题文
When former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korean president’s wife as Mrs. Kim. By mistake, President Clinton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese. Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names. President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohm Myong Suk. Therefore, she should be addressed (称谓) as Mrs. Sohm.President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears. His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan.
In addition to Koreans some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. This practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents. They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name. Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures.
Mexican naming customs are different as well. When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word “de”, which means “of”. This affects how they fill in forms in the United States. When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father’s family name. But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother. This often causes puzzlement.
Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations: don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name. Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed (颠倒). Ask which name a person would prefer to use. If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly.
小题1:The story of Bill Clinton is used to _____ .A．improve US Korean relationsB．introduce the topic of the textC．describe his visit to KoreaD．tell us how to address a person小题2:The word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.A．action plansB．naming customsC．travel mapsD．thinking patterns小题3:When a woman marries in Korea, she _____.A．continues to use her family name B．uses her husband’s given name C．shares her husband’s family name D．adds her husband’s given name to hers小题4:To address a married woman properly, you’d better ______ .A．use her middle name B．use her husband’s first nameC．ask her which name she likesD．change the order of her names小题5:What can NOT be inferred from the text? ______ .A．Wives do not keep their family names in Japan.B．Different countries have different naming customs in some way.C．Naming custom will not cause any puzzle among Asian countries.D．The naming custom in Korea is different from that of Japan. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C
解析
本文介绍了亚洲女性在结婚以后并没有像西方女性一样改变自己的姓，这让西方人感到很困惑，文章中还提及了其它的一些例子。
小题1:B 推理题。在文章第一段中用克林顿总统所犯的这个错误来引起本文所要讨论的关于已婚女性的姓的话题。这个例子只是起介绍引导的作用，故B正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears.字面意思为：克林顿总统离开日本直接去了韩国，还没有改变他的文化思维方式，仍然把日本的文化思维带到了韩国。故该词应该是指思维方式，故D项正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据第一段第三行in Korea, wives keep their family names.说明在韩国女性结婚以后仍然保留自己的姓，故A正确。
小题4:C 细节题。根据文章最后2行Ask which name a person would prefer to use. If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly说明要想适当地称呼别人，就请直接问对方，故C正确。
小题5:C 细节题。根据文章第三段1,2行 In addition to Koreans some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. This practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents.说明亚洲人的称呼方式会让欧洲人感到很困惑，故C项说法是错误的，符合本题的要求。
点评：本文介绍了东西方在女性结婚以后在姓方面的不同的方式。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
据考高分专家说，试题“When former American.....”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。
