2018年公共英语三级阅读理解解题技巧：标题题

　　标题题

　　标题题一般考的是对文章的概括能力。正确选项一般具有这样的特征：简明而全面地概括全篇内容，含有中心词，只说明了文章某个或某几个段落的观点的，不是正确的选项。例如：

　　How men first learned to invent words is unknown. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.

　　The power of words, then, lies in their associations─ the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the happy and sad events of our past; the more we read and learn, the larger the number of words that mean something to us becomes.

　　Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings. This attractive use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real peot is a master of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music, and, by their position and association, can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech dull and silly. (2005年12月浙江省大学英语三级考试题)

　　What is the best title of the passage?

　　A. How Language Came into Being B. Language and Human Experience

　　C. Poet: a Master of Words D. Language and Its use

　　该题是一道典型的标题题，考查考生对全文的掌握。短文介绍了词(即语言)的起源，然后介绍语言的作用。D项简明全面地概括了全篇内容，可以作为文章的标题，故正确答案为该项。

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