[IELTS reading] Wang Xiwei reading P3 (heading)

List of Heading Paragraph meaning question

characteristic

1. The position of the question is special ： Appear before the article

2. Subject matter

3. Difficulty （ Time , Errors continue ）

4. No check

The basic idea of solving problems ：

Match the main idea of the paragraph with the options

80% The paragraph has a keynote sentence

Question making steps

One Review options

1、 Read the examples and remove the paragraphs where the examples have given answers

That is to say, their topics will give examples , The example may have said that a certain paragraph is an option paragraph of an answer , So at this time, you should first delete a paragraph without looking at it

 

2、 Filter the remaining titles

  be similar , At least one of the antonyms is true

3、 Exclude detailed description options , It's probably not the answer

Such as ： Point in time , money , percentage

Because the main idea and title of a paragraph are not too detailed , Because it is the main sentence , So it is a summary rather than a detail .

The range of numbers is more important , Very detailed figures are unlikely to be the right choice

4 forecast

The first clue ：

Definition,concept, overview, introduction, initiation、background

These words appear in the options , Focus on comparing it with the first paragraph of the article , Occasionally, it corresponds to the second natural paragraph

Last paragraph prompt

Consequence, effect, conclusion, future, impact, prospects

Occasionally, it corresponds to the penultimate natural paragraph

Special words

a) contain figure / number / amount / statistic (al) / data / demographics Equivocal heading Corresponding to the paragraph in the digital set

b) contain rate / ratio / proportion / percentage Equivocal heading Paragraphs in the percentage set

c) cost / fee / financial / business / income / salary / wage / revenue / deal Equivocal heading Corresponding to the paragraph in the money symbol set

d) contain time / period Equivocal heading Corresponding to the paragraphs in the time set

5 Sketch the locator

If heading Itself is very short , There is no need to draw locators , Just take this sentence as the positioning

1 Numbers （ temperature , Time , percentage ）, Capital （ place , The person's name , Proper noun ）

2. Proper nouns   >  Special Verbs   >  Special adjectives or adverbs

3. Common words , The main theme of the article , The repeated words are not suitable for positioning words

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Accurate search of the subject sentence

The position of the subject sentence ？

1 The first sentence is the main idea 70%

 a） Exclude the first sentence that is too specific ： Such as , Example , Specific events （survey、study、research、case、example、project）, Specific time point （1980s.....）

      If these words appear in the first sentence , Then it is not the main sentence

 b) Exclude the first sentence connecting the preceding and the following

2、 The second sentence is the keynote sentence    10%

The first sentence is too specific , Or when the second sentence turns （ for example ： Although the computer salary is very high , But too tired ）, The second sentence “ Too tired ” Is the main idea

3、 The last sentence is the main idea        10%

4、 The position of the subject sentence is not obvious

   There may be a turning point in the paragraph （but, however, yet;） Or progressive （Moreover, furthermore） The place is often the keynote sentence

Turning is more important than progression

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3、 ... and 、 Answer

 a) The right option exists ：

       1. The logical meaning is consistent

      2. It can also be a synonymous substitution for the main sentence , Or the original word reappears

 b) First find the main sentence and compare the options , Then use the exclusion method

 c) Don't drill the horn

 d) Pay attention to the interference options

（1） The original words are fabricated , No content

（2） Details act as heading Options

（3） The content in the example paragraph