Question

16．In the late summer of 2004，days before I was to move to a city in China，to teach English for a year，I spoke to an acquaintance who had spent a few years in the country．
"Holidays are hard，"he said．"But strangely，not so much Christmas．Christmas isn't that bad．It's Thanksgiving that's hard．"
At the time，surviving the holidays was the least of my worries．I was moving to a country where I didn't speak the language，understand the culture，or know the history，in order to do a job that I had never done and didn't know how to do．And not only that，I was going to a city that I hadn't even heard of，and could find no information about online．Other than that，I was completely equipped．
Within a couple of months，the euphoria of being in China had worn off，and I found myself settling into a routine．I taught two hour-long classes of 15and 16-year-olds，and，because I assigned no homework and rarely gave out tests，spent the afternoons either reading or making a halfhearted attempt to learn Chinese．
When Thanksgiving came around，I decided it'd be easiest if I just ignored it．In China，this isn't difficult； unlike Christmas，which many Chinese people cerebrate with decorations，music，and festivities，Thanksgiving slips past unnoticed-it's just another Thursday．
And so it was．As I sat on my sofa，however，watching another film from the James Bond box set I bought for 12 dollars at a local shop，I felt a sense of shame．What was I doing？It was Thanksgiving，damn it．I needed to have a proper Thanksgiving dinner．
There was only one problem．As in most small Chinese cities，there's no turkey，or cranberry sauce，or stuffing，yams，pumpkin pie，or anything else．In fact，in the entire city of 700，000 people，there was exactly one restaurant whose food even resembled，at a distance，Thanksgiving fare．
Kentucky Fried Chicken．And so that's where I headed．

26．Before beginning his teaching in a Chinese city，the writerC．
A．made few preparations
B．little expected the hardships 
C．turned to one friend for information
D．was full of curiosity
27．The underlined word"euphoria"in the 3rd paragraph probably meansA．
A．pleasure．
B．worries．
C．satisfaction．
D．hope
28．From the passage we can know that the writer usually spent a day byC．
A．watching films from the James Bond box
B．learning Chinese with passion in the afternoons
C．giving two-hour lessons for teenagers
D．occasionally marking the students'homework
29．KFC became the writer's final choice on Thanksgiving Day becauseA．
A．its food was a bit similar to Thanksgiving dish
B．its atmosphere was suitable for foreigners in China
C．Western holidays were less attractive to Chinese
D．Turkey or related food was not available in China
30．The purpose of the passage isB
A．to explain a foreigner's dull work experience           
B．to describe a foreigner's lonely Thanksgiving Day
C．to prove a foreigner's wrong cultural concept
D．to present some hard problems for a foreigner．

Answer 1

分析 本文描述了一位在中国南京教书的老外生活，因为文化的差异、习俗的不同等使得他的异国生活显得特别乏味和无聊，尤其是度过圣诞节时的场景更令他触景伤情．

解答 26-30  CACAB
26．C． 细节理解题．根据开头一段中I spoke to an acquaintance who had spent a few years in the country．可知，作者在出国来到中国之前曾经找过熟人了解情况；故选C．
27．A．词义猜测题．根据第三段中最后一句Other than that，I was completely equipped．可知，在这之前作者也是做了比较充足的准备的，这说明一开始他是比较期待和向往的，结合euphoria"后面一句 I found myself settling into a routine可知，此处应该指的是他的热情被慢慢地消耗掉；故选A．
28．C．细节理解题．根据第四段最后一句I taught two hour-long classes of 15and 16-year-olds，and，because I assigned no homework and rarely gave out tests
  spent the afternoons either reading or making a halfhearted attempt to learn Chinese．可知，作者打发时间的方法主要是上课和读书、学汉语，所以选C．
29．A．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段最后一句In fact，in the entire city of 700，000 people，there was exactly one restaurant whose food even resembled，at a distance，Thanksgiving fare．可知，在一个拥有70万人口的城市，还有一家饭店其食物是比较像感恩节风格的餐厅的，故选A．
30．B．写作意图题．根据最后两个段落内容的描述可知，作者的笔下充满了孤独、惆怅和思家的情感，所以推出本文的写作意图应该是描述一位老外在中国城市的孤独无聊的节日生活．故选B．

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