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1、AIRFORCEUNIVERSITYOFENGINEERINGFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSSectionBNHCEUnit1CultureShockCultureShockReadingSkillsTestYourselfTextBNHCENHCEIntroductionPracticeLiketheotherskillsforyouruse,theskillintroducedinthisunitdoesrenderyoubetterableinreading.Thispracticeisd
2、esignedtohelpyougetadeeperinsightintotheskillforthisunit.ReadingSkills自测课文Introduction随笔阅读实践自测课文BackNHCEReadingfortheMainIdeainaParagraphBeingabletodeterminethemainideaofaparagraphisoneofthemostusefulreadingskillsyoucandevelop.Itisaskillyoucanapplytoanykindofreading.Themain
3、ideaofaparagraphisthethoughtthatispresentthroughouttheparagraph.Inawell-writtenparagraph,mostofthesentencessupport,describe,orexplainthemainidea.Introduction自测课文BackNHCEWritersfrequentlyusethefirstsentenceofaparagraphtostatethemainidea,asisclearfromthefollowingexampletakenf
4、romTextA:ReadingfortheMainIdeainaParagraph随笔阅读实践Introduction自测课文BackNHCEConsequently,weworkhardatthetaskofsavingtime.Weproduceasteadyflowoflabor-savingdevices;wecommunicaterapidlythroughfaxes,phonecallsoremailsratherthanthroughpersonalcontacts,whichthoughpleasant,takelonger
5、—especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets.We,therefore,savemostpersonalvisitingforafter-workhoursorforsocialweekendgatherings.(Para.5)MainIdeaWeworkhardatthetaskofsavingtime.Example随笔阅读实践Introduction自测课文BackNHCEHowever,themainideasentencemayalsooccurinotherplaces:inthemiddle
6、orattheendofaparagraph.LookattwomoreexamplestakenfromTextA:随笔阅读实践Introduction自测课文BackNHCE“Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock,”ithasbeensaid.Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.Webudgetit,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountforit;wealsochargeforit.Itisapreciousres
7、ource.Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime.Oncethesandshaverunoutofaperson’shourglass,theycannotbereplaced.Wewanteveryminutetocount.(Para.2)ExampleMainIdeaIt(=Time)isapreciousresource.“Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock,”ithasbeensaid.Timeistreatedasifit
8、weresomethingalmostreal.Webudgetit,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountfori
