托福阅读主要观点题相对来说是所有题型当中较难的一种，需要注意的一点是，此题型需要考生总结文章中的主要观点而非次要观点，有时会以表格的形式出现在托福考试中。
托福阅读主要观点题的失分点主要有四种：①未分清主次结构;②忽略文章中的修辞方式;③忽略或不明白各个段落的主旨句;④混淆真实和错误的信息。
例题：
Glossary:
Pruning: making something smaller, shorter, or cheaper by cutting out parts of it that are not needed
Wispy: thin and growing in small, untidy bunches
Etched: imprinted, stamped
An introductory sentence for a belief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. The question is worth 2 points.
The brain begins working long before it is finished. And the same process drives the explosion of learning.
Answer Choice
1 Neurons are transmitting signals in certain fashion.
2 Soon after birth, the brain produces trillions of connections, then eliminates those it rarely uses.
3 Microscopic connections lend the growing brain exception flexibility and resilience.
4 By age ten, synapses in the brain are at their highest level.
5 Repeated experiences create circuits in the brain , resulting in speech and other “behavioral mileposts”.
6 Parents instinctively speak in a high-pitched voice that helps babies learn language.
此题正确答案为2，5，6。1的错误为：文章没有提到神经传递信息的形式;3的错误为：文中根本没有提到;4的错误为：应该是by age ten。
以上就是前程百利小编为大家带来的托福阅读主要观点题的失分点。很多考生因为找不到这类题型的解题关键在这类题型上失分较多，希望大家注意。
