题文
We Americans are wasteful people, not used to saving. Early settlers, our forefathers set us anexample of wasting everything, for they thought nature's resources were so plentiful that none of them
ever imagined that natural materials would be used up in time. Within a few years of the first Virginia
settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their house when they were ready to move west. They
burned down their house with only one aim to get the nails (钉子) for future use . No one ever gave a
thought to the priceless hard woods that went up in smoke. As a people we destroy many valuable
things that other people save. I noticed this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one
England's largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelope that had been readdressed to me. Such a
practice would be unthinkable in the United States. American banks, even the smallest, always use
expensive stationery( 信笺) with the names of all twenty-eight vice-presidents lists on side of the page. 1. The used envelope suggests that______.A. the English look down upon the Americans
B. the English banks are very poor
C. the English try their best to save
D. the English like using used envelopes2. Which of the following statements is wrong?A. The writer lives in Britain now.
B. The American banks use expensive stationery.
C. The Americans are not used to saving.
D. The writer's forefathers burned down their houses in order to get the nails.3. The purpose of the passage is to _______.A. wish the Americans not to waste
B. tell us the English are a good people
C. warn the Americans against saving
D. encourage people to work hard 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ We Americans are.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
