Question

【题目】On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”

Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.

When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.

Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

【1】The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be ____ .

A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an

C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims

【2】The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because____

A. he asked to see the manager

B. he entered the hall with a bike

C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests

D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

【3】Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order,_____ .

A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan

C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India

【4】What made Friedlander want to come to China?

A. The stories about Marco Polo . B. The famous sights in Xi’an .

C. His interest in Chinese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了一位美国人实现了他儿时的梦想——游览丝绸之路。

【1】主旨大意题。由全文的主题句When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.可知这篇文章主要讲了一位美国人实现了他儿时的梦想——游览丝绸之路，选D。

【2】细节理解题。由The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”可知宾馆工作人员向经理报告是因为Friedlander带着自行车进入大厅，选B。

【3】推理判断题。由Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.和He will complete his trip in Pakistan.可推断出Friedlander的游览顺序是：印度——中国——巴基斯坦，选B。

【4】。

细节理解题。由When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.可知Friedlander想要来中国是因为马可波罗的故事，选A。

主旨大意题的解题思路与应试技巧

做这类题时常用略读法，快速阅读文章找出各个段落的主题句。把各个段落的主题句联系起来着眼于全文结构安排，了解文章的重心，就能概括出文章的中心。文章的标题是中心思想最精炼的表达形式，选择的标题意义范围要能涵盖全文。命题者在出这类题时，常常利用生活常识编造干扰项。概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词。) 小题1主旨大意题。由全文的主题句When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.可知这篇文章主要讲了一位美国人实现了他儿时的梦想——游览丝绸之路，选D。

另外，还要注意一些转折词，如but, yet, however, although, in spite of, by contrast, on the contrary等。当文章中表示相反的观点时，往往用到这些词。答题时要弄清哪个是作者的观点，排除迷惑性信息，准确归纳主旨大意。