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A Christina from Spain On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve. B Cordon from Britain On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink. C Angela from Brazil In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year. 小题1:Picture___________ is about paragraph 1. 小题2:Who have parties on New Year’s Day? A. People in Spain.  B. People in Britain. C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C. 小题3:From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________. A．People listen to the radio at home. B．Cordon can’t drink much. C．Cordon is a tall man with dark hair. D．there are no people near Big Ben. 小题4: On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________. A．that reminds them of their happy life B．they hope that can bring them good luck C．they think that they look beautiful in white D．that’s what they have to do during the New Year 小题5:This article mainly tells us ________________. A．what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day B．when and where people have New Year parties C．why people in different countries like the New Year D．what people around the world do on New Year’s Day

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

小题1:B 小题2:D 小题3:A 小题4:B 小题5:D

本文是一篇说明文。主要说明了在西班牙、英国与巴西不同的国家庆祝新年的方式以及在新年这天所从事的活动。 小题1:细节理解题由第一段可知，西班牙人在一年中的最后一天的午夜吃葡萄，故选B。 小题2:细节理解题根据第二段与第三段的描述可知，英国人与巴西人在新年这一天举行晚会。 小题3:推理判断题根据第二段的第一句话可以推断，人们在家中听收音机。 小题4:细节理解题根据文章的最后一句话可知，在新年这天，巴西人穿着白色的衣服是希望在新的一年里为自己带来好运。 小题5:主旨大意题通读全文可知，文章主要说明了在西班牙、英国与巴西不同的国家在新年这天所从事的活动。故选D。

据专家权威分析，试题“A Christina from SpainOn the last day of the year, the 31st ..”主要考查你对  政治经济类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

政治经济类阅读

考点名称：政治经济类阅读

• 政治经济类阅读：
  该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。
  政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。
  再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
  

• 政治经济类阅读注意：
  1、要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识；
  2、对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇；
  3、阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。

  政治经济类阅读技巧：
  针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。
  1. 寻找主干：
  根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
  2. 剔除从句：
  在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
  3. 辨别分句：
  一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
  4. 寻找关键词：
  如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。