题文
The Elysee Palace in France enjoys equal popularity in the world with the Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, the Kremlin in Russia as well as the White House in the U. S. It is the residence of the president of the French Republic and the symbol of the supreme authority in France.The Elysee palace, with an area of 11,000 square metres, is at the eastern end of the Champs Elysee in the city of Paris proper and backed by a large and peaceful garden of more than twenty thousand square metres. Its main building, quite handsome and graceful, is a two-story classical stone architecture of European style, and beside it are two side buildings facing each other and with an extensive rectangular courtyard in the middle. There are altogether 369 halls and rooms of different sizes.
The Elysee Palace, built in 1718, has a ling history of close to300 years to date. This house was at first a private residence of a count named d’Evreau, so it was called Hotel d’Evreau. It had later gone through many changes and its owners had been changed for many times, but all the residents in it were distinguished persons and high officials. The house was renamed Bonaparte Mansion when it was owned by Louis X V and Louis X VI successively when they acted as emperors. Napoleon I signed his act of abdication here when he had suffered defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Nopoleon III moved in the Mansion in 1848 when he was elected president, and the house became a Royal Palace when he declared himself as emperor. The Third French Republic issued a decree in 1873, appointing officially the Elysee Palace as the residence president of the French Republic. Over the hundred years since then, almost all the president of the French Republic worked and lived there. Starting from 1989, the Elysee Palace is open to the public every year in September on the French Castles Day.
小题1:The number of the buildings of the Elysee Palace is ______.A．3B．4C．5D．6小题2: Why does the writer mention the Buckingham Palace?A．To tell us it’s very famous in the worldB．To tell us the Elysee Palace is as large as it.C．To show that the Elysee Palace is also a symbolic building.D．To show that it is also the living place of the president.小题3:What’s the purpose of the passage?A．To tell us the long history of the Elyseee Palace.B．To make an introduction of the Elysee Palace.C．To show the political importance of the Elysee Palace.D．To explain how the Elysee Palace became the residence of presidents.小题4: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A．The time when the Elyusee Palace is open to the public.B．The reason why Napoleon I signed his act of abdication.C．The time when the Elysee Palace became the residence of president of the French Republic.D．The reason why there’s the French Castles Day. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
小题1:细节题。结合第二段Its main building,……, and beside it are two side buildings ……可选出答案。小题2:C 细节题。结合第一段It is the residence of the president of the French Republic and the symbol of the supreme authority in France. 可选出答案。
小题3:B推断题。文章介绍了The Elysee Palace的结构、有关历史和今天的作用，所以本文的目的是介绍The Elysee Palac。A、C、D项文章都有涉及，不够全面。
小题4:D细节题。
A项在最后一段提及：Starting from 1989, the Elysee Palace is open to the public。
B项在最后一段提及: Napoleon I signed his act of abdication here when he had suffered defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
C项在最后一段提及: The Third French Republic issued a decree in 1873, appointing officially the Elysee Palace as the residence president of the French Republic.。只有D项文章没有提到。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The Elysee Palace in.....”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。
