题文
David Brown and Anne are two patients in the Adult Day Care Program at Mercy Hospitals. David Brown is seventy-two years old. He’s friendly and likes to talk. He lives with his wife in the city. But David is becoming forgetful. His wife says, “He’ll heat up some soup, then forget to turn off the gas.” She is sixty-one and still works. She is worried about leaving her husband alone.Anne is eighty and lives with her 60-year-old daughter. Her daughter says that she needs a rest. “Mom follows me everywhere. She follows me when I read newspapers. I need a rest and she does, too.”
And so, several times a week, David and Anne’s families take them to the Adult Day Care Center. Many hospitals have this program. Patients come to the Center for a full or half day, from one to five days a week. All the patients live with their families and most are old people.
Mrs. Carol Johnson is the director of the Center. She says, “We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value. Patients have the chance to get out of their houses. Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest. Most important of all, families are able to stay together.”
小题1:Why did David Brown become a patient of the Adult Day Care Center?A．Because he is seventy-two years old.B．Because he is lonely at home.C．Because he is becoming forgetful.D．Because he is seriously ill.小题2: What happens to Anne’s family?A．Her daughter is too old to look after her. B．Anne cleans all the rooms everyday.C．Her daughter doesn’t want Anne to live with her.D．Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows her.小题3:Adult Day Care Center is run by ____.A．hospitalsB．schoolsC．churchesD．government小题4: Which statement is NOT true about the patients of the Center?A．Most patients are old people.B．All the patients live with their families.C．The patients learn many things in the Center.D．The patients come to the Center six days a week.小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why the Center is offering a valuable service?A．Families are able to stay together.B．Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest.C．Patients have the chance to go out of their houses.D．The patients there are given the best medicine and the best operation. 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:D
小题5:D
解析
小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段第3.4行But David is becoming forgetful. “He’ll heat up some soup, then forget to turn off the gas.”说明C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第二段第一行Anne is eighty and lives with her 60-year-old daughter. Her daughter says that she needs a rest.说明Anne的女儿已经厌倦了已经累了，不想在照顾她了。故D正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据文章第三段Many hospitals have this program.说明这样的机构是由医院搞的，故A正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据第三段第一行And so, several times a week, David and Anne’s families take them to the Adult Day Care Center.并没有说明一个星期六天，故D这样的说法是不成立的。
小题5:D 细节题。根据文章最后一段可知ABC都是这样的结构的优势，但是并没有说明在这里使用最好的药物等信息，故D并不是原因。
点评：文章介绍了美国的the Adult Day Care Program。本文集中考查了细节题，要求考生仔细阅读全文，做好相应的标志，以提高阅读的效率和速度。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“David Brown and Anne.....”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。
