题文
When, after a year of being alone on his island, Robinson Crusoe sees a footprint in the sand, the reader of Robinson Crusoe trembles. Will Crusoe find another human being to end his loneliness? Is the footprint the sign of an enemy? Since 1719, when Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe, thousands of people who enjoy English novels have thrilled to this great adventure story. But few know how the story came to be written. Robinson Crusoe was the first English novel. Its birth brought together the misadventures of a Scotch “failure” and the untapped imagination of an aging English scribbler.Near the end of the Seventeenth Century, the hot-tempered Alexander Selkirk was charged with bad conduct while in church. Rather than face this charge, he ran away to sea. Several years later, Selkirk found himself on the ship of an English privateer. The privateer was preying on Spanish shipping. But Selkirk quarreled bitterly with the Captain. So, when the ship came to the island of Juan Femandez in the South Seas, Selkirk asked to be put ashore. When he saw that there were no people on the island, he begged to be taken back on board. But the Captain refused—Selkirk had gone too far. Over four years later, Selkirk was rescued by another ship.
When Selkirk got back to England, the story of his life on the island fired the imagination of Daniel Defoe. Defoe had been earning a living by his pen since he was thirty. He was amazingly hard-working. He wrote a whole newspaper three times a week. He also made part of his living from politics. He supported both political parties. He told each party that it had his sole support.
小题1:Alexander Selkirk spent four years on a desert island because .A．he sought adventureB．he was hot-tempered C．he was afraid to face chargesD．his ship was wrecked小题2:Daniel Defoe .A．made his living as a writerB．got his start as a writer with the writing of Robinson CrusoeC．was very “straight”-he was hardworking and honestD．had little power of imagination, but succeeded with his novel because he worked hard小题3:This passage is mainly about .A．how Alexander Selkirk was able to survive on the island.B．why people enjoy English novelsC．what the footprint in the sand meantD．how Robinson Crusoe came to be written小题4:According to this passage , which of the following statements is not true?A．Robinson Crusoe was a successful novel.B．Even if Alexander Selkirk had not lived on the island of Juan Femande, Robinson Crusoe would still have been written.C．Daniel Defoe lived partly by hard work and partly by his “ wits ”.D．With the writing of Robinson Crusoe , the English novel was born.小题5:The author’s attitude towards Daniel Defoe is .A．criticalB．supportingC．both A and BD．opposing 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
这篇文章主要是关于《鲁滨逊漂流记》是怎么写出来的，作者Daniel Defoe以Alexander Selkirk在荒岛上生活的故事为原型写了这本书。
小题1:细节题：从文章第二段的句子：Near the end of the Seventeenth Century, the hot-tempered Alexander Selkirk was charged with bad conduct while in church.可知Alexander Selkirk 在荒岛上生活了4年，因为 他脾气火爆，选B
小题2:细节题：从文章第三段的句子：Defoe had been earning a living by his pen since he was thirty.可知Daniel Defoe 以作家谋生，选A
小题3:主旨题：从第一段的句子：But few know how the story came to be written. Robinson Crusoe was the first English novel. Its birth brought together the misadventures of a Scotch “failure” and the untapped imagination of an aging English scribbler可知这篇文章主要是关于《鲁滨逊漂流记》是怎么写出来的，选D
小题4:推理题：从文章第三段的句子：When Selkirk got back to England, the story of his life on the island fired the imagination of Daniel Defoe. 可知是Alexander Selkirk 的故事激发了Daniel Defoe的想象力，所以没有Alexander Selkirk 的事情，他就不会写这本书，选B
小题5:推理题：从文章最后一段的第一行，可知作者对Daniel Defoe既支持又反对，选C
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“When, after a year o.....”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。
