英语阅读理解-----解题步骤和技巧
阅读理解是重要的语言技能，测试的要点在于是否理解文章的主旨，作者的意图中心，能否理解支持中心的重要论据，具体你信息，能否做出简单合理的判断与推论，能否根据上下文猜测生词的含义。
一．审题：1，审标题2，审内容 3.想象文章的中心与主题
二．阅读全文：理解文章大意，中心和作者意图，阅读第一段和结尾段，是文章中心段的概述和总结，对理解全文提供了重要信息。
三．看问题：带问题找答案了解都有什么问题，以抓住阅读重要
1.有的问题从文章的第一句话中，就能找到正确答案。
2.有的问题从文章的一段话中找到答案。
3.有的通过阅读全文的中心思想来进行逻辑推理，寻求答案。
四.遇到生词不要急，可利用以下方法处理：
1.利用构词法猜单词。
2.人名.地名等专有名词，不影响阅读。
3.有些词不必弄清楚确切的含义，很据标点判断
Eg：破折号.逗号.冒号等，或一些连词（but，or，so.............）
五.选答案：灵活运用对应发.排除法.归纳法.比较法.抓关键词。
(1)排除法是用得较多的一种方法，可排除以下选项：
①与文章事实相反的
②文中完全没有提升的内容
③不合情理或荒谬的选项
（2）对于作者的情绪、主导思想、倾向等方面的题：
①把握字里行间的意思，切忌用自己的主观想法或自己的观点判断文章
②注意表达感情、态度和观点的词语
③注意英语语言国家的文化传统、风俗习惯等背景知识
六．核查答案：在观点、方式、态度
上存在不一致或自相矛盾的选项，要重新考虑答案，与主题思想不符的重新进行审核。
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高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（29） 阅读理解 When did you last visit a shopping mall? In many places, the answer would be"last weekend．" Some people go even more often．Why? Malls offer goods andservices all in one place: food, clothing, things for their houses, entertainment, evenmedical services．So, are they one of the highlights of modern civilization?Environmental activists would say no and would go even further, arguing thatconsumer behavior is causing a huge environmental disaster．They cause consumers' ignorance of the side effect of their shopping—urban sprawl （扩大）． Social scientists agree that patterns of development have changed the landscape alot．Before 1950, most people lived in towns or cities and either walked to work ortook public transportation．Only very wealthy people had automobiles．Farmers livedin rural areas or far-away villages and came into town only when they needed thingsthey couldn't produce themselves．If you stared at the landscape you would see townssurrounded by the countryside． Now automobiles become affordable and people are quick to make use of them．Ambitious workers could live in suburbs, just outside cities, which have started togrow rapidly．As long as there is lots of cheap land there, no one pays much attentionto the usage of that land．Malls, fast food restaurants, cinemas, and such spread out inlarge, flat buildings．These one-storey buildings and their parking lot take up too muchspace．Many farmers think they are better off selling their land than growing crops．Noone has realized once the land is built up in urban sprawl, the good farming land willbe ruined forever．There is no way to preserve （保护） it．Only in recent years have people come to miss the old way of life as they havelooked into the problems of unconditional growth．Now people realize that urbansprawl has come with serious environmental problems．The bad effects that sprawlbrings about include air and water pollution, loss of agricultural land, traffic jams, andso on．Many scholars think it's time to analyze the problems better so we can developproper policies to control further sprawl．Some think the best way to do is to educatecitizens．
