题文
The engineer Camilla Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world,By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13.000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.
Camillo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialist. The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators(计算器). In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer system. This was the first mainframe(主机) computer designed and made in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problem. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one of the world’s leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group—one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and service, and two for telecommunications.
小题1:From the text we learn that A．by 1930 Olivetti produced 13.000 typewriters a yearB．Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950sC．some of Olivetti’s 700 staff regularly visited customers in ItalyD．Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning小题2:What was probably the direct result of Olivetti’s falling behind in electronic technologyA．Adriano’s deathB．A period of financial problemsC．Its faster progressD．Its agreements with other companies.小题3:What do we know about Olivetti?A．It produced the best typewriter in the world.B．It designed the world’s first mainframe computer.C．It exported more typewriters than other companies.D．It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.小题4:The best title for the text would be A．The Origin of Olivetti.B．The Success of Olivetti.C．The History of OlivettiD．The Production of Olivetti. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
本文叙述了意大利的Olivetti公司的历史发展过程。它于1908年成立，它起初是意大利第一个生产打字机的工厂，后来提高了技术生产了更多更好的打字机，在1959它设计并制造了意大利的第一台电脑。现在公司有5个独立的小公司，但总部还是在Ivrea.
小题1:这是细节理解题。根据By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13.000 machines a year.年生产量为13.000故选 A。
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problem. in 1960公司有一次财政危机，故选B。
小题3:这是细节理解题。根据Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group，Olivetti group现在有5个独立的小公司，但总部还是在Ivrea， 故选D。
小题4:这是标题归纳题。根据整篇课文来看Olivetti 的发展历史，故选C。
点评：文章标题是文章的点睛之笔。标题归纳题在英语阅读理解题中属深层理解题，它要求考生在通读全文的基础上，准确把握文章大意及作者的写作意图。一般说来，标题应该具有概括性、针对性、简洁性三个突出特点。其中概括性，是指标题应最大程度地覆盖全文，囊括文章的主要内容，体现文章的主题；针对性，是指标题的含义要直接指向文章的主要特点；而简洁性，则是指标题应言简意赅，能吸引读者的注意力，并唤起读者对文章的阅读兴趣等。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The engineer Camilla.....”主要考查你对 [历史文化类阅读 ]考点的理解。历史文化类阅读
什么是历史文化类阅读：
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧：
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面：
1、采用先题后文：先读题目，再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点，如果带着问题读文章，有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点：
a．读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b．读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结。
c．读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d．从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e．归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
