题文
Australia is famous for its beautiful beaches. And Australian people love swimming and going to the beach. But it wasn't always that way.Different Climate, Different habits
When Europeans first invaded Australia, the only people here who were good at swimming were the Aboriginal people. The Europeans came from climates where it was too cold to swim. Also some people worried that they would get sick if they wet their whole body.
However the warm climate of Australia soon changed their attitude to swimming. At first, only men swam. They swam naked - there were no women to see them.
Cover up!
By the 1880’s and 90’s visiting the beach was very fashionable and a lot of people went there, especially in warm weather. They wore everyday street clothes - much more than people wear at the beach today.
In those days, people believed they should cover most of their body so it would not be seen by the opposite sex. Special bathing costumes were designed for women. These costumes used a lot of cloth and were very heavy when wet, making it difficult to swim.
Laws Made and Laws Changed
The government decided to stop men swimming naked．It passed a law which forbade bathing between 6am and 7pm. Many people objected to this law and wrote letters to the government asking it to change the laws. In 1903, the laws changed; people could swim in the daytime, but they had to wear neck-to-knee costumes.
The Shrinking Costume
As time passed, swimming costumes became smaller and more convenient.
At first men and women were covered from neck to knee. Then the arms became bare. Then more of the legs were uncovered．Each new change was regarded by many as shocking and rude and people wrote letters to the newspapers complaining about the new costumes. Nowadays some people go to special "nude (裸体) beaches" to swim naked．
However, most people cover their bodies more than they did ten years ago -- not because they think bare skin is shocking -- but to protect their skin from the harmful rays of the sun.
小题1:The climate of Australia _____.A．made European setters think differently about swimmingB．change European setters’ swimming costumeC．made European setters hotterD．made European setters swim naked小题2: During the late 19th century, swimmers should _____.A．hide when they see a person of the opposite sexB．cover their bodiesC．wear many heavy clothesD．take no notice of their clothes小题3: According to the law just before1903, people must _____.A．not swim in the main daylight hoursB．only swim between 6am and 7pmC．have a bath at 6am and 7pmD．swim with neck-to-knee costumes between 6am and 7pm小题4:The last paragraph of the passage states that _____.A．people worry about getting skin cancer from too much sunB．people protect their ten-year-old sons from bare skinC．people are shocked by the sunD．people think it rude to swim with the smaller costumes 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
解析
这是一篇海外风情类短文。本文叙述了“在澳大利亚游泳服随着历史的变迁而逐渐发生改变”的过程。小题1:细节题。短文中“…changed their attitude to swimming”的意义与A项的“think differently about swimming”同义。
小题2:细节题。根据短文中的“they should cover most of their body”一句可得出。C项的意义是“穿很多衣服”，与文中的意义不符，但其干扰性较大。
小题3:细节题。弄清了文中的“a law which forbade bathing between 6am and 7pm.”一句的意思，可得出答案。
小题4:段落主旨题。最后一段的意思是“人们现在穿的比十年前多了，不是因为光着身子觉得不雅观，而是因为强烈的太阳会带来对皮肤的伤害”。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Australia is famous .....”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。