（一）阅读是获得更综合、更复杂、更精确信息的必要手段，考生在做阅读理解时，不仅要看懂文章的字面意思，还需要针对不同题材和体裁的篇目运用不同的方法作出正确的选择。一般来说，词汇、阅读速度和理解能力是阅读理解中三个最重要且有相互联系的因素。 阅读的方法可以使用以下几种： 1.跳读：就是快速的一步阅读法。实际上是有选择阅读，找关键词。用这种阅读方法回答who、what、when、where之类的问题最为有效。 2.略读：指比跳读慢些的二步阅读法。即泛泛地、粗略地快速阅读，目的是了解大意，对文章有个总的概念。此种阅读方法能回答why、how之类的问题。 3.精读：即最细致、最慢的深层阅读方法，目的是求得对所读文章的全部意义的理解与掌握。 在使用阅读技巧时尽量做到以下几点： 1.带着问题阅读短文。 2.找出主题句、确定中心思想。 3.推断单词、句子和文章的含义。 4.尽快选择答案。 （二）不同体裁文章的特点及解题技巧 1.记叙文 记叙文又可分传记类和故事类。传记类文章在阅读中时间是全文的关键，根据时间我们可以找到相关的事件，抓住文章的主要内容。故事类文章情节性较强，阅读时要注意故事中的时间、地点、人物和发生的事件，这些都是文章中的主要内容和信息，对于准确理解文章十分重要。 2.说明文 说明文是对事物的形状、性质、特征、成果或功用等进行介绍，解释或阐述的文章。把握所说明事物的特征和本质是理解说明文的关键。说明事物特征的方法很多，主要有定义法、解释法、比较法、比喻法、数字法、图表法、引用法和举例法等。 ●数字说明文 在阅读数字说明文时要特别注意文中数字的含义，从这些数字中可以找到文章的主要内容。 ●解释说明文
英语阅读理解解题技巧-解题步骤 在做阅读理解时，可遵循三部曲的原则，即：快速阅读短文;认真逐题作答;复查校对答案。 第一步，快速阅读短文;通读测试题，明确考查点。 先读题，明确题目要求，弄清考点，然后带着问题去读文章，这种方法在英语中称为scanning，就是寻读。快速阅读一遍弄清段落大意，对全文有一个整体了解，阅读时从宏观入手，掌握中心意思，注意哪些用以说明中心意思的主要事实和细节，抓住关键词，弄清作者写此篇文章的目的及意图。如遇到生词，应先跳过，继续通读全文，切忌长时间死扣生词，因为有些生词并不影响对全文的理解，还有一些词可以通过上下文推测含义。 第二步，认真逐题作答。 看完短文后，对整篇短文的内容有了大致的了解，然后马上看后面的问题，带着问题去找答案。如果属于客观信息题，就可直接在短文中找到出处。如果是主观判断题，则应迅速再读全文，仔细分析思考，将近似的答案对照原文反复比较，推敲，选出最佳答案。 第三步，仔细校对所选答案。 做完所有题目后，再读一遍短文，逐一检查所有答案是否有误。如果有拿不定主意的答案，不要随意更改。一定要从原文中找到依据，方可更正。 -阅读技巧 ①要快速浏览全文，掌握主旨和大意，特别注意文章的主题句，理出作者的写作思路。(What is the idea?What are facts?)
②要尽快浏览课文后的思考题，尽量带着问题读; ③完成事实细节题时，要找到定位句; ④要把有关WHO，WHAT，WHERE，HOW和WHY等方面内容用笔圈画出来。 ⑤遇到推理判断题时，要注意作者的态度和命题人的意图，不可从个人的经验出发。 “做英语阅读理解时，答题也有讲究。如果同学们具备一定的答题技巧，那么最终将事半功倍。”王老师说，做猜测词义题、细节理解题、主旨归纳题、推理判断题都有一定的技巧。 英语阅读理解解题技巧一、猜测词义题 阅读理解经常会遇到生词，这些生词怎么解决呢?这就需要一些猜词的技巧。 (一)根据生活常识猜测词义 Children are always boasting.They say things like“My Dad's car is bigger than your Dad's，”“My Mom is smarter than yours.”and“My family has more money than yours.” The word“boasting” means __B___ A.骄傲 B.吹牛 C.顽皮 D.幼稚 Many plants and animals are going extinct.Mammoths，which are related(有关联的) with Asia elephants，are now extinct.There are no mammoths in the world today. 1.A mammoth is a kind of _C___. A.plant B.bird C.animal D.tree 2.The word extinct means _C_ A.出现 B.危险 C.灭绝
高中基础英语阅读理解3 Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen. “I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.” 1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______. A. he was a driver B. he worked in a factory C. he had a lot of work to do D. he had worked there for a long time 2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______. A. she couldn’t find any work B. she thought he r husband was tired C. her husband spent all time in gambling D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling 3. _______, so he was put into lockup. A. Mr. Lang often gambled B. Mr. Lang was late for work C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police 4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______. A. he didn’t love her any longer B. he wouldn’t stop gambling C. he had been put into lockup D. he was hardly sent away by the factory 5. Which of the following is right? A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again. B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen. C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon. D. The boy hoped his mother to come back. (2) Dear Sir, I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it. I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store. Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned. Yours truly
