题文
Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace (水晶宫) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936.小题1:The Crystal Palace was built up .A．in the 1950sB．in the 1900s C．shortly before 1851D．before 1951小题2:People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to .A．buy goodsB．visit an exhibitionC．travel aroundD．enjoy the Crystal Palace itself小题3:What happened to the Crystal Palace in 1936?A．It caught a terrible fire.B．It disappeared suddenly.C．It went to the South of London.D．It was rebuilt.小题4:The Crystal Palace was famous to all because .A．it is the biggest building in the worldB．so many visitors had been thereC．it was made of iron and glassD．it was burnt down at last小题5:The writer .A．thought the Crystal Palace very usefulB．sang high praise for the Crystal PalaceC．wanted the Crystal Palace to be rebuiltD．was one of the visitors to the Crystal Palace 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:C
小题5:B
解析
本文叙述了水晶宫为了1851年的大展始建于 Hydd 公园。水晶宫是不同于世界上的所有其他建筑，因为它用钢和玻璃做的。它是最大建筑物之一，来自许多国家的人都来看它。来自世界各地的大量的商品也被送往展览。后来，水晶宫被搬到伦敦南部。它仍是世界最著名的建筑物之一直到1936 年被烧毁。
小题1:细节理解题。根据the Crystal Palace (水晶宫) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. 它是所有时间的最大建筑物之一，很多来自许多国家的人来看它。故选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据it was burnt down in 1936. 在1936年它被烧毁了，故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据for it was made of iron and glass. 因为它用钢和玻璃。故选C。
小题5:作者态度题。根据Perhaps the most extraordinary (奇特的) building put up in the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace (水晶宫) which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 故选B。
点评：做作者态度题应注意(1)不要把自己的态度揉入其中，还要注意区分考查是作者的态度还是作者引用别人的态度。
(2)当作者的态度没有明确提出时，要学会根据作者在文章中所运用的具有褒贬含义的语言去判断作者的态度，如，wonderfully, successfully, unfortunately, doubtfully 等。
(3)某一事物是好是坏，作者对它是支持是反对，态度一般都很明确，而带中立色彩的词最不可能是正确答案。问作者对某事物的态度时，表示“客观”的词多为正确选项，如objective, impartial, unbiased 等;问作者对文中提到的人物或他们的观点态度时，答案多是肯定或否定，支持或反对。如，critical, approval, opposed, supporting 等。
(4)既然作者写了文章，他的态度就不可能是漠不关心的，因此见到indifferent, uninterested 可以首先排除。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Perhaps the most ext.....”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。
