题文
Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license, they drive into the grown-up world.
“Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school,” said Eleanor Fulham, 17. She brought the pressure back to memory, especially from kids from wealthier families. “It’s like you’re not cool if you don’t have a car,” she said.
According to recent research, 41% of 16 to 19-year-olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.
Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with subways and limited parking, some teenagers don’t want them. But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more for fun than transportation, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents pause before letting their kids drive.
Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner’s permit.
Chad said he has accepted his parents’ decision, although it has caused some teasing from his friends. “They say that I am unlucky,” he said, “But I’d rather be alive than driving, and I don’t really trust my friends on the road, either.”
In China, as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?
小题1:Which may serve as the BEST title of the article?A．Cars Helping You to Grow-UpB．Driving into the Grown-Up WorldC．Teenagers’ Driving in AmericaD．Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult小题2:16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because .A．they want to show themselves offB．they are never experienced driversC．older people always drive betterD．they never drive carefully on the road小题3:Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?A．How well off the family is.B．Whether the kid is old enough.C．What traffic condition there is around.D．Whether it’s practically needed.小题4:When Chad said “I don’t really trust my friends ...”, he meant that .A．he might run into his friends if he drove B．he didn’t agree with his friends C．he might not be safe if his friends droveD．he was afraid that his friends might well lie to him小题5:The passage mainly gives information about .A．an American culture B．a cultural difference between America and China C．a change in the Chinese cultureD．the relationship between driving and a person’s development 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
本文主要讲述的是美国的年轻人在进入成人社会以后，学会了开车。以及人们对于学习驾驶的年龄以及年轻人驾驶安全的一些不同看法。
小题1:B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是美国的年轻人在进入成人社会以后，学会了开车。以及人们对于学习驾驶的年龄的不同看法，故B正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据文章第五段第一句But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds.可知16岁的孩子驾驶事故要比18,19岁的孩子要多，主要是因为他们驾驶经验不够丰富。故B正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章3,4,5三段可知家庭经济情况，孩子的年龄，以及是否实用三项都是买车要考虑的内容，C项中的交通情况，在文章中没有提及。故C项符合上下文。
小题4:C 推理题。根据本句“They say that I am unlucky,” he said, “But I’d rather be alive than driving, and I don’t really trust my friends on the road, either.”可知他认为他的朋友的驾驶技巧不合格，他很担心自己的安全。故C正确。
小题5:A 推理题。本文主要讲述的美国社会中的年轻人学习驾驶的知识，故属于美国文化的范围。故A正确。
点评：本文主要讲述的是美国的年轻人在进入成人社会以后，学会了开车。以及人们对于学习驾驶的年龄以及年轻人驾驶安全的一些不同看法。在解题时要立足已知，推断未知。立足现在，猜测未来。不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点;要把握句、段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇的结构。要体会文章的基调，揣摸作者的态度，摸准逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Every culture has a .....”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。