考研英语阅读不管是英语(一)还是(二)，每年都会有考察作者态度题。英语(二)考察的第6个能力是理解作者的意图、观点或态度。那下面就来谈谈如何解态度题。 首先，要学会识别态度题。 态度的标志是含有attitude或者是theauthorbelieves/seems/considers/regards等等。选项的特征是 opposition反对、suspicion怀疑的、pessimistic悲观的、approval支持、impartial公平的、objective客观的、sensitive敏感的、不能选的是biased有偏见的、puzzling迷惑的、subjective主观的、indifference冷漠。 第二，作者态度只分为三大类。 除了这3类没有任何其他态度。如果4个选项中有2个或以上同类的选项，那肯定是错的。正确的答案只有一个。这三类是1)支持，赞同和乐观;2)客观，中立和3)反对，批评，怀疑和悲观。漠不关心，令人迷惑的，有偏见的这些都不能做正确的选项。 第三,从文章中识别作者态度有以下方法: 1)当没有明确作者态度的词或句子时，要特别敏锐的定位带有褒贬义或含有感情色彩的词，尤其是出现在中心句或文章主线当中如fortunately,excessively,toomany一定要划出来。2)要特别注意作者的例子，当没有找到作者态度的时候，注意作者为了表达态度的例子。如果正反都出现，那就是中立的态度。3)串线法，认真读首段和各段首尾句和转折处。这样从整体上看谋篇。能很好的看到作者的态度。 第四，要特别注意的是，最近几年的出题趋势。 1)开始不仅仅考察作者的态度，还开始考察文中某个人观点和态度是什么。2)选项开始出现不再是态度明确的肯定或否定的词，而改为带有程度限制的词语。比如reserved(有保留的)，tempered(温和的，缓和的)因为持有保留态度的观点比较客观。3)一般带有绝对化或过于强烈的词修饰的选项一定是错的。 此外，就历年真题而言，大家可以参考英语(一)1998年62题，1999年54题，2002年55题，2003年58题,2004年 52,55题来一起练习下这个做题技巧。跨考考研老师建议同学们要带着研究的性质去做真题。在刚开始做真题时，一套真题可能要做4~5个小时，再加上纠错、归纳、做笔记的时间，吃透一套真题大概得花2~3天的时间，但这个步骤的时间一定要舍得花，因为这是锻炼归纳、总结能力最好的方法。只有归纳、总结的能力上去了，才能在考试中对新题型、新题目触类旁通，考研最后才有可能取得高分。最典型的就是英语阅读理解的态度题，这是历年来英语丢分最高的题型之一。这一类型题目的答案往往是隐藏在众多的线索当中，需要同学们运用逻辑推理、把握重要信息等众多判断能力，尤其是把握复杂句结构的分析能力才能得出正确答案。这就需要同学们在日常练习中有意识地去锻炼这些综合能力，才能提高做题的正确率。
一、中考英语阅读理解汇编 1．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 For many years, sales of garlic in California had been little because of the much cheaper garlic from China. This year, however, California garlic sales are rising because American government increases tariffs （关税） on Chinese products. Christopher, a garlic grower in California, is manager of his company and he said, "In a perfect world, we would love to see the tariffs on China." Tariffs on Chinese garlic rose from 10% to 25% on May 9, 2019, and the reason is that U.S President Donald Trump increased tariffs on Chinese products worth of $200 billion. Since then, Chinese buyers have almost stopped buying soybeans from the United States and American soybean farmers are now getting worried. Not everyone likes the garlic tariffs in the U.S. Last July Christopher expressed his support on Trump's policy （政策）. However, officials from McCormick and Company Inc. didn't agree with the policy. McCormick's CEO, Lawrence told Reuters （路透社）that without Chinese garlic America can't go. Actually ,the trade war （贸易战） between China and America is a sign of American hegemony （霸权）, and it will destroy American economy and U.S government will lose its trust from other countries in the world. （1）From the passage we infer （推理） that ________. A. America is buying garlic from China as much as before B. American soybean farmers make money as much as before C. China is still buying crops from America as much as before D. Garlic growers in California are making more money than before （2）Why is less Chinese garlic bought by America this year? A. Because enough garlic is grown in California. B. Because American government has increased tax （税收） on Chinese garlic. C. Because China is not buying soybeans from America. D. Because companies support American government. （3）What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to? A. China B. the trade C. American hegemony D. a sign （4）How much tariff did American government increase on Chinese garlic On May 9, 2019? A. 15％ B. 25％ C. 10％ D. 35％ （5）According to the passage, who disagrees with the America policy of having tariffs on Chinese products?
