雅思阅读中“段落标题配对题”Topic Sentence一般要怎么找呢？

　　雅思阅读中“段落标题配对题”要怎么做呢?通常面对这类题目，我们需要花费大量的时间来理解段落，而段落标题是整个中心思想，所以我们需要先理解清楚段落的整个大意是什么?可是我们在考试的时候，基本没有那么多的时间去做，那么在平时复习的时候要怎么办呢?

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　　根据英文写作规范，英文段落是存在标准结构的，具体是：根据上述段落结构，一个标准的英文段落，第一句话为段落的Topic Sentence，也就是中心句。最后一句是结尾句，也是概括本段的中心大意，中间部分则是支撑观点和细节。而“段落标题配对题”正好需要我们掌握段落的大意。由此可见，我们是可以通过查看段落的Topic Sentence来直接答题的。段落的Topic Sentence在段落中一般会出现在以下5个位置：

　　1.段首第一句话

　　一个段落如果存在中心句，绝大部分情况会是在第一句话。

　　Placing the topic sentence at the beginning of a paragraph offers a number of advantages (中心句). To begin with, it can help the writer keep an eye on paragraph unity by providing a guide for selecting details for the rest of the paragraph. For readers, placement at the beginning establishes the initial context, giving them the foundation they need to understand the details which follow. This is especially true if the writer not only introduces the main point in the topic sentence, but also forecasts the paragraph’s organization with phrases like “a number of advantages.”

　　2.段中第二句话

　　在这种情况下，第一句话往往是引出本段落要讨论的话题。在下面的段落中，第一句话引出“topic sentence”这一话题，第二句话为中心句。

　　This is not the only place the topic sentence can go, however. Many times the topic of a paragraph may be introduced after a transitional sentence (中心句). The transitional sentence guides the reader through a shift in thought, pointing back to the previous idea and forward to a new one. That new idea becomes the topic sentence of the new paragraph, and is followed, as before, by supporting and clarifying details.

　　3.段尾最后一句话

　　在这种情况下，段落前面往往是一系列的例子或事实，最后用一句话总结前面的例子或事实。

　　What if you decide a paragraph should be developed in indirect order? It may be that the point you’re making is very controversial, so much so that your readers might disagree with you. Or you may feel that leading the readers through a series of supporting details might make comprehension of the main idea easier, letting them “warm up” before learning your message. Sometimes building up slowly to a main idea can be used as a dramatic tool as well, keeping readers guessing until the last instant. In these situations, it may be best to place the topic sentence at the end of the paragraph (中心句).