题文
Global financial big dogs are no match for China's "Da Ma", or housewives, who have crowded into gold stores across China, buying up 300 tons of gold over the past two weeks. No wonder gold prices have steadied after taking a dive.During the May Day holiday, gold stores were crowded with mostly female customers. Most of them are middle-aged "Chinese housewives". This group of buyers has risen to fame recently. They are big spenders and are desperate to get their hands on a bargain. "I bought some gold jewellery and kept them as a gift for my son when he gets married," said a buyer from Shanghai.
The gold business is skyrocketing. "Our sales are growing by the day. Yesterday we sold more than ten million yuan of gold products," a gold store salesperson said. The gold rush in China started about two weeks ago thanks to a decline in global gold prices. Media reports suggest that Chinese housewives have spent about 100 billion yuan, or about 16 billion US dollars, purchasing 300 tons of gold since mid-April. That has helped support gold prices.
"Gold prices depressed since the middle of last month but have risen gradually. That is mainly due to the strong demand from Asian markets," said foreign trader Zhang Chen from Industrial & Commercial Bank of China. "Some people even joked that Chinese housewives have beaten Wall Street analysts." For Chinese people, with limited investment options, the only thing better than buying gold is buying gold at discount prices.
小题1:What does the author indicate in the first sentence of the 1st paragraph?A．The global big dogs can’t match with Chinese housewives. B．China's "Da Ma" help a lot to support the global economic crisis .C．Chinese housewives spend a great deal of money on goldD．Chinese housewives have a better consumption idea than global financial big dogs小题2:The whole passage mainly developed_______ ? A．by comparison B．by contrastC．by quotation D．by time order小题3:We can infer about the gold rush in China from the passage?A．The Chinese housewives are most willing to spend money in buying gold ..B．China's "Da Ma" crowded into stores to get gold as the best gifts for sons when they get married.C．China's "Da Ma" are bigger spenders and cleverer than global financial big dogs.D．China’s "Da Ma" become the largest gold buyers due to a decline in global gold prices.小题4:In the writer’s view, Chinese housewives are desperate to get their hands on a bargain because_____.
A. it is worthy to buy gold.
B .they have a strong demand
C. they have unlimited investment options
D it is at discount prices.
小题5:The author’s description about the passage is ______.A．objectiveB．subjectiveC．doubtfulD．negative 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:A
解析
本文是关于中国“大妈”的黄金抢购热潮。由于金价的回落，在中国以中年妇女为主掀起了一股抢购黄金的热潮，在短短两周的时间内购买了300多吨黄金，使得黄金价格骤然飙升，她们被称为“中国大妈”。
小题1:C推理判断题。从后面的定语从句who have crowded into gold stores across China, buying up 300 tons of gold over the past two weeks以及后面文章的叙述可知中国“大妈”购买了大量黄金。句意：全球金融大鳄都不是中国大妈的对手。故C选项正确。
小题2:C推理判断题。A通过比较；B通过对比；C通过引述；D按照时间顺序。文中大量的引用中国大妈，金店销售人员以及银行部门职员的话，由此判断文章是运用引述的发展方法。故C选项正确。
小题3:D推理判断题。从文中第三段The gold rush ….thanks to a decline in global gold prices. …spent about 100 billion yuan, or about 16 billion US dollars, purchasing 300 tons of gold since mid-April. That has helped support gold prices.判断可知，由于全球黄金价格的下降，中国“大妈”成了最大的黄金购买群体。所以D选项正确。
小题4:D细节理解题。从文章末句For Chinese people, with limited investment options, the only thing better than buying gold is buying gold at discount prices.可以判断作者认为中国“大妈”抢购黄金的原因是由于金价的下降。正确选项D。
小题5:A推理判断题。A 客观的；B主观的；C怀疑的；D消极的，负面的。从文章内容可知，作者只是通过引用中国“大妈”，金店工作人员的话来叙述这一事实，而没有添加个人观点，所以作者对于文章的描述是客观的，就事论事的。所以A选项正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Global financial big.....”主要考查你对 [新闻报道类阅读 ]考点的理解。新闻报道类阅读
新闻报道类阅读的概念：
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。
新闻报道类阅读理解技巧点拨：
新闻报道类类文章有一共同特点，即都是由标题（Headline）、导语（Lead）、主体（Mainbody）、背景（Background）和结尾（End）五部分构成。标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括；导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实；主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述；新闻背景是指新闻事实之外，对新闻事实或新闻事实的某个部分进行解释或补充的材料；结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应。
新闻报道中的导语非常重要，它位于文章的第一段，通过它点出新闻的主题，五个W和一个H(When,Where,Who,What,Why和How)通常是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素。文章往往呈现出“倒金字塔”的特征，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。
另外，从句的使用也是此类文章的一大语言特色，因为从句信息量大，适合新闻报道的要求。此外，大量的副词和插入语的使用也是此类文章的特点。为使文章更客观、更具信服力，常用The study said…, Scientists believe that…Experts said…, It's reported that…, According to the survey…等语言。同事在阅读过程中，我们要对材料所提供信息如when, where, who, how, why等进行提问，将信息迅速提炼出来。
新闻报道类阅读应试策略：
【命题趋势】
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。时文报道就在文章中体现了这一要求。主要表现在以下几个方面：
1、反映海内外事件，文章结构严谨，内容贴近生活，用现代英语反映现代生活。
2、如果是新闻报道，都有比较固定的写作格式，如文首通常有报道的地点或时间，第一句话常常是文章的导语，有助于了解文章的大致内容和主题。
3、如果是新闻报道则是记叙文，有地点、时间、人物、事物等要素。
4、有许多大量反映当代社会变化的新词汇和表达方式。
5、命题既重细节，又重推理和主旨。
6、大背景中的小事件，大事件中的小插曲往往是选材的热点。
【应试对策】
1、在平时学习中，关注生活，阅读新闻报道和广告类文章、把阅读时事文章作为学习英语的重要途径。
2、了解新的词汇和表达方式。如：tsunami海啸，MP3players(MP3)播放器，well_offsociety小康社会等。
3、抓住文章主题，准确捕捉细节和内涵，进行合理的推理。
4、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
5、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
6、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
