Question

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 ball 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  were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
【小题1】The best headline 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

【小题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

【小题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

【小题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 .

【小题5】Friedlander can be said to be _______ .

A．clever

B．friendly

C．hardworking

D．strong—minded

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
【小题5】D  

解析试题分析：这篇新闻报道主要讲叙了一个美国人如何踏上丝绸之路， 来到中国访问实现自己四十四年前童年梦想的故事。
【小题1】标题题：A、B、C 三个选项虽然都是短文中涉及到的事实， 但综合全篇， 可出这篇新闻报道主要讲叙了一个美国人如何踏上丝绸之路， 来到中国访问实现自己四十四年前童年梦想的故事。选D。
【小题2】细节题。结合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.可知这个人把自行车骑到旅店。答案是B。
【小题3】细节题：从第二段的句子：Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.可知这个旅程开始于印度，现在在中国，从最后一段的句子：Robert Friedlander’s next destinations  were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.可知这个旅程将在巴基斯坦结束。选B。
【小题4】细节题。此题可从he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road.得出答案选A。
【小题5】推断题。从短文中我们得知该美国人55岁高龄， 去年12月从印度新里出发， 骑自行车历经6个月来到中国西安， 并将继续沿丝绸之路旅行， 以现童年梦想， 应该是"意志坚强的"。选D。
考点：考查新闻报道类短文
点评：这篇新闻报道主要讲叙了一个美国人如何踏上丝绸之路， 来到中国访问实现自己四十四年前童年梦想的故事。这类文章结构清晰易懂，集中考查了推理题和细节题，要求考生有较强的细节理解能力。做题时也可以结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断。主旨题关键是弄清每段的大意，再结合重点的句子判断。