主题句

The development of a paragraph
当主题句指出一个地点、场景等时,可以按作者所在位 置中心或从某物开始进行描写,一般是按远近、大小或 上下等空间的顺序扩展。 My study is not big, but it is very tidy. It has two windows. There is a desk and a chair by one of the windows. Pens, pencils and paper are on the desk. A tape recorder is on the right, and a reading lamp is on the left. There is a map on the wall. Above the map is a clock. A bookcase stands in a corner of the room. There are books, dictionaries, magazines and newspapers in it. They are in English, French, Chinese and some other languages. They are a great help to me.
Shortly after the war ended, Lincoln was shot while attending a play in a Washington theater. He died within a few hours. The uncontrolled emotional reaction of the nation to his death was almost unbelievable and demonstrated the deep esteem in which he was held. Newspapers were edged with black; religious leaders gave praise of Lincoln instead of their prepared sermons. His funeral procession in Washington was miles long. Lincoln’s body was taken by train back to his former home in Spring Field, Illinois, but in all the major cities through which the train passed, the coffin was paraded through streets lined with sorrowful thousands. In the small towns through which the train passed, bells rang in honor of the dead President. Citizens lit torches along the railroad track to show their last respects.
2 Often no one looks more guilty than the innocent. On the other hand, nobody may look more innocent than a professional criminal. And the man who knows “everything” may really only be trying to hide his own weakness. So, it is foolish to try to judge a person only by his appearance
3 You dream each night, even though you may not remember your dreams. While you dream your eyes move and your heart beats faster. Even your brain-wave pattern changes. Some scientists think that dreaming is important for the sake of health. They claim that without dream, people would go crazy. Q: What does the passage mainly tells? A. How people stay healthy B. Why sleep is necessary C. Why dreams are important D. When people remember their dreams
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Tom studied four years at the University of Paris and decided to leave before his graduation. He transferred to the University of Berlin and graduated with honors. Harvard Law School and, later, Boston College provided him with an excellent legal background. He is presently a corporation lawyer in Miami, Florida. The main idea of this paragraph is that ______. A. Tom, who had studied at Paris Universities for four years, moved to another university. B. Tom became a lawyer since his graduation from Harvard Law School and later from Boston College. C. Tom was an excellent student when he studied at Berlin university. D. Tom received an excellent education.
In 2099 you will sleep later because your job will start later in the morning. Besides, machines will do most of your routine work for you. Also, you will travel to work on a moving sidewalk. Furthermore, you will talk to friends on a picture phone. Finally, you will take longer vacations in more distant places since transportation will be so much faster and cheaper. What does the passage mainly tells us? A. In 2099 you will go to work later in the morning. B. In 2099 machines will do most of your work. C. In 2099 your life will be quite different. D. In 2099 faster transportation will make traveling easier.
Good manners are important in all countries, but ways of expressing good manners are different from country to country. Americans eat with knives and forks; Japanese eat with chopsticks. Americans say “Hi” when they meet; Japanese bow. Many American men open doors for women; Japanese men do not. On the surface, it appears that good manners in America are not good manners in Japan, and in a way this is true. But in any country, the only manners that are important are those involving one person’s behavior toward another person. In all countries it is good manners to behave considerately toward others and bad manners not to. It is only the way of behaving politely that differs from country to country.
When we watch a person walk away from us, his image shrinks in size. But since we know that he is not shrinking, we make an unconscious correcting and “see” him as retaining his true stature. Past experience tells us what his true stature is with respecendable expectation of the future requires that he has the same stature when we next encounter him. Our perception is thus a prediction; it embraces the past and the future as well as the present.