同等学力英语阅读五种题型之五

oned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still though by many as the breadwinner in the household.

 

[解析]

本文讨论的是做父亲的问题。除一段以外，其余各段的第一句均主题句：第二是“Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response from every man who hears these words.”（“做父亲将喻示不同的意义，而且听到这句话的人反应各不相同”）；第三段是 “Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task.”（不管对于小孩出生地的反应如何，从丈夫向父亲的角色转变非常困难，这一点很明显）；第四段是 “ It is argued by some writes that the transition to the father’s role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother’s role.”（有些作家认为向父亲角色的转变尽管困难，但根本不如妻子向母亲角色的转变那么大）把这些主题句的内容综合起来，就是本文的主题 —— 丈夫向父亲角色转变的三个方面：因人而异，非常困难，不如妻子向母亲角色的转变那么大。

 

 

 

实例2

To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on “persuasive salesmanship” to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money.

Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers an