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【題目】 Reading is fun! Besides for fun, we can also analyze (分析) texts to learn more from the texts and more about the texts. One way we can do this is by finding out the theme of the texts.

The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story. Usually the theme of a text isn’t told directly, you have to use clues (線索) in the text to find it out. __Themes can be ideas like family, friendship, love and so on. The theme might not be just one word, but it might be an idea such as “Friendship is important.” There may also be more than one theme in a story. How can we find out the theme of a text? The following steps may help you.

Read through the whole text. Usually characters change as the story goes on, so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end! For this reason, you need to read through the whole text first.

Find out the clue. After reading the whole text, try to answer the following questions. What important events happened during the story? What was the problem? How did the problem get solved? How did the character(s) change? What did the character(s) learn? The answers may help you to get the clues.

Get the big idea. Read again for the writer’s purpose of the text by answering the following questions. Was most of the plot(情節(jié)) around friendship? Did the characters solve problems with their families? Did the main character learn the importance of friendship? If one of the answers is “yes”, you may get the big idea.

Check the big idea out. If you’ve found a “big idea”, go through the text to find the evidence (證據(jù)) that supports this idea in the text. For example, if there was only one small problem with a character’s family, then “family” might not be the theme of the text. You might find more evidence for other themes.

Have you got the way to find out the theme of a text?___Get your favorite book quickly and see if you can find the theme out!

A. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡要回答問題。

【1】What is the theme of a text?

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【2】What are the four steps to find out the theme of a text? List them all.

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B. 將短文中劃線的句子譯成漢語。

【3】__________________________________________________

【4】__________________________________________________

C．請給短文擬一個適當?shù)挠⑽臉祟}。

【5】__________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】①It /The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events.

②It/ The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text.

③ It /The theme of a text is what the writer wants to tell us through the story.

④It /The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story.

【2】Read through the whole text, find out the clue, get the big idea, check the big idea out.

【3】主題可以是像家庭、友誼、愛等（觀點）。

【4】趕快拿出你最喜歡的書來看一下你是否能找出（它的）主題!

【5】①How can we /you find out the theme of a text?

②How can we /you find out the big idea of a text?

③How to find out the theme of a text

④How to find out the big idea of a text

⑤The way to find out the theme of a text

⑥The way to find out the big idea of a text

⑦Four steps to find out the theme of a text

⑧Four steps to find out the big idea of a text

⑨Steps to find out the theme of a text

⑩Steps to find out the big idea of a text

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述什么是文章的主題、如何尋找文章的主題。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story可知，文本的主題是貫穿文本的大思想，將人物和事件聯(lián)系起來。這是作者想通過故事告訴我們的。以下答案選擇一個即可。①It /The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events.②It/ The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text.③ It /The theme of a text is what the writer wants to tell us through the story.④It /The theme of a text is the “big idea” that runs through the text, connecting the characters and events. It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The following steps may help you可知，以下講述的就是四個步驟：Read through the whole text通讀整篇文章、Find out the clue尋找故事情節(jié)、Get the big idea得到大思想、Check the big idea out檢查大思想。故填Read through the whole text, find out the clue, get the big idea, check the big idea out。

【3】翻譯題。can可以；like像；and so on等等。故填主題可以是像家庭、友誼、愛等（觀點）。

【4】翻譯題。quickly快速地，修飾動詞get“得到”；find out找出，故填趕快拿出你最喜歡的書來看一下你是否能找出（它的）主題!

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)The following steps may help you以及全文可知，主要講述如何找到主題（大思想）。以下答案選擇一個即可。故填①How can we /you find out the theme of a text?②How can we /you find out the big idea of a text?③How to find out the theme of a text④How to find out the big idea of a text⑤The way to find out the theme of a text⑥The way to find out the big idea of a text⑦Four steps to find out the theme of a text⑧Four steps to find out the big idea of a text⑨Steps to find out the theme of a text⑩Steps to find out the big idea of a text