1. 阅读时，没能掌握文章的主题或忽视了主题。

　　2. 做题时，只知其一，不知其二。

　　范例剖析

　　【例题】 (2007年重庆)Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. …… He gave ﹩10,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.……

　　文章最后一题：What’s the main idea of the story?

　　A. Help others, and you will feel happy.

　　B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.

　　C. Live a simple life, and you can give others help.

　　D. It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.

　　【典型错误】 B、C、D

　　【错因分析】 阅读时不能紧紧抓住文章主题，或者没有把握住作者写作此文的真正意图，只记住了一些零星事实而偏离了主旨轨道。本题的B、C、D都涉及了穷苦的孩子或者帮助别人的话题，但是都是片面理解文章之意。

　　【正确答案】 A。

　　【归纳拓展】对这类文章主题思想归纳题，同学们应注意揣摩作者的写作意图以及文章的主旨，切忌片面、狭隘引申或简单重述文中某些内容，从而避免其他干扰项的影响。