题文
Australia warns on migrant cuts
Australia may cut the number of immigrants who are allowed into the country if the global financial crisis raises unemployment levels.
Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said a decision on reducing numbers would be taken after mid-year financial data is published next month.
Around 190, 300 immigrants are forecast to arrive in Australia in 2008/09. Earlier this month, a British minister said the country could reduce migrant flows due to the economic crisis. Mr Evans said the country's current migrant programme, which is aimed at skilled workers, was designed when Australia was forecasting good economic growth and a skills shortage.
"The government will take a calm look at those issues and make a decision when we have got proper information," he told Nine Network television.
"Clearly if the demand for labour comes off, you'd adjust the migration programme appropriately," he said. "We can turn the taps off if we need to. " Mr Evans said that any decision on cutting migrant flows was complex, considering their contribution to the country's economy. "We know that they consume, they buy property, and they're a net positive to the budget, " he said. "And a lot of the skills that are coming in at the moment are in the mining sector, which has allowed us to increase our exports. "
He said there were still industries which had a "strong demand" for labour and the government would analyse the economic situation and consult industry before deciding on what to do.
1.小题1:
Which of the following can we know from this passage?A．Australia may decide to increase the number of migrants. B．Britain has decided to reduce the number of migrants. C．Australia has decided to increase the number of migrants. D．Britain has decided to increase the number of migrants.2.小题2: Australia may cut off the number of migrants mainly because ______ . A．Britain has decided to reduce the number of migrants B．it is forecast Australian will have good economic growthC．Australia has no demand for skilled workers in miningD．the global economic crisis is getting worse and worse3. 小题3:What does Mr Evans imply by saying the underlined sentence?A．It is necessary for the country to cut off the number of migrants. B．Citizens should turn off the taps when they don’t use the water. C．Britain shouldn’t have reduced the number of migrants. D．Increasing migrants to the country will consume more water.4.小题4: From the passage, what does Mr Evans think of migrants’ contributions to Australia’s economy?A．NegativeB．DoubtfulC．PositiveD．Critical 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
1. C推理判断题。根据全文内容分析可知，由于金融动荡给人们心理上带来巨大压力而需要释放或发泄，许多健康俱乐部或中心乘机采取各种措施来以便吸引更多顾客。
2. A细节理解题。根据短文内容分析可知，B，C和D三项不符合短文事实，又根据短文第五段中“...must pay to rejoin. But, for longtime members who suddenly lack money, ‘We’ll let them pick up their membership without any fees …”含义可知，A项叙述正确，故选A。
3. B推理判断题。根据作者在报道中所进行的议论和所用的语气词与等可以推断作者对金融动荡感到担忧。
4. D推理判断题。根据全文内容分析可知，在金融动荡情况下美国许多健康俱乐部采取措施来招揽顾客，因此本文应该来源于一件健康保健网站。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Australia warns on m.....”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：
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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。