英语阅读理解技巧 一、阅读理解的测试要点 1．理解主旨大意； 2．寻读具体信息； 3．理解细节； 4．根据上下文提供的语境，推测生词词义，进而加深对文段的理解； 5．简单的判断和理解； 6．理解文段的基本逻辑结构； 7．理解作者的意图和态度； 8．理解文段的文化信息； 9．理解图表信息； 10．理解指代关系。 从高考命题的实际情况看，命题者常用下述方法提问： 1．What is the purpose of the text? 2．What does the author mainly tell US about in the passage? 3．What can we infer from the passage? 4．What can be inferred from the passage? 5．It can be concluded from the text that ? 6．What can we learn from the text? 7．What is the general idea/main idea of the text? 8. The passage mainly focuses on ? 9. What is the main subject discussed in the text? 10. It can be inferred from the passage that? 11. It can be inferred from the that the author seems to? 12. What is the best title of the text/for the article? 13. The best title for this passage is? 14. What can we infer from the last/the first two paragraphs? 15. The meaning of the word/sentence in Paragraph X is related to? 16. In Paragraph X, "X X X" can be replaced by? 17. The underlined word "X "/sentence in Paragraph X probably mean. 18. The text is mainly written to explain. 19. Which of the following statements is true? 20. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text? 基于上述测试要点，学生在阅读过程中必须具备下列技能，才能获取和处理信息：1．略读； 2．找读； 3．预测下文； 4．理解大意； 5．分清文章中的事实和观点； 6．猜测词义； 7．推理判断； 8，了解重点细节； 9。理解文章结构；
英语阅读理解题干扰项特征及应对策略 得阅读者得天下,高考英语听力题中有5段较长对话或独白，谓之听力阅读；完形填空，谓之缺词障碍性阅读；四篇阅读文章；任务型阅读。近年高考英语阅读的难点一则是文章本身的难度上升，生词量增加、常用词转义、结构复杂的长句等；二则是阅读理解题匠心所具的命题专家们巧妙的干扰项设置造成的困难，这使得考生不知不觉落入陷阱，导致失分。 一、干扰项特征 张冠李戴要起到干扰的效果，命题专家常用的一个手段就是张冠李戴。通过使用原文中出现的词汇甚至句式，把本来适用于一种情况的内容移用到其他情况，考生可能只看到了文中出现过的字词，却没有注意到选项是否针对提出的问题作出回答，是否符合题目的要求，造成误选。 偷梁换柱设计阅读理解题的选项时，命题者还可能在干扰项中保留原文的很多词句，给考生一种错觉，选项与原文意思差不多，但实际上内容有所改动，产生了不一样，甚至相反的意思。 断章取义指干扰项去掉原文信息中的某个或某些重要组成部分，导致剩下的信息不完整，歪曲原文的意思。 以偏概全阅读过程中，我们可能会发现文章中提到几点，在一个备选项中却只出现其中一种或两种情况，这种干扰项的特点是以偏概全，以部分代替整体。这样的干扰项通常在细节题中较多见。 曲解原意阅读理解题中有些选项来自文章中的某一句或某几句话，命题者可能利用里面的字词设计出干扰项，看似表达文章的意思，其实是借题发挥，是对原句意思的曲解。曲解原意是干扰项设置中的常见方法。 添油加醋命题专家在设计干扰项时还会把文中提到的一种现象或内容扩大范围，把原先未包括的东西包括进去，原先未达到一定水准却被说成达到了这种水准，因为这些干扰项的内容也来自文章，文中有所涉及，这类干扰项也给考生做出准确选择增加了难度。 颠倒是非干扰项的内容常涉及原文中提及的一些内容或现象，但选项的意思可能与原文恰恰相反。命题者设计这样的干扰项主要是利用文章信息量大的特点，考生可能不一定有时间一一找到选项在原文的出处。 无中生有干扰项具有的另一个特点是凭空捏造，但所“造”的内容通常与文章所谈论的问题相关，并且看上去很符合提出的问题。而事实上文章中根本没有谈及干扰项内容，选项更不可能是准确选项。 二、高分解题策略
