When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wa

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When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China.
When India had not opened up its markets to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now.
Still, her answer surprised me: “Green tea.”
As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink Indian tea.
I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses.
At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian. It was a strange country.
How things change! And how soon!
Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China.
The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done. A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment (投资) and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”.
But it’s a two-way street. I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.
No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to hit about US $15 billion for last year and US $20 billion by 2012, a goal set by both governments.
No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian (中国和印度的) century as the two countries started on January 1st the Sino-Indian Friendship Year.
But what is still a wonder to me is my mother’s drinking Chinese tea.
小题1:Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea?A．She was tired of Indian tea.B．She had a son working in China.C．She believed it had a curing effect. D．She was fond of Chinese products.小题2:What does the author mean by “it’s a two-way street” in Paragraph 10?A．China and India have different traffic rules.B．Tea trade works wonders in both India and China.C．Chinese products are popular in both China and India.D．There are exchanges between India and China.小题3:What do we know about the Indian IT industry?A．It is seeking further development in China.B．It will move its head office to Shenzhen.C．It has attracted an investment of US $15 billion.D．It caught up with the US IT industry in 2008.小题4:In the text the author expresses _______.A．his concern for his mother’s healthB．his support for drinking Chinese green teaC．his surprise at China’s recent developmentD．his wonder at the growth of India’s IT industry小题5:It is inferred in the text that _______.A．the author’s mother loves China very muchB．the Indians were not familiar with China beforeC．the government of India encourages their people to buy Chinese green teaD．the two countries didn’t cooperate until last year 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

文章主要讲述了一个印度人对中国的印象：中国的发展令他惊讶不已。另外，中国和印度相互合作，实现了双赢。
小题1:细节题：根据第五段最后一句话My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses.
可知答案是C 。
小题2:考查句意理解：结合上下文可知，这句话的意思是“中国和印度互惠互利，共同发展”。选D
小题3:细节题：从倒数第三段的句子：Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.可知印度的IT产业正在中国寻求进一步发展。选A。
小题4:考查作者态度：综观全文可知，作者对中国的发展变化惊讶不已。因此C 项正确。C
小题5:推理题：从文章的句子：At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian. It was a strange country.可以推断出印度人对中国不熟悉，B 项正确
点评：本文比较简单，通过题目可以准确定位，要求考生仔细阅读文本，耐心审题，结合题目到文章中找到关键的句子做出准确的判断。

考点

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政治经济类文章的概念：

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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。