题文
One of the latest trend（趋势） in American Childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004. And that’s true all across the country.“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age” Joseph Stocke, the managing director of s company, says of his 2-year old son. “I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future,” After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says.
Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. She didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots.” Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture.” she says.
“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of Children.”But parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”
The popularity if au pairs from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.
小题1:What does that term” au pair” in the text mean?A．A mother raising her children on her ownB．A child learning a foreign language at homeC．A professor in language education of childrenD．A young foreign woman taking care of children.小题2:Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them ______.A．to live in China some dayB．to speak the language at homeC．to catch up wit other childrenD．to learn about the Chinese culture小题3:What can we infer from the text?A．Learning Chinese is becoming popular In America,B．Educated woman do better in looking after childrenC．Chinese au pairs need to improve their English Skills.D．Children can learn a foreign language well in six months. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
解析
试题分析: 本文是说明文体裁。在文中作者提出美国现在存在的一种潮流趋势，即越来越多美国人希望孩子能够学汉语，而且他们都希望孩子能够在家里和来自中国的女学生学习汉语，他们认为这样在生活中通过交流来学习汉语要比在学校学习有优势。
小题1:D 考查猜测词义。根据文章对au pair的介绍以及文章第三段….had another reason for looking for an au pair from China. 和文章第四段“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,”可以推断美国家长希望孩子能够在家和来自中国的人们学英语，由此判断au pair是指住在家里可以教给孩子语言的年轻人，故答案选B。
小题2:D考查细节理解。根据文章第三段内容Li Drake所说的“Because I am Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture.”可知她让孩子学汉语的原因是想让孩子了解中国的文化，答案选D。
小题3:A 考查细节理解。作者在文章首段提到美国的潮流就是小孩子在家学习汉语，而且给出了具体的数字证明，再通过文章末段It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years可知.美国对au pairs的需求将会继续增长，由此判断A选项内容正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“One of the latest tr.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
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，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。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。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。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。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。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。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
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。
