5. 主旨題。對于主旨題，我們可以從三方面來把握：一是從選項入手。選項中出現的多次重復的詞一定是中心詞(key word)。二是從短文入手，要特別注意文章的兩頭，尤其是文章的開頭的兩個句子最重要，很有可能成為主旨題的考點，具體需要聽的是文章開頭的名詞。選答案時要優先選含有該名詞的選項。三是從短文后面的問題入手，這樣也可以提供中心詞的線索。大多數的考題都問及的詞一定就是此段的中心詞。

　　最后，認真檢驗核對，不允許任何由于疏忽造成的失誤。

　　把握命題特點和解題技巧固然重要，但這些都是"應急"措施，平時掌握扎實的基礎知識，練就基本技能才是解題之根本。忽略平時的基本功訓練片面追求所謂的解題技巧只能是舍本逐末。

　　26. A) They want children to keep them company.

　　B) They want to enrich their life experience.

　　C) They need looking after in their old age.

　　D) They care a lot about children.

　　27. A) Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.

　　B) They are usually adopted from distant places.

　　C) Their birth information is usually kept secret.

　　D) Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents.

　　28. A) They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.

　　B) They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.

　　C) They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.

　　D) They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.

　　29. A) Adoption has much to do with love.

　　B) Understanding is the key to successful adoption.

　　C) Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.

　　D) Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.