题文
THE BRonTE FAMILYYorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels of the 19th century. One of them is Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte.
The Bronte family had three girls and a boy. Charlotte was born in 1816, Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. The children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes. The girls were determined to earn money for Branwell's art education.
As children, the girls had all written many stories. Charlotte alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty, Anne and Emily found a publisher (出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte's book. ( It was not published until 1859. ) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.
Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of her book, and Anne died in 1849.
Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis (肺结核) as her sisters had.
小题1:What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell Bronte?A．Help him write stories.B．Help him get trained in art.C．Teach him how to draw well.D．Teach him how to educate himself.小题2:We know from the text thatA．Jane Eyre was published in 1847B．Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in allC．the Bronte sisters received good educationD．the father helped his daughters with their writing小题3:The underlined words "the other two" in Paragraph 4 refer to ________.A．Shirley and VilletteB．The Professor and Agnes GreyC．Agnes Grey and Wuthering HeightsD．The Professor and Wuthering Heights小题4:What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text?A．Their novels interested few publishers.B．None of them lived longer than 40 years.C．Emily was the least successful of the three.D．None of them had more than two books published. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
本文叙述了约克郡是19世纪英国两部著名小说的背景，这两部分别是夏洛蒂布朗特的《简爱》和艾米丽布朗特的《呼啸山庄》。布朗特一家有三个女儿和一个儿子，她们三姐妹都是自学成才的，为了供Branwell上艺术学院，她们靠写小说挣钱养家。最后Charlotte Bronte写的《简爱》等相继出版。
小题1:细节理解题。根据The girls were determined to earn money for Branwell's art education.布朗特姐妹下定决心挣钱来供Branwell 接受艺术教育，故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.
《简爱》出版于1847年，故选A。
小题3:词义猜测题。根据Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. Anne and Emily found a publisher (出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte's book. 因为这里叙述的是Emily和Anne的书，除了《简爱》就只剩下Emily写的Wuthering Heights及Anne写的Agnes Grey，故选C。
小题4:细节理解题。根据Anne in 1820及Anne died in 1849. Anne活了29岁；Emily was born in 1818及But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis (肺结核) as her sisters had. Emily活了32岁，故选B。
点评：词义猜测题旨在考查学生根据上下文对生词做出理解判断的能力。近几年来，阅读理解中的词义猜测题呈上升趋势。在阅读过程中根据选材、背景、及上下文等线索推测出生词词义是真实语言活动中的重要技巧。这一能力可以说是体现阅读理解能力的一项重要指标。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“THE BRonTE FAMILYYor.....”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。
