What is the main idea of the passage? What is the main subject of this passage? What is the main topic of this passage? The central point of the selection is that___________ The selection is concerned primarily with_______ The author is mainly concerned with _________ What does the passage mainly discuss? Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage? The passage is mainly about_________ Which illustrates the main idea of the selection? Which of the following sentences best describes the writer’s main point in paragraph one? Which sentence best expresses the central point of the selection? The statement that best relates the main idea of this passage is
有时还令考生确定相应的文章标题来测试其对全文中心思想领悟。常用题有：
What would be an appropriate title for this passage? Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage? The best title for this passage would be/might be/is What might be the best title of this passage? The most suitable title of the passage is Which is the best suggested title? The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is The title below that best expresses the ideas of this passage is _______.
有时还令考生确定文章的基调或作者的写作目的，以此来测试其对全文意思的理解。常用的提问方式有：
The tone of this essay is________________ The author’s attitude toward, is best described as one of_____________ What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
