Question

【題目】 I left my hometown in London last year and now I have enjoyed working in this small city in China. Learning a foreign language opens you up to the culture and history of a country. So in order to know more about China, I started to learn Chinese.

But at times, I found myself in funny situations. When I greeted strangers in China, they began to talk a lot and very fast. They asked me questions about everything. But all I could do was to look at them with a blank face. I had no idea what they were talking about. Were they just being kind, funny or impolite? Many people want to make friends with me. But I am a bit upset when I find out the reason why they need a foreign friend. They say they want to practice their English. I don’t need friends like this. I like friends to share my feelings and ideas with.

However, the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English. In English, thick-skinned is to describe a person who doesn’t care for criticism (批評). I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same. And both languages share some common idioms (習(xí)語). For example, “l(fā)ook on with folded arms” means xiushoupangguan, and “burn the boats” is similar to pofuchenzhou.

I’m still on my journey to learn Chinese. I believe that sometimes you have the most fun on a journey.

【1】The writer comes from __________.

A.the UKB.the USAC.AustraliaD.Canada

【2】Many Chinese want to make friends with the writer because__________ .

A.they are interested in Western culture

B.they want a partner to practice English with

C.they are willing to share feelings and ideas with him

D.they want to help foreigners with their Chinese

【3】The underlined word “similarities” means “__________” in Chinese.

A.相似點(diǎn)B.不同點(diǎn)C.規(guī)律性D.重要性

【4】A thick-skinned person may __________.

A.be very strong and seldom fall ill

B.like to criticize others for their mistakes

C.talk a lot and speak fast

D.feel OK when he’s criticized

【5】If there would be a paragraph before the last paragraph of the text, it most probably would be about __________.

A.the reasons why he wants to learn Chinese

B.the similarities Chinese and English share

C.the differences between Chinese and English

D.the importance of learning Chinese and English

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述作者從英國來中國工作，在中國學(xué)中文的經(jīng)歷；很多中國人想和他交朋友的原因只是為了練習(xí)英語這讓他有點(diǎn)沮喪。他在學(xué)習(xí)中文過程中發(fā)現(xiàn)了語言的很多相似之處。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“I left my hometown in London”作者離開倫敦的家鄉(xiāng)，可知作者來自英國。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“They say they want to practice their English”可知很多中國人想和作者交朋友的原因是想練習(xí)英語。故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段“means the same”，“both languages share some common idioms”以及“is similar to”可知英語與中文有相似之處。故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“In English, thick-skinned is to describe a person who doesn’t care for criticism. I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same”可知thick-skinned用來描述不在意批評的人。故選D。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English”講述了英語與中文的相似之處，下一段可推斷講述英語與中文的不同之處the differences between Chinese and English。故選C。