1.A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night(英语阅读理解) A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, pull up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven sleeping hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn't it? 一个奇怪的事情发生在几乎每个人身上，并且都在晚上。他们关上灯，拉上了窗帘和闭上他们的眼睛。六或七小时的睡眠后，他们再次醒来。奇怪，不是吗？ Sleep is a great puzzle. Scientists and doctors would like to talk about why one can't fall asleep. They are not so sure what causes sleep. 睡眠是一个伟大的谜。科学家和医生谈谈为什么不能入睡。他们不知道什么是睡眠的原因。 You will sleep best both when you are in good health and when you don't eat too much or too little. No worries and a comfortable place to sleep are important, too.你会睡得最好当你身体健康时，你不要吃太多或太少。不用担心，一个舒适的睡眠环境是重要的。 Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you often move. You would feel tired ever if you didn't move. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. 奇怪的事情发生在睡眠期间。例如，你经常搬家。你会觉得累，如果你没有动。你也做梦。你大脑的一部分仍然是清醒的时候，您也做梦。做梦时发生的记忆和想象的部分你的大脑仍然清醒。 Don't worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were finished while the writers were dreaming. 别担心，如果你有梦想。一些伟大的故事和诗歌的作家会完成梦想。 根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)、误( F) 。 1. A strange thing happens to only someone at night.T 2. Scientists and doctors are both sure what causes people's sleep.F 3. When you are in good health, you can sleep very well at night.T 4. The writer means that some dreams are good for people.T 5. If you eat too much or too little before sleep, you won't sleep well.T 2. At the Barber's Shop 在理发店 Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he 杰克去一家理发店剪了头发，但是当他出来时，他 was not happy with the result. When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed 是不满意的结果。当他的朋友鲍波看到他时，他笑了 and said, "What has happened to your hair,Jack?" 说，“你的头发怎么了，杰克？” Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied 杰克说，“我今天尝试了新的理发店，因为我不是很满意 with my old one, but this one seems even worse." 旧的，但是这一次似乎更差。” Bob agreed. "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what 他同意了。”是的，我想你是对的，杰克。现在我要告诉你 to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, 做的时候，你走进一家理发店下时间：看所有理发师的头发， find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."
