例题1:(淄博中考)Have you ever read Andersen's fairy tale The Ugly Duckling (《丑小鸭》)? Do you know that his motherland is Denmark? It lies in northern Europe. Let me tell you something about it.
You can find almost any fast food in Denmark ... "Lego" toys were created in Denmark ... Bicycling is popular in Denmark ... Denmark is called the land of fairy tales ...
4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Fairy tales.
B.Andersen's life.
C.Some facts about Denmark.
D.The history of Denmark.
解析:C 文章主旨题。根据“Do you know that his motherland is Denmark? ... Let me tell you something about it.”可知,本文主要介绍了丹麦。A、B项断章取义;D项无中生有。

C

【分析】本题是英语阅读理解的主旨大意题，解题思路为：先定位文章核心主题，文章开头引出安徒生的祖国是丹麦，通过“Let me tell you something about it”明确下文要介绍丹麦的相关内容，后文列举了丹麦的快餐、乐高玩具、自行车文化、童话属性等具体事实，以此确定主旨方向；再逐一排除干扰选项：A选项仅涉及童话，是文章的部分内容，属于断章取义；B选项安徒生的生活，文章未提及相关内容；D选项丹麦的历史，文章未涉及历史相关表述，从而确定正确答案。
【解析】本题考查英语阅读理解的主旨大意。文章开篇点明安徒生的祖国是丹麦，以“Let me tell you something about it”引出对丹麦的介绍，后文列举了丹麦的快餐、乐高玩具、自行车流行、童话之国等多方面事实，核心是介绍丹麦的相关情况。分析选项：A项“童话”仅为丹麦的一个特点，属于断章取义；B项“安徒生的生活”文章未提及；D项“丹麦的历史”文章未涉及，故正确答案为C。
【答案】C
【知识点】英语阅读理解主旨大意题
【点评】本题为中考常见的阅读理解主旨题，要求学生准确把握文章主题，区分细节与主旨，排除干扰项，难度适中，属于学生易掌握的题型。
【难度系数】0.7

训练 1：（宁波中考）Plants are more than just pretty to look at. They give us fruits, vegetables and food we eat. Some plants even provide materials for medicine or building things. But do you know that plants can do something even more amazing? They can make our homes, schools and workplaces much healthier ...
So you see, plants are fantastic! They are not only beautiful to look at, but they also provide us with food, help create materials and play an important role in our health. They make our indoor environments cleaner and healthier, making us feel better. Next time you see a plant, remember all the amazing things it can do for us!
4. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A.Plants are important for providing food.
B.Plants make people look much better.
C.Plants are good for indoor environments.
D.Plants make it easier to build houses.

4. C 文章主旨题。根据“They can make our homes, schools and workplaces much healthier ...”和“They make our indoor environments cleaner and healthier, making us feel better.”可知本文主要介绍了植物在室内环境中发挥的重要作用。A、D项断章取义；B项无中生有。

【分析】这是一道英语阅读理解主旨大意题，解题思路为：先通读全文定位体现核心观点的关键语句，再逐一分析选项，排除片面表述、无中生有的选项，最终确定契合文章主旨的答案。
【解析】文章开篇指出植物能让家、学校、工作场所更健康，结尾再次强调植物让室内环境更清洁健康，这是全文核心内容。A选项仅提及植物提供食物，属于文章部分内容，断章取义；B选项“让人们看起来更好”原文未提及，属于无中生有；D选项“便于建造房屋”也是文章部分内容，断章取义；只有C选项“植物对室内环境有益”契合全文主旨。
【答案】C
【知识点】英语阅读理解主旨大意题
【点评】本题考查学生对文章主旨的把握能力，需准确抓取核心观点句，通过排除法筛选答案，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

例题2:(聊城中考)Xie knows the difference between special education and general education. She takes care of each student according to their physical conditions. And she also helps them with learning and their daily life. She used to help carry a student to restrooms, the dining hall, classrooms and the dormitory for nine years until the student graduated(毕业) from the school.
2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?

A.What Xie knows.
B.How long Xie helped carry the student.
C.How Xie takes care of the students.
D.What the students' physical conditions are.
解析:C 段落大意题。根据“She takes care of each student according to their physical conditions ... She used to help carry a student ...”可知第三段主要介绍了谢小华如何照顾学生。

C

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解的段落主旨题，解题思路为：首先明确题干要求（询问第三段的主要内容），接着定位对应段落，抓取段落核心信息：段落围绕谢根据学生身体状况照顾学生、帮助学生学习与生活、长期帮学生搬运的事例展开，核心是谢照顾学生的具体做法；最后逐一分析选项：A选项仅提及谢知道特殊教育与普通教育的区别，属于段落开头的次要信息，非主旨；B选项“帮学生搬运的时长”只是段落中的事例细节，并非核心内容；D选项“学生的身体状况”是谢照顾学生的依据，不是段落主要讲述的内容；C选项“谢如何照顾学生”契合段落核心主旨，因此选C。
【解析】本题是英语阅读理解的段落大意题，根据第三段内容“She takes care of each student according to their physical conditions. And she also helps them with learning and their daily life. She used to help carry a student to restrooms, the dining hall, classrooms and the dormitory for nine years until the student graduated”可知，第三段主要介绍谢如何照顾学生，对应选项C。
【答案】C
【知识点】英语阅读理解 段落主旨题
【点评】本题考查英语阅读理解中段落主旨的把握，需准确区分段落的核心信息与次要细节，难度适中，属于常见的阅读理解题型。
【难度系数】0.6