题目内容
【题目】They were sitting together on a dull afternoon when Hannah hurried in with a telegram. Mrs March read and dropped it with her hands shaking. Jo picked up the telegram and read it in a frightened voice:Mrs March, your husband is very ill. Come at once. S. Hale, Blank Hospital, Washington.
The girls moved close to their mother. All their happiness vanished in a moment.
“I shall go at once,” said Mrs March. “Oh, my children!” For several minutes, there was only the sound of crying, and then Hannah hurried away to get away to get things ready for the long journey.
"Where's Laurie? " Mrs March asked. "Here," said the boy. "Oh, let me do something! " "Send a telegram back," said Mrs March. “The next train goes early in the morning. Now, I must write a note to Aunt March. ”
Jo knew that the money for the journey must be borrowed from Aunt March, and she wanted to do something to help her father. Laurie went off to take the note to Aunt March and to send the telegram. Jo got some things from the shops.
“Father will need good food and wine to help him get better, and there won't be much at the hospital," said Mrs March. "Beth, go and ask Mr Laurence for a couple of bottles of wine. ,,
Laurie came back with a letter and money from Aunt March, but Jo did not return. It was in the late afternoon that Jo came back and gave her mother some money.
“That's to help make Father comfortable and bring him home,99 she said.
“Twenty-five dollars!” said Mrs March. “My dear, where did you get it?” Jo took off her hat. "My dear, there was no need for this," said Mrs March. "Don't cry, Beth," said Jo. “I'll soon have curly hair again. ”
After their mother went away, they all helped Hannah with housework. News of their father came, telling them he was slowly getting better.
【1】 The underlined word “vanished” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.
A. burst
B. disappeared
C. jumped
D. rushed
【2】 What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Mrs March was not rich.
B. Hannah was younger than Jo and Laurie.
C. The children didn't care about their father.
D. Mrs March left for the hospital immediately.
【3】 How did Jo get the money?
A. By asking her friends for help.
B. By helping others work.
C. By selling her nice hair.
D. By breaking her pig bank.
【4】 It can be learned from the passage that Mrs March's children were __________.
A. selfish
B. kind
C. helpful
D. delighted
【答案】【1】 B
【2】 A
【3】 C
【4】 C
【解析】【1】 词义理解题。根据第一段可知她们的父亲生病住院了,由此可知此处的vanished表示“消失”,即她们的快乐消失了。
【2】 推理判断题. 根据第五、六段可知,玛基夫人( Mrs March)需要向别人借钱、找别人要酒,这表明她的家里很贫困。
【3】 细节理解题. 根据倒数第二段可知,乔(Jo)卖了自己漂亮的头发,得到了25美元.
【4】 推理判断题. 从整篇文章来看,在得知玛基夫人(Mrs March)的丈夫生病之后,她的孩子们都积极地帮助妈妈,这一切都表明这些孩子是“有帮助的”。
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Living in a foreign country is fun, but it isn’t always easy. There are many differences between cultures and although some of these differences are unimportant, they can cause a lot of embarrassments. I spoke to a few foreign friends about how they experienced culture shock in China.
Aubin arrived two months ago from Europe to take part in a language programme in Shanghai. Before he left, he was actually taught the differences between European and Chinese cultures, including everything from table manners to classroom behavior. However, some things have still taken him by surprise. For example, he couldn’t understand why waiters did not want to accept the tips he gave them after meals in restaurants. I had to explain to him that people don’t usually tip in China and that this comes from the Confucian (儒家的,孔子的) idea that one must avoid accepting any undue(不适当的) income.
Another friend, Julia, came to Guangzhou from London to teach at a language school. After a month, she told me that she was really let down(失望的) by her students. I asked her why and she told me that they were so quiet that she was the only person talking in class and it felt like the children were punishing her by making her talk to the walls! I explained to her that the children were simply respectful, but she said that it would be more respectful if they answered her questions.
And it is not only the West and the East that have cultural differences. Even Korea and China, two countries that are very close to each other, have differences too. “I thought Chinese and Korean people were similar in some ways,” said my friend Ji-Hyun in perfect Chinese, “but I was wrong. In ancient times the Chinese used to take their shoes off before entering a house. They don’t do that anymore, but Korean people still do! I keep getting that wrong even though I’ve been here for five years!”
Luckily, whether we take our shoes off or not, or leave unnecessary tips, the world still runs perfectly. In my opinion, cultural differences should simply be seen as a way of making life interesting. Imagine how boring it would be if we all did everything in exactly the same way! Learning to understand and respect differences is, after all, what life is all about.
Living with differences | |
Theme | People will meet a 【1】___ culture while living in a foreign country, which can make them feel 【2】___. |
【3】____ of foreign friends in China | Aubin couldn’t understand why waiters refused to【4】 ______ the tips he gave them after meals in restaurants. |
Julia felt really 【5】 _____ because no one talked in class except herself and thought that if the students 【6】____her, they should answer her questions. | |
Ji-Hyun believed there were some similarities between Chinese and Korean people and thought it was wrong that people wore their shoes when they 【7】________ a house. | |
【8】 ___________ | We should consider cultural differences as a way to 【9】______ life interesting. We would be 【10】____ with life if we did everything in the same way. |