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翻开近几年的高考试卷，可以发现，阅读理解题越来越注重对综合阅读能力逻辑思维能力的考查，为文章定最佳标题类题目是其重要的体现之一。
笔者总结出解答此类题目的两个小窍门，供同学们参考。
1. 顺着主题句找标题
主题句是在段落中最能概括说明段落中心思想的句子。比如，据不完全估计，有60%～90%的英文说明文和科技文献都有主题句。阅读时，可以在找到的主题句或重要的词句下面划线，看完全文后回头重读划线部分，就可以明确作者的主要意图，从而确定文章的标题了。
如2006年高考英语北京卷第71题：
While parents, particularly mothers, have always been attached to their infants(婴儿)，societal conditions frequently made this attachment difficult to maintain(维持). First of all, the high infant death in the premodern times meant that such attachments often ended in hopelessness. Perhaps to prevent the sadness that infant death caused, a number of societal practices developed which wor-
ked against early attachment of mother and child.
One of these premodern attachment-discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had survived into the second year. Another practice that discouraged maternal(母亲的) attachment was tightly wrapping(包裹) infants. Wrapping effectively prevented the close physical interactions like stroking（抚摸）and kissing that are so much a part of modern mothers’ and fathers’ affection for their infants.
A third practice which had the same distancing effect was wet-nursing. Breast-feeding（母乳哺育） was not popular among the well-to-do in the early modern times; infants were often fed by wet nurses hired for the purpose. In some places, such as nineteenth-century France, city in fants were sent to wet nurses in the country. Often a wet nurse would feed her own child first, leaving little milk for the city infant—who, in many cases, died. In Rouen, the death rate for children sent to a wet nurse was 35 percent.
Which is the best title for the passage？
A. Societal Conditions in Premodern Times
B. Practices of Reducing Maternal Attachment
C. Poor Health Service and High Infant Death Rate
D. Differences between Modern and Premodern Parents
点评： 第一段的主题句是： Perhaps to prevent the sadness that infant death caused， a number of societal practices developed which worked against early attachment of mother and child.第二段的主题句是： One of these premodern attachment-discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had survived into the second year.第三段的主题句是A third practice which had the same distancing effect was wet-nursing. 找出主题句后，就能够明确文章的中心思想，从而得出标题了。故选B。
2. 假设构思“对”标题
确定最佳标题时，还可以试着假设：现在有四个不同的标题摆在面前，要写四篇文章，分别应该怎样构思？如果由某个标题生发的构思与原文没有关系，就可断定其非正确选项；如果能涉及到与原文有关的内容，就说明有可能是正确选项。同时应注意，标题要涵盖文章的内容，体现主题，不能太“大”，也不可太“小”。
如2005高考英语全国卷I第62题：
MONTREAL(Reuters) Crossing the US-Canada border (边界) to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen $10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security (安全) rules.
The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church.
There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.
As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs (海关) station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later, Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally (非法).
Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.
Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said.
What would be the best title for the text？
A. A Cross-country Trip
B. A Special Border Pass
C. An Unguarded Border
D. An Expensive Church Visit
点评： 如果标题为A项，文章应该主要讲述一次出境旅行；如果标题为B项，文章应该围绕一个特殊的边境通行证进行；如果标题为C项，文章应该侧重讲边境如何不设防；如果标题为D项，文章应该讲一次礼拜如何花费昂贵。原文的内容恰好与An Expensive Church Visit一致，故选D。
笔者总结出解答此类题目的两个小窍门，供同学们参考。
1. 顺着主题句找标题
主题句是在段落中最能概括说明段落中心思想的句子。比如，据不完全估计，有60%～90%的英文说明文和科技文献都有主题句。阅读时，可以在找到的主题句或重要的词句下面划线，看完全文后回头重读划线部分，就可以明确作者的主要意图，从而确定文章的标题了。
如2006年高考英语北京卷第71题：
While parents, particularly mothers, have always been attached to their infants(婴儿)，societal conditions frequently made this attachment difficult to maintain(维持). First of all, the high infant death in the premodern times meant that such attachments often ended in hopelessness. Perhaps to prevent the sadness that infant death caused, a number of societal practices developed which wor-
ked against early attachment of mother and child.
One of these premodern attachment-discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had survived into the second year. Another practice that discouraged maternal(母亲的) attachment was tightly wrapping(包裹) infants. Wrapping effectively prevented the close physical interactions like stroking（抚摸）and kissing that are so much a part of modern mothers’ and fathers’ affection for their infants.
A third practice which had the same distancing effect was wet-nursing. Breast-feeding（母乳哺育） was not popular among the well-to-do in the early modern times; infants were often fed by wet nurses hired for the purpose. In some places, such as nineteenth-century France, city in fants were sent to wet nurses in the country. Often a wet nurse would feed her own child first, leaving little milk for the city infant—who, in many cases, died. In Rouen, the death rate for children sent to a wet nurse was 35 percent.
Which is the best title for the passage？
A. Societal Conditions in Premodern Times
B. Practices of Reducing Maternal Attachment
C. Poor Health Service and High Infant Death Rate
D. Differences between Modern and Premodern Parents
点评： 第一段的主题句是： Perhaps to prevent the sadness that infant death caused， a number of societal practices developed which worked against early attachment of mother and child.第二段的主题句是： One of these premodern attachment-discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had survived into the second year.第三段的主题句是A third practice which had the same distancing effect was wet-nursing. 找出主题句后，就能够明确文章的中心思想，从而得出标题了。故选B。
2. 假设构思“对”标题
确定最佳标题时，还可以试着假设：现在有四个不同的标题摆在面前，要写四篇文章，分别应该怎样构思？如果由某个标题生发的构思与原文没有关系，就可断定其非正确选项；如果能涉及到与原文有关的内容，就说明有可能是正确选项。同时应注意，标题要涵盖文章的内容，体现主题，不能太“大”，也不可太“小”。
如2005高考英语全国卷I第62题：
MONTREAL(Reuters) Crossing the US-Canada border (边界) to go to church on a Sunday cost a US citizen $10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security (安全) rules.
The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church.
There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.
As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs (海关) station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later, Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally (非法).
Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.
Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said.
What would be the best title for the text？
A. A Cross-country Trip
B. A Special Border Pass
C. An Unguarded Border
D. An Expensive Church Visit
点评： 如果标题为A项，文章应该主要讲述一次出境旅行；如果标题为B项，文章应该围绕一个特殊的边境通行证进行；如果标题为C项，文章应该侧重讲边境如何不设防；如果标题为D项，文章应该讲一次礼拜如何花费昂贵。原文的内容恰好与An Expensive Church Visit一致，故选D。