题文
2010 was a good year for American farmers. They earned about eighty-two billion dollars. That is almost one-third more than that they earned last year. And it is twenty-six percent higher than the ten-year average. Values for grain and oilseed crops are up about three percent from last year. The value of animal production is up by almost seven percent.In 2011, farm exports are expected to break the all-time high set in 2008.The Agriculture Department says exports in 2011 could top one hundred and twenty-six billion dollars. The largest buyer of agricultural products is expected to be Canada. But farm exports to China are predicted to come within five hundred million dollars of Canadian purchases. Secretary Vilsack says countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East are also buying more from American farmers.
Poor growing conditions overseas played an important part in higher prices for American crops in 2010.Charlotte Hebe brand is chief executive of the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council in Washington. She said drought(干旱)conditions had a big effect over the summer. She said,“There were horrible weather problems, not just in Russia but also in some of the other former Soviet Union countries.”
Wheat prices rose after Russia stopped wheat exports,although Russia later eased the ban(禁令).“Wheat used to be America’s top crop. What’s interesting,though,is that wheat production has actually become less over the past few years because corn has become the most popular crop,”said economist Charlotte Hebebrand.
Corn is mostly fed to animals. But Miss Hebebrand said with the recent increase in wheat prices, American farmers might plant more wheat again. Corn and wheat are the two largest crops supported by the government.
小题1:We know that compared to 2009,in 2010 American farmers——.A．planted less cornB．planted morn cropsC．planted morn wheatD．earned more money小题2:What does the Agriculture Department expect in 2011?A． Agriculture exports will continue to increase.B． China will be the largest buyer of agriculture productsC． America will export food to every country around the worldD． Southeast Asian countries will start buying food from America小题3:What is implied in Paragraph 3?A． America farming also was greatly affected in 2010B． Russia was not the country most affected by drought in 2010C． Weather problems helped raise prices for American crops in 2010D． American crops were the most expensive around the world in 2010小题4:We can infer that in the past few years American farmers——A． reduced crop exportsB． increased corn productionC． increased wheat productionD． increased investment in farming小题5:According to what Miss Hebebrand said, we know American farmers will ——A．stop feeding corn to animalsB．export most of their cornC．try to increased wheat productionD．try to get more support from the governmet 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
文章讲述的是美国农民的收入增加，并预测了未来一年粮食的产量和出口问题。小题1:事实细节题，根据地一段They earned about eighty-two billion dollars. That is almost one-third more than that they earned last year可知，他们的收入比去年高了三分之一
小题2:事实细节题，根据第二段The Agriculture Department says exports in 2011 could top one hundred and twenty-six billion dollars可知，
小题3:事实细节题，根据第三段Poor growing conditions overseas played an important part in higher prices for American crops in 2010可知，
小题4:事实细节题，根据第四段What’s interesting,though,is that wheat production has actually become less over the past few years because corn has become the most popular crop可知，玉米产量增加
小题5:推理判断题，根据最后一段with the recent increase in wheat prices, American farmers might plant more wheat again可知，
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“2010 was a good year.....”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。
