题文
Governments all over the world make public reports about the condition of their economies. Most countries, including the United States, have used a measure called the gross national product (国民生产总值)or GNP. It includes all goods and services produced by citizens of the country anywhere in the world.Recently the American Commerce Department has started using a new method to measure production. It is known as the gross domestic product（国内生产总值）or GDP. It counts only goods and services that have been produced within the nation’s borders. Money earned by foreign companies operating in the United States is included in the GDP, but money earned by American companies operating in other countries is not.
Economic experts generally approve of the change. They say that the gross domestic product provides a truer measure of the economy. They also note that most other industrial countries use this method. Therefore it will be easier to study the economies of different countries. Some officials also hope the new system will help them make better economic policy decisions. It will provide them with a clearer understanding of economic activity in the U.S. . The new measure is less likely to be affected by sudden changes in foreign oil prices or in the value of the American dollar in other countries.
Economic experts believe that the change from GNP to GDP will immediately reduce the value of American production by at least 40,000 million dollars a year. But that is really a very small change in the American economy – less than 1% . The Commerce Department reports the unofficial gross domestic product once every three months. The government also continues to report GNP as it has four times a year since 1941.
小题1:To report the American GNP, the government should not consider goods and services produced _______.A．by American companies at homeB．by American companies in ChinaC．by American companies in SingaporeD．by Japanese companies in the United States小题2:To report the American GDP, the Commerce Department should count money earned ________.A．by both American and foreign companies in AmericaB．by American companies within its own bordersC．by foreign companies in the United StatesD．by American companies in its foreign markets小题3:GDP is considered better than GNP by some economists because ________.A．it is something newB．it is used by most countriesC．it is easier to calculateD．it is less likely to be affected by the foreign market小题4:What will happen to the value of American economy if GDP is used to replace GNP?A．It will be seriously affected.B．It will not be affected.C．It will come down a little.D．It will slightly go up.小题5:How often are the reports of GDP issued by the American Commerce Department?A．once every four monthsB．once every three monthsC．once every six monthsD．once a year 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析
全世界各国政府都会定期对经济状况进行一次公开报告。包括美国在内的大多数国家都在使用DNP（国内生产总值）来衡量经济发展状况。最近，美国商务部开始使用一种新的测量方法--GDP来衡量经济的发展。
小题1:根据第一段“It includes all goods and services produced by citizens of the country anywhere in the world.”可知，国民生产总值包括本国居民在国内和国外生产的产品和提供的服务，但不包括外国人在本国内的产品和服务，故选D。
小题2:根据第二段“ It counts only goods and services that have been produced within the nation’s borders. Money earned by foreign companies operating in the United States is included in the GDP”可知，国内生产总值包括外国人在本国范围内生产的产品和提供的服务，故选A。
小题3:根据第三段“The new measure is less likely to be affected by sudden changes in foreign oil prices or in the value of the American dollar in other countries.”可知，使用国内生产总值来衡量经济发展，可以避开国外市场的波动，故选D。
小题4:根据最后一段“the change from GNP to GDP will immediately reduce the value of American production by at least 40,000 million dollars a year.”可知，用GDP代替GNP会使美国的生产总值下降一点，，故选C。
小题5:根据最后一段“The Commerce Department reports the unofficial gross domestic product once every three months.”可知，美国商务部每三个月做一次报告，故选B。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Governments all over.....”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。
