into a taxi and opening up a guidebook.

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Para6: But others criticize Lonely Planet and other travel guide publishers like them. They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity( 自发性 )out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen…

Para7: Another criticism of travel guides is that they have a large impact on local communities. For example, some locals devote their lives to behaving in ways that attract tourists. ..

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Main ideasPara2: Lonely Planet is one of the world’s largest travel

guide brands

Para3: Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable.

Para4: They also provide the reviews of hotels, restaurants and ticket information about your destination.

Para5: This can be great if you’re a nervous traveler, or if you haven’t traveled by yourself before.

Para6: But others criticize Lonely Planet saying guidebooks take the fun out of traveling,.

Para7: Another criticism is that they have a large impact on local communities.

Advantages of Lonely Planet books

Disadvantages of Lonely Planet books

Brief introduction to Lonely Planet

Tips:

1.Find out the main idea of each paragraph.(pay special attention to the 1st sentence of each paragraph)

2.Divide the passage into several parts according to the main idea of each paragraph.

(2009 北京） Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?_____

CCP

C

P3P2P1

Sp1 Sp2

(09 北京） Para1 Architects have long had the feeling that the place we live in can affect our thoughts, feeling and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical （经验的，实证的） basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation.

Para2 Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2009, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room’s ceiling affects how people think. ___________________________________________________

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Para3: In addition to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

Para4: Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia.

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Para5: Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim ( 暗淡的 ) light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner, or at parties could increase relaxation…

Para6: So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we are almost looking at the problem through a straw ( 吸管 )” architect David Allison says.

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Para1: The place we live in can affect our thoughts, feeling and behaviors.

Para2: Aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity

Para3: The view afforded by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate.

Para4: Nature improves focus of attention.Para5: Dim ( 暗淡的 ) light helps people to

loosen up. Para6: So far scientists have focused mainly

on public buildings.

Central point

Point 1

Point2

Point3

Conclusion

Sp1Sp2

3. The passage is mainly developed by___.

Finsh Passage C of Part III on your paper.

The passage is mainly developed by .

A. analyzing causes

B. making comparisons

C. examining differences

D. following the time order

A

（ 2010 重庆）

Para1: So why do women’s clothes button from the left?

Para2: History really seems to matter here.

Para3: Actually, a standard, once set, resists change.

Besides, some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men’s shirts.

（ 2010 重庆）

Causes

解题策略： 找出篇章或段落中表示展开方式的关键词，

如表示时间、方位、因果关系或对比的连接词。

（ 2010 年北京）The passage is organized in order of .

A.time B. effectiveness

C. importance D. complexity

A

Summary1. What will probably be talked about in the

following paragraph?

2. Which of the following shows the organization/structure of the passage?

3. The passage is mainly developed by___.Find out the main idea of each paragraph.

The last sentence of the above paragraph introduces the topic of the next paragraph.

找出篇章或段落中表示展开方式的关键词， 如表示时间、方位、因果关系或对比的连接词。

1.Review what we have learnt today

2.Finish the exercises on your paper.

Homework

IV. The paragraph can be put between paragraph A and paragraph B.

Finish the exercise of Part IV on your paper.

5. The paragraph “ In another moment down Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.” Can be put between______________.

A.Paragraph 1 and 2

B. Paragraph 2 and 3

C. Paragraph 3 and 4

D. Paragraph 4 and 5

C

There was nothing so very remarkable in that: but when the rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on , Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the bush.

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The rabbit –hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way , and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.

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4. The paragraph can be put between paragraph A and paragraph B.

Focus on the beginning and the end of the paragraphs.

出题思路：一、按段落的组织方法理解文章的结构二、按写作方法（论证方法）理解文章的结

构。三 考查同学们根据现有文章预测后文内容的

能力

But others criticize Lonely Planet and other travel guide publishers like them. They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity( 自发性 )out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen…

Another criticism of travel guides is that they have a large impact on local communities. For example, some locals devote their lives to behaving in ways that attract tourists. ..Disadvantages of Lonely Planet books

Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable. They also save time and make sure you don’t miss the best things.

They also provide the reviews of hostels( 旅店 ), hotels, restaurants and ticket information about your destination.

This can be great if you’re a nervous traveler, or if you haven’t traveled by yourself before.

Advantages of Lonely Planet books

In addition to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia.

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____________

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Paragraph 3-4:

The view and nature may influence one’s ability to concentrate.

记叙文的基本结构：　（ Narrative writings)

Story presentation

Time clues

Inverted time clues

Ending(surprising/humourous way

(account)

议论文的基本结构 (Argumentation)

Topic(Opinion)

Arguments

(Supporting sentences)

facts

examples

theory

conclusion

论点 论据 结论