(4)培养整体理解的习惯
要做到整体理解必须了解各段段意,明确各段之间的联系;同时还要弄清文章的写作背景和作者的写作意图。只有这样才能抓住文章的中心。例如,有这样一篇文章:一个名叫Tommy的男孩收到其叔叔Bill从美国寄给他的生日礼物——an electric train set. Tommy的爸爸在看到这份礼物时和小Tommy一样高兴。于是他们一起上楼去摆弄这⊥婢摺?/p>
下面是文章的最后一段:
Tommy remained with his father for about an hour, but finally got tired of the train set and went into the living room to see the rest of his presents. At about lunch time, Tommy’s mother came into the living room. “Where’s your father?”she asked“I’ve been looking for him everywhere.” “He’s upstairs, Mum.” Tommy answered. “He put my train set together this morning and he’s been playing with it ever since!”
下面是一道考查对该文章中心思想理解的题:
The best headline for the passage would be _________.
A Uncle Bill’s Present B Tommy’s Birthday
C Boys will be boys D Father likes Trains
选项A是该故事中主要的“物”,B是主要的“事”,D是主要“人物”之一Father的情况,它们只是故事的组成要素,并没有表达出文章的中心思想,而只有选项C才说明了作者的写作意图,他旨在告诉我们:Fathers were once boys and they may still like playing with toys.
综上所述,培养良好的阅读习惯的途径是多样的。读者只有勤于动脑,不断实践 ,才有希望掌握阅读技巧,提高阅读技能。