教你“五个绝招”破解英语阅读理解 阅读是增长知识获取信息的主要途径，阅读能力是英语教学的重点。近年来，注重对初中生阅读理解能力的考核已成为中考的一大趋势。阅读理解能力影响并制约听、说、读、写能力的形成和发展，中学英语教学大纲也把培养阅读能力作为一个主要的教学目标。要做好阅读理解，应从以下几方面入手。
浅谈英语阅读理解题应对策略 【摘要】加强英语对外交流，拥有较高的阅读理解能力是学生必不可少的技能。在教学实践中发现，多数学生在这方面处于比较薄弱的环节，诚然，英语阅读理解能力的提高绝非一日之功，得在长期的英语学习中不断改善策略，寻求适应自己的最佳方法。本文认为，学生在自信的前提下能进一步加以全盘考虑，善于推测文意，抓住关键句词，并运用已知的背景文化知识去理解，应该可以把握中心，找到问题答案。 【关键词】英语阅读理解策略 正如语文阅读理解一样，许多中学生对英语试题中的阅读理解题束手无策，抑或总是会遇到这样那样的障碍，一筹莫展。依据多年来的教学观察可知，学生之所以对英语阅读理解题感到困惑，不外乎以下几个原因：有些学生事前有畏惧感，有些学生语言基础不扎实，有些学生对英语文化背景知识不了解，有些学生阅读习惯差，有些学生阅读技巧缺乏。每年的中考英语，阅读理解题都是拉分题，考试难度相对较大。当然，要熟练地运用英语与他人进行交流，学好阅读理解题是必然的。那么怎样才能提高学生的阅读理解能力，突破他们的阅读瓶颈呢？笔者就此谈几点应对的策略：
一、要增强阅读信心 本人经常用一句话教导学生：“没有做不出的题目，只有不愿做的学生。”每一个人起初的智慧是相当的，为什么后来有的人更聪明了，有的人更愚笨了，遗传起不到关键作用，而后天的努力倒是决定性因素。当前许多中学生的英语基础普遍比较差，在阅读过程中就更容易碰到生词或难以理解的地方，会产生一种恐惧感，并对自己失去信心。特别是考试时，要求他们在单位时间内完成一定的阅读量，这常常使他们感到过于紧张，脑子一懵，便什么都不知道做了。其实大可不必，汉字少说有5000个，而英文字母才26个，就算随机组合，汉语词汇也远远多过英语。学生在学语文时，虽然对词句的深意一时难以理解，但全篇文章的大意还是能明白一二。英语的语段相对要简单多了，只要学生能树立信心，多鼓励自己，多进行语句的思考，多探讨语段要表达的含义，解答相关题目还是有能力的。 二、要善于推测文意 文章、语段是作者用来表达的外在形式之一。学生阅读一篇文章或语段，要全盘把握住其主题思想，务必要学生善于推测其文意。只有在文意了解的前提下，涉及到具体问题时，解题思路才能打开，技巧也才能找到。 2.1可根据标题或副标题推测文意 一篇文章或语段，其标题往往是概括大意的最简练的
2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练极品题（14）及答案 阅读理解------------ SYDNEY—Australia’s economic boom is encouraging a steady stream of unexpected visitors looking for work: Americans. U.S. citizens are heading to Australia in small but growing numbers as near-10% unemployment at home drives more to look for jobs Down Under, where China’s thirst for iron ore (矿石) and energy is transforming the Pacific nation into an economic powerhouse. A bricklaying student from Silver Trowel, a leading provider of quality education and training in the building and construction industry, apprentices (当学徒) on a building project in Western Australia, where workers are in short supply. Daniel Davila, a 23-year-old floorer from Camarillo, California made the 14-hour move across the Pacific two years ago. He had been forced to take a job stocking shelves at a local grocery store for $8.90 an hour when he couldn’t get work fixing floors. On a good day in Australia, he now makes as much as 50 Australian dollars (US$50.21) an hour—about twice the amount for a typical flooring job in the U.S. He plans to start his own flooring business. “I can make what I did in a week in the U.S. in less than a day here,” said Mr. Davila, who lives near a mining boom town in Western Australia. Australian government figures show just under 7,000 Americans currently working on long-term visas, an 80% jump over the past five years. U.S. citizens are now the third-largest group applying for so-called 457 work visas, after British and Indian nationals. Americans with degrees in areas such as accounting or mine engineering, as well as other skilled workers, can obtain a nonrenewable(不可续期的) permit for as much as a three-year stay. After that, they can apply for the renewable 457, which allows up to a four-year stay. The need for workers is particularly pressing in Western Australia. The mining state’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in Nov ember, below the national average of 5.2%.