题文
Many English learners have difficulty deciding what kind of English accent they want to have． A US accent, perhaps modeled on the way a Hollywood star speaks? Or maybe you want to imitate（模仿） the British accent of a BBC news reader?Young British people find the US accent attractive while young US people like a British accent． Especially when the person speaking is of the opposite sex(异性)! Let’s listen to what they have to say．
Stephen Yang, 17, from London, UK
A US accent is cute, especially when a girl speaks it． Whether it’s Jessia Alba speaking or the girl- next-door, the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(时髦)． A girl from Texas recently moved into our neighborhood． Her Texan twang（鼻音） had all the boys here on their knees within seconds of meeting her．
To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people．
Jennifer Sun, 16, from New Jersey, US
From watching English actors like Daniel Radcliffe, my friends and I have developed a soft spot for British men．Some are attracted to the qualities of English males, while others admire their sense of style．
Everyone, however, agrees that the most appealing aspect of an English man is his accent． For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak．
The English accent seems almost like art．
小题1:In Stephen Yang’s opinion, accents just show__________．A．the beauty of the languageB．how the language is spokenC．the cultural differences of the speakersD．the meeting of the day小题2:The underlined sentence in paragraph means that __________．A．All the boys broke their kneesB．All the boys fell to the groundC．All the boys liked her accent very muchD．All the boys imitated（模仿）her accent小题3:Many American girls watch Harry Porter again and again in order to __________．A．learn the acting skills of the these starsB．learn the magic performed by Harry PotterC．imitate the actors’ accentsD．know more about British English小题4:What is probably the best title for this passage?A．British English and American EnglishB．British Accent or American AccentC．American English Accent is Most AcceptedD．The difference between British Accent and American Accent． 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
文章介绍了人们对美式口音和英式口音的不同观点，英国人喜欢美式口音和美国人喜欢英式口音，特别是对异性说的口音更喜欢。
小题1:细节题：从Stephen Yang,说的话里To me, accents reflect the attitudes, characteristics and lifestyles of the people．可知他认为口音说明说话人的文化差异。选C
小题2:句意理解题：从这段的句子：A US accent is cute, 和the way US girls speak has a sweet tingle that is really sassy(时髦)．可知是所有的男孩都喜欢她的口音。选C
小题3:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：For example, many American girls watch Harry Potter movies over and over again just to listen to the actors speak．可知选C。
小题4:文章介绍了人们对美式口音和英式口音的不同观点，选B
点评：文章结构清晰，先介绍主旨，然后举例说明，题目设置很合理，做题时可以带着题目到文章找信息句，再加以判断。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Many English learner.....”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。
