题文
On a hot African morning, Leila was lying on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her. Leila waited. Then she pushed the button on her camera. “And I got my best photo of an elephant ever, by lying under my car,” Leila explained. “I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they had their babies with them. So every morning I used to park my car in the open near the path (小道). They used to take the same path every morning when they left the water hole. After a week, they were used to seeing my car. So the next morning, I lay under it and got my photo!”Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning. In Africa, photographers set up their hides (隐匿处) near water holes. They also set up hides near forest paths, as animals use the same paths every night. For bird-watching, many lakes have hides. Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade (荫处) out of the wind and rain.
Good wildlife photos are needed for books, postcards, magazines and newspapers. But a success rate of 1 in 20 is good.
小题1:Why did Leila lie under her car on the stomach?A．Because she wanted to sleep.B．Because she wanted to take photos but was afraid of the animals.C．Because it’s easy to see the elephants.D．Because it’s very comfortable.小题2:How can photograpers take good photos?A．By making good preparation.B．By going into the forest at night.C．By walking around the holes.D．By going to the nearest lake.小题3:Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?A．All animals go to water holes at night.B．Lakes are good places for bird-watching.C．Leila used her car to prevent the sunshine.D．Animaals pay no attention to photographers.小题4:What can we know from the underlined sentence?A．The successf rate of taking wildlife photos is 50% at most.B．Photographers who take wildlife photos need more practice.C．To take good wildlife photos is not difficult.D．It’s hard to take good wildlife photos. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
本文讲述的是拍摄短文照片的情况介绍，同时也告诉我们，拍摄动物的照片很困难。
小题1:B 细节题。根据文章第一段3,4行“I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they had their babies with them.可知B项内容：他想拍动物的照片，可是又很害怕。正确。
小题2:A 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning.可知好的作品都需要好的计划，也就是说要好好准备。故A正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据文章第二段后两行For bird-watching, many lakes have hides. Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade (荫处) out of the wind and rain.可知lakes是观察鸟儿的好对方。故B正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据本句. But a success rate of 1 in 20 is good.可知20张照片里只有1张是好的，能够使用的。说明很难拍摄到合适的照片。故D正确。
点评：本文讲述的是拍摄短文照片的情况介绍，同时也告诉我们，拍摄动物的照片很困难。文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。
考点
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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。
