【高频考点解读】高中英语教学大纲明确规定“侧重提高阅读能力”，这为我们的备考指明了方向。

分析近几年的高考英语试题，我们不难看出，阅读理解是高考试题中难度最大，区分度最高的题型，自始至终占据着主导地位。

阅读理解能力属于语言的领会技能，它不仅考查对语篇的整体把握能力，而且考查快速捕捉信息、准确理解特定细节以及复杂句子的能力。

不仅要准确理解文章表层的意思，还要通过表层去推理、判断。

除此之外，还涉及非语言因素，如：对所学语言国家的社会和文化背景知识的掌握、生活常识、逻辑知识和语言修养等。

【热点题型】题型一主旨大意之精确归纳标题In business，there‟s a speed difference：It‟s the difference between how important a firm‟s leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy(策略) and how fast the company actually moves.The difference is important regardless of industry and company panies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses，the companies that chose to go，go，go to try to gain_an_edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track.What‟s more，the firms that “slowed down to speed up” improved their top and bottom lines，averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.How did they disobey the_laws_of_business_physics，taking more time than competitors yet performing better？They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean.Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value)．Simply increasing the speed of production，for example，may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference.But that often leads to reduced value over time，in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study，higher-performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary.They became more open to ideas and discussion.They encouraged new ways of thinking.And they allowed time to look back and learn.By contrast (相比而言)，performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time，paid too much attention to improving efficiency，stuck to tested methods，didn‟t develop team spirit among their employees，and had little time thinking about changes.Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership.Teams that regularly take time to get things right，rather than plough ahead full bore，are more successful in meeting their business goals.That kind of strategy must come from the top.57．What do es the underlined part “gain an edge” in Paragraph 2 mean?A．Increase the speed. B．Get an advantage.C．Reach the limit. D．Set a goal.答案 B58．The underlined part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means ________.A．spending more time and performing worseB．spending more time and performing betterC．spending less time and performing worseD．spending less time and performing better答案 D解析推理判断题。

根据第三段第一句How did they...taking more time than competitors yet performing better？可知，有的公司违背规律，花了比竞争对手多的时间却表现良好。

反之，正常规律是花的时间少而表现良好。

据此可推断出答案。

59．What can we learn from the text?A．How fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.B．How competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.C．Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.D．Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.答案 C解析推理判断题。

根据文章第四段第一句话“...higher­performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary.”可知，注重战略速度的高绩效的公司在必要时会做出一些调整，故C项正确。

60．Which could be the best title for the text?A．Improve quality？Serve better.B．Deliver value？Plough ahead.C．Reduce time？Move faster.D．Need speed？Slow down.答案 D解析标题归纳题。

通过对文章的综合考虑可以看出，文章主要围绕战略速度展开论述，最终得出结论：战略速度决定了公司的成败。

因此，必要时一定要慢下来做些适当调整。

【提分秘籍】(1)利用主题段来概括标题主题段一般在文章的第一段和最后一段，一般来说第一段经常提出文章的主题或最后一段总结文章的主题，知道了文章的主题也就知道了文章的中心，把中心概括成一句话或一个短语——文章的标题。

(2)利用主题句来概括标题解题的关键是要抓住每一段的首尾句，要注意贯穿文章始终的词语。

通过寻找文章的主题句，并对主题句进行概括和提炼，从而确定文章的标题。

做此类题时，要避免以下三种错误：(1)概括不够(多表现为部分替代整体，从而缩小了范围)；(2)过度概括(多表现为人为扩大范围)；(3)以事实、细节替代文章大意。

【举一反三】Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870，it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom，and the capital，Buenos Aires，attracted many people.Farmers，as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy，came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didn‟t pay well，and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city，the dance known as the tango(探戈舞)came into being.At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and streets.At that time there were many fewer women than men，so if a man didn‟t want to be leftout，his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually，the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.In Europe at this time，strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning.This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris.Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞) to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters.After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe，they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes.Though not everyone approved of the new dance，saying it was a little too shocking，the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.The popularity(流行) of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.Soldiers who returned to the United States from World WarⅠ brought the tango to North America.It reached Japan in 1926，and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act as a kind of dance ambassador，and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.(2013·安徽，E)72．The origin of the tango is associated with________.A．belly dancersB．American soldiersC．a Spanish cityD．the capital of Argentina答案 D73．Which of the following is TRUE about the tango?A．It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.B．People of the upper classes loved the tango most.C．It was often danced by two males in the beginning.D．A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.答案 C解析细节理解题。