题文
Tom Becker has won the 2007 Waterstone's children's book prize with his first novel, Darkside, receiving a cheque for £1,000 and the promise of display in branches of the book store across the country.The 25-year-old author described winning as an "unbelievable feeling". "I didn't think my book would be on the shortlist and stood a chance of winning, and it's amazing to receive such an important award at the beginning of my writing career. Needless to say I am absolutely made up." he said.
The novel, inspired by film noir（黑色电影）, fantasy（幻想）and a fascination（迷恋）with the dark side of the 19th century, is for children between the ages of nine and 12. It tells the story of a boy, Jonathan Stirling, who discovers a similar world filled with vampires（吸血鬼）and werewolves（狼人）. This alternative reality has a clearly Victorian air, and is ruled by a descendant（后裔）of Jack the Ripper. Soon hunters from the other side begin searching for Jonathan, who finds himself driven into their world.
Waterstone's head children's buyer, Wayne Winstone, thought highly of Becker's "huge" achievement. He said: "Tom Becker's writing style attracts you in the same way that Darren Shan's does with his mix of adventure and the supernatural.
"I have a feeling that Tom has real potential（潜能）and could be one of the big names in children's writing in the future."
This year's shortlist also included Michael Broad's Jake Cake, Philip Caveney's Sebastian Darke and Siobhan Dowd's A Swift Pure Cry. Last year's prize was won by Julia Golding with The Diamond of Drury Lane.
小题1: How did Tom Becker feel at the news that he had won the prize? A．He was proud of his ability of making up stories. B．He was shocked and didn’t believe it was true.C．He was very surprised and delighted.D．He had expected he would win the prize.小题2:Why was Tom Becker’s novel successful according to Wayne Winstone? A．Because his novel was inspired by film noir, fantasy and a fascination.B．Because the novel was about the dark side of the 19th century. C．Because his novel was intended for teenagers between the ages of nine and 12.D．Because his writing style is attracting with the mix of adventure and the supernatural小题3:Which of the following is WRONG according to passage? A．The novel Darkside is Tom Becker’s first novel. B．The novel Darkside will be on display all over the country. C．Philip Caveney also won the prize in 2007. D．Jonathan is a major character in the novel Darkside.小题4:What can we infer from the passage? A．Tom Becker is likely to be a most promising novelist in children’s writing in the future. B．Darren Shan’s novels are all very popular with children between the ages of 9 and 12.C．The Waterstone’s children’s book prize is an important prize for young novelists. D．The novels of Michael Broad, Philip Caveney and Siobhan Dowd will be on the shortlist next year. 小题5:The best title for the passage is probably_______.A．Tom Becker— a great writer for childrenB．First-time author wins children’s fiction prizeC．An imaginary big prizeD．Tom Becker's writing style 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析
小题1:细节理解题。由第二段首句 “The 25-year-old author described winning as an “unbelievable feeling.” I didn’t think my book would be on the shortlist and stood a chance of winning, and it’s amazing to receive……”可知，Tom获知此消息十分惊喜，故答案为C。
小题2:推理判断题。由第4段 “Tom Becker’s writing style attracts you in the same way that Darren Shan’s does with his mix of adventure and the supernatural.”可知，Tom写作风格很吸引人，充满了冒险和超自然的力量，故答案为D。
小题3:正误判断题。根据文章最后一段，Philip Caveney只是候选人之一，并未获奖，因此C项错误，符合题意。由第一段可知Tom的第一部小说是Darkside并将到全国的分店展览，因此A、B正确；根据第三段中“It tells the story of a boy, Jonathan Stirling”可知D正确。
小题4:推理判断题。根据文章第5段Tom has real potential and could be one of the big names in children’s writing in the future可知，Tom是个有前途的作家，故选A。其它三个选项均是错误的。
小题5:主旨大意题。从第一段我们可知本文介绍了Tom Becker获得2007 Waterstone的儿童小说奖。故答案为B。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Tom Becker has won t.....”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。
