题文
The island of Great Britain being small (compare the size of Australia), the natural place for holiday relaxation and enjoyment is extensive coastline, above all its southern and eastern coasts, and the favorite resort of the mass-population of industrial Lancashire, is on the north-west coast. Distant and little-inhabited area like Northern Scotland, are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts.For most children, going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom on the beach, ideally a sandy one providing enough opportunities for the construction of sandcastle, fishing in pool, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep water. Their parents spend sunny days swimming in the sea and sunbathing on the beach. Not that the British sun can be relied on and the depressing sight of families wandering round the town in old –fashioned and under umbrellas is only too common. However, there are always shops with their tourist souvenirs, plenty of cafes and if the worst comes to the worst, the cinema to offer a refuge.
The average family is unlikely to seek accommodation in a hotel as they can stay more cheaply in a boarding-house. There are usually three or four-storeyed Victorian buildings, whose owners spend the summer season letting rooms to a number of couples or families and providing three cooked meals a day at what they describe as a reasonable price, with the hope that in this way they will add enough to their savings to see the winter through. Otherwise there are the camping sites for those who prefer self-catering.
Nowadays, even when an increasing number of people fly off to Mediterranean resorts where a well-developed suntan (晒黑) can be assured, or explore in comfort Swiss lakes and mountains or romantic Italian or Spanish cities, the British seaside is still the main attraction for families, especially those with younger children. As they queue for boats trips, cups of tea or ice-cream under gray skies and in dizzling rain, the parents are reliving (重温) their own childhood when time seemed endless, their own sandcastles the most splendid on the beach, the sea always blue and friendly and the sun always hot.
小题1:Children enjoy the seaside because ________.A．their parents can live and play with themB．they can buy what they want thereC．there are a variety of enjoyable ways of spending time thereD．they can learn how to build sandcastles, how to swim, etc.小题2:The reason suggested for running a boarding-house is that ________.A．people can live as where they live at homeB．people can cook what they are favoriteC．the owners provide three cooked meals a day at a reasonable priceD．the resulting additional income will ensure a living for several months小题3:Many parents once played on the British beach and ________.A．still have their happy memories of itB．don’t want to have a holiday thereC．don’t want to take their children to have a holiday there.D．want to build their own sandcastles the most splendid on the beach again小题4:Nowadays more and more people fly off to Mediterranean resorts for ________.A．an exploration of lakes in comfortB．a well-developed suntanC．a well-equipped boarding-houseD．a romantic party小题5:Which of the following is True according to the passage?A．It is suggested that as a form of holiday entertainment the cinema is the best place to go in bad weather.B．A reason suggested in the first paragraph for the appeal of the English seaside is that it is an ideal place for children.C．Northern Scotland is little-inhabited and remote.D．Few people in Britain go abroad for holiday relaxation and enjoyment. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
文章介绍英格兰岛屿的的旅游胜地，对孩子和家长来说去海边是最有趣的事情。
小题1:细节题。根据第二段的句子，For most children, going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom on the beach, ideally a sandy one providing enough opportunities for the construction of sandcastle, fishing in pool, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep water. 可知孩子们喜欢去海边是因为那里有很多有趣的活动，选C
小题2:细节题。根据第三段第二句，房东提供住宿的理由是为了增加积蓄以便过冬。选D
小题3:推理题。根据文章最后一句，the parents are reliving (重温) their own childhood when time seemed endless, their own sandcastles the most splendid on the beach, the sea always blue and friendly and the sun always hot.可以看出家长们去英国海滨在那里他们可以重温童年幸福的回忆。选A
小题4:推理题。根据文章最后一段的句子，Nowadays, even when an increasing number of people fly off to Mediterranean resorts where a well-developed suntan (晒黑) can be assured, 可知人们乘飞机去地中海在那里可以被晒黑，选B
小题5:细节题：从第一段的句子：Distant and little-inhabited area like Northern Scotland, are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts.可知苏格兰北部人烟稀少很遥远，选C
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The island of Great .....”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。
