题文
“Have a nice day” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.“Have a nice day. Next!” The version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words came out in the same tone ( 腔调 ) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.
The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day”.
The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
小题1:How does the author understand Maxie’s words? A．Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.B．Maxie really wishes the author a good day.C．Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.D．Maxie really worries about the author’s security.小题2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A．The salesgirl is rude.B．The salesgirl is bored.C．The salesgirl cares about me.D．The salesgirl says the words as nothing special.小题3:According to the last paragraph, people say“Have a nice day”_______.A．sincerelyB．as thanksC．as a habitD．encouragingly小题4:What is the best title of the passage?A．Have a Nice Day—a Social CustomB．Have a Nice Day—a Pleasant GestureC．Have a Nice Day—a Heart-warming GreetingD．Have a Nice Day—a Polite Ending of a Conversation 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
解析
本文就平时常说的Have a Nice Day的含义进行探讨，第一题问朋友，第二题问超市服务员，第三题问陌生人，说明不同的人说have a nice day有不同的含义。
小题1:细节题：第一段的这句话：When my friend Maxie says "Have a nice day" with a smile， I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. 这句话既包含了关键词Maxie，也包含她说的话以及作者自己的理解，通过这句话可知，作者从Maxie的一句简单寒暄中读出的是Maxie真诚的关心（sincerely cares），传达的是积极的意义。故B为正确答案。
小题2:句意理解题：从第二段的句子：The words came out in the same tone ( 腔调 ) with a fixed procedure.说明女营业员这么说只是固定程序，没有特定含义。选D。
小题3:推理题，从最后一段的句子：Although the use of the expression is insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting.说明人们说Have a Nice Day，只是一种习惯。选C。
小题4:主旨题。本文讨论的是have a nice day在不同人群口中的具体功能。现在一一分析选项。B项把have a nice day定义为pleasant gesture。文章开头第一句虽然提到了这一点，但同时也提到这句问候语还可能是a meaningless expression。而C、D两项也分别只指出了这句问候语的其中一种功能，因此都属于以偏概全。从广义上看来，B、C、D三项都是A项的子选项，因此，social custom是最具有概括性的一个标题。故选A。
点评：这篇文章考查较全面：细节，推理，句意和主旨都考查了，特别是主旨题要注意最适合做文章题目的选项应该是最能概括文章主旨大意的选项，不能以偏概全。考生头脑中要对文章有了大概的印象：
考点
据考高分专家说，试题““Have a nice day” ma.....”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。
