题文
Australia is largely a nation of immigration（移民）, with one in four of Australia’s 21 million population born overseas. But immigrations hoping to become Australian citizens will soon have to take a test examining their knowledge of the country's history and institutions.While Australia prides itself on its multicultural background, the government wants newcomers to integrate （同化）more fully . Form later this year, new immigrants will have to show an understanding of the English language. They will also be required to answer 20 questions from a list of 200. Anyone who gives fewer than 12 correct responses will not be accepted.
Immigrants will also have to accept what the government considers to be 10 important Australia values, including “mateship” and “giving people a fair go”. Other important Australia values are said to include tolerance, compassion, gender equality and freedom of speech.
The new citizenship application procedures are detailed in a 40-pages booklet（小册子）. It describes Australia as “a nation at ease with the world and itself” but says that newcomers are expected to respect its values. The booklet sums up mateship as voluntary helping and receiving help from others, especially in difficult times. The immigration Minister said they aimed to achieve a balance between ethnic diversity and social stability（稳定）, “particularly as we now draw people from so many different countries and so many different cultures”.
Critics have attacked the English language requirement, pointing out many immigrants could not speak English when they arrived. But the minister said, “We are trying to encourage people to learn English, because we think that is the way they will achieve their dreams in Australia.”
小题1:What’s new in Australia’s immigration policy?A．New immigrants will have to take a testB．New immigrants should speak perfect EnglishC．New immigrants must bring enough moneyD．New immigrants must be healthy小题2:Those who want to move to Australia have to answer_____ questions rightA．20B．12C．200D．10小题3:The word "mateship" is closest in meaning to _____.A．equalityB．freedomC．fairnessD．friendship小题4:Which is one of the reasons for the change of application?A．To encourage new immigrantsB．To control the populationC．To promote Australia ' valuesD．To teach the English language 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
文章介绍了澳大利亚的新的移民政策是希望成为澳大利亚居民的人要进行测试，及这么做的主要的目的是推广澳大利亚的价值观。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：But immigrations hoping to become Australian citizens will soon have to take a test examining their knowledge of the country's history and institutions.可知新的移民政策是希望成为澳大利亚居民的人要进行测试。选A
小题2:推理题：从第二段的句子：Anyone who gives fewer than 12 correct responses will not be accepted.
可知要想申请澳大利亚公民要至少回答12个问题。选B
小题3:猜词题;从第三段的句子：Other important Australia values are said to include tolerance, compassion, gender equality and freedom of speech.出现了ABC三项，不包含mateship的意思，所以这个单词是friendship，选D。
小题4:细节题：从三段的句子：Immigrants will also have to accept what the government considers to be 10 important Australia values, 可知是想推广澳大利亚的价值观。选C
点评：题目设置既有细节题，也有主旨题和推理题，考生做题时，既要注意细节，也要通过文章的句子看到作者真正想表达的意思。其中的信息量很大，考生要细细品味。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Australia is largely.....”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。
