题文
The British people are among the world’s greatest readers of newspapers．It’s been the custom ever since most people could read．But why do people want to do nothing but read while traveling to work in a train? Perhaps they are tired, or else they sit behind a newspaper to shut themselves off from the world．All the same, most men would notice a woman struggling with a heavy case and jump up to help her and a pretty girl sitting opposite wouldn’t escape their attention either．In this case a paper is useful because they can have a good look at her from behind it without her knowing．Perhaps they do nothing but read．There are stories of girls and young men who met in the rush hours, got married, and went on traveling in the same train hand in hand．
小题1:The main idea of this passage is that______．A．people in Britain are great newspaper readersB．why people read newspaper when they travel by trainC．people do nothing but read in a trainD．when people go to work in a train, they do different things小题2:According to this passage, reading newspaper______．A．is a custom just among men who can readB．is something the British do only traveling in a trainC．is a daily activity most people enjoyD．can help people in many ways小题3:A man might be reading a newspaper in a train for the following reasons except that ______．A．he is trying to get some business newsB．he wants to have a restC．he hopes to escape the attention of a pretty girlD．he doesn’t want to talk with other people around him小题4:The writer said that most men in the train would help a woman struggling with a heavy thing．The implication(含义) is that ______．A．It is interesting for a man to help a woman in trouble B．it is considered a man’s duty to offer help to a woman in needC．the woman is too weak to carry a heavy caseD．men are often more interested in other things than reading newspapers, especially when women are in trouble 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D
解析
小题1:B本文主要说明英国人在火车上读报是因为别的某种目的，而不是真正为了读报，所以答案为B。
小题1:C推理题：从第一段的句子：It’s been the custom ever since most people could read．这是风俗也是每个人喜欢做的事。
小题1:排除题：A、B、D三个选项所表达的目的文中都有提示，只有C项没有提示。
小题1:D推理题：文中提到，尽管有些人在读报纸，但当有漂亮女士拿着重物上车时，他们马上就过去帮忙，这说明他们的注意力没在报纸上，所以答案为D。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The British people a.....”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。
