题文
India is traditionally a tea-drinking country. But, it is now gaining a new taste for coffee. This has led international coffee companies to consider opening businesses in the huge market. Local business people are also hoping to profit from the country’s tea-drinking habits. They want to open new stores that offer tea.
It is ten thirty in the morning in India. Two cafes are within meters of each other, near a college in New Delhi. And they are selling a lot of tea. Their main customers are undergraduate students.
“We have a lot of break between classes, so whenever we get time, we just go and we enjoy ourselves. It’s a lot of fun , especially when you are with people you enjoy spending time with.”
In the past ten years , cafes have become increasingly popular in India. The country’s huge young population have quickly taken to the coffee culture.
Coffee stores have spread from major cities like New Delhi and Mumbai to smaller towns. Coffee use has doubled in the last ten years . It is the success of this market that has gained the attention of companies like the American-based coffee chain Starbucks. The company will open its first store in India later this year. Other companies like Lavazza and Costa Coffee are already there.
Yet, the growth of coffee will not reduce the popularity of tea. Indians drink eight times more tea than coffee. They have been drinking tea for more than one hundred and fifty years. India is one of the world’s biggest producers of tea, which is known locally as “chai”. Outside homes and offices, it is mostly sold by small businesses on the street.
小题1:Why do international coffee companies consider opening businesses in India?A．India consumes very little coffee.B．India has a large population.C．People in India now prefer coffee to tea.D．Indians come to like the taste of coffee.小题2:Which one is correct about undergraduate students?A．They only have tea in the cafes.B．They are the main customers in the cafes.C．They like enjoying coffee with friends in cafes.D．They like to go to the cafes to escape lessons.小题3:What can we learn about coffee in India?A．Coffee is consumed more than tea in India now.B．Coffee is much more welcomed by young Indians than tea.C．Coffee consumed today doubles that of ten years ago.D．The growth of coffee will reduce the consumption.小题4:Which statement is wrong according to the passage?A．Coffee stores have spread to small towns in India.B．Some foreign coffee companies are trying to open Indian coffee market.C．Local people worry about losing profit on tea.D．Indians drink eight times more tea than coffee.小题5:What is the text mainly about?A．Undergraduate students are main coffee consumers in India.B．Indians mainly consume both tea and coffee.C．India is traditionally a tea-drinking country.D．India is becoming a big new coffee consuming country. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
文章讲述了再印度咖啡越来越流行，但是茶叶仍然是人们得最爱。小题1:细节题。根据第一段第一行it is now gaining a new taste for coffee。
小题2:细节题。根据第二段第二行Their main customers are undergraduate students.
小题3:细节题。根据第五段第二行Coffee use has doubled in the last ten years。
小题4:推理题。根据最后一段第1,2行the growth of coffee will not reduce the popularity of tea. Indians drink eight times more tea than coffee.可知茶得销量仍然很大，不会受咖啡的影响，所以不用担心。
小题5:主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章讲述的就是在印度咖啡的流行。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“India is traditional.....”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。
