题文
Most summer camps for teens center around sports, or music and arts, or just for having fun． But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what its like to be a firefighter．This is not a typical summer camp． But Michelle Pawlaw is glad she signed up for it．"Getting to experience the fires hands-on is really cool and something that most people don't get to do," she said．
Michelle and eight other teenage girls are participating in the three-day camp offered by the Arlington County Fire Department located just outside of Washington．
“The purpose is to try to get young women interested in considering the fire service as a career” said firefighter Clare Burley, who is in charge of the program．
The free of charge, overnight camp is designed to let the girls experience what firefighters do in the line of duty to protect the community．
They take classes and learn how to climb the ladder on a fire truck, operate emergency tools and rescue on injured person． They also do their share of cleaning the firehouse and the equipment Firefighting is still a male-dominated （男性主导） service． Clare joined the department seven years ago, saying "We do everything that the guys do to the same standarD．We are tested to the same standarD．We are expected to operate at the same standard．"
Most of the girls say they had never thought about becoming a firefighter, but the camp was a great learning experience．
"I think it is definitely not a job that only men can do. Women can do it just as well as men can," said Michelle Pawlaw．
'I think I can help other people if they need help and know what to do in case I am at a fire myself," said Kayla Ehrlich．
"I think it's fantastic; I could consider taking it as a career some day．" said Monica Bartorsh．
And, the girls say, by spending three days together, they also made new friends and had a lot of fun．
小题1:____might become a firefighter in the future．A．MonicaB．KaylaC．MichelleD．Clare小题2:What can be inferred from the text?A．The camp offers classes on curing the injuredB．Teenage girls will become volunteer firefightersC．Women can perform as well as men in firefightingD．Firefighting will soon be a female-dominated service小题3:What do we know about Clare Burley from the passage?A．She has served the department for 7 yearsB．She doesn't like her career as a firefighterC．She is the designer of the camp programD．She does better in firefighting than men小题4:The purpose of the text is____．A．to attract more campersB．to introduce a new type of campC．to praise women firefightersD．to gain support from government 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
本文是一篇报道。文章向读者介绍一种特殊的体会消防的野营。
小题1:A考查细节理解。根据文章倒数第二句"I think it's fantastic; I could consider taking it as a career some day．" said Monica Bartorsh．可知，Monica有朝一日可能把消防当做自己的职业。故选A。
小题2:C考查细节理解。根据文章中的"I think it is definitely not a job that only men can do. Women can do it just as well as men can," said Michelle Pawlaw可知，妇女能和男人一样做好消防工作。故选C。
小题3:A考查细节理解。根据文章中的Clare joined the department seven years ago, saying "We do everything that the guys do to the same standard可知，Clare是在7年前参加消防部门的。所以A正确。
小题4:B考查作者的写作目的。根据文章第一段中的第二句话But some girls in the Washington suburb of Arlington County, Virginia, went to camp to get a taste of what its like to be a firefighter可知，作者的目的是为了给读者介绍一种特殊的体会消防的野营。故选B。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Most summer camps fo.....”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。
