题文
NO matter which tourist destination you visit, chances are you’ll see Lonely Planet guidebooks in the hands of travelers.
Lonely Planet is one of the world’s largest travel guide brands, publishing more than 500 different guides in eight languages. This year marks the company’s 40th anniversary. The popular brand also produces television shows, websites and podcasts, all dedicated to travel.
Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable. They save you time and keep you from missing the very best things in a place. And of course, their reviews of hostels, hotels and restaurants, in addition to ticket information about your destination, are useful.
This can be great if you’re a nervous traveler, or if you haven’t traveled by yourself before. If you’re in a country where you don’t speak the language, sometimes there’s nothing better than getting into a taxi and opening up a guidebook. You simply point to a map, directing the taxi driver to a hostel that’s cheap and clean, with friendly staff and cold beer.
But others criticize Lonely Planet and other travel guide publishers. They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity(自发性)out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen. They also lament(哀叹)that if you follow a guidebook, you’ll end up doing the same things and having the same experiences as everyone else. You might end up seeing the same group of people over and over, because everyone is reading the same book and following the same trail.
Another criticism of travel guides is that they have an overly(过度的)large influence on local communities. For example, some locals dedicate their lives solely(仅仅)to behaving in ways that attract tourists. They fake a traditional lifestyle, wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses just to attract tourists’ dollars.
小题1:The Lonely Planet guidebook can bring you the following advantages EXCEPT that .A．it can help you to save time and money when travelingB．you will not miss the best things without having to make choicesC．it provides a lot of useful information about your destinationD．you can easily find a nice place to stay in a strange city小题2:Who will find a Lonely Planet guidebook very useful?A．Someone who always takes a taxi when traveling.B．A tourist who likes to repeat others’ experiences.C．A person who’s nervous touring an unfamiliar place.D．A native traveler who is traveling alone.小题3:People criticize the guidebook because .A．the guidebook is not as useful as most travelers expectB．travelers using it will be bored with meeting the same people on their journeyC．travelers using it may not get the chance to have unexpected adventuresD．local people keep their old lifestyle under the guidebook’s influence小题4:What does the underlined word“fake”in the last paragraph probably mean?A．mistake B．learn C．pretend D．create 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:C
解析
本文介绍了世界最大的旅游指南品牌之一的Lonely Planet以及人们对它的评价。小题1:选B。细节理解题。文章的第三、四段讲述了人们喜爱The Lonely Planet guidebook的理由, A、C、D都可以找到相应的出处, 只有选项B, 前部分“you will not miss the best things”是正确的, 但后部分“without having to make choices”和文章相违背, guidebook列出很多东西同样要选择。
小题2:选C。细节理解题。根据第四段if you’re a nervous traveler可以确定C正确。A和D是对第四段中有关in a country where you don’t speak the language和乘坐taxi的误解。B项在第五段有相联系的信息, 但那是人们对guidebook的批评, 不属于本题(guidebook的优点)的范畴。
小题3:选C。推理判断题。文章的第五、六段是人们对guidebook的批评, 是本题的信息源。“They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen. ”告诉读者选项C正确。选项A是文章中没有提到的内容。“You might end up seeing the same group of people over and over, because everyone is reading the same book and following the same trail”的意图是要批评guidebook造成游客选择相同的旅游线路, 造成旅游的单一和乏味, 并不是真的说游客走到哪里都会遇见相同的人, 选项B是对这句话的误解; 在guidebook的影响下, 当地居民并不是“keep”(保持)他们的传统生活方式, 而是“fake”了所谓的传统生活方式来取悦游客。
小题4:选C。词义猜测题。从上下文可知“fake”一词具有贬义, 因为此段是对guidebook的批评, 所以当地人不是“learn”(学习), 也不是“create”(创造)了传统生活模式, 而是“wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses”, “pretend”(假造)了一种传统生活方式来取悦游客而已。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“NO matter which tour.....”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。
