其他問法還包括：

The main point the author makes in the passage is              .

What does the author intend to convey through the passage?

In this passage the author , writer mainly argues that               .

What does this passage mainly discuss?

The general , central , main idea of the passage is               .

The passage is primarily concerned with               .

The article is written to explain               .

The purpose of the passage is               .

This passage is intended to               .

What's the main topic of the passage?

The central conveyed in the above passage is that               .

The passage tells us               .

Which of the following best sum up the passage?

Which of the following statements best expresses , summarizes the main idea of the passage?

Which of the following best states the theme of the passage?

關(guān)于標題的提問方式

Which of the following is the best title for this text? (2007)

Which of the following proverbs is closest to the message the text tries to convey? (2007)

The best title for the text may be               . (2002)

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? (2000)

What the author tries to suggest may best be interpreted as               . (1998)

The best title for this passage could be               . (1997)

從以上例子中我們可以看出，中心思想題的提問方式有多種多樣，其中我們也可以發(fā)現(xiàn)一些規(guī)律。

首先，一般中心思想題中不會出現(xiàn)考生不熟悉的內(nèi)容，只要考生閱讀了全文，就能夠把握題干的意思。

其次，題干經(jīng)常會出現(xiàn)mainly about, best statement, central idea, primarily about 等等的字眼。

再次，提問的方式經(jīng)常以we can learn that, mainly deals with等方式呈現(xiàn)。

最后，有時候題干中會指明提問的對應段落，如from the first paragraph, from the last paragraph等表述。以上的標志性詞匯應當引起考生的注意，以便作出迅速的反應。