TOKYO - Japan is considering plans to calm tensions（紧张）with China by acknowledging(承认) Chinese claims to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, while maintaining its own position, Kyodo News cited sources as saying on Tuesday.
The report said that the plans would allow Japan, without changing its long-held position, to compromise a little with China, which has called on Tokyo to acknowledge the existence(存在) of a dispute（冲突）over the Chinese Diaoyu Islands, referred to as Senkaku Islands in Japan.
Japan has refused to rescind its recent purchase（购买） in mid-September of three of the five Diaoyu islands from a so-called private Japanese owner, which the government says was meant to maintain（继续）the uninhabited islands in a stable manner, despite China's strong protest.
It remains uncertain, however, whether China would be encouraged by the Japanese step to improve the tensioned ties, said Kyodo.
小题1:The passage may come from___________.
A．a magazine
B．a newspaper
C．a textbook
D．a map小题2:From the passage we can know________.
A．Japan will give in.
B．China is against Japan’s purchase of Diaoyu islands.
C．The problem between China and Japan has been settled.
D．China is the owner of Diaoyu islands.小题3:What does the underlined word mean?
A．agree
B．give up
C．compete
D．change小题4:What is the writer’s attitude?
A．He supports China.
B．He supports Japan.
C．He doesn’t have his own attitude.
D．He dare not show his attitude.
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
题目分析：本文主要报道了日本非法购买中国的钓鱼岛，引起中国的强烈抗议，中日关系紧张。
小题1:根据 Kyodo News cited sources as saying on Tuesday.故选B。
小题2:根据 Japan has refused to rescind its recent purchase（购买） in mid-September of three of the five Diaoyu islands from a so-called private Japanese owner, which the government says was meant to maintain（继续）the uninhabited islands in a stable manner, despite China's strong protest.故答案应为B。
小题3:compromise，意思是退让，故选B。
小题4:这篇文章只是对新闻的一个客观报道，作者并没有发表自己的看法，故选C。
点评：这类文章比较枯燥，需要学生有比较好的耐心。从题目设置的角度看，本题侧重对学生把握文章中心段落和各段落的中心句的能力的考查，所以遇到这类题后，要注意把握好文章结构，了解文章中心意思，找到各段落中心句。不要让文中的一些生词影响了注意力。