题文
When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACABCUES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”
小题1: My Spanish friends wanted advice about __________.A．learning EnglishB．finding places to stay in EnglandC．driving their car on English roadsD．going to England by car小题2: I suggested that they stay at “bed and breakfast” houses because__________.A．they would be able to practise their EnglishB．it would be much cheaper than staying in hotelsC．it would be convenient for them to have dinnerD．there would be no problem about finding accommodation there小题3:“NO VACANCIES” in English means__________.A．no free roomsB．free roomsC．not away on holidayD．holidays小题4:If you see a road sign that says “Diversion” in UK, you will__________.A．fall into a holeB．have a lot of fun and enjoy yourselfC．find that the road is blocked by crowds of peopleD．have to take a different road小题5:When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I__________.A．didn’t really want any more coffeeB．wanted them to take the coffee pot awayC．really wanted some more coffeeD．wanted to express my politeness 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:C
解析
小题1:B 细节题，从文章第一段的句子：Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation.说明作者的朋友是征求关于找住宿的地方的建议。
小题1:A细节题，从文章第一段的句子：I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family.可知这种房子可以提供说英语的机会。
小题1:A 猜测词义题：从第三段的句子：So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACABCUES”, which in English means there are free rooms.后面的定语从句解释了这个单词的含义，就是“有空房”。
小题1:D猜测词义题：从第四段的句子：In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road.说明在修路，你要走另外的路。
小题1:C 细节题：文章最后一段的句子：I meant that I would like some more.可知答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ When I lived in Spa.....”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。
